Summary: Our forty-seventh show! Ep. 49: Paleo Philosophy - Part 2 In this episode, Stacy and Sarah tackle part-two of the Paleo Philosophy series, discussing Sally Fallon's article and the controversial areas within the paleo diet: fat, dairy and sugar. To listen to part-one of the series, check out episode 48. The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 49: Paleo Philosophy - Part 2 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - News Views Canada has been good for Sarah, but she doesn't feel like she has been enjoying it much - her relatives are playing with the kids while she works on editing Sarah feels like she is missing out, but she knows that the book has to go to print Sarah's girls are spending great time with their relatives that they haven't seen in awhile, so it is good In the midst of editing, Sarah wrote a rebuttal to an article that appeared in Wise Traditions, Weston A. Price Foundation newsletter, where there was a lot of misinformation and criticism on parents who are raising their kids paleo There were several bloggers talking behind the scenes when the newsletter went live because many folks felt personally insulted Diane from Balanced Bites dedicated a podcast in response to this newsletter as well There are so many similarities between the paleo and Weston A. Price community, so it was very disappointing to see the Weston A. Price Foundation strike a divide between the communities and to attack and put many myths forward It is overall uncool to be divisive like that, it doesn't help the community or foster growth at all When you are a guiding voice within a community you have a responsibility to be a mature voice, to do your research fully and to present factual information Every leader in the paleo community has there own way that they put forth information on how to create a healthy, sustainable lifestyle, and at the core of all these messages is 'figure out what works for you - strike your own balance' Stacy points out that through education her kid's are able to define what their own splurges are and how to develop their personal balance so they are able to enjoy life in a way that still supports their health If the argument is that paleo kids are so deprived, what part of a Weston A. Price Foundation diet isn't also depriving these children - if you have to sprout your grains, eat only raw dairy, where are you finding that in schools? For Stacy the article was infuriating and upsetting because an article like this doesn't help anyone, it only stimulates misconceptions Sarah notes that since there are so many similarities between Weston A. Price and paleo, you think that we could combine our resources to educate instead of trying to show some level of superiority - you could reach so many more people if we were to work together with a focus on nutrient density The Weston A. Price Foundation seems to be determined to separate out from the paleo movement, and it isn't clear why any organization would want to go against something that is supporting the same key principles Sarah finds it infuriating that her mission to raise her children in a healthy way, where they don't feel like they are different or missing out on something, makes her a bad parent - being told that Sarah is in the wrong for feeding her daughters in a way that supports their health was like a punch in the stomach Stacy points out that this is not the first time that the paleo community has experienced this attitude from the Weston A. Price Foundation, however, this has been the most blatant attack that they have ever distributed While Amy Kubal was promised for this week's show, we need to wait for the Ancestral Health Symposium to come to a wrap and will feature Amy at that time This week, Sarah and Stacy will be moving right into part-two of the Paleo Philosophy discussion, as last week's show received such a great response 24:51 - Paleo Philosophy Part-2 If you haven't listened to episode 48 yet, go back and
