Clayton College of Natural Health Blog

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Clayton College of Natural Health graduate Alain Braux is executive chef-nutritioniste for People’s Pharmacy, a small chain in Austin, Texas. Alain recently started a line of To Go Chef’s Specials especially designed for clients with Wheat/Gluten and Dairy/Casein allergies, and would like to develop a complete line of allergen-free food products for clients, or create customized menus for such clientele.

Alain also runs A Votre Sante (To Your Health), which helps mostly young customers with ADD/ADHD through proper nutrition and appropriate menus. Following in some of the most reknowned European doctors in nutrition, Alain offers recipes that are healthy (organic and local as much as possible) and hypotoxic.

“In my work, I endeavor to combine the qualities of a French Chef with my interest in holistic nutrition. And, I make it taste good!”

The Art of Losing It! Mastering Weight Loss In An Expanding World, the first book by JJ Virgin is available in two editions – one for the general public and one for the professional practitioner. Also, there is an accompanying CD: Jump Start the Art! This book is JJ’s response to the challenge that our world currently faces – the obesity epidemic.

“Obesity touches us all in some way. It is not only devastating our physical health, it is also destroying the emotional health and financial health of the nation.”

JJ offers a wealth of information about nutrition, quick and healthy recipes, “snacktoids” (snack factoids!), weight loss strategies, and ways to remain inspired. This book provides a step-by-step plan to address the simple measures for preventing long term complications of obesity. And as helpful tools for the practitioner, the professional edition includes intake and assessment forms and handouts that are understandable and ready to use.

You can buy the book online at www.jjvirgin.com.

Clayton College of Natural Health graduate Bill Warner, 2002 M.S. in natural health graduate and Ph.D. in natural health student. Warner’s new book, An Odyssey Into Past Lives: A Personal Exploration in Cellular Memories, is a true story of a journey across 10 centuries that brought understanding and meaning to Warner’s life. In this book, he confronts his spiritual history and the patterns that were revealed to help him understand the events and people of his life. View this book at www.cosmosbooks.us.

Clayton College of Natural Health graduate George Rapitis, 2007 M.S. in holistic nutrition. Rapitis’ new book, The Lighter Side of Chocolate: Take It to Heart, sticks up for dark chocolate by exploring the health benefits of the cocoa bean. He researches all the way back to the Aztec Indians’ take on the cocoa bean as the cherished “food of the gods.” The book touches on chocolate’s impact on things such as blood pressure and cardiovascular disease by its powerful flavonoids that help promote heart health. The book is available online at Amazon.com.

Clayton College of Natural Health graduate Ritamarie Moscola, 2003 naturopathic medical doctor. Moscola had two proposals accepted for poster presentations, one being the result of asking seniors (>65 years) to draw a person to be presented at the 2008 Society for Arts and Healthcare meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The other is a collage series that she created after visiting nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It will be presented at the 2008 American Medical Director’s Association meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Clayton College of Natural Health graduate Mary Marsh, 2000 Ph.D. in natural health. Marsh is the author of Simply Natural, Natural Health Made Easy: 90 Ways to be the Healthy, Happy Person God Created You to Be. It is a Christian based book offering several self-help suggestions for people to improve their health, wealth, and relationships. Based on 15 years of research, Marsh has picked out the techniques that have been effective for her clients and family. It can be used as a one-step a day for 90 days, or readers can skim the book and start incorporating a new technique or idea into their lives on any day. It includes everything from diet and exercise to emotional freedom techniques and from essential oils to affirmations and improving one’s thoughts and self-talk. The information is concise and easy to read. References are included for further information on a specific topic. The book is available at www.marymarsh.com.

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 graduate Granny Earth has written a new teaching guide, “Do It Yourself Weed Medicine.” In this new guide, Granny Earth shows readers how to grow and use 37 common weeds for natural healing - many may even be growing in your own back yard. The book also contains 18 medicinal recipes using weeds that can be found in the wild, plus many other tips and tricks from Granny Earth. The book is available online at Amazon.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.