CONTENTS

  1. Cover Image
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Foreword by Sally Fallon Morell
  7. Foreword by Nora Gedgaudas, C.N.S., C.N.T.
  8. Preface: Healing, Health, and Wholeness
  9. Introduction: Primal Diets, Weston Price, and Healing
    1. THE CURATIVE POWER OF NATURE
    2. REBUILDING YOUR BIRTHRIGHT OF GOOD HEALTH
    3. NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE AND THE “CAVE MAN DIET”
    4. THE ESSENCE OF HEALING
    5. EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH
  10. PART 1 • AN ANCESTRY OF PRIMAL NUTRITION: Diets of Traditional Societies and a Legacy of Health
    1. Chapter 1: Sacred Practices of Ancient Ancestors and Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers
      1. THE INTIMATE CONNECTION BETWEEN DIET AND DISEASE
      2. THE DIETS OF EARLY MAN AND CONTEMPORARY HUNTER-GATHERERS
      3. THE SANCTITY OF FOOD TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
      4. IMPLICATIONS FOR POST-AGRICULTURAL-REVOLUTION DIETS
    2. Chapter 2: Dr. Weston Price and His Studies of Traditional Societies
      1. DR. PRICE’S UNIQUE FINDINGS
      2. EUROPE (1931)
      3. NORTH AMERICA (1933)
      4. THE TROPICS
      5. AFRICA (1935)
      6. AUSTRALIA, THE TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS, AND NEW ZEALAND (1936)
      7. SOUTH AMERICA
      8. CONCLUSIONS OF THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY PERTAINING TO DIET AND DISEASE
    3. Chapter 3: Protective Characteristics of Primal Nutrition
      1. COMMON FEATURES OF NATIVE GROUPS STUDIED
      2. FAT-SOLUBLE NUTRIENTS IN FOODS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
      3. MINERALS
      4. RAW-FOOD PROTEINS AND ENZYMES
      5. PROTECTIVE NUTRIENTS AND HIGH-QUALITY FOODS
    4. Chapter 4: The Long-Lived People of Vilcabamba, Hunza, and Georgian Russia
      1. VERIFYING AGES AND HEALTH STATUS
      2. THE WORK OF DR. DAVID DAVIES IN VILCABAMBA
      3. THE WORK OF DR. ALEXANDER LEAF IN VILCABAMBA, HUNZA, AND GEORGIAN RUSSIA
      4. OTHER GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN VILCABAMBA, HUNZA, AND GEORGIAN RUSSIA
      5. THE IMPACT OF DIET ON LONGEVITY
      6. CONCLUSIONS ABOUT LONG-LIVED PEOPLE
      7. IMPACTS OF THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN DIET ON LIFE EXPECTANCY
    5. Chapter 5: The Benefits of Raw Food as Determined by Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr.
      1. THE WORK OF DR. FRANCIS POTTENGER, JR.
      2. THE WORK OF DR. ROBERT MCCARRISON
      3. PARALLELS BETWEEN POTTENGER’S AND PRICE’S WORK
      4. THE NEED FOR A UNIFIED BIOLOGICAL THEORY
      5. THE BENEFITS OF RAW FOODS
      6. RAW FOODS AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
      7. SAFETY, PERSONAL TASTE AND CONVENTIONS
    6. Chapter 6: The Unique Nutrients of Seafood
      1. EFFECTS OF THE NUTRIENTS IN SEAFOOD
      2. A STUDY OF FISH CONSUMPTION AND HEART DISEASE
      3. A STUDY OF FISH OILS AND HIGH BLOOD FATS
      4. A STUDY OF FISHERMEN AND FARMERS IN JAPAN
      5. A STUDY OF A MACKEREL DIET ON BLOOD PLATELETS
      6. THE ROLE OF FISH OILS IN VISION AND INTELLECTUAL FUNCTION
      7. THE RESEARCH OF DR. WESTON PRICE AS IT PERTAINS TO VITAMINS A, D, AND K2
  11. PART 2 • DIET AND DISEASE: Planning for Health and Recovery
    1. Chapter 7: Guidance on the Path to Good Health
      1. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A PHYSICIAN
      2. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY AND THE PHYSICAL EXAM
      3. THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING GOALS
      4. A REVIEW OF SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN DIETS
    2. Chapter 8: Creating a Primal Diet for Health and Longevity
      1. PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF NUTRITIONAL IMBALANCE
      2. BASIC FOOD GROUPS
      3. THE PRIMAL PRINCIPLES
      4. CONSIDERATIONS OF PROPORTION, FLEXIBILITY, AND HABITUATION
      5. NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY
    3. Chapter 9: Dietary Considerations for Specific Conditions
      1. COLDS, FLU, MONONUCLEOSIS
      2. ACUTE ILLNESSES IN INFANTS
      3. ALLERGIES
      4. CHRONIC FATIGUE AND THYROID PROBLEMS
      5. ARTHRITIS AND BACK PROBLEMS
      6. HEART AND CIRCULATORY DISORDERS
      7. CANCER
      8. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
      9. HYPOGLYCEMIA, DIABETES, AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS
      10. HEADACHES
      11. ANXIETY, EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES, AND MENTAL ILLNESS
      12. CANDIDIASIS
      13. SKIN PROBLEMS
      14. OTHER CONDITIONS
  12. PART 3 • PRIMAL VERSUS MODERN FOODS: A Deeper Understanding of Primal Food Groups
    1. Chapter 10: Meat, Fowl, and Eggs
      1. THE CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTION OF MEAT
      2. AN ALTERNATIVE EXISTS
      3. PASTURED, NATURALLY RAISED MEAT, FOWL, AND EGGS
    2. Chapter 11: Fresh and Saltwater Seafood and the Environment
      1. WATER POLLUTION
      2. GUIDELINES FOR PURCHASING SEAFOOD
    3. Chapter 12: Milk and Milk Products
      1. MILK’S ROLE IN MANKIND’S EVOLUTION
      2. TODAY’S PROCESSED DAIRY PRODUCTS
      3. RAW DAIRY FOODS
    4. Chapter 13: Vegetables, Whole-Grain Foods, Fruits, Nuts, and Seeds
      1. CHEMICAL VERSUS ORGANIC FARMING
      2. USING INDIGENOUS FOODS
      3. VEGETABLES
      4. WHOLE-GRAIN FOODS
      5. FRUIT, NUTS, AND SEEDS
    5. Chapter 14: Extras: Oils, Condiments, Seasonings, Beverages, and Refined Products
      1. MANUFACTURING METHODS OF THE OILS WE EAT
      2. TYPES OF OILS AND GUIDELINES REGARDING THEIR USE
      3. HONEY AND OTHER SWEETENERS
      4. HERBS AND SEASONINGS
      5. BEVERAGES
      6. REFINED FLOUR AND SUGAR
    6. Chapter 15: Special Foods and Food Supplements
      1. SOURCES AND FORMS OF VITAMINS
      2. SOURCES AND FORMS OF MINERALS
      3. USP NUTRIENTS AND “FOOD VITAMINS”
      4. POTENCY, PURITY, AND ADDITIVES
      5. NUTRIENTS PRESENT IN ANCESTRAL DIETS
      6. SPECIAL FOODS
      7. LIVING BETTER AND LONGER
  13. Epilogue: Toward a Philosophy of Natural Living
  14. Appendix 1: The All-Meat Diet of Arctic Adventurer Vilhjalmur Stefansson
    1. VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON’S 1928 EXPERIMENT
  15. Appendix 2: An In-Depth Look at Seafood Selection
    1. SALTWATER FISH
    2. SHELLFISH
    3. FRESHWATER FISH
    4. OTHER FISHY CONCERNS
  16. Appendix 3: Understanding Laboratory Tests
    1. COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
    2. URINALYSIS
    3. ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)
    4. BLOOD-CHEMISTRY TESTS
    5. THYROID-HORMONE TESTING
  17. Appendix 4: Movement, Games, and Sports
    1. WALKING AND RUNNING
    2. HOW SPORTS CAN HELP YOU
    3. SPORTS, FITNESS, AND RECOVERY FROM INJURIES
    4. GREATNESS IN LIFE AND IN SPORT
  18. Footnote
  19. Bibliography
  20. About the Author
  21. About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
  22. Books of Related Interest
  23. Copyright & Permissions
  24. Index