Saturday, June 24, 2006

The Luddites of Nutrition: Diatery Recommendations by the Weston Price

Here are some diatery recommendations that I gathered either from the Weston Price Foundation, and also from this nutritionist I know personally -which makes very similar recommendations - who promotes a more traditional diet...

This is all based on the premise that traditional or more primitive diets are superior as bring less of the disease associated with our modern, North American diet.


Here they are:
1. Eat whole, natural, fresh as possible foods;
Avoid commercially processed foods containing MSG, dyes, preservatives and other additives. Avoid processed, commerical cookies, cakes, crackers, TV dinners, pop, candy bars, luncheon meats, sausages, packaged sauce mixes, etc. Avoid artificial food additives, especially MSG, certain food dyes, hydrolyzed vegetable protein and aspartame, which are neurotoxins. Be aware that most soups, sauce and broth mixes and commercial condiments contain MSG, even if not so labeled.

3. Eat naturally-raised or hunted meat including games, fish, seafood, poultry, beef, lamb, game, organ meats and eggs. Avoid battery-produced eggs and factory-farmed meats. Avoid highly processed luncheon meats and .

4. Eat whole, naturally-produced milk products from pasture-fed cows, preferably raw and/or fermented, such as whole yogurt, cultured butter, whole cheeses and fresh and sour cream. Avoid homogenized milk products. Avoid pasteurized milk, reduced fat milk, skim milk, powdered milk or imitation milk products. If you absolutely must, get the fat free stuff, but not fat reduced!

5. Use only traditional fats and oils including butter and other animal fats, cold pressed extra virgin olive oil, expeller expressed sesame and flax oil and the tropical oils — such as coconut and palm. Avoid all hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats and oils - such as margerine and shortening. Avoid all vegetable oils made from soy, corn, safflower, canola or cottonseed. Do not use polyunsaturated oils for cooking, sauteing or baking.

6. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably organic, in salads and soups, or lightly steamed. Avoid fried foods. Avoid canned, sprayed, waxed, bioengineered or irradiated fruits and vegetables.

7. Use whole grains and nuts that have been prepared by soaking, sprouting or sour leavening
to neutralize phytic acid and other anti-nutrients. Avoid white flour, white flour products and white rice. Avoid rancid and improperly prepared seeds, nuts and grains found in granolas, quick rise breads and extruded breakfast cereals, as they block mineral absorption and cause intestinal distress.

8. Include enzyme-enhanced lacto-fermented
vegetables, fruits, beverages and condiments in your diet on a regular basis.

9. Prepare homemade meat stocks from the bones of chicken, beef, lamb or fish and use liberally in soups and sauces.

10. Use herb teas and coffee substitutes in moderation. Avoid caffeine-containing beverages such as coffee, tea and soft drinks. Avoid chocolate.

11. Use filtered water for cooking and drinking. Avoid fluoridated water

12. Use unrefined Celtic seasalt and a variety of herbs and spices for food interest and appetite stimulation. Commercially processed salt contains aluminium!

13. Make your own salad dressing using raw vinegar and unpasterized ciders, extra virgin olive oil and expeller expressed flax oil.

14. Use natural sweeteners in moderation, such as raw honey, maple syrup, dehydrated cane sugar juice and stevia powder. Avoid all refined sweeteners such as sugar, dextrose, glucose and high fructose corn syrup.

15. Use only unpasteurized wine or beer in strict moderation with meals. Do not drink distilled liquors. Commercial wines contain sulphites.

16. Cook only in stainless steel, cast iron, glass or good quality enamel. Avoid plastic containers, teflon coated pots and pans, and Aluminium. Avoid aluminum-containing foods such as commercial salt, baking powder and antacids. Do not use aluminum-containing deodorants. Do not drink fluoridated water.

20. Do not use microwave ovens.


18. Use only natural supplements.

and here are some extra recommendations from the Weston Price Foundation:
19. Get plenty of sleep, exercise and natural light.

20. Think positive thoughts and minimize stress. Practice forgiveness.

that should help!

-peace

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great Posts, certainly a good thing for people to live by. The only thing i dont necesarily agree with is avoiding aspartame. I think everything in moderation is ok and using this sugar substitute from time to time is just fine. If there was harm in ingesting it, the FDA would let us know, its been on the market for years!

5:10 AM  
Blogger minetto said...

Hi there, thanks for your comment!
Yeah, there's quite a bit of debate regarding the effects of sugar substitutes on the human health. I guess the idea the Weston Price seem to be all about is: "if in doubt, avoid"

The problem with the FDA is that it is unfortunatelly influenced by lobying. The fake sugar producer are pretty powerful lobyists and have been know, for instance to use this power to block the emergence of other competing products potentionally safer. But that's another headhache :}

4:24 PM  

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