Dear Family,

The Wise Traditions Conference was a bit more than simple propaganda, inspiration, and meeting great people--it was also validation for this massive, challenging, unpaid job that Jeff and I have been doing. It was a chance to meet “colleagues” also in the “business” of healing their families, and who were willing to share honestly, reserve judgment, and laugh in a friendly sort of way when I--former-life-long-vegetarian that I am—approached the buffet tables at mealtimes with a mixture of disgust and delight and intellectual curiosity.

Lecture at Wise Traditions Conference, King of Prussia, PA, November 12, 2010.

This is a transcription and adaptation by me (Sarabeth Matilsky). Any mistakes are undoubtedly mine, although I made an effort to leave out any details or insert a (?) when I felt unsure about NCM's intended meaning.

The Heart is not a Pump: lecture by Tom Cowan, MD (Wise Traditions Conference, King of Prussia, PA, 11/14/10)

The following is a transcription and adaptation by me (Sarabeth Matilsky). Any mistakes are undoubtedly mine, although I made an effort to leave out any details or insert a (?) when I felt unsure about Dr. Cowan's intended meaning.
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Rudolf Steiner said that three things stand in the way of the proper development of humankind:

Carnivorous Consumption Keys Planetary Health, keynote speech by Joel Salatin, Saturday 11/13/10 at "The Politics of Food" Wise Traditions Convention, King of Prussia, PA

Natasha Campbell-McBride MD: Gut and Psychology Syndrome (Lecture 11/12/10, Friday 10-5)

FROM THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

Natasha Campbell-McBride MD: Gut and Psychology Syndrome (Lecture 11/12/10, Friday 10-5)

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GAPS DIET ITSELF
GAPS was born from the SCD. Since perhaps my patients were different, I adapted the diet so that we introduce beneficial bacteria using a commercial probiotic supplement, and then lots of fermented foods. It involves detoxification measures as well. GAPS is a lifestyle change.

The basics:

Natasha Campbell-McBride MD: Gut and Psychology Syndrome (Lecture 11/12/10, Friday 10-5)

WHAT ABOUT HEART DISEASE, AND ALL THESE SATURATED FATS ON GAPS?
What about heart disease?? Having spent many hours explaining to hundreds of people, I wrote a book about it, called “Put Your Heart In Your Mouth.” This will give you more details, and is fully referenced. http://www.putyourheartinyourmouth.com/

Natasha Campbell-McBride MD: Gut and Psychology Syndrome (Lecture 11/12/10, Friday 10-5)

THE AUTOIMMUNE CONNECTION
A damaged gut lets toxins and microbes through into the blood stream, which creates general toxicity in the body, and then the immune system reacts, adding autoimmunity to the equation.

Natasha Campbell-McBride MD: Gut and Psychology Syndrome (Lecture 11/12/10, Friday 10-5)

FIRST: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUFF WE ALREADY (MOSTLY) KNOW
(a four-paragraph overview compiled by Sarabeth, including information from Natasha Campbell-McBride as well as quotes and adaptations from an article by Tom Cowan, M.D http://www.sustainlane.com/reviews/the-gaps-diet-the-mother-of-all-diet… )

“All diseases begin in the gut” –Hippocrates

Dear Family,

“You gotta be extra forgiving, and you gotta be super strong.” --Indigo Girls

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