NOURISHING
TRADITIONAL DIETS
THE KEY TO VIBRANT HEALTH
PART I
BY SALLY FALLON MORELL, PRESIDENT
THE WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION
POWERPOINT DESIGN BY SANDRINE HAHN
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WHAT IS A HEALTHY DIET?
ATKINS DIET?
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN?
ZONE DIET?
ALL RAW?
MACROBIOTIC?
SOUTH BEACH DIET?
JUICING?
FOOD COMBINING?
BLOOD TYPE DIET?
EVEN LISA IS
CONFUSED!
METABOLIC TYPING?
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OR IS IT THE
US GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL DIET?
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FORMULATED TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTS OF COMMODITY AGRICULTURE!
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WESTON A. PRICE 1870 – 1948
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LOETSCHEN VALLEY, SWITZERLAND
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PRIMITIVE SWISS
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Swiss Bread Photo
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MODERNIZED SWISS
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PRIMITIVE GAELIC PEOPLE
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PRIMITIVE GAELIC PEOPLE
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PRIMITIVE ALASKAN PEOPLE
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PRIMITIVE ALASKAN PEOPLE
FREE OF TOOTH DECAY AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASE.
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MODERNIZED ALASKANS
FIRST GENERATION SUFFERED FROM TOOTH DECAY.
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MODERNIZED ALASKANS
SECOND GENERATION HAD MORE NARROW FACES,
AND SUFFERED FROM DENTAL CROWDING AND MODERN DISEASES.
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Seal Oil
SEAL OIL: A MAJOR SOURCE OF CALORIES
IN A DIET CONTAINING 80 PERCENT FAT.
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Salmon Roe
FISH EGGS: A SACRED FOOD OF THE ESKIMOS,
FOR ENSURING HEALTHY BABIES.
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PRIMITIVE PLAINS INDIANS
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PRIMITIVE CANADIAN INDIANS
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MODERNIZED CANADIAN INDIANS
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PRIMITIVE SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA
BEAUTIFUL FACIAL DEVELOPMENT SHOWS OPTIMAL EXPRESSION OF GENETIC POTENTIAL.
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MODERNIZED SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA
POOR DIET HAS PREVENTED OPTIMAL EXPRESSION OF THE GENETIC POTENTIAL.
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THE TEETH TELL THE TALE!
STRAIGHT TEETH
PLENTY OF ROOM IN HEAD FOR
PITUITARY, PINEAL, HYPOTHALAMUS,
SINUS CAVITIES AND EAR TUBES
CROWDED, CROOKED TEETH
COMPROMISED SPACE FOR
MASTER GLANDS IN THE HEAD;
INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
INFECTION
GOOD SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT,
POOR DEVELOPMENT, POOR
GOOD MUSCLES
POSTURE, EASILY INJURED
KEEN EYESIGHT AND HEARING
POOR EYESIGHT AND HEARING
OPTIMAL FUNCTION OF ALL ORGANS
COMPROMISED FUNCTION OF ALL
ORGANS
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK, LEARNS
DEPRESSION, BEHAVIOR
EASILY
PROBLEMS, LEARNING PROBLEMS
ROUND PELVIC OPENING, EASY
OVAL PELVIC OPENING, DIFFICULT
CHILDBIRTH
CHILDBIRTH
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SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
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PRIMITIVE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
Traditional
South Pacific
THESE ARE HAPPY TEENAGE BOYS!
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PRIMITIVE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
THE WOMAN IN THE UPPER SECTION IS 90 YEARS OLD!
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FOODS OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
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MODERNIZED SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
FIRST GENERATION SUFFERED FROM TOOTH DECAY.
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South Pacific 1st Generation
MODERNIZED SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
Second generation had narrowed faces
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and modern health problems.
HAWAIIAN TB WARD
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PRIMITIVE ABORIGINE MEN
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PRIMITIVE ABORIGINE WOMEN
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ABORIGINE DECAY
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ABORIGINE FIRST GENERATION
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Africa Map
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PRIMITIVE AFRICANS
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AFRICA: HERDING TRIBES
DIET: MILK, MEAT & BLOOD
A warrior in his prime consumed
one gallon or more of milk per day
containing three-quarters pound
butterfat.
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BURNING TO ENCOURAGE GREEN GRASS
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AFRICA: HUNTER-GATHERERS
DIET: ANIMAL AND PLANT FOODS
Liver was a sacred food, consumed both raw and cooked.
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AFRICA: AGRICULTURISTS
DIET: GRAINS, LEGUMES, SQUASH, INSECTS
These cultures suffered from about 6 percent tooth decay.
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COMPARISON OF AFRICAN DIETS
HERDERS
Mostly Animal Foods
HUNTERGATHERERS
AGRICULTURISTS
Mixed Plant and Animal
Mostly Plant Foods
Foods
No Tooth Decay
No Tooth Decay
Some Tooth Decay
Very Tall and Slender
Tall and Muscular
Short and Chubby
DR. PRICE’S CONCLUSION
The ideal diet avoids the extremes of
too much animal food or too much plant food.
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AFRICAN DECAY
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