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Why this old research is important.
Kris Johnson, MS Nutrition
October 12, 2011
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Nutrition/Diet in the
headlines!
What is a Healthy Diet?
USDA Food Pyramid?
Atkins Diet?
Zone Diet?
Vegetarian/Vegan?
Macrobiotic?
South Beach Diet?
Juicing?
Food Combining?
Metabolic Typing?
Even Lisa is confused!
Primal Diet?
NPD Photo
The Research of Dr. Price
• In the 1930’s, Dr. Price, a
well-known Cleveland
dentist, was concerned
because his patients had so
many cavities.
• He heard that there were
isolated communities
around the world who
were known for their
perfect teeth, and set out
to visit them.
Picture taken in Angola
Dr. Price found
healthy happy people
• Dr. Price found that these
people also had excellent bone
structure and good health
• Mothers bore their children
with ease
• Children were happy and
healthy
• TB, cancer and heart disease
were rare.
• Dr. Price was in awe of the
nutritional wisdom of these
“primitive” peoples.
African tribal woman who
consumed raw goat milk
These healthy people ate whole foods!
• He documented what they
were eating – very
nutritious local, unrefined
foods, many of them raw,
including raw milk and
lots of saturated fat
• Their diets were much
higher in nutrients than the
diets of his patients back
home.
African tribesmen – drank lots of rich raw milk, but had
very low cholesterol levels and no heart disease!
Swiss Village Photo
His first visit - Loetschental Valley in Switzerland.
Their prize-winning athletes drank bowls of cream from their treasured cows.
Primitive Gaelics
A remote island off the coast of Scotland in the outer Hebrides
Their main foods – seafood & oats
Eskimo Moms
A remote primitive village in Alaska
Babies were sturdy, alert, curious, rarely cried
Primitive
South
Pacific
Boys
See how happy and
optimistic these
young men are!
Their diet - animal
foods like octopus,
shell fish & other
seafood, wild pigs,
fruits, tubers,
vegetables, coconut
Primitive
Aborigine
Women
The people fished and
hunted birds & wild
game. They sought the
fattest game.
Grains & beans were
carefully prepared
with long soaking and
cooking.
Western refined food brought bad
teeth and poor health
• Sadly Dr. Price found
that in neighboring
communities that had
access to Western
refined food, tooth
decay was rampant
• Poor health, including
TB, was common
Eskimos living in town
South
Pacific
Decay
They lived where
there were trading
posts or missions.
Disease was rampant
– from TB to cancer
Aborigine
Decay of
those living
in town
Dr. Price called
Western foods
“the displacing
foods of modern
commerce.”
Lady in upper right
was still on a
traditional diet
African
Decay
The ravages of
the modern diet –
tooth decay and
tremendous
suffering
Dr. Price found crooked teeth in the
second generation
• And in the next
generation, crooked
teeth and poor bone
structure were common
• Children were sad and
often ill
• Childbirth was difficult
• Poorer nutrition made a
big difference!
Eskimo children in town
Aborigine 2nd
Generation
Dental deformities
Underdevelopment
of the middle third
of the face
Africa 2nd
Generation
Dental deformities
and severe narrowing
of the face.
Happy optimism is
lost!
Today’s Children
Those
missing
vitamins
and
minerals
make a
difference!
Modern Children
Most modern children
have thin faces and
need braces to
straighten their teeth
This Trend is Reversible
• This beautiful woman was
born of a mother with
crooked teeth who
improved her diet as a
teenager
• Because her mother was
eating a very nutritious
diet, she has perfect teeth,
good bone structure, and
excellent health
• Nutrition does make a
difference!
Great Variety in Traditional Diets
Some had no plant foods
Some had few animal foods
Some had mostly cooked foods
Some had large amounts of raw foods
Some had milk products; some did not
Some had grains; some did not
Some had fruits; some did not
What are the underlying characteristics
of these healthy diets?
1. No refined or denatured foods
Refined and Denatured
Food Components
1930's
Refined Sugar
White Flour
Vegetable Oils
Canned Foods
Condensed Milk
Refined and Denatured
Food Components
Today
Refined Sugar
High Fructose Corn Syrup
White Flour
Pasteurized Milk
Skim and Low Fat Milk
Hydrogenated Fats
Refined Vegetable Oils
Isolated Protein Powders
Additives
“Life in its fullness is Mother Nature obeyed.”
Weston A. Price, DDS
Factory foods are not Mother Nature’s foods!
2. Every diet contained animal
products
FISH AND SHELLFISH: including organs, oil,
bones, heads, etc. Weston Price found the best
bone structure among those eating seafood
BIRDS: Chicken, ducks, geese, etc., including the
organs, fat and skin.
RED MEAT: Beef, goat, sheep, game, etc., with
ORGAN MEATS and FAT preferred.
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
EGGS
REPTILES
INSECTS
Animal Food Nutrients
These nutrients are found only in animal
products
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Cholesterol
Vitamin B12
Very Long Chain, Superunsaturated fatty acids
(AA, EPA and DHA)
These nutrients are more easily absorbed
from animal products
Calcium
B6
Magnesium
Iron
Zinc
Copper
3. Dr. Price’s Key Finding
Primitive Diets contain 4 times the
calcium and other minerals, and
10 times the fat-soluble vitamins as
the modern American diet.
Sources of Vitamins A and D
Insects
Fish Eggs
Fish Liver Oil
Fish livers
Fish and Shell Fish
Sea Mammals
Liver*
Eggs*
Organ Meats*
Butter and Cream*
Fat of birds* (ducks, geese, chickens)
Fat of monogastrics (pig*, bear, Guinea pig)
* From pasture-fed animals
The Fat-Soluble Activators A and D
A question arises as to the efficiency of the human body in
removing all of the minerals from the ingested foods. Extensive
laboratory determinations have shown that most people cannot
absorb more than half of the calcium and phosphorus from the
foods eaten. The amounts utilized depend directly on the
presence of other substances, particularly fat-soluble vitamins.
It is at this point probably that the greatest breakdown in our
modern diet takes place, namely, in the ingestion and utilization
of adequate amount of the special activating substances,
including the vitamins [A and D] needed for rendering the
minerals in the food available to the human system.
It is possible to starve for minerals that are abundant in the
foods eaten because they cannot be utilized without an adequate
quantity of the fat-soluble activators.
Weston Price, DDS
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
4. All cultures cooked some
or most of their food…
but they always ate some
of their animal foods raw.
Examples of Raw Animal Foods
Raw milk, butter and cream
Raw cheeses
Raw and Marinated fish
Traditional ethnic raw meat dishes
(steak tartare, carpaccio, kibbeh, etc.)
Vitamin B6 Deficiency Linked to
• Diabetes
• PMS
• Heart disease
• Morning sickness
• Nervous
disorders
• Toxemia of pregnancy
• Cancer
• Sickle cell anemia
• Kidney failure
• Carpel Tunnel
Syndrome
• Asthma
• Alcoholism
B6 fragile, destroyed by heat, Animal foods best source
Real Cheese
5. High Food Enzyme Content
an acetyltransferase
Types of Enzymes
METABOLIC
DIGESTIVE
FOOD
(1,000s discovered)
(about 22)
(3 types)
Delta desaturase
Pancreatin
Amalyses
Superoxide
dismutase
Pepsin
Lipases
Trypsin
Proteases
Gluththione
peroxidase
Catalase
Lysyl oxidase
Lactase
Galactase
Phosphatase
When the diet contains food enzymes, the body is spared from
making some digestive enzymes and therefore has more energy.
Food enzymes are destroyed at 118o F wet heat, 150o F dry heat.
Examples of Enzyme-Rich Foods
Raw dairy products
Raw meat and fish
Raw honey
Tropical fruits
Cold pressed oils (extra virgin olive oil)
Wine and unpasteurized beer
Lacto-fermented (enzyme enhanced)
vegetables
fruits
meats
fish
dairy products
beverages
Lacto-Fermented Condiments
Beet relish
Ginger carrots
Pineapple chutney
Raspberry syrup
Cortido
Apricot butter
(spicy So. American sauerkraut)
Lacto-Fermented Beverages
Kombucha
Kvass
Sour Grain
Drink
6. Seeds, grains, legumes & nuts
are soaked, sprouted, fermented
or naturally leavened
Deactivates ENZYME INHIBITORS (block digestion)
Neutralizes PHYTIC ACID (blocks mineral absorption)
Neutralizes TANNINS and LECTINS (irritants)
Pre-digests COMPLEX STARCHES & SUGARS (hard to digest)
Begins breakdown of GLUTEN (hard to digest; can be toxic)
Begins breakdown of CELLULOSE (impossible to digest)
Proper preparation makes seed foods more
digestible and their nutrients more available.
Proper Preparation of
Seed Foods
Imitates natural factors that neutralize
the seed’s “preservatives”
and allow it to sprout:
Moisture
Warmth
Slight Acidity
Time
7. Total fat content of traditional
diets varies from 30% to 80%
of calories, but only about 4%
of calories come from
polyunsaturated fatty acids.
USDA Dietary Guidelines say just the
opposite!
The Many Roles of Saturated Fat
CELL MEMBRANES – should be 50% saturated fatty acids.
BONES – Saturated fats help the body put calcium in the bones.
HEART DISEASE – Lower Lp(a), a marker for heart disease.
HEART FUNCTION – Saturated fats are preferred food for the
heart.
LIVER – Saturated fats protect the liver from alcohol & other
poisons.
LUNGS – Can’t function without saturated fats.
KIDNEYS – Can’t function without saturated fats.
IMMUNE SYSTEM – Enhanced by saturated fats.
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS – Work together with saturated fats.
Why Grass-Fed is Best
More Fat-Soluble Vitamins –
A, D, E, K - in the fat.
More CLA - anti-cancer/weight
loss compound - in the fat.
More minerals - mostly in the fat.
To get the benefits of grass
feeding... you must eat the fat!
I will provide grass in the fields
for your cattle, and you will eat
and be satisfied. Deut 11:15
Chicken Livers
Pasture Raised
Conventional
Organic
8. Traditional diets had
nearly equal amounts of
Omega-6 and Omega-3
Fatty Acids
The typical American diet has too
much omega-6 fat, thanks to corn
and soybean oil everywhere!
OMEGA-6 PATHWAY
Source: Mary G. Enig, PhD, adapted from RR Brenner,
PhD The Role of Fats in Human Nutrition 1989
Prostaglandin Pathways
OMEGA-3 PATHWAY
These conditions interfere
with EFA conversion pathway
Malnutrition
Vitamin B6 deficiency
Diabetes
Biotin deficiency
Trans & damaged fatty
acids
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Excess omega-6
Excess sugar
Poor pituitary function
Low thyroid function
Vitamin E deficiency
Protein deficiency
Zinc deficiency
Over-eating
Alcohol
Problems Associated with Consumption
of Excess Polyunsaturated Oils
Increased cancer
Increased heart disease
Increased wrinkles and premature aging
Immune system dysfunction
Disruption of prostaglandin production
Depressed learning ability
Liver damage
Ceroid storage disease
Damage to reproductive organs and the lungs
Digestive disorders due to polymerization
Increased levels of uric acid
Impaired growth
Lowered cholesterol
Source:
Pinckney, The Cholesterol Controversy
Natural Sources of
Essential Fatty Acids
GRAINS
LEGUMES
NUTS
FISH
ANIMAL FATS
EGGS
VEGETABLES
FRUITS
Polyunsaturated fatty acids are protected from
damage when they are in whole foods.
9. All diets contained some salt
Sea salt
Salt flats and mined salt
Ashes of marsh grasses
Meat and milk products
Blood and urine
More salt needed with cooked foods
Salt is needed for
Protein digestion
Carbohydrate digestion
Development of brain
Adrenal function
Cellular metabolism
10. All traditional cultures
made use of bones,
usually as bone broth
1. Supplies calcium and other minerals in a form
easy to assimilate
2. Supplies nutrients that help build healthy
cartilage
3. Supplies amino acids that help the body detoxify
4. Amino acids in broths balance the amino acids
in flesh
5. Supplies gelatin to help digestion
Hydrophilic
RAW FOODS are HYDROPHILIC - they
attract liquids, including digestive juices
COOKED FOODS are HYDROPHOBIC they repel liquids, including digestive juices
GELATIN is HYDROPHILIC - it attracts
liquids, including digestive juices
Gelatin-rich broth added to a meal containing
cooked foods promotes full digestion and
complete assimilation.
Gelatin is useful
in the treatment of
ulcers
malnutrition
dysentery
infectious diseases
tuberculosis
diabetes
muscular dystrophy
poor digestion/assimilation fatigue
irritation of digestive tract jaundice
Crohn's disease
allergies
colitis
infant feeding
11. Traditional cultures made
provisions for future generations
Special foods for parents-to-be,
pregnant women, nursing women
& growing children
Spacing of children
Principles of proper diet taught
to the young
Summary
Traditional diets maximized nutrients while
modern diets minimize nutrients
TRADITIONAL DIETS
MODERN DIETS
Foods from fertile soil
Organ meats over muscle meats
Animal fats
Animals on pasture
Dairy products raw and/or fermented
Grains and legumes soaked/fermented
Bone broths
Unrefined sweeteners (honey, maple syrup)
Lacto-fermented vegetables
Lacto-fermented beverages
Unrefined salt
Natural vitamins in foods
Traditional Cooking
Traditional seeds/Open pollination
Foods from depleted soil
Muscle meats, few organs
Vegetable oils
Animals in confinement
Dairy products pasteurized
Grains refined, extruded
MSG, artificial flavorings
Refined sweeteners
Canned vegetables
Modern soft drinks
Refined salt
Synthetic vitamins added
Microwave, Irradiation
Hybrid seeds, GMO seeds
Resources
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Important
books on diet
and health
If you want to truly heal you must educate
yourself about nutrition!
• The Weston A Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org)
• www.cholesterol-and-health.com by Chris Masterjohn, PhD
candidate in nutrition, and his blogs, The Daily Lipid &
Mother Nature Obeyed
• Healthy Nation Coalition - started by RD’s upset with
USDA Dietary Guidelines (www.forahealthynation.org).
Find them on Facebook
• Trust Us, We're Experts! How Industry Manipulates
Science and Gambles with Your Future
by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
• Kris’s website, www.MercyViewMeadow.org, with lots of
links to other information.