Clayton College of Natural Health Blog

What: Herbs, Foods and Holistic Immunity at Weed Dance Farm in Gobles, MI. (just west of Kalamazoo)
When: Saturday, June 28th from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m.
Cost: $35 till June 21st, and $45 thereafter

Details: Join Herbalists Jim McDonald and Shawna Greenway as they explore how to use foods and herbs to build immunity from the our body’s core outward, rather than trying to kill bugs after they get into us (though they’ll probably elaborate on that a bit, too). Jim will be be teaching the intensive in the morning and afternoon, and two hours will be spent with Shawna discovering wild plants as food for immunity, as well as explore green lifestyle medicine and ways to nourish our immune system.

They’ll cap off the day with a hands-on creation of an immune system medicine from the green abundance on the farm.  A whole and wild foods lunch will be served at noon.

To sign up, follow this link and contact Shawna: www.weeddancefarm.com/classes.htm

Clayton College of Natural Health Student Glynis Albright, who is currently working toward a doctorate in Natural Health, will be featured on the Food Network’s “Road Tasted” on August 5th.

Glynis became interested in natural health after she was diagnosed with Leukemia and had to radically change her life. “My eating changed. What I ate, when I ate, and how I ate my food, changed,” she said.

Glynis began to prepare foods for people she met at her twice weekly doctor’s appointments, and they began to look forward to her delicious and nutritious gifts. “As my body began to change, I paid closer attention to the things that I needed and the things that I craved. You know, the things that really just made me feel better. Most people who I met were also going through gruesome tests - chemo, radiation therapy - and felt weak, lonesome and depressed. I tapped into those foods and decided to come up with a dessert line that stayed within certain health guidelines but tastes good,” she said.

Just Sweet Enough emerged from Glynis’ adversity. It was nurtured by the ongoing determination to help others to feel special, good, and healthy. “I knew what nutrients I needed to have in my diet to produce good health. Although I was really ‘going through it,’ I felt the least I could do on my end was to fuel my body with the best wholesome foods that I could and to guard it the best I could against future dis-ease,” she said.

One of her first desserts was Sweet Potato Poundcake, which she will prepare on “Road Tasted.” People began to come from all over to get it. After a while, she was baking it almost three times a week in her own gourmet bake shop. Soon, Glynis began to make many other treats that were loaded with nutrients. All of the treats are lower in sugar, sodium, calories, and cholesterol than what is on most grocery store shelves.

“The key was that no one had to acquire a taste for my product,” Glynis said.

Although she stays busy running Just Sweet Enough from the Castle Creek Bakery in Castle Rock, Colo., Glynis also travels the world sharing her journey - and gourmet treats. Be sure to look for her on “Road Tasted” on the Food Network August 5.

Clayton College of Natural Health student Matthew Sluder recently appeared as a guest on a radio program called Reality Sandwich.  This particular show is focused on discussing a proposed plan to spray untested pesticides over urban populations through out the San Francisco Bay Area in an attempt to eradicate the light brown apple moth.  Sluder was asked to share a little bit about the emerging field of epigenetics and generally how chemicals interact with our genes. Click here to listen.

When: June 14, 2008, from noon-6 p.m.
Where: Cator Woolford Gardens in Atlanta
What: The Children’s Wellness Network presents FUNFEST ATLANTA ‘08.
Tickets: Kids are FREE, Adult Tickets 7.50
Details: Visit www.childrenswellnessnetwork.com, call 78-401-7084 or e-mail info@childrenswellnessnetwork.com. Children’s Wellness Network FUNFEST is a complete wellness family event featuring education, food, fun, activities for kids of all ages. The Children’s Wellness Network of Georgia FUNFEST offers a unique opportunity to unite the whole community to promote holistic health through fun, information and participation.

Two deserving non-profit organizations, Georgia Organics and Two Angry Moms will directly benefit from this event in support of their School Lunch Advocacy and Farm 2 School Programs.

In reflection of this mission, FUNFEST will be divided into four pavilions, each showcasing an aspect of holistic wellness.
Body: showcases the physical aspects of wellness, food and nutrition.
Spirit: showcases the earth, ecology and environmental awareness.
Mind: Showcases educational development and mental activity.
Soul: showcases play and fun.

Clayton College of Natural Health student Jacque Miller is offering two classes on detoxification. There are many different detoxification programs. Fasting, modified fasting, metabolic cleansing, colonic irrigation, steaming, mud packs, saunas, herbal detoxification programs and hot tubs all have therapeutic detoxification benefits.

Get the Facts about DETOX
Is it safe? Am I healthily enough to detox? Why should I detox? If I have health issues should I detox, and much more!

Price: FREE
Pre-registration is required! Space is limited to 10 for each session so register early by calling 602-748-4554!

When: May 19th, noon-1 p.m.
May 21st, 6-7 p.m.

Where: 10135 E. Via Linda
Suite D225
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Clayton College of Natural Health student Shellie Goldstein will appear on “Martha” Friday, May 16. Shellie, a licensed acupuncturist, will give Martha Stewart an acupuncture treatment and discuss acupuncture on the show. If you like the piece, you can give feedback through the show’s Web site. Just log on to www.marthastewart.com, click on “The Martha Stewart Show” (very bottom of the page), then click “e-mail Martha.”
Positive feedback means that there is public interest in this topic and they will re-air it or feature other complementary healthcare modalities.

Manifest Your Dreams - May 4-9 for everyone May 11-16 for couplesEnjoy the benefits of OnTao’s life changing retreats and training by connecting with spirit, maximizing the power of intention, activating healing and holing, integrating change and ultimately manifesting your life consciously.
The Manifest Your Dreams retreat includes:
Fully guided transformational program (25 hours)
Counseling, hypnotherapy or coaching session
Private massage, bodywork or energy session
1 Hr telephone follow-up support up to 4 sessions
Personalized integrative manifestation plan
25 credit hours toward training certifications
Healing arts workshops
Meditation circle & celebration atop “El Teide”
Vegetarian meals with non-veg option
5 nights at the Finca Saroga Mansion, La Orotava Valley

Clayton College of Natural Health graduate Noel Holdsworth’s book “If You Stand in the Middle, You Won’t Fall Down: Letters of Healing from Eloise and Jake” aims to ease readers’ journey toward healing. The book is written in the form of letters from Eloise with postscripts from Jake. Eloise and Jake are fictional amalgams created from years of listening to people’s stories, and finding the common themes in their struggles. Even though they are fictitious, Eloise and Jake tell the stories of real people and real victories over hardship and struggle.

For more information on EJ Healing, visit EJHealing.com. Holdsworth’s book can be purchased online at JustBookz.com.

Clayton College of Natural Health student Katherine J. Turcotte will be in the Spring 2008 issue of The Herb Quarterly for her article “The Glories of…Ground Ivy.”

Turcotte will also be featured on the cover of the upcoming Summer 2008 issue of The Herb Quarterly as part of a panel interview with five top herbalists - Rosemary Gladstar, Susun Weed, Gail Faith Edwards, Christopher Hobbs and Stephen Harrod Buhner.

Simona Stepancic, a student at CCNH and Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner, has recently published several cookbooks which focus on foods for natural healing. Her titles include “Food for Arthritis,” “Food for Energy & Mind,” “Food for Menopause,” “Food for Detox,” “Food for Candida,” and “Food for Osteoporosis.”

The books focus “on the raw nutritious super-foods that are available today,” and provide nutritional benefits for every type of illness. Stepancic recommends eating foods such as fresh fruit, vegetables, and sprouts that contain live enzymes, as well as unprocessed and unrefined grains and legumes. In addition, she recommends organically grown, pesticide-free foods grown without synthetic fertilizers or chemicals. Some of the recipes included are “Chickpea Burgers,” “Sea Scallops with Butter,” “Quinoa Risotto with Vegetables,” “Rapini with Garlic,” “Red Lentil Ginger Casserole,” “Avacado-Papaya Pudding,” and “Red Radicchio with Red Kidney Bean Salad,” as well as many, many more. The books are available online at www.WholeImageNutrition.com.