Wise Traditions

Oysters are a nutrient-rich powerhouse for the body--excellent for cognitive function, the immune system and even boosting mood. Why does liver get all the hype and press?! Stephen Kavanagh of Marine Health Foods, a marine biologist with over 30 years of experience explains why we can look to oysters for TONS of good stuff like zinc, protein, selenium, and more and what these can do for us. Stephen also expands on how unique oysters are, how good they are for the ocean, and what we can do to avoid overfishing them. Connect with Stephen and learn more about Oyster Max Subscribe to Wise Traditions on Apple Podcasts Check out our sponsors Gray Toad Tallow and New Biology Clinic Key Takeaways: Discussion on Mineral Deficiency and Obesity in Ireland Significance of Oysters as a Superfood Historical Consumption and Nutritional Value of Oysters Oyster Overfishing and Restoration Efforts Nutritional Content and Health Benefits of Oysters Impact of Modern Agriculture on Soil Depletion Environmental Importance of Oysters and Aquaculture Importance of Zinc Supplementation and Absorption Eye Health Considerations and Benefits of Oystermax Supplements Episode Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 04:23 - Importance of Natural Nutrient Synergy for Well-Being 07:17 - Selenium Deficiency Linked to Intense Agricultural Methods 11:17 - Hindered by Processed Diets: Appreciating Nutrient-Rich Oysters 14:43 - Sustainable Oyster Fishery Model in Ireland's Final Stand 22:19 - Discover Discounts on Tallow Skincare and New Biology Practices 23:23 - Personalized Wellness Services at Holistic Health Clinic 27:49 - Plant Analogies to Anatomy, Beneficial Nutrients like Walnuts 30:49 - Vegans Recommended Oysters for Zinc and B12 Benefits 33:30 - Enhanced Zinc Absorption with Oyster Extract Aid 38:15 - Embrace Transformation from Irritation to Beauty, a Lesson from Oysters 40:16 - Delve into Health Resources Offered by Weston A. Price Foundation 40:50 - Outro Quote of the Episode: "People linked walnuts to brain health due to their appearance. Now, we recognize their richness in omega 3s actually supports brain function." — Stephen Kavanagh "Oyster consumption or oyster extract proved effective in absorbing zinc, resolving the deficiency."— Stephen Kavanagh

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 Check out Sally’s blog: http://nourishingtraditions.com/ Order conference presentations: Fleetwood Onsite - http://fleetwoodonsite.com/ Visit our sponsors: One Earth Health and Green Pasture 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

Is it bad to not take a rest day? What are the red flags that you're over-training (or maybe under-training)? Should women cycle-sync their workouts? Is cardio important or should we just focus on resistance training? Kelsee Moore is a strength and conditioning coach, coaching the best and brightest athletes and military service members in NCAA Division I athletics and Air Force Special Warfare. Today, Kelsee tells us how to make the most of our workouts as women and she answers her most frequently asked questions like: How do we reduce our chances of injury? Should we rest our injuries or work through the pain? How quickly do we decondition if we take a break from training? What role does diet play? And what about rest? From her own experience as an athlete--running ultra-marathons and 50-mile races--and as a top-notch trainer who has worked with the best, Kelsee offers important insights and tips for training for optimal performance and health. Go to Kelsee's website: heyyomooreandco.com Register for the Wise Traditions conference at wisetraditions.org Check out our sponsors: Optimal Carnivore and Lumiram

How can we loosen the grip of our devices? Do we own them or do they own us? Joey Odom is the founder of ARO, a company committed to helping us spend less time on our phones. Too much screen time can have a negative impact on our psychological and physical health. Depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety are real outcomes from investing too much time on social media. In some ways, our phones have become like pacifiers and comfort objects for many of us. Today, Joey offers numerous strategies for reclaiming our lives and releasing our phones. He shares his stop/start philosophy and guidelines we can use as families to rein in the time we spend on our devices. Visit Joey's website goaro.com Register for the Wise Traditions conference at wisetraditions.org Check out our sponsors: PaleoValley and Smidge

Improved digestion. Clearer skin. Brain fog clearing up. These are some of the benefits of paying attention to the quality of ingredients that go into (and on) the body! Gubba Homestead, a leading figure in the homesteading and natural skincare community, experienced all of the above and then some. Her family’s health improved, too, as they began avoiding toxic chemicals and returning to more natural foods and products. Gubba tells her story today and also what led to her recent de-platforming on TikTok. (She was talking about the dangers of ingredients in sunscreen when her account was taken down.) She explains where her passion originated and why she won’t give up helping people uncover what’s in their food and skin care products. Finally, she also gets into what led her into homesteading and why she believes we can all become homesteaders in our own right (even if we live in the city)! Visit Gubba’s website: gubbahomestead.com Register for the Wise Traditions conference at wisetraditions.org Find your local chapter leader at westonaprice.org Check out our sponsors: Gray Toad Tallow and Fat of the Land

Defend your right to drink raw milk, to buy food directly from your farmer and to keep your bodily autonomy! Julie Dean Richards, the Crunchy Legal Lady, helps us understand what our rights are when it comes to all of the above and then some. She goes over how to obtain a religious exemption to vaccinations, how to identify health practitioners who honor your right as a parent (so that your children will not have to get shots if you don't want them to). She discusses the Amos Miller case and Private Membership Agreements and whether or not they are helpful for protecting your rights to purchase food from the farmer of your choice. And last, but not least, Julie reminds us that we can be activists without ever turning up in a courtroom or at a protest at city hall. Visit Julie's website: crunchylegallady.com Register for the Wise Traditions conference in Orlando at wisetraditions.org Check out our sponsors: One Earth Health and the New Biology Clinic

Fascia is a kind of "sensing organ" (connective tissue) that extends from the top of your head to the tip of your toes. How can we work with it, improve its suppleness, and benefit from its healing capabilities? Today, Elisha Celeste of the School for Living Science and the Human Freedom Project podcast, helps us wrap our minds around this mysterious, all-encompassing tissue. Elisha goes over the kinetic energies in nature and how they relate to how our bodies function, and consequently how our fascia acts and reacts to our environment. She offers tips for optimizing fascial health (like the importance of hydration for the fascia to work properly) while also reminding us that there is not one simple technique for healing that works for everybody. Elisha also busts common misconceptions around fascia and even fascial release. Visit Elisha's website for more information: elishaceleste.com Register for the Wise Traditions conference in Orlando at wisetraditions.org Check out our sponsors Optimal Carnivore and Paleo Valley

Radio Frequency ID (or RFID) has been presented as something of a modern-day branding system, allowing for the identification of cattle and other livestock on farms across the U.S. That sounds benign enough…until you realize that RFID is actually a livestock surveillance system that poses a threat to our farmers’ rights to raise their animals without government interference and may impinge on the free market relationship between farmers and consumers. John Moody, co-founder of the Rogue Food conferences, explains today exactly what’s at stake when it comes to legislation in the works for RFID (radio frequency ID). He starts with reviewing the history of legislators attempting to regulate how farmers manage livestock. He goes over the implications of RFID’s gathering data on the location of livestock as well as accessing their vaccination schedule and more. And the ways in which this slants the market in favor of bug-based food. He also explains why consumers should be concerned since even a private buying agreement doesn’t keep them unaffected by this initiative (should it pass). Finally he offers action steps we can take to prevent this Big Brother kind of governmental overreach related to our food freedom. Visit John's website: roguefoodconference.com Become a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation Contact your U.S. Senator and Congressional Representative

Molly and John Chester set up Apricot Lane Farms (known as the Biggest Little Farm) with the intention of working in harmony with nature, while maximizing nutrients and flavor. Have they been successful? What has changed since the documentary came out five years ago featuring their farm? How has the farm grown and is it living up to its original goals? Molly Chester answers all of the questions above today, sharing insights on the biodynamic and harmonious philosophy behind their farm (that now has over 250 varieties of fruits and vegetables growing on the property)! She talks about how it has shaped her son...and her own life. She also answers the question about whether the biggest little farm is possibly too big now! Plus, Molly shares what's next for their biggest little farm. Check out Molly's website: apricotlanefarms.com Become a new member of the Weston A. Price Foundation for only $25 (limited time offer) See our sponsors Maui Nui Venison and Optimal Carnivore

If the bird flu virus hasn't been isolated, why does it matter? What are the implications? Has any virus EVER been isolated? These are questions that have the potential to undermine our current understanding not only of viruses but of all sicknesses. Jamie Andrews is the Project Manager overseeing control studies to reexamine our understanding of virology. He addresses today the methodology for the new studies, the reason behind them, and what this has to do with our own personal approach to wellbeing and nurturing good health. Go to Jamie's substack account for more information Register for the Wise Traditions conference in Orlando Check out our sponsors: Optimal Carnivore and Sacred Hunting

What's the deal with bird flu? Is it actually something we should be worried about? What's the history of it? And why has there been a focus on it and why have millions of chickens been slaughtered because of it? Jacob Diaz, an independent researcher, explains today some of its history. He goes over what has happened this time around (and when initial bird flu "outbreaks" took place in the 2000s). He covers the flaws in the PCR testing and the logic of the supposed sickness and how the fear may be a tool to influence us to rely on Big Food and Big Pharma, rather than on independent small farmers and our own wherewithal for our health. Side note: Since this interview was recorded, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Monkeypox a “public health emergency of international concern.” We would put Monkeypox in the same category as the bird flu: a tool to instill fear and designed to coerce the public into getting unnecessary vaccines. Follow Jacob on Instagram: @undercovervirologist Register to attend the Wise Traditions conference in Orlando Check out our sponsors: Sacred Hunting and Paleo Valley

If you feel worn out and wrecked, like your life and hormones are out of balance, you are not alone. It's a symptom a lot of us deal with, a common result of our 24/7 busy lifestyle. The good news is that you aren't stuck! There are some simple ways to get your life (and hormones) back on track! Dr. Tami Meraglia, author of "The Hormone Secret," offers insights on just that: how to regain hormonal balance and health. She discusses how women can naturally support their bodies before, during, and after menopause. She talks about testosterone (yes, women need this, too), thyroid health, and what inhibits its proper function. Finally, she reminds us that lab results on paper don't tell the whole story. Visit Dr. Tami's website: biothrivelife.com Check out the Weston A. Price Foundation's resources in Spanish Become a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation Check out our sponsors: Paleo Valley and Sacred Hunting

Structured water is critical to good health. But what is it? How do we get more of it in the body? And can it really help us detox from disruptive ingredients in covid shots and other injections? And prevent or even help us heal after heart attacks? Dr. Stephen Hussey addresses all of the above in today's conversation. Stephen is the author of Understanding the Heart, and he has done a deep dive into what caused his own heart attack (at age 34!) and how to shore up health. He is convinced that it has everything to do with structured water (also called EZ or 4th phase water). Today he discusses how to create more of this critical water in the body and how it can help us not only detox from shots but heal and in the process, safeguard our health altogether. Visit Stephen's website: resourceyourhealth.com Register for our annual Wise Traditions conference here: wisetraditions.org Become a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation Check out our sponsors: The New Biology Clinic and Optimal Carnivore

What did your childhood diet look like? Does it seem impossible to overcome? Take heart! Phoenix Be of Simply Grassfed had a shaky start too, filled with Lucky Charms and TV dinners. Today, he is a farmer, health and relationship coach, and an advocate for optimal health through a natural lifestyle and organic foods. In this episode, Phoenix shares his journey and emphasizes the importance of viewing food as our medicine. He discusses deceptive "greenwashing" labels that mislead the public into believing certain products are healthy and natural. Phoenix also reveals surprising processes that some organic meats undergo and explains why vaccines for both humans and cattle are, in his view, problematic. Visit Phoenix's websites: Simply Grassfed and Blossom and Be. Register for the Wise Traditions conference in Orlando, October 25-27, 2024. Check out our sponsors: One Earth Health and Maui Nui Venison.

Why does bread get a bad rap? Maybe it's because we've forgotten how to prepare it the traditional way. Courtney Queen is a sourdough bread expert and the chef behind Butter for All (a recipe website) and today she explains how bread can be good for you, particularly when it's sourdough! Courtney goes over how to make it, what flour is best (most digestible and nutrient-rich), whether you need a starter or not to (a-hem) get started, and how entire civilizations have been built on grains and bread. Visit Courtney's website: butterforall.com Register for the Wise Traditions conference in Orlando in October Check out our sponsors Optimal Carnivore and Paleo Valley

How can we better understand (and care for) the world around us? Be more in sync with nature? Become better attuned to what grows and lives in our own backyard? Permaculturist and author Ben Falk offers his candid thoughts on how to do just this. He starts with his own story, explaining how he went from "tree hugger" to where he is today (more than an "environmentalist" in the traditional sense of the word). He goes over the permaculture zones and other basics for how to best interact with our environment, reviews how to make the most of our resources (yes, even human "waste"), and ultimately how to collaborate with nature for a brighter future for all of us. Visit Ben's website: wholesystemsdesign.com Find Weston A. Price Foundation resources in Spanish. Check out our sponsors: Optimal Carnivore and Paleo Valley.

What are our options when it comes to seafood? Farmed fish is often raised with antibiotics and even fed food coloring to dye its flesh to make it appear healthier. The process of wild-caught fish regularly leaves other sea creatures trapped in the nets, only to be discarded and wasted. Sustainable aquaculture shows us that there is a way to raise and harvest fish (and eat them) that is better for them, the environment, and our health! Ty Walker runs Smoke In Chimneys, a revitalized 1930s trout hatchery in Virginia, and today, he reveals what's possible when it comes to identifying and enjoying quality seafood. Today, Ty goes over what's going on with most farmed fish and industrial-scale wild fishing. He reveals issues with overfishing, the "fresh" label on our seafood, and microplastics in our oceans and fish. He points out that sustainable aquaculture is much like regenerative farming; it presents a sustainable and viable option that honors our environment and nurtures our well-being. Check out Ty's website smokeinchimneys.com Visit our website for more resources: westonaprice.org and realmilk.com for information on raw milk Visit our sponsors: One Earth Health and Optimal Carnivore

How far do we have to go to be deemed "beautiful" by society's standards? Many end up losing their health as they put their bodies through extreme dieting and cosmetic surgery. It's actually possible to cultivate beauty naturally and preserve our health in the process! This is the outlook of Lauren Berlingeri, the co-founder of HigherDOSE. Lauren is a former model who has first-hand experience trying to jump through the hoops of looking "perfect". In today's candid conversation, Lauren shares how striving to achieve that standard wrecked her health, leaving her exhausted and with gut issues. She tells the story of how she ended up getting breast implants and why she later decided to have them removed. She goes over her new health regimen which includes sunlight, infrared sauna therapy, and more. She explains why she advocates for a more natural approach these days when it comes to beauty and cultivating well-being. Visit Lauren's website: higherdose.com Become a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Check out our sponsors: The New Biology Clinic and Optimal Carnivore

When was cholesterol chosen to be the villain of good health? What is the history behind the campaign against cholesterol? Dr. Cate Shanahan, the author of "Deep Nutrition" and "Dark Calories", reviews the dark history of the misunderstanding related to this important nutrient. She discusses cholesterol's true (and important) role in hormone regulation and reducing oxidative stress. Cholesterol is so important, actually, that Cate suggests that we should celebrate when our cholesterol levels are high! Cate also answers the question: If cholesterol doesn't cause heart attacks, what does? Visit Cate's website: drcate.com Get on the Weston A. Price Foundation email list. Check out our sponsors: Maui Nui and Optimal Carnivore!

The doctor looks you in the eye and says, "You have high cholesterol." Now what? Statins are not the answer! Not by a long shot! Dr. Tom Cowan of the New Biology Clinic reminds us that there is no correlation between high cholesterol and heart attacks, heart disease, or early death. He sheds light on the HDL/LDL ratio questions and suggests that cholesterol tests, in the first place, do not provide helpful data in any case. Find out what Tom recommends instead to maintain a healthy heart and a healthy lifestyle. Visit Dr. Cowan's website: drtomcowan.com Subscribe to this podcast on your favorite podcast app Check out our sponsors: Earth Runners and Paleo Valley