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Achieving Vibrant Health
In a day of fast foods and
convenient processed foods
We have a Chronic
Disease Epidemic!
• 12 states now have obesity
rates above 30% (4 years ago
there was only one) Ohio 29.6%
• 33% of adults who did not graduate from high school are
obese, compared to 21.5% who graduated from college
• One out of every four Americans suffers from metabolic
syndrome, a combination of Type-2 diabetes,
hypertension, and abnormal levels of fats in the blood,
which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, and other
conditions. And there are more who don’t know it.
You must take care of your own health!
• Poor info from
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Media
Doctors
Dietitians
Many health spas
• Too many are stuck in the low fat,
low cholesterol mode!
Fact: children who drink whole milk tend to
be leaner that children who drink skim milk!
Kris’s story
• Nourishing Traditions - The
Cookbook that Challenges
Politically Correct Nutrition and
the Diet Dictocrats – the book that
turned Kris into a “retired and
reformed dietitian”!
• My website –
MercyViewMeadow.org
• Our WAPF chapter webpage –
WAPFToledo.org
Lisa’s story
• Nutrition and Physical
Degeneration, by Dr. Weston
A. Price – the book that
inspired Lisa to turn from her
vegan lifestyle and restore her
health
The Research of Dr. Weston A. Price
• In the 1930’s, Dr. Price, a
well-known Cleveland
dentist, was concerned
because his patients had so
many cavities.
• He heard that there were
isolated communities
around the world who
were known for their
perfect teeth, and set out
to visit them.
Dr. Price found
healthy happy people
• Dr. Price found that
these people also had
excellent bone
structure and good
health
• Mothers bore their
children with ease
• Children were happy
and healthy
• TB, cancer and heart
disease were rare.
These healthy people ate whole foods!
• He documented what they
were eating – very
nutritious local, unrefined
foods, many of them raw,
including raw milk and
lots of saturated fat
• Their diets were much
higher in nutrients than the
diets of his patients back
home.
Western refined food brought bad
teeth and poor health
• Sadly he found that in
neighboring
communities that had
access to Western
refined food, tooth
decay was rampant
• Poor health, including
TB, was common
And crooked teeth in the second
generation
• And in the next
generation, crooked
teeth and poor bone
structure were common
• Children were sad and
often ill
• Childbirth was difficult
• Poorer nutrition made a
big difference!
Today’s Children
Those
missing
vitamins
and
minerals
make a
difference!
Modern Children
Most modern children
have thin faces and
need braces to
straighten their teeth
This Trend is Reversible
• This beautiful woman was
born of a mother with
crooked teeth who
improved her diet as a
teenager
• Because her mother was
eating a very nutritious
diet, she has perfect teeth,
good bone structure, and
excellent health
• Nutrition does make a
difference!
General Diet Guidelines
• Eat whole natural clean foods
(organic or know your farmer)
• Invest in pasture-raised meat and
dairy, including some raw
• Limit carbs, esp. sugar – too much
raises insulin to damaging levels
• Eat plenty of healthy natural fats to
satisfy appetite – butter and other
animal fats (from pasture raised
animals), olive oil, coconut or palm
oil, avocado
• Use good sea salt to taste in your
food
• Cholesterol is a non-issue –
elevated cholesterol may
indicate problem, but is not the
cause of problem.
• Avoid processed foods
• Use clean water
• Use natural minerals rich salts
• Make bone broths
• Use soaked or sprouted grains
• Avoid most vegetable oils – too
high in omega-6 fats
• Details on handout
Important! - Don’t be afraid of fat!
• Fat phobia is based on poor research and
jumping to wrong conclusions
• Fat phobia has served to fatten the coffers of
industry
• Saturated fat does not cause heart disease or
cancer!
• Cholesterol is not responsible for clogging
arteries!
• Both are essential part of a healthy body!
Trust Us, We're Experts How Industry Manipulates Science and
Gambles with Your Future
See also “The Skinny on Fats” at westonaprice.org
The Many Roles of Saturated Fat
CELL MEMBRANES – should be 50% saturated fatty acids.
BONES – Saturated fats help the body put calcium in the bones.
HEART DISEASE – Lower Lp(a), a marker for heart disease.
HEART FUNCTION – Saturated fats are
preferred food for the heart.
LIVER – Saturated fats protect the liver from
alcohol & other poisons.
LUNGS – Can’t function without saturated fats.
KIDNEYS – Can’t function without saturated fats.
IMMUNE SYSTEM – Enhanced by saturated fats.
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS – Work together with saturated fats.
Why Butter is Better
• Butter is a rich source of true
vitamin A
• Contains valuable fats:
• Also contains other fat soluble
– Short chain fatty acids:
vitamins - D, E, & K2
• Butyric acid – fuel for the colon,
also anti-carcinogenic
• These key vitamins are not well
• Lauric acid – potent
absorbed without fat
antimicrobial and antifungal • K2 - especially rich in butter
protects against GI infections –
from cows on fresh spring
children fed skim milk have
pasture
higher rates of diarrhea
• Rich source of trace minerals –
– CLA, esp. if grass fed – cancer
– selenium, the antioxidant
mineral
– Iodine, the thyroid mineral,
combats fibrocystic disease
protective
– Cholesterol – protects the brain
– The Wulzen or “anti-stiffness”
factor (only in raw butter &
cream)
Beware of
“Health-washing”
• Avoid soy
• Avoid low fat
• Cholesterol is not an issue
• Cage-free, ‘natural’ is not
pasture raised
• Organic milk is better, but not
raw
• Organic cereals may still be
highly processed
Summary
Traditional diets maximized nutrients while
modern diets minimize nutrients
TRADITIONAL DIETS
MODERN DIETS
Foods from fertile soil
Organ meats over muscle meats
Animal fats
Animals on pasture
Dairy products raw and/or fermented
Grains and legumes soaked/fermented
Bone broths
Unrefined sweeteners (honey, maple syrup)
Lacto-fermented vegetables
Lacto-fermented beverages
Unrefined salt
Natural vitamins in foods
Traditional Cooking
Traditional seeds/Open pollination
Foods from depleted soil
Muscle meats, few organs
Vegetable oils
Animals in confinement
Dairy products pasteurized
Grains refined, extruded
MSG, artificial flavorings
Refined sweeteners
Canned vegetables
Modern soft drinks
Refined salt
Synthetic vitamins added
Microwave, Irradiation
Hybrid seeds, GMO seeds
What we do
• Some of our classes:
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Kitchen Transition
Achieving a Health Weight
Nourishing Our Children
Vegetarian Vitals
Protect yourself from cancer with food
Juicing for health
Avoiding diabetes
Nourishing a healthy brain
Fabulous Fats
Gardening for Maximum Nutrition
• We meet 4th Tuesday of month at Grace Lutheran Church –
check www.WAPFToledo.org for schedule – and
occasionally elsewhere.
The Weston A. Price Foundation
www.westonaprice.org
Dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet
through education, research and activism.
How to connect with us:
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www.WAPFToledo.org - lists our classes and contact info
We’re on Facebook – “Toledo WAPF Chapter”
Join us on Meetup – “Toledo Whole Food Nutrition”
Our Yahoo group – “WAPFToledo”
Toledo Chapter Leaders:
Kris Johnson, retired & reformed dietitian, 419-836-7637
www.MercyViewMeadow.org
Lisa Bowe, C.H.P., Health Counselor, 419-262-1023