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Foundation ® President’s Message
Education  Research Activism

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sally Fallon Morell, MA, President
Valerie Cury, Treasurer
Pam Schoenfeld, MS, RD, Government Relations Living well in today's toxic world requires constant vigilance; we
Sarah Pope
Tom Cowan, MD must learn to avoid toxins like GMOs, glyphosate and sun screen, all
BOARD MEMBERS IN MEMORIAM discussed in feature articles in this issue, among many others. At the
Mary Enig, PhD, FACN, CNS
Jerry Brunetti same time, we need to consume a clean diet rich in protective factors.
Fred Kummerow, PhD There's a lot of talk about those protective factors—antioxidants
GENERAL COUNSEL and vitamin C in vegetables, for example—but almost no mention of
James Turner, Esq.
what I call Nutrient X, the most protective of them all!
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kathy Kramer And just what is that nutrient? Most of you will not be surprised
HONORARY BOARD when I say animal fats! Yes, the one nutrient that conventional nutri-
Jen Allbritton, BS, CN tion tells us to avoid at all costs, is the nutrient that offers the most
Naomi Baumslag, MD, MPH
Marie A. Bishop, CDC protection in this toxic world!
Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom(NA)
Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD Animal fats contain vitamin A, absolutely the most important
Lee Clifford, MS, CCN nutrient in our arsenal against poisons; they uniquely provide vitamin
Christapher Cogswell, MA
Monica Corrado D and are the best source of vitamin K , both of which have cancer-
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Eric Davis, BDSc, DAc, DCN fighting properties. We get CLA, another cancer-fighting nutrient, from
Maureen Diaz the fats of grass-fed animals. Animal fats provide arachidonic acid,
Sara Bachman Ducey, MS, CNS
James A. Duke, PhD critical for a healthy, nonporous gut and skin; and they are our best
Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD
Ruth Ann Foster, MA source of saturated fat, the fat that supports the balanced production
Donna Gates, BS, Med of hormones and detoxifying enzymes. For our cells to work right, to
Joann S. Grohman
Laura Hayes keep out what doesn't belong and to allow what does into the cells, at
Suzanne Humphries, MD
Mark A. Kastel least half of the fatty acids in the cell membrane should be saturated
Felix Liao, DDS fatty acids. I was struck by Dr. Litman's description of what hap-
Karen Lyke, BA, MS, DSc, CCN
Leslie Manookian pens to the mitochondria in someone with cancer—their method of
Kilmer McCully, AB, MD, MA (hon) producing energy is messed up. Well, just like the cell membranes,
Judith McGeary, Esq.
Leigh Merinoff the membranes of the mitochondria are composed of a double layer
Carlos Monteiro
Kenneth Fielding Morehead, DOM of fatty acids and at least half of them must be saturated for these
David Morris, BS, DC energy-producing structures to work properly.
Ronda Nelson, PhD
Jill Nienhiser, BS, MA There were lots of saturated fats on display at Wise Traditions
Sorush Niknamian, BSc
Sandrine Perez 2018, our 19th annual conference—piles of butter, of course, but also
Kathryne Pirtle, BS, MA meat fats, coconut oil and foods cooked in lard. Where else can you
Gerald H. Pollack, PhD
Jessica Prentice eat such delicious, healthy food as at the Wise Traditions conference?
Phil Ridley
Bruce Rind, MD Everyone noticed the buzz, the great atmosphere this year—must be
Sir Julian Rose, BT all that happy-making food! More than anything, the Wise Traditions
Julia Ross, MA
Beverly Rubik, BS, PhD conference is a reunion of old friends and an opportunity to make
Joel Salatin
Adrienne Samuels, PhD many new friends. And we learned so much from the talks, seminars
Stephanie Seneff, BS, MS, EE, PhD and panel discussions.
C. Edgar Sheaffer, VMD
Ted Spence, DDS, ND A huge thank you to all our exhibitors, speakers, food donors,
Alana Sugar, CN
Beverly B. Teter, PhD, FACN, CNS volunteers and photographers Sandrine Perez and Lisa Bianco-Davis.
John Umlauf We are in the process of making plans for Wise Traditions 2019
Susun S. Weed
Bruce West, DC November 8-10 and will let you know the place just as soon as it is
David Wetzel, BS
Louisa L. Williams, MS, DC, ND set so that you can put the event on your calendars. Meanwhile, we
Lindsea Willon, MD, NTP wish everyone the very best for the holidays and a new year filled
Will Winter, DVM
with happiness and good health!
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