{"id":1387,"date":"2015-12-13T16:34:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T00:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/?page_id=1387"},"modified":"2016-09-12T21:04:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T04:04:14","slug":"november-12-16-2015-pearls-from-the-2015-wise-traditions-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/events\/november-12-16-2015-pearls-from-the-2015-wise-traditions-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"November 12-16, 2015: Pearls from the 2015 Wise Traditions Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference6.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Hamilton-Roth (Marin County, CA chapter leader), Sally Fallon Morell, Lisa Monroe (Sonoma County, CA chapter leader)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over 1200 people from all over the world convened in Anaheim, CA this year for the annual Wise Traditions Conference! The traditionally prepared food was delicious ~ what a treat to have amazing food sourced, prepared and served and the dishes washed! The speakers were inspiring and informative and the exhibitors were knowledgeable and interesting.\u00a0 The conference is so large that it\u2019s difficult to tell a cohesive story about it so I\u2019ll share a few pearls from some of the presentations I attended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sally Fallon Morell\u2019s presentation at the WAPF Chapter leader meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are 15,000 members in the WAPF community. Memberships cover over half of the expenses for the running of the WAPF, including the new restaurant project and other projects.<\/p>\n<p>There are three new brochures available this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutrition for Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Sugar Alert<\/li>\n<li>Dangers of Vegan and Vegetarian Diets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year there are more states than ever that can sell raw milk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>41 states \u2013 can sell raw milk<\/li>\n<li>5 states \u2013 can sell raw pet milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The WAPF is now doing one day conferences for $35-$40. They plan to do 2\/year. This coming year in 2016 the conferences will be in the Adirondacks and in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Weeks ~ Ancient Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philip is a naturopath, an herbalist and acupuncturist from the UK.\u00a0 He was a great presenter, very engaging and knowledgeable. The interesting thing about him is that he has studied Greek, Ayurvedic, Chinese and Arabic medicine.<\/p>\n<p>He talked about our health and our inherited constitution ~ the key factor is the nutrition of our mother during pregnancy and breastfeeding.\u00a0 We need to educate our young women and men about the importance of good nutrition for healthy babies.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the constitution is poor, one can live well and healthfully but need to do so carefully to not stress the body.<\/p>\n<p>He talked a lot about bio-accumulation of toxins ~ that we can\u2019t have a healthy body without a healthy environment. There are 80,000 man-made chemicals; 1000 new ones created each year. Some chemicals attach to our DNA ~ hair dyes, mercury, formaldehyde, nitrosamines.<\/p>\n<p>But our DNA is not our destiny. We can affect the way our genes express themselves.<\/p>\n<p>As far as nourishment, if you can\u2019t make a food, you shouldn\u2019t eat it. Or if your grandmother wouldn\u2019t know what a food is, you shouldn\u2019t be eating it.<\/p>\n<p>He said the mineral content of foods has declined drastically.<br \/>\nFor example, comparing a carrot grown in 1940 to one in 2002: there is 48% less calcium and 75% less magnesium.<\/p>\n<p>Average sugar consumption has increased from 5 kgs\/year in 1830 to 70 kgs\/year in the year 2000 (that\u2019s 36 teaspoons\/day).<\/p>\n<p>One secret of health preservation is sleep.\u00a0 Avoid blue light from devices 2-3 hours before bed. It suppresses melatonin production for 3 hours.<br \/>\nIf you snore ~ there is a 40% increased risk of dying compared to those who don\u2019t (stroke, heart disease, etc)<br \/>\nGo to sleep as much as you can before midnight ~ every hour of sleep prior to midnight = 2 hours of sleep after<\/p>\n<p>The odds for dying earlier from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Air pollution = 5%<\/li>\n<li>Obesity = 20%<\/li>\n<li>Excessive alcohol = 30%<\/li>\n<li>Loneliness = 45%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Community:<br \/>\nIn the 1980\u2019s 20% of Americans felt lonely.<br \/>\nIn 2010 40% of Americans felt lonely.<\/p>\n<p>Human bodies are taking longer to decompose now due to all the preservatives in our food.<\/p>\n<p>We need to get ill, to get a fever, sweat and rest for the body to get rid of Epstein-Barr from your childhood, the cold from last year, toxic metabolites, viruses, bacteria, etc.<br \/>\nSurprisingly, he said our gut microbiome is basically fixed by the age of 7.<\/p>\n<p>Philip recommends fasting \u2013 it increases the numbers of mitochondria in neurons so it improves memory and cognitive function.<br \/>\nThere are lots of ways to fast. Some examples are\u00a0 broth only or juice only or intermittent fasting ~ 2 days\/ week eat 500 calories\/day.<br \/>\nCalorie restriction can prolong life as much as 40%.<br \/>\nWhen our bodies don\u2019t have access to food, they switch from growth mode to repair mode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference2.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/freeandhealthychildren.org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Free and Healthy Children International<\/a> booth with Victoria Anderson of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southpasadenahomeopathy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">South Pasadena Homeopathy<\/a>\u00a0 and Deborah Landowne of <a href=\"https:\/\/marinhomeopathy.vpweb.com\/default.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marin Homeopathy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Ask The Practitioner Panel<\/h3>\n<p>Forced Vaccination. What can you do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Philip Weeks suggested homeopathy. It sounded very similar to CEASE Therapy, detoxing from vaccines with homeopathy.<\/li>\n<li>Kim Schuette suggested increasing probiotics, food-based vitamin C and a series of homeopathics to support kidney, liver and lymphatic systems.<\/li>\n<li>Louisa Williams suggested Notatum by BioResource, Inc. to be put directly on injection site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gallstones?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom Cowan suggested eating raw, rather than cooked, fats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference3.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tom Cowan and his family launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drcowansgarden\/timeline\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dr. Cowan\u2019s Garden<\/a>, his line of powders made from vegetables from his garden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Marlowe ~ Interpret Your Own Blood Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most basic things to consider when not as healthy as you would like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve nutrition<\/li>\n<li>Improve sleep hygiene (go to sleep as much as you can before midnight \u2013 every hour prior to midnight = 2 hours of sleep after midnight).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fluoride is the best at inhibiting enzyme activity ~ meaning that it\u2019s a poison.\u00a0 Prozac is a fluoride poison. Statins poison enzymes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donna Wild ~ Non-invasive Testing for Nutritional Deficiencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donna described how to do all of these DIY tests!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Coca\u2019s Pulse Test for food allergies<\/li>\n<li>Candida Saliva Test<\/li>\n<li>Barnes Basal Body Temperature Test for Thyroid Function<\/li>\n<li>Iodine Patch Test<\/li>\n<li>Adrenal Insufficiency Test<\/li>\n<li>Calcium Cuff Test for tissue calcium<\/li>\n<li>Zinc Tally Test<\/li>\n<li>Acid\/Base testing for acidosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference4.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Banquet Notes<\/h3>\n<p>Attendees traveled from Canada, France, the UK, Estonia, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The Find Real Food App is up and running.<br \/>\nThere are 14,000 approved products with 1100 brands and farms. There are 30 searchable food categories and over 100,000 locations! You can click on the location to see what they sell.<\/p>\n<p>The Restaurant Rating Guide is still in process, likely coming next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Healing Quest PBS show made a Nicholas Gonzalez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healingquest.tv\/todays-featured-stories\/dr-gonzalez-brain-food-compilation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">remembrance DVD <\/a>of his Brain Food segments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference7.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sandrine Love with her new book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/adventuresofandrewprice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Adventures of Andrew Price<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Next year\u2019s conference will be in Montgomery, Alabama. The area is experiencing an agricultural renaissance of grass-based farms and it\u2019s centrally located.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Savory was the guest speaker at the banquet. He discussed holistic management of agriculture. He said that agriculture is the foundation of civilization. Only 5% of the planet is viable for crop production.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandra Van Gilder ~ Movement and Sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Should get 9 hours of sleep at night.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone should be in bed by 9 pm<\/li>\n<li>We don\u2019t feel the effects of sleep deprivation<\/li>\n<li>Melatonin kills pathogens in our guts<\/li>\n<li>Need dark for cortisol levels<\/li>\n<li>For good sleep use pillows under knees and neck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Gray developed exercises<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Play (move) like kids<\/li>\n<li>Variety \u2013 lunge and reach in all directions<\/li>\n<li>Emphasize rotation in hips and upper back (low back isn\u2019t designed to rotate)<br \/>\nExercise machines were designed by studying cadavers.<\/li>\n<li>Walking is the simplest form of the lunge.<\/li>\n<li>Best health movement is moving throughout the day, gentle movement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TheMoveMethod.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Cordaro ~ Your Home as a Safe Haven<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mary talked about how the built environment affects human and environmental health.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips to protect you from different forms of EMF:<\/p>\n<p>In bedroom and office<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unplug electronics at night for sleep.<\/li>\n<li>Get a battery-operated clock<\/li>\n<li>Avoid electric blankets.<\/li>\n<li>Move bed away from walls with service and subpanels. Avoid transformer plugs.<\/li>\n<li>Move cables and power strips as far away from feet\/body as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Use wired keyboard, get hands off plugged in laptop. Use laptop on battery while on lap. Get service panel inspected, then turn off breakers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cordless phones \u2013 emit RF 24\/7<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use corded phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To reduce cell phone RF exposure<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use corded phone \u2013 forward cell calls to land line<\/li>\n<li>Put in airplane mode<\/li>\n<li>Minimize cell phone use<\/li>\n<li>Talk on speaker<\/li>\n<li>Use blue tube wired headset with ferrite bead filter<\/li>\n<li>Keep cell phones away from babies and children<\/li>\n<li>Buy a basic phone for use when away from home<\/li>\n<li>Use a tablet away from home. Turn off or in airplane mode when not in use<\/li>\n<li>Place smart phone 15 feet away from people at home<\/li>\n<li>Put smart phone in airplane mode or off during sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wifi &#8211; from router and from device<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum \u2013 unplug wireless router during sleep<\/li>\n<li>Keep a safe distance<\/li>\n<li>Turn off wifi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Baby monitor \u2013 same as a cell phone, high levels of RF 24\/7<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best is a wired computer with a webcam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smart Meters<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opt out<\/li>\n<li>Request replacement analog meter<\/li>\n<li>Sleep in another room away from smart meter<\/li>\n<li>Avoid smart appliances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dirty electricity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change dimmer switches to on\/off switch<\/li>\n<li>Avoid CFL (compact fluorescent lights) and fluorescent<\/li>\n<li>Use incandescent, halogen or LED on a regular switch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference5.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sitting in the sauna (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.personalinfraredsauna.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Personal Infrared Sauna<\/a>)!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Basic Traditional Cooking \u2013 \u201cCoolking\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why cook?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooking is a life skill that has been lost \u2013 it must be brought back<\/li>\n<li>Should be taught in home and at school<\/li>\n<li>Most effective and safest form of health care<\/li>\n<li>Efficiency is critical<\/li>\n<li>If we don\u2019t start turning things around soon, nourishing recipes will be lost for good and disease will continue to rise<\/li>\n<li>Need to bring family dinner back in style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It takes two weeks to change the taste buds.<br \/>\nYou can change behavior in two months.<\/p>\n<p>People have been thriving on traditional methods of cooking for thousands of years.<br \/>\nWeston Price discovered communities throughout the world living free of disease and eating nutrient dense foods. These communities had no chronic illness or obesity and they lived long healthy lives.<br \/>\nAmericans are sicker than ever.<br \/>\nThis is the first generation of kids destined to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 in 3 kids have diabetes<\/li>\n<li>1 in 5 will have cancer<\/li>\n<li>2 in 3 are obese<\/li>\n<li>1 in 31 boys have autism<\/li>\n<li>1 in 68 children have autism<\/li>\n<li>1 in 6 have learning disability<\/li>\n<li>1 in 10 have ADHD<\/li>\n<li>1 in 2 kids have chronic illness<\/li>\n<li>1 in 30 have severe mood challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two choices \u2013 FEAR<br \/>\nForget everything and run<br \/>\nFace everything and rise<\/p>\n<p>Popcorn \u2013 pop with red palm oil to give it an orange color then add some maple syrup.<\/p>\n<p>Legally, companies can call an oil olive oil if it has only 10% olive oil in it!!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalads are killing America\u201d ~ Sally Fallon (because of the prevalence of industrially-processed oils in salad dressings)<br \/>\nIf you put olive oil in the fridge and it stays liquid, it\u2019s not pure olive oil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple Soda recipe<\/strong><br \/>\nBuy a large jar (one gallon) of apple juice, pour off 1-cup juice and add \u00bd cup whey and \u00bd cup honey. Ferment on the counter for 3 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fruit kvass<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup whey<\/li>\n<li>1 cup fruit<\/li>\n<li>pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>ginger, optional<\/li>\n<li>filtered water to the shoulder of the bottle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leave on counter for 2-3 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get those Greens<\/strong> recipe<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 sweet potatoes<\/li>\n<li>3 Tbsp fat<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp total seasonings, such as paprika, oregano, thyme<\/li>\n<li>4 bunches of greens, chopped, such as spinach, bok choy, kale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heat potatoes, fat and seasonings. Add chopped veggies and saut\u00e9 for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/chapters.westonaprice.org\/marincountyca\/files\/2016\/09\/2015-11-WAPFConference1.jpg\" alt=\"Weston A Price Nourishing Traditions Conference 2015\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blumandbrubroths.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blum &amp; Bru<\/a> sells eastern medicinal herbs to put in your broths along with the bones and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">By Karen Hamilton-Roth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 1200 people from all over the world convened in Anaheim, CA this year for the annual Wise Traditions Conference! The traditionally prepared food was delicious ~ what a treat to have amazing food sourced, prepared and served and the dishes washed! 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