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NOURISHING TRADITIONAL DIETSTHE KEY TO VIBRANT HEALTH

PART I

BY SALLY FALLON MORELL, PRESIDENTTHE WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION

POWERPOINT DESIGN BY SANDRINE HAHN

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medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

It is provided for educational purposes only.

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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?

METABOLIC TYPING?EVEN LISA IS CONFUSED!

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OR IS IT THE US GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL DIET?

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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FREE OF TOOTH DECAY AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASE.14

PRIMITIVE ALASKAN PEOPLE

MODERNIZED ALASKANS

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FIRST GENERATION SUFFERED FROM TOOTH DECAY.

MODERNIZED ALASKANS

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SECOND GENERATION HAD MORE NARROW FACES, AND SUFFERED FROM DENTAL CROWDING AND MODERN DISEASES.

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

PRIMITIVE CANADIAN INDIANS

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MODERNIZED CANADIAN INDIANS

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BEAUTIFUL FACIAL DEVELOPMENT SHOWS OPTIMAL EXPRESSION OF GENETIC POTENTIAL.

PRIMITIVE SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA

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POOR DIET HAS PREVENTED OPTIMAL EXPRESSION OF THE GENETIC POTENTIAL.

MODERNIZED SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA

THE TEETH TELL THE TALE!STRAIGHT TEETH CROWDED, CROOKED TEETH

PLENTY OF ROOM IN HEAD FOR

PITUITARY, PINEAL, HYPOTHALAMUS,

SINUS CAVITIES AND EAR TUBES

COMPROMISED SPACE FOR

MASTER GLANDS IN THE HEAD;

INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO

INFECTION

GOOD SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT,

GOOD MUSCLES

POOR DEVELOPMENT, POOR

POSTURE, EASILY INJURED

KEEN EYESIGHT AND HEARING POOR EYESIGHT AND HEARING

OPTIMAL FUNCTION OF ALL ORGANSCOMPROMISED FUNCTION OF ALL

ORGANS

OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK, LEARNS

EASILY

DEPRESSION, BEHAVIOR

PROBLEMS, LEARNING PROBLEMS

ROUND PELVIC OPENING, EASY

CHILDBIRTH

OVAL PELVIC OPENING,

DIFFICULT CHILDBIRTH 24

SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS

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Traditional South Pacific

PRIMITIVE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS

THESE ARE HAPPY TEENAGE BOYS!26

PRIMITIVE SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS

27THE 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.

South Pacific 1st Generation

MODERNIZED SOUTH SEA ISLANDERSSecond generation had narrowed

faces and modern health problems.

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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

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DIET: MILK, MEAT & BLOODA warrior in his prime consumed one gallon or more of milk per day containing three-quarters

pound butterfat.

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. 40

AFRICA: AGRICULTURISTS

DIET: GRAINS, LEGUMES, SQUASH, INSECTS These cultures suffered from about 6 percent tooth

decay. 41

COMPARISON OF AFRICAN DIETSHERDERS

HUNTER-GATHERERS

AGRICULTURISTS

Mostly Animal Foods

Mixed Plant and Animal Foods

Mostly Plant Foods

No Tooth Decay No Tooth DecaySome Tooth

Decay

Very Tall and Slender

Tall and MuscularShort and Chubby

DR. PRICE’S CONCLUSIONThe ideal diet avoids the extremes of

too much animal food or too much plant food. 42

AFRICAN DECAY

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