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NUTRIENT-DENSE FOODS TRADITIONAL FATS LACTO-FERMENTATION BROTH IS BEAUTIFUL Wise $12 US THE WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDatION® Traditions THERAPIES NURTURING PARENTING PREPARED FARMING NON-TOXIC LABELING IN TRUTH ALERT! SOY for WiseTraditions Non Profit Org. IN FOOD, FARMING AND THE HEALING ARTS U.S. Postage Education Research Activism PAID #106-380 4200 WISCONSIN AVENUE, NW Suburban, MD Wise WASHINGTON, DC 20016 Permit 4889 Traditions IN FOOD, FARMING AND THE HEALING ARTS Volume 14 Number 4 Winter 2013 Winter 2013 ® HE ESTON RICE OUNDatION T W A. P F for WiseTraditions IN FOOD, FARMING AND THE HEALING ARTS Education Research Activism Volume NUTRIENT DENSE FOODS TRADITIONAL FATS LACTO-FERMENTATION BROTH IS BEAUTIFUL A CAMPAIGN FOR REAL MILK TRUTH IN LABELING 14 PREPARED PARENTING SOY ALERT! 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PRICE Upcoming Events IN FOOD, FARMING AND THE HEALING ARTS Volume 14 Number 4 FOUNDatION ® Winer 2013 Education Research Activism 2014 EDITORS Feb 1 Eemnes, Netherlands: Weston Price Day featuring Sally Fallon Morell, David Wetzel and Dutch farm- Sally Fallon Morell, MA The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, ers at the van der Valk Hotel, De Witte Bergen. Contact: Succesboeken.nl, (31) 30 2285600. Katherine Czapp tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the Kathy Kramer research of nutrition pioneer Weston A. Price, DDS, whose Feb 5-8 State College, PA: PASA Farming for the Future Conference. Contact: http://pasafarming.org/events/ conference ARTISTIC EDITOR studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established Lynda Smith Cowan the parameters of human health and determined the op- Feb 7-8 Sandown Park, Esher, London, UK: Wise Traditions London featuring Sally Fallon Morell, Chris Mas- timum characteristics of human diets. Dr. Price’s research COVER DESIGN terjohn, PhD, Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD, Prof. Ton Baars, David Wetzel, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, Angela Eisenbart demonstrated that men and women achieve perfect physi- Dr. Graeme Munro-Hall, Ben Pratt, Jane Levi, Jane Mason and more to be confirmed, including practi- cal form and perfect health, generation after generation, cal workshops, exhibition and food. Contact: westonaprice.org/london. COPY EDITORS only when they consume nutrient-dense whole foods and Janice Orion the vital fat-soluble activators found exclusively in animal Mar 8 Carlsbad Beach, CA: Standard Process seminar for South Coastal California featuring Sally Fallon Roger Windsor Morell on “Nourishing Traditional Diets” and “The Oiling of America.” Open to the public. Contact: fats. 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The Foundation seeks to establish a laboratory to test DISCLAIMER The information published herein nutrient content of foods, particularly butter produced is not intended to be used as a under various conditions; to conduct research into the substitute for appropriate care of a “X” Factor, discovered by Dr. Price; and to determine qualified health practitioner. the effects of traditional preparation methods on nutrient PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE content and availability in whole foods. We encourage the reproduction and The board and membership of the Weston A. Price WiseTraditions 2014 dissemination of the information Foundation stand united in the belief that modern tech- published in WiseTraditions nology should be harnessed as a servant to the wise and SAVE THE DATES! with credit to the 15th Annual Conference of the Weston A. Price Foundation Weston A. 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PRICE FOUNDATION® Volume 14 Number 4 Winter 2013 CONTENTS FEATURES Beyond Cholesterol Page 12 Homeopathy Journal Page 50 Chris Masterjohn, PhD, explains the importance How Joette Calabrese's father outlived his cardiologists! of vitamin K2 in preventing heart disease Cancer to the Rescue Page 23 All Thumbs Book Reviews Page 54 Stephanie Seneff, PhD, describes a Use Your Brain to Change Your Age surprising role for cancer cells Low Cholesterol Leads to an Early Death Eating on the Wild Side Grain Traditions from Russia Page 32 The Skin, Tongue and Nails Speak Natalia Adarova reveals the secrets of Grain Brain Russian bread, a sacred food Guide to Healing Chronic Pain The Sugarmaker's Companion Tim's DVD Reviews Page 62 DEPARTMENTS Tim Boyd reviews the latest videos President’s Message Page 2 Statin Madness Soy Alert Page 64 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, on soy, men and Letters Page 3 strength training Caustic Commentary Page 8 Legislative Update Page 67 Sally Fallon Morell challenges Judith McGeary, Esq, food safety the Diet Dictocrats and the FDA Lab Report Page 37 A Campaign for Real Milk Page 71 WAPF sponsors an analysis of fatty Sylvia Onusic, PhD, on the push to acids in grain-fed and grass-fed beef pasteurize breast milk Farm and Ranch Page 39 Raw Milk Updates Page 76 Kay Baxter envisages gardening Healthy Baby Gallery Page 79 for the fat-soluble activators Local Chapters Page 80 Shop Heard ‘Round the World Page 93 Technology as Servant Page 47 Membership Page 116 John Moody provides choices Upcoming Events Page 117 in natural clothing 128532_text.indd 1 12/27/13 5:48 AM THE WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDatION® President’s Message Education Research Activism BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sally Fallon Morell, MA, President and Treasurer Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, Vice President Geoffrey Morell, ND, JP, Secretary Sarah Pope, Recording Secretary Tom Cowan, MD Cherie Calvert The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Col- Valerie Cury Joyner lege of Cardiology (ACC) have released new cardiovascular disease Michael Schmidt prevention guidelines which would greatly expand the use of statins in BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Mary Enig, PhD, FACN, CNS healthy people. The guidelines recommend them for about 44 percent of men and 22 percent of all healthy women between the ages of forty and GENERAL COUNSEL James Turner, Esq. seventy-five. According to calculations, over thirteen million healthy HONORARY BOARD people for whom statins were not recommended based on the 2001 Jen Allbritton, BS, CN guidelines now fall into the category of requiring statin "therapy." Naomi Baumslag, MD, MPH Marie A. Bishop, CDC Although billed as a non-profit organization, the AHA received Jerry Brunetti over five hundred million dollars in donations from non-government Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom(NA) Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD and non-membership sources in 2012. Many well-known large drug Lee Clifford, MS, CCN Christapher Cogswell, MA companies, including those that make statins, donate in the million Monica Corrado dollar range. Janice Curtin Katherine Czapp The new recommendations come in the teeth of new findings on Eric Davis, BDSc, DAc, DCN William Campbell Douglass, MD statin side effects. For example, the Women's Health Initiative, a federal Sara Bachman Ducey, MS, CNS study of over one hundred sixty thousand healthy women, showed that James A. Duke, PhD Carol Esche, DNP, MA, RN, CNA a woman's risk of developing diabetes increased 48 percent compared Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD to women who were not on a statin; if their weight was normal, statins Ruth Ann Foster, MA Donna Gates, BS, MEd increased their risk of diabetes 89 percent. Other well-documented side Nicholas Gonzalez, MD Trauger Groh effects include muscle pain, weakness, cataracts, cognitive dysfunc- Joann S. Grohman tion, nerve damage, liver injury and kidney failure. Beatrice Trum Hunter, MA Mark A. Kastel The new guidelines will aim at increased "compliance." Even at Larry Klein 100 percent compliance, the cost of saving one life from statin therapy Fred Kummerow, PhD Felix Liao, DDS is estimated at two hundred fifty thousand dollars per year; at current Kilmer McCully, AB, MD, MA (hon) Judith McGeary, Esq. compliance, which ranges from 25-65 percent (depending on the study), Carlos Monteiro that cost goes to one million dollars.