The Natural Reader

I really wonder some times why my creator keeps using me as the example, guess it’s just so I can continue to teach and honestly say, “been there, done that!”. Yes, I’ve had more than my share of eye disorders, particularly after my much written about odyssey from healer to victim as recounted in my [...]

It’s not often that I  recommend a movie; this one is an exception. If you haven’t seen “FOOD, INC” you must!
As students and practitioners of natural health, nothing makes a more profound statement about what we teach and practice than this movie. I must warn you though, you will NEVER look at food the same [...]

Did you know that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is formulated differently in Europe than that in the U.S.? This fact recently surfaced while I was doing an investigative search, I was livid!
I’ve been teaching, lecturing, and reporting about the dangers of food additives for over 15 years, and to think that other countries have been [...]

Prior to coming to work at CCNH, I worked for a large banking corporation.  Every year the bank offered flu vaccine shots for employees.  I usually signed up and received the inoculation. Now that I work for a natural health educational facility and the threat of a flu pandemic is all over the media, I [...]

Many people have made the decision to become vegetarian for the health benefits a vegetarian diet offers, including lower risk of cancer and heart disease. However, more and more people are choosing a vegetarian lifestyle because it’s healthier for the planet. VegetarianTimes.com (Go Veg, 2007) reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states chemical and [...]

Iris Analysis or iridology has been used as a powerful tool to help practitioners and physicians to understand the genetic strengths and genetic deficiencies of the body for centuries.  Some of the first recorded evidence we have of its use dates back 1000 B.C. when it was practiced by the Chaldeans.  Studies of the eyes [...]

The town of Albert Lea, Minnesota, is practicing what we teach at Clayton College of Natural Health. With the collaboration of academic, corporate, health care, and community sponsors, the residents of this town have committed to living longer, better, and healthier lives. They have developed a health-promoting and life-enhancing program called “Six Weeks [...]

When I meet new people, I am often asked “How can I eat healther?”, and then I am expected to pack my many years of nutrition education into a nice 5 minute nutshell.  The first thing that comes to me is “Eat more fruits and vegetables!”, as these nutrient-rich miracle foods are often lacking from [...]

 While many people these days are striving towards eating healthier, there seems to be another group going in the opposite direction to what I like to call “food extremes”.  I am continually shocked with what some restaurants come up with these days.  For example, one national pizza chain came up with a pizza-calzone concoction that [...]

It’s finally that time of year to begin harvesting from the vegetable garden and I have already enjoyed a few meals that included my own home grown tomatoes and squash.
In addition to picking vegetables, I have also been harvesting from my herbs. Lemon balm and peppermint are two of my favorites. It’s healthful to [...]