Shifts to Sustainability

Nourishing Traditions… a book whose time has come

A good friend of mine, Kristie Olsen introduced me to an incredibly important book, Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon.  As I listen to Kristie’s story of trying many different things to try to bring her husband back from the brink of death, and hearing how this book came into her life, and the insight it brought with it, I am excited each time I open the book, and read more of Sally Fallon’s philosophy, and her recipes.

I have tried many different dieting methods, from raw food, to vegan to vegetarian, to carnivore, and none of these ways of eating have brought me the energy that eating a traditional nutrient dense diet has.

One of the areas that I will be focusing on in this blog will be the methods of eating and preparing foods based upon the ideas found in this book.  If you are looking for a well balanced, healthy and highly energy creating diet, look no further.  Go out today and buy this book.

One of the changes to my diet over the past several months has been the introduction to lacto-fermented foods, I have been making my own Kefir, and Kombucha Tea, as well as using Water Kefir Grains to make nutritious soda drinks… the kids don’t love them yet, but they are getting a bit more adventurous, as my skills and timing improve in the making of these amazingly healthful foods.

I started a new beverage that I found in Nourishing Traditions called Beet Kvass, it didn’t sound very good, but I had a few beets that were about to turn, so I thought, what the heck, I’ll give it a shot… the Beet Kvass, was salty, and tasted like watered down beets, but I drank a small glass of it this morning, and I will drink a bit everyday and see what happens.

This book should be in every household in the world.  If we followed this counsel we would all be much healthier.