WAPF and gaps to the rescue!

When I stumbled upon the Weston A. Price Foundation® and the GAPS gut healing protocol (Gut and Psychology/Physiology Syndrome) several years ago, I knew that I had found the gift of ancestral wisdom that many generations have missed and sorely needed. Without trying to sound too enthusiastic, it was quite an awakening! Recovery from very serious health conditions that seemed hopeless occurred for me and my loved ones. I feel compelled to share what I've learned.
These two cherished books, Nourishing Traditions and Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) became almost like a life-line.   I can't begin to tell you how much the knowledge contained within has helped me and my family!

It's not normal for so many
​children to be CHRONICALLY ill

We all want to see the next generations thrive in good health and happiness, but it is painfully obvious that's not what is happening. Our current system is badly broken. Children are suffering in epidemic numbers with neurological damage and autoimmune diseases that were rarely found before in those so young. There are so many kids with asthma, allergies, cancer, diabetes, chronic infections and spectrum disorders that have become common to the point of it being accepted as normal. It is NOT normal and we can't be complacent.

I have a strong belief in traditional wisdom. My Norwegian ancestors knew nothing of vaccines and toxic medications, yet they thrived into old age. Of course, back then, in all cultures food was organic, free from processing, chemical additives, glyphosate and GMO's. There wasn't a pill for every symptom.

The childhood diseases amongst well-nourished people were a rite of passage that strengthened immunity for life.   Instead of using the vast wisdom of our ancestors (none of us would be here without it), corporate marketing has lead the way in using chemicals in food, medicine and agriculture.  This shows excellent results in the financial world.  But, it is at the expense of everyone's health, animal welfare, and the very planet.  The proof of the folly in this approach is right before our eyes.  To our great peril, children are affected the most severely with chronic and life-threatening illness, as never before seen.​  ​

The Crisis in children's health is far worse
than most of us realize

The reality is that there is a crisis in children's health as never before seen. Researchers predict that 50% of the children born in North America in 2025 will develop autism (80% of boys).
"For the first time in history…children are sicker than the generation before them.  They’re not just a little worse off, they are precipitously worse off, physically, emotionally, educationally and developmentally."
Judy Converse, MPH, RD, LD

WHERE CAN FAMILIES FIND RELIABLE, science-based
INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD AND HEALTH?

Timeless Principles of Healthy
Traditional Diets Brochure
  • Learn the Wise Traditions Way of Life Way of Life.  WAPF will send you via email (for free) Seven Easy Lessons about the Wise Traditions Diet.  Order here.
  • Request a WAPF Infopack.  Included is a letter with some background on our foundation and our most popular brochure Timeless Principles of Healthy Traditional Diets (also available to read online or for purchase.
  • The Healthy4Life: WAPF Dietary Guidelines and Recipe Booklet has 84 pages of delicious recipes with sensible, science-based guidelines. Instead of complicated formulas involving calories and grams, which most people don't understand, we simply recommend including high-quality foods from four food groups in the diet every day. The food groups are:  Animal foods, including meat, dairy, seafood, and bone broths;  Grains, legumes and nuts (properly prepared);  Vegetables and fruits, including lacto-fermented products; and Healthy fats and oils, including butter, lard, coconut oil and cod liver oil.  Read Healthy4Life online here.


The Healthy4Life Recipe booklet is perfect for use in schools and other programs. Order online.  Booklets are $10 each or $6 each for orders of ten or more.  Now available in Spanish and Italian!


And as mentioned above, the international best-selling book, Nourishing Traditions, is simply unsurpassed.  As Dr. Tomas Cowan says, anything you want to learn about nutrition is available from WAPF and the book Nourishing Traditions.

boomers & grandparents can help

​Throughout history, grandparents have been the guardians of future generations. 
Today, the Baby Boomer generation and grandparents (like me) can:
  • Advocate that government health departments get it right with their recommendations for healthy eating and healing, and provide honest and reliable information that is free from corporate influence.  If your physician or dietician is telling you to eat low saturated fat, high carb, take statins, and avoid salt give that doctor a copy of this.
  • Demand to know why our medical system is broken, why iatrogenesis is the third leading cause of death in the USA, and why Canada follows the USA's CDC lead in medical policy, most especially with vaccine schedules and the move toward mandated vaccine compliance.  Demand that harmful ingredients in vaccines, be thoroughly and independently investigated, demand pharmaceutical financial accountability for injury, and that fully informed choice always be the gold standard.
  • Support local regenerative, non-toxic farming so that nutrient-dense foods like real milk, pasture-fed livestock, and clean GMO-free foods are once again the norm in our communities.
  • Cook real food, teach young people to cook, give gifts of probiotic rich fermented foods from your kitchen, supply your grandchildren with traditional stews and bone broth soups.  In this crazy busy world, young parents don't always have time to do these extra's, but grandparents often do.  Forget about having sugary store-bought fake foods at every celebration.  Be bold and proactive!
  • Help to bring good food and good health back to families.  Choose restaurants that source local, traditionally produced, toxin-free, GMO-free, real food.  Ask if unhealthy oils (like Canola) are used - if they are, say why they shouldn't be!

The WAPF trifold brochure, A Message to Grandparents is a wonderful source of reliable and practice advice on the role that grandparents can play to help children be healthy, happy and nourished. 

See the WAPF Store for all of the WAPF informative brochures, Wise Traditions Journals, Healthy4Life Cookbooks, bumper stickers, cooking class video's with Sally Fallon Morell, and more.
Order WAPF brochures here or read online.
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WAPF has made the wisdom of our ancestors freely available to us all.
This is a gift beyond measure which must be passed down to the next generations.​
Did you know that there are over 500 local chapters of the Weston A. Price Foundation, in countries all over the world?  All volunteer chapter leaders strive to provide you with information about local sources for Wise Traditions foods and lifestyles.  Find your local chapter here.   (For chapters outside of the US, follow the International link.)