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Sacred Foods Are Safe Foods

by Cathy Raymond, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund

Perhaps great great grandparents have something to share with us to ease our stressful lives.

In the age of “Safe Foods” there is a important discussion about “Sacred Foods” taking place at the upcoming Wise Traditions 2009 conference.  Moving beyond pasteurization, irradiation and food regulation – using the wisdom of the ages, the Weston A. Price Foundation Conference elevates the conversation occupying our attention these days – food safety – healthcare – and quality of living.

Why did our ancestors call certain foods “Sacred”?

What were the nutrients in these foods that helped them survive the day-to-day stresses of no-public sewage, water or electricity, no R-Factor insulated homes, no cell phones, tvs or radios, no mass transportation, no healthcare system or refrigeration?

These foods helped generations survive harsh and primitive living conditions, and yet today, they’ve all but been abandoned.

Our stresses are different – traffic, bills, taxes, pollution, chronic disease and infertility all take their toll – and yet, we don’t have these “Sacred Foods” in our diet to help us cope. In fact, the government has defamed “Sacred Foods”  as “Scary Foods”.

There is a reason why comfort foods are so comforting. The saturated fats in butter, cream, cheese indeed to sooth our jangled nerves, and promote clearer thinking. But, our ancestors had access to these “Sacred Foods” from cows eating grass.  Confinement dairy operations cheat you and me out of the sun-drenched, stress-relieving nutrients that cows eat, and we get from grass-based whole milk, cream, butter and cheese.

Learn what the “Sacred Foods” are, and the gifts they have in store for you at the Weston A. Price Foundation Conference, November 13 – 15, 2009 in the Renaissance Conference Hotel–Shaumburg, which is on the outskirts of Chicago, Illinois.

For more information, and to register for the conference, visit the  WAPF conference page.

Cathy Raymond

Cathy Raymond is a consultant, writer, textile designer, farmer’s BFF and advocate for Sacred Foods. In her consultancy, she works with the Weston A. Price Foundation, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Farm-to-Consumer Foundation and Sacred Dance Ministries. Her collaborations with Michelle Bielovitz Designs on activist apparel are carried by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund shopping cart.  Follow her on twitter CathyAtTheFund and her Save A Farm, Save Ourselves Blog.