Please x-post!! I'm pleased to announce that our CSA is sponsoring a free public lecture in Leesburg, VA one week from this Wednesday by politically incorrect nutrition writer Sally Fallon. This event is sort of a warmup for the all day workshop Sally is conducting for us in Shepherdstown, WV in March.
Sally is a national treasure, with much to share for the health and happiness of both consumers and farmers. I hope to see you all at either or both of these events. There is no charge for the February event. If you have any questions, please feel to contact either Margarita or myself. -Allan Balliett Blue Ridge Center CSA Loudoun Co, VA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Margarita Provenzano 540-668-7640 Renowned Author Warns Against Low-Fat Diets at Leesburg Lecture Sally Fallon Urges Return to Traditional Foods and Preparation Techniques NEERSVILLE, VA , FEBRUARY 13, 2002-Is a low-fat vegetarian diet better for your health than a thick, juicy steak? No way, says renowned author Sally Fallon-not if that steak is from grass fed, pastured beef. Fallon will present a lecture in Leesburg, Wednesday, February 27th, that challenges current establishment low-fat advice. The seminar will be held at the Rust Library, 7-9 PM. Fallon has presented her findings to packed houses throughout the U.S., introducing scientific and anthropological research that she says refutes the notion that Americans should cut back on animal fats and cholesterol-rich foods. She speaks out against processed foods and "politically correct" dietary advice as the root cause of modern degenerative disease, claiming that the only people served by the contemporary American supermarket diet are the companies that manufacture and sell the products. Emphasising a return to humane, grass-based livestock husbandry, Fallon explains the health benefits of butter, describes health problems caused by vegetable oils and warns against the dangers of modern soy foods-products that claim to offer health benefits. In her popular book Nourishing Traditions, Fallon sets out to debunk the hypothesis that animal fats and cholesterol cause heart disease. "Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet," said Fallon. "They are necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. If Americans are to regain the vitality they need to preserve their precious freedoms and ensure a better life for future generations, it is vitally important to return to whole traditional foods, properly prepared." Fallon is the founding president of the Weston A. Price Foundation. Price, a dentist concerned about his patient's declining dental health, studied isolated traditional peoples during the 1930s and 1940s. He discovered a relationship between nutrient-dense animal fats and human health, including freedom from dental decay, crooked teeth and narrow jaw structure. Fallon will explore the implications of this research on achieving sound health and good nutrition. This program is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Center CSA, a project of the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, a 900-acre agricultural and forest educational reserve in Neersville, western Loudoun County. Register by contacting Margarita Provenzano at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship at (540) 668-7640 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] - end -
