Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, April 25, 2020

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Mountain View News Saturday, April 25, 2020 

CHRISTOPHER Nyerges

SCHOOL DIRECTORY


BASICS OF NATURAL HEALTH, PART 2

Alverno Heights Academy

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3463 Head of School: Julia V. Fanara

E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.org

Arcadia High School

180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forsee

bforsee@ausd.net

Arroyo Pacific Academy

41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, 

(626) 294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke

E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org

Barnhart School

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 446-5588 

Head of School: Ethan Williamson

Kindergarten - 8th grade

website: www.barnhartschool.org

Bethany Christian School

93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-3527 

Preschool-TK-8th Grade

Principal: Dr. William Walner

website: www. bcslions.org

Clairbourn School

8400 Huntington Drive

San Gabriel, CA 91775

Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172

FAX: 626-286-1528

E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org

Foothill Oaks Academy

822 E. Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626) 301-9809

Principal: Nancy Lopez

www.foothilloaksacademy.org

office@foothilloaksacademy.org

Frostig School

971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107

(626) 791-1255

Head of School: Jenny Janetzke

Email: jenny@frostig.org

The Gooden School

192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-2410 

Head of School, Jo-Anne Woolner

website: www.goodenschool.org

High Point Academy

1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road 

Pasadena, Ca. 91107 

Head of School: Gary Stern 626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

La Salle College Preparatory

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org

Principal Mrs. Courtney Kassakhian

Monrovia High School

325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 

(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson

Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us

Odyssey Charter School

725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626) 229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill

website: www.odysseycharterschool.org

Pasadena High School

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626) 396-5880 Principal: Roberto Hernandez

website: http://phs.pusd.us

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Principal Joan Harabedian (626) 355-9028 

website: www.st-rita.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 355-1428 Principal: Lindsay LUIS

E-mail address: LUIS.lindsay@pusd.us

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626) 836-2947 Principal: Garrett Newsom

E-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us

Walden School

74 S San Gabriel Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166 

www.waldenschool.net

Weizmann Day School

1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 797-0204

Lisa Feldman: Head of School

Wilson Middle School

300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626) 449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln

E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us

Pasadena Unified School District

351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109

(626) 396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us

Arcadia Unified School District

234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626) 821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net

Monrovia Unified School District

325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016

(626) 471-2000 

Website: www.monroviaschools.net

Duarte Unified School District

1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010

(626)599-5000 

Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us

Arcadia Christian School

1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Preschool - and TK - 8th Grade

626-574-8229/626-574-0805

Email: inquiry@acslions.com

Principal: Cindy Harmon

website: www.acslions.com

 [Nyerges has been teaching survival skills and botany since 1974. He is the 
author of “How to Survive Anywhere,” “Foraging California,” “Extreme Simplicity,” 
and other books. He can be reached at www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.
com, or Box 41834, 

LET YOUR FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE

Hippocrates advised that you let your food be your medicine. In other words, eat quality 
foods that provide you with all the minerals and vitamins you need, and which promote 
good health.

Here are just a few examples.

Some common weeds are more nutritious than anything grown by farmers. 

Lamb’s quarter (Chenopodium album) is a common escapee from Europe that can now 
be found all over the globe. It’s a rich source of vitamins and minerals, and the greens can 
be added to soups, vegetable dishes, or salads.

Purslane is another common weed, in this case from India. Besides tasting good, purslane 
is the richest source of Omega 3 fatty acids in plants. Just rinse the plant, chop it, and add 
to salads, soups, egg dishes, and stews. You can also pickle the purslane stems.

Dandelion is a European native also found all over the world today. It is richer in beta 
carotenes than carrots! Though dandelion greens are bitter raw, they can be added to 
cooked dishes to mellow the bitterness.

Garlic should be included in your diet on a regular basis. If not garlic, then one of the 
other member of this family, which includes onions, leeks, shallots, ramps, etc. Put them 
in your soups and salads. They help to protect you from certain infections, and in some 
cases, have been shown to lower high blood pressure.

Lemon is another old remedy to help improve upper respiratory infections, and fight 
colds.

Vinegar has many health benefits. Read “Folk Medicine” by Dr. D.C. Jarvis, originally 
published in 1958. He addresses the many health benefits of vinegar in the daily diet. Be 
certain to always purchase raw apple cider vinegar, and not pasteurized.

MEDICATIONS

If you take a lot of medications, you should stock up on whatever it may take to keep you 
alive. But also, simultaneously, you should consider exploring if your lifestyle and dietary 
choices are contributing to your health issues.

If you’re diabetic, for example, there is a large body of evidence suggesting that diet is a 
major contributing factor, as is excessive use of white sugar, 

I’ve interviewed former diabetics who altered their diets and who no longer take insulin—
this was cases of Adult Onset diabetes. In some cases, they ate all raw foods for awhile, 
cut out meats, sugars, sugar drinks, and even meats. Another common factor I found is 
that many of them began to consume prickly pear cactus products on a daily basis, either 
fresh or pill form.


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