Re: native nutrition basics...?

August 20, 2004

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:09:52 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

" charlene " <leche_de_tejas@...> wrote:

In a few words

> can you explain the term native - nutrition? I've seen everything from

> bone soups to raw diets ....so at the risk of sounding absolutely stupid I'd

> like to try to understand what the basics are.

> thanks bunches.

> charlene

>

Hi Charlene,

Your best bet is to check out this website: http://www.westonaprice.org/

It will give you a primer on what we are all about.

A good place to start on basic nutrition is here:

http://www.westonaprice.org/nutrition_guidelines/nutrition_guidelines.html

I'm sure others will give you more.

Hope this helps!

War, the God That Failed

http://tinyurl.com/2npch

" They told just the same,

That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "

--Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale

August 20, 2004

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:09:52 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

" charlene " <leche_de_tejas@...> wrote:

In a few words

> can you explain the term native - nutrition? I've seen everything from

> bone soups to raw diets ....so at the risk of sounding absolutely stupid I'd

> like to try to understand what the basics are.

> thanks bunches.

> charlene

>

Hi Charlene,

Here from the Weston Price website is some characteristics of

" "

# The diets of healthy primitive and nonindustrialized peoples contain no

refined or denatured foods such as refined sugar or corn syrup; white flour;

canned foods; pasteurized, homogenized, skim or low-fat milk; refined or

hydrogenated vegetable oils; protein powders; artificial vitamins or toxic

additives and colorings.

# All traditional cultures consume some sort of animal protein and fat from fish

and other seafood; water and land fowl; land animals; eggs; milk and milk

products; reptiles; and insects.

# Primitive diets contain at least four times the calcium and other minerals and

TEN times the fat soluble vitamins from animal fats (vitamin A, vitamin D and

the Price Factor) as the average American diet.

# In all traditional cultures, some animal products are eaten raw.

# Primitive and traditional diets have a high food-enzyme content from raw dairy

products, raw meat and fish; raw honey; tropical fruits; cold-pressed oils; wine

and unpasteurized beer; and naturally preserved, lacto-fermented vegetables,

fruits, beverages, meats and condiments.

# Seeds, grains and nuts are soaked, sprouted, fermented or naturally leavened

in order to neutralize naturally occuring antinutrients in these foods, such as

phytic acid, enzyme inhibitors, tannins and complex carbohydrates.

# Total fat content of traditional diets varies from 30% to 80% but only about

4% of calories come from polyunsaturated oils naturally occurring in grains,

pulses, nuts, fish, animal fats and vegetables. The balance of fat calories is

in the form of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids.

# Traditional diets contain nearly equal amounts of omega-6 and omega-3

essential fatty acids.

# All primitive diets contain some salt.

# Tradtional cultures consume animal bones, usually in the form of gelatin-rich

bone broths.

# Traditional cultures make provisions for the health of future generations by

providing special nutrient-rich foods for parents-to-be, pregnant women and

growing children; by proper spacing of children; and by teaching the principles

of right diet to the young.

War, the God That Failed

http://tinyurl.com/2npch

" They told just the same,

That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "

--Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale

August 20, 2004

>Could someone take the time to give me a little background on the

>basics of this group and which line of thinking it pursues? In a few words

>can you explain the term native - nutrition?

Charlene:

Hi and welcome!

The group is more or less based on the book " Nourishing Traditions " which

covers a wide variety of things ... basically how we process food now vs.

in the past. The book was written by Sally Fallon, and was inspired by the

work of Weston Price in the '30s. You really have to read the book to

get the gist of the whole thing, but it includes such concepts as:

-- the importance of fermented foods

-- why you should soak or sprout grains before eating them

-- why bone broths are good for you

-- grass fed vs grain fed meats

-- eating organ meats

-- good fats vs. bad fats (it's not what you think!)

You can read some of the ideas on:

http://www.westonaprice.org/index.html

Anyway, both Weston Price and Sally Fallon were WAY before their time ...

some of the studies that are being done now are validating a lot of it.

Heidi Jean

August 20, 2004

Hi Charlene,

Definitely visit www.westonaprice.org, and perhaps you can find

Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon at your local library or have it

sent to your library from another branch. The book is well worth

owning, but perhaps you'd prefer the try before you buy approach. If

you'd like to download some sample chapters for free, visit

http://www.newtrendspublishing.com/SallyFallon/index.html

Many people I know had no idea about the website, they only knew about

the book, which is much more than a cookbook. The section

introductions and information in the side panels will teach you more

than you can imagine about nutrition - perhaps enough to be able to

follow some of the crazy stuff posted here. :-)

August 20, 2004

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:09:52 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)

" charlene " <leche_de_tejas@...> wrote:

In a few words

> can you explain the term native - nutrition? I've seen everything from

> bone soups to raw diets ....so at the risk of sounding absolutely stupid I'd

> like to try to understand what the basics are.

> thanks bunches.

> charlene

>

Hi Charlene,

Your best bet is to check out this website: http://www.westonaprice.org/

It will give you a primer on what we are all about.

A good place to start on basic nutrition is here:

http://www.westonaprice.org/nutrition_guidelines/nutrition_guidelines.html

I'm sure others will give you more.

Hope this helps!

War, the God That Failed

http://tinyurl.com/2npch

" They told just the same,

That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "