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From the Executive Director – Spring 2023
Dear Members and Friends,
Recently, we have been presenting and exhibiting at conferences and symposia to remind doctors, researchers, natural health practitioners, and others of the benefits of reconnecting with ancestral nutrition practices. We believe that we have a responsibility to bring people together to create a new nature- and patient-centric health paradigm that can help save people and the planet.
We know that we have a big hill to climb to persuade proponents of singular diet protocols that what we share philosophically is greater than what separates us. However, we have begun in earnest, and we are especially grateful to our friends at the Symposium for Metabolic Health (California and Florida), LowCarb Denver, and KetoCon in Austin, Texas, all of whom joined us in supporting the initiative we call “Interdependence.”
At our Interdependence workshops, we have meaningful and enthusiastic conversations, which have convinced us that we’re on the right track to resolve a critical unmet need in the natural health ecosystem. We believe that by rising above diet dogma with collaborative initiatives, we can lessen the incidence of modern disease.
In this journal, we are excited to introduce you to several wonderful people who are making a difference in the lives of many by embracing human- and planet-friendly practices in regenerative organic farming, gardening, and food preparation.
We share with you the story of Chloe and Luie Nevarez of Happy Hens, who run one of the nation’s top organic pastured egg ranches near my SoCal hometown. I was so happy to discover Happy Hens after being frustrated to find that the only pastured eggs at my local grocer had been transported from a thousand miles away. Our interview with Chloe also includes data from Mother Earth News about the superior nutrient density of organic pastured eggs.
Bill Schindler, PhD (no relation), who was featured in our summer 2022 journal, continues to advance ancestral food practices in a manner reminiscent of the days when Dr. Price studied the diets of Indigenous peoples worldwide. In this issue, we share an excerpt from Dr. Schindler’s book, Eat Like a Human, shedding light on nixtamalization, an essential Latin American practice that naturally enhances the bioavailability of nutrients from corn.
Then we invite you to join us in rural Pennsylvania to visit Maria Rodale, an icon in the human and planetary health movement. Maria is a leader, innovator, mother, writer, publisher, shamanic journeyer, and chef firmly rooted in the principles of regenerative farming and organic real food. I believe you’ll enjoy getting to know Maria, as I have, and trying her recipes from Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious. For flavorful, easy-to-prepare meals, embrace Maria’s philosophy of using minimally processed, nutrient-dense, fresh, and seasonal ingredients.
Together, we can help save people and the planet by advancing community-wide initiatives like Interdependence, supporting ranchers like the Nevarezes, restoring ancestral food customs like nixtamalization, and embracing real food practices like those of Maria Rodale. Please join us in our mission to build community, advance ancestral nutrition knowledge, and empower healthful living by supporting our work today.
Wishing you health and joy,
Steven J. Schindler
Executive Director
[email protected]
Published in the Journal of Health and Healing™
Spring 2023 | Volume 47, Number 1
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