498: The “Tweakable” Wise Traditions Diet: Making an Ancestral Diet Work for You with Sally Fallon Morell

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition, Diet, Health

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

How much fat should you eat? What about salt? And broth? Sally Fallon Morell, President and Founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation, goes over today the 11 Wise Traditions dietary principles. She emphasizes how these principles are based on healthy traditional eating practices observed around the world…and how we can apply them wherever we live today!

She explains how these ancient practices are backed by science. She reviews the “sacred foods” of indigenous peoples and goes over why they were so revered. She concludes the overview with tips for eating in such a way that sugar cravings are reduced.

Tune in for practical advice on enhancing your diet for optimal health, rooted in time-tested traditions.

Key Takeaways:

Principles of a Healthy Diet
Food Preparation Techniques
Nutritional Benefits of Animal Fats
Nutrient-Dense Diets in Traditional Cultures

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Episode Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction

01:32 - Overview of Ancestral Eating Guidelines

04:45 - Assessing Dietary Needs Based on Ancestry

07:58 - What Teeth Can Tell Us About Nutritional History and Health

11:53 - Emphasizing Nutrient Density: The Importance of Mineral-Rich Diets

15:47 - The Rising Popularity of Lactofermentation in Health Diets

18:38 - Fermented Cod Liver Oil: A Nutrient-Rich Superfood

20:29 - Resolving Oatmeal Allergy and Granola Illness Through Soaking

23:29 - How Structured Water and Saturated Fats Can Protect Against EMF

26:47 - Cinamix's Role in Reducing Salt and Its Link to Obesity Risks

30:25 - Global Cultural Understanding of Nutrient Needs During Pregnancy

34:24 - The Importance of Iron in Exclusively Breastfed Infants

38:45 - Outro

Quote of the Episode:

"Transition from processed foods to real food, making gradual changes to adopt a nutrient-rich diet." — Sally Fallon Morell

"Structured water in your body, supported by hydrophilic surfaces in cell membranes with saturated fat, enhances protection against EMF."—Sally Fallon Morell

Transcript

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0:00.0	From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for
0:10.2	Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the healing arts. We are your source
0:14.7	for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health.
0:28.0	And now here is our host and producer Hilda Labrada Gore. Hey, Hilda here.
0:31.0	We want to choose food that nourishes us the best for ourselves and our families.
0:37.8	What does that look like? What are helpful guidelines when it comes to eating an ancestral diet.
0:43.0	And is this even possible in today's day and age of packaged and processed foods?
0:48.2	What's realistic?
0:49.6	This is episode 498 and our guest today is none other than Sally Falam Morel, the president and
0:55.7	founder of the Westinay Price Foundation. Today Sally goes over the Wise Traditions
1:00.9	11 dietary principles that are a great starting place when it comes to
1:05.6	making healthy nourishing food choices. She reviews the sacred foods that were most prized
1:11.6	by indigenous people groups.
1:13.0	She explains how the dietary principles are tweakable,
1:17.0	meaning that you can make them work for you,
1:19.0	and why the Wise Traditions diet is not a diet of extremes.
1:23.4	She goes over all of the specifics on how to get the right balance of
1:26.5	omega 3 fatty acids and omega 6 in the diet,
1:30.0	which is the best fat to eat, and so on.
1:32.9	And she reviews why we need salt and the type of salt that's best,
1:36.7	and how to reduce sugar cravings.
1:39.5	Finally, she gives us a fresh look
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