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Foundation ® President’s Message
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 Compared to other animals, the human digestive tract is simple—as
Pam Schoenfeld, MS, RD, Government Relations
Sarah Pope one scientist put it, humans have less disk space devoted to digestion so
Tom Cowan, MD
Cherie Calvert that more disk space can be devoted to the brain and nervous system.
This explains why all primitive societies take steps to render their foods
BOARD MEMBERS IN MEMORIAM
Mary Enig, PhD, FACN, CNS more digestible—especially plant foods like grains, legumes and green
Jerry Brunetti
Fred Kummerow, PhD vegetables. Soaking, sprouting, fermenting, consumption of bitter foods,
GENERAL COUNSEL copious use of salt, daily consumption of broth—all these are examples
James Turner, Esq.
of using our brain disk space to help our digestive disk space.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR It’s no secret that Western societies are suffering from an epidemic
Kathy Kramer
of digestive disorders these days, and the reason is easy to explain—
HONORARY BOARD
Jen Allbritton, BS, CN we’ve abandoned the food preparation traditions of our ancestors and
Naomi Baumslag, MD, MPH
Marie A. Bishop, CDC opted for hard-to-digest processed foods instead.
Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom(NA)
Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD In this issue, some talented practitioners and authors focus on key
Lee Clifford, MS, CCN digestive problems. Dr. Christopher Amoruso tackles GERD (gastro-
Christapher Cogswell, MA
Monica Corrado esophageal reflux disease), often blamed on high stomach acid but
Janice Curtin
Eric Davis, BDSc, DAc, DCN actually a condition of low stomach acid. No wonder acid-lowering
Maureen Diaz drugs don’t work for this condition! Amoruso lays out a sensible plan
Sara Bachman Ducey, MS, CNS
James A. Duke, PhD based on easy-to-digest, nutrient-dense foods, including broth and
Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD
Ruth Ann Foster, MA lacto-ferments, and interesting chiropractic adjustments.
Donna Gates, BS, Med Dr. Sally Boyd Doughtrey addresses liver and gall bladder issues
Joann S. Grohman
Laura Hayes that plague so many people these days. Key to success is the elimina-
Suzanne Humphries, MD
Mark A. Kastel tion of all industrial seed oils, along with plenty of unrefined salt and
Felix Liao, DDS “liver tonic” foods.
Karen Lyke, BA, MS, DSc, CCN
Leslie Manookian From Guido Masé we learn the importance of bitter foods for
Kilmer McCully, AB, MD, MA (hon)
Judith McGeary, Esq. digestion and overall health. Masé supplies us with a wonderful ex-
Leigh Merinoff ample of how science can validate traditional foodways—researchers
Carlos Monteiro
Kenneth Fielding Morehead, DOM have discovered that we have bitter receptors all over the body!
David Morris, BS, DC
Ronda Nelson, PhD Improved digestion can help those who suffer from an overproduc-
Jill Nienhiser, BS, MA
Sorush Niknamian, BSc tion of histamine, as described in this issue by Jill Cruz. She offers a
Sandrine Perez diet that eliminates the worst histamine offenders. And Merinda Teller
Kathryne Pirtle, BS, MA
Gerald H. Pollack, PhD tackles the subject of chronic constipation—something that afflicts
Jessica Prentice
Phil Ridley millions of modern people but was unknown among primitive people.
Bruce Rind, MD Please take a look at pages 10-13 for information on Wise Tradi-
Sir Julian Rose, BT
Julia Ross, MA tions 2018, this year in Baltimore, Maryland. We will have a Sunday
Beverly Rubik, BS, PhD
Joel Salatin track on digestive issues, but the key focus this year is on cancer and
Adrienne Samuels, PhD environmental toxins. We try to make our conference affordable for
Stephanie Seneff, BS, MS, EE, PhD
C. Edgar Sheaffer, VMD everyone. Thanks to a generous grant from the Forrest and Francis
Ted Spence, DDS, ND
Alana Sugar, CN Lattner Foundation, we are able to offer forty scholarships. We also
Beverly B. Teter, PhD, FACN, CNS can arrange work scholarships, room share and ride share. Check our
John Umlauf
Susun S. Weed conference page, wisetraditions.org for details. We are looking forward
Bruce West, DC
David Wetzel, BS to seeing many of you there!
Louisa L. Williams, MS, DC, ND
Lindsea Willon, MD, NTP
Will Winter, DVM
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