What is a Nourishing Diet?

This presentation answers the question: what is a healthy diet? Sally looks at the work of Dr. Weston A. Price who visited groups of people living in a traditional way, eating their traditional diets and enjoying robust health. Sally presents 11 principles of traditional diets and teaches how to implement those principles today. This life-changing information is changing how the world eats.

The 11 Principles of Traditional Diets

  1. Avoid all refined and denatured foods.

  2. Include animal foods.

  3. Emphasize nutrient–dense foods: organ meats, animal fats, eggs, raw dairy, shellfish, fish liver oils and fish eggs.

  4. Eat some animal food raw; cook most plant foods.

  5. Enjoy lacto-fermented condiments and beverages.

  6. Prepare seeds, grains, and nuts properly to minimize anti-nutrients and enhance digestibility.

  7. Enjoy saturated fats; avoid industrial seed oils.

  8. Consume animal foods from land and sea to balance omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids.

  9. Use unrefined salt liberally.

  10. Include gelatinous bone broth in soups, stews, gravy and sauces.

  11. Emphasize nutrient-dense foods before and during pregnancy, and for growing babies.