Pottenger's Prophecy: How Food Resets Genes for Wellness or Illness by Graham, Gray, Kesten, Deborah, Scherwitz, Larry (442011) by Gray Kesten Deborah Scherwitz Larry Graham

Author:Gray, Kesten, Deborah, Scherwitz, Larry Graham [Gray, Kesten, Deborah, Scherwitz, Larry Graham]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00CAYMONA
Publisher: White River Press
Published: 1600-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

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What this chapter reveals is that humans are highly adaptable and that we can thrive and be healthy on a wide variety of animal- and plant-based diets if the foods are fresh and whole and in their natural state, or if they are fermented (sauerkraut, for instance) or cultured (yogurt), and they contain a balanced and natural ratio of nutrients. Dr. Weston Price’s work studying hunter-gatherer indigenous tribes “untouched” by Western diets, supports this nutrition-gene-health nugget. So, too, do his observations of the adverse effects of a sudden change in diet—such as when Aboriginal children were “stolen” from their centuries-old culture and forced, virtually overnight, to consume an inherently imbalanced and unhealthy Western diet for which our genes were unprepared. Reflecting on the health impact of such instant dietary and lifestyle changes, journalist and food expert Michael Pollan posits that

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