{"id":5570,"date":"2014-04-02T17:58:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T22:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/?p=5570"},"modified":"2016-04-28T19:56:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T00:56:52","slug":"highlights-of-nutrition-for-chronic-disease-presentations-at-the-houston-wise-traditions-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/2014\/04\/02\/highlights-of-nutrition-for-chronic-disease-presentations-at-the-houston-wise-traditions-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of Nutrition for Chronic Disease Presentations at the Houston Wise Traditions Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Houston<\/a>I did not get to attend many of the Saturday speaker tracks because I was greeting people and helping provide information at the Weston A. Price Foundation<\/a> table.\u00a0 As co-leader of the Houston-Galveston chapter<\/a>, I wanted to meet and welcome as many of those attending as possible to let them know how glad we were to have them with us and to be sure they found the correct rooms for their sessions.<\/p>\n

However, the number of new attendees was less on Sunday, and I was able to sit in on several excellent talks.\u00a0 If you were not able to attend the conference or didn’t get to go to these sessions, I want to share with you a few of the highlights from the Sunday sessions.\u00a0 If you would like to hear all the speakers but could not attend or missed some sessions you wanted to hear, you can purchase recordings<\/a> of the entire conference.<\/p>\n

Catherine Masden ND<\/h3>\n

\"Catherine<\/a>Catherine Masden ND and Susan Salce ND were first on the Sunday track for Nutrition for Chronic Disease.\u00a0 The topic was Dis-Ease to Health: Nutrition, Homeopathy & EFT<\/em>.\u00a0 Both Catherine and Susan practice with Natural Health Solutions in Tomball, Texas.\u00a0 They are naturopathic doctors (ND), nutritional consultants, and master herbalists.\u00a0 They are members of the National Center of Homeopathy (NCH) and Registered Naturopathic Diplomat (RND).<\/p>\n

Catherine discussed the toxins in our environment, especially pesticides, chemicals, and genetically modified organisms.\u00a0 She recommended following the Environmental Working Group’s shopping guide<\/a> that lists the\u00a0 “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” to minimize our intake of poisons.<\/p>\n

The subject that seemed to be the most interesting to the audience was Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).\u00a0 We all were shown how to relieve our stress using a healing tool that is based tapping “established energy meridian points” on the body.\u00a0 The tapping stimulates acupressure points on the head and upper body to release energy.\u00a0 We went through the EFT routine twice to evaluate its effect on our stress levels.\u00a0 We seemed to be much calmer after the tapping.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dawn Ewing<\/h3>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>Dr. Ewing is a naturopathic practitioner in Houston, Texas, Executive Director of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine (IABDM)<\/a>, and author of Let the Tooth Be Known<\/a>.\u00a0 She practices at Holistic Health Alternatives<\/a> in Spring, Texas.\u00a0 Dr. Ewing was second on the Sunday Nutrition for Chronic Disease track, and her topic was Your Teeth & Gums, A Chronic Disease Risk Factor.\u00a0 Her early background as a dental hygienist led her into research on health and nutrition as it is associated with dental health.<\/p>\n

I learned a lot about tooth disease and how it interacts with our overall health.\u00a0 For example, there is a correlation between breast cancer and root canals in the teeth associated with the breast on the Dental Meridian Chart<\/a>.\u00a0 The subject of dental meridians is fascinating.\u00a0 Be sure to check out the link to Dr. Ewing’s web page. Dr. Ewing said that 98% of women with breast cancer had a root canal<\/a> in one of the breast teeth on the same side of the body<\/em>!\u00a0 Dr. Ewing also talked about the harmful effects of the mercury<\/a> vapors released from dental amalgam (the “silver” fillings in teeth).\u00a0 I have lots of amalgam fillings and was alarmed to know that chewing food and brushing the teeth releases a significant amount of mercury vapor which I then breathe in or swallow.<\/p>\n

Kim Schuette CN<\/h3>\n

\"Kim<\/a>Kim Schuette is a Certified Nutritionist and Certified GAPS\u00a9 Instructor, practices nutritional therapy at Biodynamic Wellness in Solana Beach, California.\u00a0 She offers in-office as well as phone and Skype consultations.\u00a0 I heard Kim speak at the annual WAPF conference in Atlanta in November 2013.\u00a0 Her success with nutritional therapy is outstanding.\u00a0 In Atlanta as well as at our conference she presented several case histories of successful treatment of epilepsy, type 1 diabetes, and bipolar.<\/p>\n

In Houston, Kim talked about how the body digests and assimilates nutrients, and especially how permeable intestines (aka, “leaky gut”) causes autoimmune disorders.\u00a0 She emphasized the problems with the estrogenic activity of soy formula on both boy and girl babies.\u00a0 She mentioned the importance of using bone broth and\/or meat stock for health, a conclusion that I totally agree with.\u00a0 I drink a cup of bone broth every morning.\u00a0 She had lots more to say about bone health, osteoporosis, minerals, detoxing, and EMF (electro-magnetic fields).<\/p>\n

Sally Fallon Morell<\/h3>\n

\"Sally<\/a>The last speaker I will write about is Sally Fallon Morell, the co-founder, president, and inspiration of the Weston A. Price Foundation.\u00a0 I did not get a chance to hear her talk on Traditional Diets Saturday in Houston; however, I have heard her presentation at a previous annual conference.\u00a0 She is phenomenal!\u00a0 I really don’t know how anyone can attend her Traditional Diets presentation without being convinced that good nutrition is essential<\/em> to good health!<\/p>\n

At the Houston conference, I did hear her talk about her own health secrets, a presentation she had only given once before, in Europe.\u00a0 She emphasized eating three regular meals a day, with no between meal snacks.\u00a0 Hunger between meals is an indicator that we have not been eating enough healthy fats.\u00a0 Another of her tips resonates with me.\u00a0 It’s what I do–either eat with other people or with a good book.\u00a0 Yes!<\/p>\n

Until Next Time<\/h3>\n

If you were unable to attend our conference last weekend or you were there but want to hear the talks you missed, you can order the conference recordings in several different packages.\u00a0 Contact Fleetwood Onsite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Houston WAPF chapter will be planning and scheduling more meetings to expand on the knowledge we gained at the conference.\u00a0 If you would like to learn and share with us, join our Meetup group, Houston Real Food Nutrition<\/a>.\u00a0 There is no fee to join and you will be notified of all events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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