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Why this old research is important. Kris Johnson, MS Nutrition October 12, 2011 [email protected] 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 www.NewTrendsPublishing.com NewTrends Publishing (877) 707-1776 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.