FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Margarita Provenzano 540-668-7640
Renowned Author Warns Against Low-Fat Diets at Shepherdstown Workshop Sally Fallon Urges Return to Traditional Foods and Preparation Techniques NEERSVILLE, VA , MARCH 12, 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 workshop in Shepherdstown, Saturday, March 23rd, that challenges current establishment nutritional advice. The seminar will be held at the War Memorial Building at the corner of German and King Streets from 9AM-5PM. 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 cites "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. Emphasizing 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 patients' 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. The presentation will include Price's photographs of healthy pre-industrialized people and a step-by-step plan to put nourishing traditional foods-foods that family members will actually eat-back into their diets. This program is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Center CSA, an agricultural education program of the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship, a 900-acre agricultural and forest educational reserve in Neersville, western Loudoun County. The Blue Ridge Center CSA promotes the use of sustainable farming techniques that ensure good stewardship of the land. Registration is $20 at the door; reservations are recommended. Plan to bring a lunch or eat in town. For more information contact Margarita Provenzano at (540) 668-7640 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] - end -
