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Education  Research Activism
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sally Fallon Morell, MA, President
Kim Schuette, CN,Vice President
Sylvia Onusic, PhD, CNS, LDN, Secretary Valerie Cury, Treasurer
Pam Schoenfeld, MS, RD, Government Relations Sarah Pope
Tom Cowan, MD
Cherie Calvert
BOARD MEMBERS IN MEMORIAM Mary Enig, PhD, FACN, CNS Nicholas Gonzalez, MD
Jerry Brunetti
Fred Kummerow, PhD
GENERAL COUNSEL James Turner, Esq.
HONORARY BOARD
Jen Allbritton, BS, CN
Naomi Baumslag, MD, MPH
Marie A. Bishop, CDC
Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom(NA) Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD
Lee Clifford, MS, CCN
Christapher Cogswell, MA
Monica Corrado
Janice Curtin
Eric Davis, BDSc, DAc, DCN
Maureen Diaz
Sara Bachman Ducey, MS, CNS
James A. Duke, PhD
Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD
Ruth Ann Foster, MA
Donna Gates, BS, Med
Joann S. Grohman
Suzanne Humphries, MD
Beatrice Trum Hunter, MA
Mark A. Kastel
Felix Liao, DDS
Kilmer McCully, AB, MD, MA (hon)
Judith McGeary, Esq.
Leigh Merinoff
Carlos Monteiro
Kenneth Fielding Morehead, DOM
David Morris, BS, DC
Jill Nienhiser, BS, MA
Suroush Niknamian, BSc
Sandrine Perez
Kathryne Pirtle, BS, MA
Jessica Prentice
Phil Ridley
Bruce Rind, MD
Sir Julian Rose, BT
Julia Ross, MA
Beverly Rubik, BS, PhD
Joel Salatin
Adrienne Samuels, PhD
Stephanie Seneff, BS, MS, EE, PhD
C. Edgar Sheaffer, VMD
Ted Spence, DDS, ND
Alana Sugar, CN
Beverly B. Teter, PhD, FACN, CNS
John Umlauf
Susun S. Weed
David Wetzel, BS
Bruce West, DC
Louisa L. Williams, MS, DC, ND
Will Winter, DVM
Heartless medicine—that’s how I would describe today's ruling medical paradigm. Today's doctor bases his treatment on a few false assumptions—that the heart is a pump, that nourishing nutrient-dense foods clog our arteries and that cholesterol is the enemy. The result is a “health care” system that treats heart disease with toxic drugs, soulless diets and macabre surgery—such as opening up the chest with a circular saw to perform heart bypass surgery, the bread-and-butter operation of most hospitals. (Likewise, doctors impose poisonous chemotherapy which makes cancer patients miserable and harsh protocols for pregnant women and growing children—from ultrasound to multiple vaccina- tions.)
This issue focuses on nurturing rather than ruinous therapies for heart disease, starting with Stephanie Seneff's fascinating description of the role played by cholesterol sulfate in maintaining the health of our veins and capillaries. Eating a sulfur-rich diet and spending time in the sun ensures that our bodies produce plentiful amounts of this healing substance—which beats lying in a hospital bed after surgery any day.
Pam Schoenfeld looks at the dark side of vitamin D supplementa- tion—calcification of the soft tissues, including the arteries—while Tom Cowan expands on his favorite theme—that the heart is not a pump.
All three of these talented writers will be speakers at Wise Tradi- tions 2017, our eighteenth annual conference, to be held in Minneapolis, along with many other perennial favorite speakers and knowledgeable new faces. The theme this year: hormone health. . . and more. And as always, we provide a mix of speakers who range from advanced and technical to basic and practical. One thing we promise: you will come away with good solid information, not a lot of hype and product promotion. Information and registration is at wisetraditions.org.
We are also striving to provide ways to make the conference af- fordable—although our conference fees are already very reasonable, considering that we provide five nutrient-dense meals over the three days of the event. For newcomers, we are offering a one-day pass for my Nourishing Traditional Diets seminar plus lunch for sixty dollars—space for this is limited, so if you are interested don't delay in signing up. We have a number of full scholarships and work scholarships available, and also can help you organize ride share and room share. The exhibit hall is free on Saturday and Sunday, as is the Friday evening film.
For Monday activities, we have streamlined to just three offerings: our ever-popular guided farm visit with Will Winter; an all-day seminar with Chris Masterjohn; and for the first time ever, a master cooking class that I will give. In the class we will prepare three full meals, with attention on sauce-making and what to do with leftovers.
As always, we look forward to seeing you there!
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Wise Traditions SUMMER 2017
President’s Message