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ThE WESTON A. PriCE President’s Message

FOuNdATiON ®

Education  Research  Activism

Board of directors
sally fallon, Ma, President and treasurer “I can’t afford healthy food!” That’s what we often hear when
Mary enig, Phd, facN, cNs, Vice President
Geoffrey Morell, Nd, JP, secretary presenting information on healthy traditional diets. Or, “I don’t have
tom cowan, Md time,” or “It’s not practical.”
cherie calvert
Kaayla t. daniel, Phd, ccN In this issue we address these concerns with several plans devel-
Valerie curry Joyner
oped by individual members who have faced this common challenge.
GeNeraL coUNseL From buying clubs that connect consumers to grass-based farmers, to
James turner, esq.
mothers crafting healthy meals their children will actually eat, much
HoNorarY Board thought and wisdom has been applied to the challenge of providing
Jen allbritton, Bs, cN
christian B. allen, Phd healthy food in the modern world.
Naomi Baumslag, Md, MPH
Marie a. Bishop, cdc The big surprise is the revelation that with careful planning, you
Jerry Brunetti can actually save money by eating high-quality food—not just in medical
Natasha campbell-McBride, Md
Lee clifford, Ms, ccN and dental care but in the actual amount spent on food. As Anne Ser-
christapher cogswell, Ma geant, author of our lead article on food costs, puts it, “We can’t afford
Monica corrado
Janice curtin not to eat healthy food!” If you total up the cost of everything eaten on
eric davis, Bdsc, dac, dcN
William campbell douglass, Md a standard American diet, and add to it the additional burden of health
sara Bachman ducey, Ms, cNs care, missed days at work, reduced productivity, etc., etc., we come to
James a. duke, Phd
carol esche, dNP, Ma, rN, cNa the inevitable conclusion that cheap food is very expensive indeed.
Mike fitzpatrick, Phd
ruth ann foster, Ma What health-conscious consumers need to spend more time on is
donna Gates, Bs, Med planning—actually thinking about what they will eat, where to obtain
Zac Goldsmith, editor, the ecologist
Nicholas Gonzalez, Md it, and when they will cook it—and then, of course, in the kitchen pre-
trauger Groh paring nutritious meals. Sadly, for many people, eating is a completely
Joann s. Grohman
Barry anthony Groves unconscious activity. Most have only the vaguest perception of the
Beatrice trum Hunter, Ma
richard James, MBa, LLd cause-and-effect relationship of diet to health and so float through life
Larry Klein consuming whatever fast and convenient food is available at the mo-
Kilmer Mccully, aB, Md, Ma (hon)
frank Melograna, Md ment. . . and then bemoan their unjust fate when illness appears.
carlos Monteiro Fortunately, more and more people are making that connection,
Joseph Mercola, do
Kenneth fielding Morehead, doM and we hope that they will find this issue useful as they learn to focus
david Morris, Bs, dc
Bruce rind, Md on healthy food, find local sources, and develop shopping and food
Julia ross, Ma preparation routines. Usually that task falls on the shoulders of moms,
Jordan s. rubin, NMd, cNc
ethan russo, Md but as you will see in this issue, even guys with full-time jobs can, with
adrienne samuels, Phd careful planning, eat delicious and nutritious meals every day in their
Jack samuels, MsHa
ron schmid, Nd workplace.
andreas schuld
frederick i. scott, Jr, Be, Ms The challenge of healthy eating may seem daunting at first, but
c. edgar sheaffer, VMd as many of us can affirm, it soon becomes second nature. Fortunately,
ted spence, dds, Nd
rebecca L. stearns, Lac, dac as healthy eating becomes a habit, we find that we actually develop an
alana sugar, cN aversion to processed food. And once we grasp the cause-and-effect
Krispin sullivan, cN
Joe tarantolo, Md connection between bad food and poor health, we gain the motivation
John Umlauf
charles Walters, Ma to make those initial efforts at dietary change.
susun s. Weed We at WAPF are working busily on the upcoming conference, to
david Wetzel, Bs
Bruce West, dc ensure not only an excellent learning experience but also delicious and
George Yu, Md
nutritious meals throughout. (For details, see page 38.) We look forward
to seeing you there!

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