Clayton College of Natural Health Blog

2009 is our year to shine!

Read what the students of Clayton College of Natural Health have pledged as their resolutions for the new year.

1. To practice the art of contentment. (Alisha)

2. To eat foods that are grown locally, processed minimally, and cooked with love. (Erica)

3. Help create environmental sustainability - renew, reuse, recycle. (Linda)

4. To allow others be as imperfect as me. (Teja)

5. To simplify my life by wanting less and giving more. (Susan)

6. Live a healthier life - physically, mentally, and spiritually - and teach others to do the same. (Sarah, Anna)

7.To improve time management and do more with the time that I have. (Rephael)

8. To be more active! (Renee)

9. To learn how to manage stress and be more relaxed. (Doreen)

10. Be a leader at all times in your private, personal, and professional world. Great leaders create healthy and meaningful futures! (Joseph)

Here is a poem written by Patryce, student of CCNH~

2009 is my year “to be,”
To stop, look, and listen to me,
What a grand year it will be!

What is your resolution for 2009? Give us a great resolution and we may include it in our upcoming Holistic Times newsletter!

CCNH graduate Betty Finney loves to laugh so much, she’s made it her life’s work! With “Oomph!” she offers laughter labs to help the terminally serious find their funnybones again.

Her new CD, “Laughter Therapy: Healing with a Ha! Ha! Ha!” features 30 minutes of hilarity and also includes the therapeutic benefits of laughter, healthy lifestyle hints, and commercials for products you’ll never use.  Be prepared for lots of hearty laughter.

For more information on Finney’s sessions, or to order the CD, visit www.bellylaugh.net.

Would you and your family like to know more about the basics of good nutrition and making healthy food choices but don’t know where to start?  Then our family nutrition education program is for you!  The program is made up of twelve sessions that are tailored to meet your family’s need for nutrition education and practical implementation of better food choices.

The alarming fact is that most diseases are preventable through good nutrition… This program can help you stay healthier longer and control premature aging while giving you the tools to prevent chronic disease and prolong vitality.

This 12 week program will cover:

1. The current state of our health in American and the rising obesity crisis among adults and children.

2. The basics of good nutrition - what we should be eating to grow and stay healthy for life.

3. Becoming a label detective - knowing which foods are hurting our health and how to recognize them.

4. Antioxidant testing - determines how healthy are you and your family are by checking your antioxidant levels.

5. Supplementation - how important is it and how to recognize & choose good products.

6. Setting healthy goals - whether it is weight loss or just to become healthier and more active we will give you the tools to meet your lifestyle goals.

7. Movement and exercise - how necessary is it to my lifestyle?

8. Meal Planning basics - strategies for developing and planning weekly menus that fit your family and lifestyle.

9. Pantry invasions - how to shop so that you develop and re-stock a healthy pantry.

10. Meal preparation - how to prepare & cook once for multiple meals.

11. Bringing it all together - the application of what you have learned is what will help you achieve your desired results!  In this session, we will review what we have learned and talk about what you can do differently going forward to move towards maintaining healthier food choices.

12. Develop nutritional program specifically for you and your family.

Program Fee:  $125.00 for 12 sessions - Minimum of 10 per class -

Extra coaching sessions: $25.00 per hour

Location:
7501 E. McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258

Wednesday Evening and Saturday morning classes available

OR PV Mall Mesquite Library - Thursday evenings at 6pm

Enroll Today for January Classes! - 602-672-6333

Enrollment deadline is December 20th, 2008 

If you would like classes to be presented for your Church, company, or neighborhood group contact us at 602-672-6333 or jacque@healthstylechoices.com

 Join us for this fun filled class:

1.  Get Over it:  How to overcome speaking before a networking group or audience

2.  How to Book:  How to develop your speaking engagements and make them count.

3. Be Prepared:  How to develop your talk or elevator speech and stay on track

4. The Close: How to end your talk & create interest in your business

5. Speaking = Business:  Learn how to turn your talk into profit

 Nov. 12th  - 9am till Noon

Registration pre-pay Deadline -

Nov. 10th 

Our Price: $ 39.00

Class is limited to 15

Call Jacque - 602-672-6333 to  register and pay for class

j@cdoaz.com

 No Refunds

Seminar will be held at 10155 E. Via Linda - Suite D 225

November 12th 

9 am - noon

Casual and layback learning session

Come prepared to take notes

No ‘at the door’ registrations will be permitted  

CCNH graduate Pamela A. Popper, has released a new book called “Health Freedom for All! How government and the medical establishment have interfered with our health care choices and what you can do about it!”

The book relates the story of how the author became the subject of a state investigation into her nutrition business (which she ultimately won), how she became interested in legislative reform, and provides a clear and concise discussion of the regulatory issues that face both practitioners offering alternative care and consumers who want to access it. 

You can order the book by calling 614 888-7351.

CCNH graduate Victoria Scales recently released a new book title “What Are You Weighting For?” In it, Scales makes the mind/body connection as she shares a wealth of health and fitness information. Bringing years of active lifestyle and personal training experience to the fore, she chronicles her personal prayer-guided journey to health, fitness, and wellness and invites the reader to join her.

The book is available in hard-copy or for download at Lulu.com.

CCNH graduate Jodi Peckich’s book “Drive-Thru Weight Loss: How I Lost Weight on Fast Food - and You Can, Too!” shows readers how to make healthy choices at fast food restaurants - and even lose weight doing so!

The book is available online at Amazon.com.

God’s whispers
This series of 4 hands-on workshops provides you with skills to recognize and celebrate the many ways you use your intuition. Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2.

Opening the Door to Intuition
Level 1
Oct. 11, 2008
Topics include:
Understanding and practicing awareness
Recognizing 5 doorways to intuition
Becoming an objective observer
Practicing bare attention
Being instead of doing
Date & Time: October 11th from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at
the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY
Cost: $79 per person which includes program, materials,
and light snacks.
Attend with a friend: 2 or more registrations
in the same envelope: $69 per person.

Walking into the Room
Level 2
Nov. 1, 2008
Topics include:
Shielding yourself
Grounding into your body
Discovering 14 doorways to intuition
Attending to the intuitive nudges in your body
Sharing your insights with others
Date & Time: November 1st from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at
the Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY
Cost: $79 per person which includes program, materials,
and light snacks.
Attend with a friend: 2 or more registrations
in the same envelope: $69 per person.

For more information, or to request a registration form, contact:
Vanessa Hurst
502-599-7222
fyrserpent@gmail.com
www.healingwillow.com

CCNH graudate Mark Reinfeld, along with co-authors Bo Rinaldi and Jennifer Murray, has released “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Raw,” which can be found on Amazon.com.

In this guide, readers will find the secrets to raw food weight loss; how raw foods can heal the body and boost energy and enthusiasm; information on the anti-aging properties of raw food; and 100+ recipes that show how raw foods can be combined into delectable meals.

The Practical Nutritionist Fall Classes

September 10: 7-8 p.m.,  Packing a healthy lunch for your child. Discussion. Free.

September 13: 10 a.m.-noon,  Cooking strategies for children’s healthy meals and snacks. Learn to make granola bars, fruit bars, fruit leathers, healthy breakfast cookies, macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets and more.  $25/person

October 22: 7-8 p.m., The history of food and its social and economic impact. Discussion. Free.

October 25: 10 a.m.-noon,  A whole foods thanksgiving style meal, including stuffed squash, corn bread, autumn vegetables and rice stuffing.  $25/person

November 12: 7-8 p.m.,  Alternatives to refined sugar and artificial sweeteners. Discussion. Free.

November 15: 10 a.m.-noon,  Come and make your own sugar-free and reduced sugar-pies. Just in time for the holidays!  $25/person

December 3: 7-8 p.m., Natural Remedies for stress. Discussion. Free.

December 6: 10 a.m.-noon,  Foods to make as gifts for the holidays.  Come and make flavored vinegars, vanilla, mustards, soup mixes, and more. $35/person

Discussions are free and will be held at the Blue Skies Whole Foods Store in Bristol, New Hampshire.

For more informaiton, contact Audrey Pellegrino,Holistic Nutritionist/Educator at 603-768-3214 orpracticalnutrition@gmail.com, or visit www.pnutritionist.com.