Wise Traditions Principles

Episode #599

The Control Grid: How To Protect Your Money And Your Freedom With Catherine Austin Fitts

What happens when the financial system can control not just how we spend our money, but what we are allowed to buy? Catherine Austin Fitts, former Wall Street […]

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Episode #527

Walk, Don’t Run And Other Important Health Shifts With Mark Sisson

How is running bad for us? Tennis shoes aren’t doing us any favors. Cold plunges may be overrated. Mark Sisson is a pioneer in the ancestral health movement, […]

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Episode #409

Off Grid in Brazil

with John Carter

What would it be like to live in the Brazilian Amazon for over 20 years, off grid, 18 hours away from any hospital, hardly speaking the language, while […]

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Episode #406

Avoid Seed Oils

with Sally Fallon Morell

The bottles of yellow oil on the supermarket shelves are labeled heart-healthy, but they are in actuality damaging for our health (and the heart). These are seed oils—unstable […]

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Episode #403

Better Sleep

with Devin Burke

How do caffeine and alcohol affect sleep? Is it better to skip a late-night workout, if it’s going to shortchange our sleep? Do melatonin supplements work? Devin Burke, the […]

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Episode #401

Dealing With Emotional Baggage (Part 1)

with Bradley Nelson

Trapped emotions can cause physical pain, emotional and mental dysfunction, and even dis-ease. And most of us are carrying emotional baggage without even realizing it. Dr. Bradley Nelson, […]

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Episode #363

Mental Health: EFT (Tapping)

with Bev Nerenberg

Emotional Freedom Techniques (or tapping) is a simple, non-invasive healing technique that moves energy in the body. It has been used to great effect to relieve anxiety, PTSD, […]

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Episode #361

Mental Health: Connection To Diet

with Sally Fallon Morell

What does breakfast have to do with mental health? A good deal, according to Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Sally covers today the […]

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Episode #320

Timeless Principles Of Healthy Traditional Diets (Part 2)

with Sally Fallon Morell

For the last few decades, the government has been telling us what to eat and what not to eat. Somehow their advice to eat low-fat, limit cholesterol, avoid red meat, and the […]

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Episode #319

Timeless Principles Of Healthy Traditional Diets (Part 1)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Plant-based, Paleo, Vegan, Keto, Raw — there are so many health trends and fad diets out there! What advice do you take? What diet actually nourishes us the […]

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Episode #289

Start Strong

with Sally Fallon Morell

The flip of the calendar often has many of us vowing to take better care of ourselves. And there is certainly no time for that like the present! […]

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Episode #284

How To Have A Healthy Pregnancy

with Sally Fallon Morell

Most of us would love a healthy start to the day with a solid breakfast, time outside, grounding, and a moment of peace before tackling the tasks at […]

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Episode #280

Rediscover Bone Broth

with Sally Fallon Morell

The earliest recipes we have, from Samaria, are all for broth. Yes, bone broth made with bones, tendons, and cartilage! It may sound foreign to us now, but […]

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Episode #278

Aboriginal Wisdom And Heritage

with Suzanne Thompson

The aboriginal people of Australia are considered the world’s oldest civilization. There are more than 250 distinct aboriginal groupings, each with its own language, unique customs and traditions. […]

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Episode #258

Fat Is Where It’s At

with Sally Fallon Morell

Fats keep us satiated. They bolster our immune system and help lower inflammation. They protect the brain and help regulate hormone production and mood. They contain fat-soluble activators […]

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Episode #250

Neutralize Anti-Nutrients

with Sally Fallon Morell

Grains, seeds, nuts, and legumes have anti-nutrients that make them difficult to digest and restrict our absorption of important minerals. Looking to the traditions of the past, we discover […]

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Episode #243

Maximize Nutrient Density

with Sally Fallon Morell

Our ancestors, worldwide, hold the key to healthy eating. It’s called “nutrient density.” Basically, they knew how to get the most out of each bite because they learned […]

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Episode #231

Eating Nose to Tail

with Dr. Bill Schindler

We are so disconnected from our food. Most of us think soup only comes in cans and meat comes on a Styrofoam tray wrapped in plastic. It’s time […]

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Episode #228

Just Eat Real Food

with Sally Fallon Morell

This is such an odd thing—that is, the fact that there is a need to point out the benefits of real food. But our world has changed so […]

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Episode #225

Wise Principles for Every Diet

with Sally Fallon Morell

Keto. Paleo. Carnivore. Vegetarian. Whole 30. Pescatarian. And on and on. There seems to be an infinite number of diets on this planet. Some are particular to a […]

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Episode #162

A Wise Diet

with Sally Fallon Morell

Dietary trends come and go. How can we possibly know what’s best to eat? Dr. Weston A. Price traveled the world to find what the healthiest people ate. […]

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Episode #155

The “Isaac Newton of Nutrition”

with Chris Masterjohn

Dr. Weston A. Price, a Cleveland dentist and researcher from the late 1800s, has been called the “Isaac Newton of Nutrition.” His research is just that pivotal to […]

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Episode #142

How to have the healthiest babies (Principle #11)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Is it important to detox before conception? Are prenatal vitamins helpful? What foods should we include in our diet, pre-conception, and when pregnant and nursing? What role does […]

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Episode #140

Óptima salud con tradiciones sabias (Spanish bonus episode)

with Guillermo Ruiz

En este primer episodio de Tradiciones Sabias (Wise Traditions) en español nos enfocamos en las raíces de la buena salud. No provienen de la última moda para perder […]

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Episode #125

Don’t Throw Away the Bones!

with Sally Fallon Morell

One of the easiest and cheapest ways to nourish ourselves and our families is to use animal bones! Across the ages, traditional cultures around the world have included […]

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Episode #105

Salt: friend or foe?

with Sally Fallon Morell

Although conventional medicine may recommend a low-sodium diet, is this really the best for us? Low salt consumption has been linked to metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, poor digestion, […]

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Episode #90

Strike the right balance of omega-3 & omega-6 fatty acids (Principle #8)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Chances are that you and many people you know take an omega-3 or fish oil supplement. These supplements are among the most popular on the market, yet they […]

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Episode #75

How much fat should we eat? (Principle #7)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Some of us eat low-fat diets. Others eat high-protein/low-carb. But very few of us eat high-fat diets. All of the healthy people groups that Dr. Weston A. Price […]

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Episode #58

Should we eat grains? (Principle #6)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Some trendy diets restrict the intake of grains. It’s no wonder why! Many people seem to be gluten-intolerant or have sensitivities to wheat. Others are simply trying to […]

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Episode #44

Lacto-fermented foods (Principle #5)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Traditional diets are high in enzymes and beneficial bacteria. Lacto-fermented foods are prepared by cultures worldwide to preserve food, boost their vitamin and mineral content, and aid digestion. […]

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Episode #38

All traditional cultures cooked some of their food, and ate some of their animal products raw (Principle #4)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Every traditional culture ate some form of their animal foods raw. Every culture also cooked some of their food. In today’s episode, Sally Fallon Morell explains the benefits of […]

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Episode #30

Nutrient Density (Principle #3)

with Sally Fallon Morell

Do you want to get the most out of your food? There are so many different approaches to eating healthily, how do you know what’s best? Sally Fallon […]

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Episode #21

All Traditional Cultures Consume Some Sort of Animal Food (Principle #2)

with Sally Fallon Morell

All traditional cultures consume some sort of animal food:fish and shellfish, land and water fowl, land and sea mammals, eggs, milk and milk products reptiles, and insects. Sally Fallon […]

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Episode #13

No refined or denatured foods (Principle #1)

with Sally Fallon Morell

The healthiest, most robust, vibrant, fertile peoples around the world have no refined or denatured foods in their diets. Nothing important was taken out, nor were foods unnaturally processed or changed. Dr. […]

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Episode #9

Start here: an Overview of WAPF’s Principles

with Sally Fallon Morell

Confused about nutrition? This podcast episode is a great place to get a handle on an approach to eating that is sensible and satisfying, with no need for deprivation or fad […]

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Episode #1

Introduction to Wise Traditions

with Sally Fallon Morell

“So the foods that people are avoiding today, that they think they shouldn’teat, are the foods that we really do need to eat!” Sally Fallon Morell, the President of the Weston A. […]

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