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Wise Traditions London 2011 – DVDs Available Now

With the Wise Traditions conference here in the US just around the corner I thought it appropriate to post this series of DVDs from the London 2011 Conference. Great series. Samples from many of the talks are available on Vimeo here. Unfortunately I’m not gonna be at the conference this year. Too much going on! I am just barely getting back on my feet after a week of a biodynamic craniosacral therapy training followed by the Raw Milk Rally with Michael Schmidt on day 33 of his hunger strike. Thanks be to God he is eating again now.

The Conscious Consumer Bill Of Rights

The Conscious Consumer Bill Of Rights

Please see this incredible website: fearlessrevolution.com for more information on the original Consumer Bill of Rights as well as a detailed explanation of any amendments made to it and why. THIS IS HUGE! THE CONSCIOUS CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS POSTER IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE Feel fre ...

Is the Skin a Solar-Powered Battery for the Heart?

Is the Skin a Solar-Powered Battery for the Heart?

The last Wise Traditions Journal from the Weston A Price foundation contained cutting edge information on sulfur which is a nutrient we never hear much about and which has been getting more attention lately. I was telling some people about how sulfur interacts with the skin to create a solar powered ...

Swedish Doctor Explains Science Behind Low Carb High Fat Diets

Swedish Doctor Explains Science Behind Low Carb High Fat Diets

More and more information is coming out about the dangers of eating a diet high in carbohydrates. People are finally waking up to the fact that the past 20 years or so of the low-fat fad have created more obese people and kids than our world has ever seen and have put an incredible strain on our hea ...

Distillery Dairies – Factory Farm History 101

Distillery Dairies – Factory Farm History 101

Many people have been asking me what the problem is with pasteurization lately, and seem rather confused about why anyone would want to drink raw milk as most of us have grown up hearing the stories of how children were dying until we started pasteurizing milk. As usual, this isn't a simple black an ...

Artisan Cheese Cultivators

Artisan Cheese Cultivators

This is a really fantastic post, by Jeanne Carpenter regarding a conference she attended about cheese. Jeanne runs her company, Wisconsin Cheese Originals, and promotes the state's artisan cheeses. I really appreciated the love these cheesemakers have for their bacteria, it is amazing what delicious ...

GAPS Diet and Cancer

GAPS Diet and Cancer

The following is an article written by Thomas Cowan, MD. It is a long article, the whole thing can be read here. It goes through various methods that Dr. Cowan uses to treat cancer, one of these being the GAPS diet. This is a really interesting article and really turns what we have been taught about ...

Microwave Ovens & Health Issues

Microwave Ovens & Health Issues

I was looking through some old posts and suddenly came across this old draft that for some reason I never published. I don't know why--sorry about that! I recently spent the week on a biodynamic craniosacral therapy course that was held in downtown Vancouver. I don't often spend much time down there ...

Pasteurisation, a Sour Story

Pasteurisation, a Sour Story

The following is re-posted from The Good Soup, written by Angela. It helps to explain the differences between the type of raw milk that needs to be pasteurized and the quality fresh raw milk that doesn't as well as what pasteurizing milk covers up. Pasteurization, A Sour Story The word ‘ ...

GAPS/SCD Full Moon Roundup

GAPS/SCD Full Moon Roundup

We have been on the GAP Syndrome diet for a year now. The improvements to our health, immunity, emotional stability and energy levels are remarkable. We owe a lot to Natasha Campbell McBride for her book Gut and Psychology Syndrome. As she says at the Wise Traditions 2010 UK conference, gut flora ar ...