Clayton College of Natural Health Blog

Clayton College of Natural Health has a budding herbalist author to watch out for. Family herbalist student Katherine Turcotte’s article titled “Bring Back the Victory Garden” made the front page of the 2009 summer edition of Herb Quarterly magazine. Turcotte is a regular contributor for Herb Quarterly, and she is already planning her next article for the fall edition on keeping an herbarium/garden journal.

Be sure to pick up your copy of Herb Quarterly today.

The Power of 4 is the latest and greatest nutrition book on the market. Written by CCNH holistic nutrition graduate Paula Owens, this book explains the four powers needed to attain optimal health, vitality, longevity, and fat loss. The Power of 4 include nutrition, lifestyle, exercise, and supplements.

Paula Owens is an expert strength and fitness coach in exercise program design for physique transformation, rehabilitation, spinal pathologies and sports performance. Owens empowers and inspires individuals throughout the country with realistic programs to lose body fat, transform their physiques and restore health naturally.

The Power of 4 can be found at Amazon or www.paulaowens.com.

Tallmon is his name, homeopathy is his game. CCNH graduate, Bill Tallmon is making himself known in the natural health world by helping others to resolve their health care issues with homeopathic mind-body remedies. In addition, Tallmon gives tips on how to use food to create and maintain a successful, healthy body.

Tallmon also contributes articles as an expert writer for Ezine Articles, submitting over 60 articles thus far.

Read more about the work that Tallmon is doing on his web site - Embracing Nature.

Jean Logan, CCNH graduate in holistic nutrition, has just released her manual Unlocking the Power of Glyphs. In her manual are thirty powerful glyphs that can transition bacteria and viruses from within the body, help remove toxins, emotional burdens, attached entities, and many more. Logan has been guided to write this book in channeled messages.

Logan is also the founder of Holy Ground Farm, a non-profit that supports educational opportunities for children. All proceeds from the book will go toward the non-profit. The book is available through any new thought bookstore or Amazon.com which provides an inside look at the manual. View the web site to see the work that is being done with children in Peru in coordination with Holy Ground Farm’s Peruvian non-profit affiliate Los Niños Del Inka.

Bristol, New Hampshire is welcoming a new organic bakery this Memorial Day. CCNH student and graduate Audrey Pellegrino will be offering gluten-friendly and peanut-free items on her menu, but will have a variety of wholesome, homemade baked goods so everyone will enjoy!

“I want people to know that it is possible to enjoy your favorites with a healthy twist, we all know it is about daily choices and I will be offering an organic, delicious choice,” says Pellegrino. The bakery will be open year round on Saturdays with summer hours beginning June 27 and then it will be open six days a week during the summer.

The address is 365 Lake Street, Bristol, NH and the phone number is 603.568.8156.

Clayton College of Natural Health student and graduate, Kathy Gruver has released her first instructional massage DVD, “Therapeutic Massage at Home, Learn to rub people the Right way”. This informative program teaches people safe and effective massage techniques for home health. DVD includes basic anatomy, definitions of massage terms and modalities, original music, hand positions, adapting the practice for a bed or the floor and so much more. A simple follow-along DVD perfect for the beginner that will allow viewers to practice massage on their friends and family. Ordering information can be found on her website: www.healingcirclemassage.com or by calling 805-680-1984.

Gruver has been involved in natural health for nearly two decades and has her Masters in Natural Health and Doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy. She is a Medical Massage Therapist, Natural Health Consultant, Reiki Master, and Birth Assistant and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Natural Health. Gruver owns Healing Circle Massage in Santa Barbara which specializes in medical and therapeutic massage and was chosen as a “Best Practice” by Massage Magazine in 2006 and 2007.

Gruver has authored health and massage articles as well as appeared on radio shows nationwide speaking on a variety of health topics. She was recently selected to be on the advisory board for The Holistic Option, a website specializing in natural health.

For a DVD review copy, please call Kathy at the number above or email healingcirclemassage@hotmail.com.

What Should I Eat? A Food-Endowed Prescription For Well Being is a 136-page book written by CCNH graduate Bill Misner that details what combinations of specific foods, fluids, and exercise generate a healthy cardiovascular lipids environment. The first 10-chapters instruct readers how to design a menu for cardiovascular health. Chapter 11 provides a fill-out form for specific foods and supplements, when consumed chronically, result in a healthy cardiovascular lipids profile.

The author tested this hypothesis as a subject following the book’s directions by designing his own personal menu for 30-days resulting in total cholesterol decreasing -45 points[-19%] in the first 30-days, and -61 points[-26%] after 60-days application. Such results are seldom observed of from diet alone.

Using the book’s directions, anyone can design a menu consisting of specific foods and supplements that may generate an improved blood lipid profile. Consumption of excess animal-based foods and processed byproducts are harmfully compromising cardiovascular health. A plant food-dominant lifestyle is the basis proposed for increasing longevity, quality of life by improving serum cholesterol fractions. During 2008-2009, volunteers who applied the book’s directions, also reported weight loss and increased energy at levels previously unattainable by their former diet.

Visit Lulu.com to read reviews of Misner’s book by renown nutrition experts, Michael Colgan PhD, Caldwell Esselstyn MD, Stanley B. Covert MD, and William B.Grant PhD.

CCNH graduate Kay Larson has written a book about her experience as a natural health consultant, entitled  The Handbook for Starting a Business as a Natural Health Consultant: A Guide for the Professional.

She has shared her perspective on marketing her practice, issues that she encountered along the way, as well as some anecdotal stories about clients.

The book is available at Lulu.com.

You may recognize the name of Linda Mundorff - back in July 2007, we posted an article about her book Take Control: A Guide to Holistic Living. (http://blogs.ccnh.edu/index.php) Well, it seems that Mundorff has spread her wings, as she was recently featured on Global Talk Radio, an online radio, talking about the proper use of antibiotics.

Mundorff is now up for a permanent spot on Global Talk Radio!

Listen here: http://www.globaltalkradio.com/inthenews/ - select #100183 Proper Use of Antibiotics by Dr. Linda Mundorff.

Good luck, Linda!

Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition student Joy Feldman will soon be signing the inside cover of her newly published books. Due to be published in May, Joyful Cooking in the Pursuit of Good Health: Ingredients to restore, balance and heal is both an educational guide and a cookbook (with over 100 recipes) using the Nutritional Balancing Program and Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis as a foundation to both maintaining and restoring good health.

Feldman started her journey into nutrition balancing several years ago when she herself fell ill. Though she was told that she would have to live with her illness, she chose a different path and decided to take control of her life. In essence, Feldman was in Pursuit of Good Health.

Based on of her own personal health triumph and desire to help others, she has authored Joyful Cooking in the Pursuit of Good Health: Ingredients to restore, balance and heal to help others take control of their lives.

Simply prepared wholesome foods allow one to savor superb natural flavors and juices, pleasing the palate and fortifying the body. These ingredients used to balance, restore, and heal, are for all individuals in pursuit of good health.