Clayton College of Natural Health Blog

Nutrition, Stress, and Immunity: Part One

Learn about how to deal with stress by eating healthy and using vitamins and minerals to build up immunity. CCNH faculty member Elson Haas provides information on this subject in this video.

The Salt Lake Tribune has consulted health experts at the new Park City IHC Medical Center for some simple, yet presidential, suggestions on what to eat and what to avoid to beat high cholesterol. Chef Jason Kieffer, a holistic chef, wellness coach, and CCNH student, supplied cholesterol-lowering recipes fit for the President. Vegetarian spaghetti sauce, warm roasted fingerling potatoes, and wild salmon salad are three of the tasty recipes that Kieffer has provided.

You can find the recipes and the article here.

Practicing what we teach – CCNH student and graduate Kathy L. Gruver, MS, LMT, RM, NHC, Owner and Massage Practitioner for Healing Circle Massage, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in massage therapy and natural health. Kathy specializes in medical massage, reiki, deep tissue, trigger point, and prenatal massage therapies. Healing Circle Massage was also selected as a Best Practice by Massage Magazine in 2006 and 2007.

Kathy is truly an inspiration to the natural health community. Be it, live it, teach it — healthy.

For the entire article, click here.

How to Start Your Holistic Practice conference call series hosted by Arizona student and graduate group.

Agenda: This first conference will be open conversation from participants on what topics and areas of interest the group has. From there they will do a 6-8 week formatted tele-seminar of the ‘how to’ steps of starting your own practice. There will be guest practitioners to share their stories as well.

For information on how to attend these conference calls, email Jacque Miller.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 CCNH scholarships!

Lori Legan – Peg Clayton Natural Health and Nutrition Scholarship

Karla Cohen – Peg Clayton Natural Health and Nutrition Scholarship

Julie McAllister – Nella B. Oppenborn Herbology Scholarship

Gail Hanscom – Sarah Shelton Scholarship

To find out more about scholarships with CCNH, click here.

Rollssage: a Self Applied Therapy for Sufferers of Fibromyalgia & Rheumatoid Arthritis has been released by CCNH graduate Melissa Reizer. Reizer acquaints readers with a remarkable and unique massage modality while demonstrating the various technical capabilities Rollssage Therapy.

After working with the product for a lengthy period of time, Reizer believes that the Rollssage Tube can help any layperson to self-deliver an effective and professional quality therapy session while at the same time minimizing the stress to a given person’s hands.

For more information about the book, visit Amazon.

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Women’s Health: Bridging the Gap Between Western and Eastern Medicine is the new book by CCNH graduate Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac. PhD, Holistic Nutrition. In the book, Albertson gives her readers a basic understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – what it is and how it works – as well as its benefits, risks, and potential for preventing and treating health problems. The book covers:

• Broadens general understanding of how TCM and western medicine differ in diagnosis and treatment
• Explains how acupuncture systems work in easy-to-understand language
• Outlines gynecological, reproductive, and menopausal disorders more naturally and completely
• Approaches disorders including PMS, painful, heavy, irregular menstruation, PCOS, infertility, and pregnancy-related issues from a TCM perspective
• Shares nutritional, lifestyle factors and tips to help you make better, more informed choices about your health
• Demonstrates how emotional health is as important as physical health
• Summarizes many research and clinical studies
• Discusses other health issues including insomnia, incontinence, vaginal itching, heart disease, and headaches

Kathie encourages us that, “TCM works! More focus on treatment of menstrual irregularities may spare thousands of women the depression, frustration and isolation that accompany infertility.”

For more information, visit: www.orangecountyacupuncture.com

Join CCNH student Sunita Bhatia in beautiful Costa Rica February 24-28, 2010 in one of the wellness retreats offered by her business Wellness Hideaways. The following are details about the retreat:

“Relax, Refresh & Rejuvenate by joining us for one of the first Wellness Retreats in the New Year on the tropical Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Your package will include all healthy meals with daily mind/body classes, adventures in the jungle such as a chocolate making tour, visit to the National Park, cycling, hiking, swimming and more. Massage and spa treatments will also be available for and additional cost.
*If you are interested in a 3 day Thai Massage workshop taught by a Certified Vedic Conservatory teacher…let us know ASAP…so that we can reserve your spot…this is an additional fee.”

For more details, visit Wellness Hideaways.

CCNH student Carol Crawford is being recognized for excellence in nursing on the Cambridge Who’s Who (an exclusive membership organization that recognizes and empowers executives, professionals and entrepreneurs throughout the world. From healthcare to law, engineering to finance, manufacturing to education, every major industry is represented by its 500,000 active members.)

Carol Crawford, RN, Clinical Manager, Registered Nurse for Amedisys, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing.

Read more by visiting this article. Congratulations, Carol!

The article “The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating” featuring CCNH graduate and faculty Jonny Bowden recently appeared on The New York Times’s list of most-viewed stories for 2009. Way to go Jonny!

Read the 1st food item you should be eating, and then follow the link to find out more:

Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. I asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” to update his list with some favorite foods that are easy to find but don’t always find their way into our shopping carts. Here’s his advice.

1. Beets: Think of beets as red spinach, Dr. Bowden said, because they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.
How to eat: Fresh, raw and grated to make a salad. Heating decreases the antioxidant power.

Visit the article here.