From the Editor:
Newsletter Anniversary
Welcome back. This month marks the first anniversary of this newsletter. Please let us know how we are doing. What can we do to make it better?
Evening Potluck!
You asked for it, you got it! We are having an outdoor EVENING potluck! This is our first evening potluck of 2008, but if the response is good we will have others. See below for details.
Membership Drive
It is time once again for our fall membership drive for The Weston A. Price Foundation. If you are not already a member please consider becoming one.
By joining WAPF you will:
- Receive the quarterly journal Wise Traditions. An information packed publication.
- Support The Weston A. Price Foundation, a wonderful organization that is one of the few groups speaking the truth about our need to return to traditional diets.
- If you put my name (Lisa Bianco-Davis) as the person who referred you, you will help me win a free membership to the national conference in California this November.
This membership form has my name already on it. Please download the form, print it out, enclose your payment and give it to us at an event this month, or send it to our mailing address.
WAPF Eugene Chapter
c/o Lisa Bianco-Davis
965 Tyinn Street #19
Eugene, OR 97402
We are mailing the forms in together to ensure that they are all counted towards the contest.
If anyone has been waiting to become a member,
now is the time!
Memberships are $40 (or $25 for students and seniors). Membership forms are also available at our local events and on the WAPF website.
Read an invitation from the president of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
Bacteria are everywhere!
At this very moment there is bacteria on your hands, in your mouth, in your eyes, and there is 3 to 4 pounds of bacteria living in your digestive system!
If you were an average American, the above sentence would likely make you run for the antibacterial handsoap and pop a few dozen antibiotics in your mouth. Now, since you are reading this newsletter, I know that you are not average Americans. Anyone following the principals of the Weston A. Price Foundation has heard of the importance of consuming probiotics in the form of fermented foods. I have on occasion said that it was more important to make sure that you are eating ENOUGH bacteria than it is to worry about eating a few harmful ones (unfortunately most people just look at me funny).
This month our “Popcorn Review” will feature the second of Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride’s presentations. In this presentation she discusses some details on how the digestive system functions, how leaky gut and food allergies develop and most of all how to seal and heal the gut, allowing a healthy population of probiotic bacteria to recover if our inner-ecosystem has been damaged.
“Gut and Psychology Syndrome” DVD will Repeat
We had such a wonderful response to the first showing of the “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” DVD that we will be showing it again in September. Please let friends and relatives know about this DVD.
~ Lisa
August Events:
Meeting & Potluck Dinner
You asked for it, you got it!
We are having an outdoor EVENING potluck!
Monday, August 11, 2008
5:30 to 9:00 PM
Location:
At the home of Barb Shaw and Joe Henderson
61 West 34th, Eugene
Directions:
From down town Eugene, drive South on Willamette (Willamette and Donald split at a “Y” intersection, stay right to stay on Willamette). You will go past the big post office, which is on the left side of the street. Go up the hill and then turn right on W 35th. Go one block then turn right on McMillan. Go one block down the hill and you will be looking up their long driveway. On the asphalt, the numbers 65 and 61 are painted. Parking is limited so please park on the street and walk up the driveway. Please leave the spaces in the driveway for anyone who needs to park close to the house.
Walk, Bike or Bus:
If you are biking or walking, come in on 34th (no hills bumpy dirt lane). Bus #73 Willamette stops at 34th.
Lost?
Call Barb Shaw at 344-9956
Please bring a Nourishing Traditions style dish and join us for some great food and great conversation! Families and guests are welcome. Please bring enough food to feed the size of your party and your recipe on a 3×5 card or notepaper.
Please RSVP if you think you will be attending so that we have a rough idea of how many people to expect (but feel free to just show up).
Our potluck meetings have traditionally been on the second Monday of each month. This is the first potluck of this year that will be in the evening. The second Monday in September is September 8th. We are planning to have an evening potluck that day as well. Let me know what you think of continuing with this day and time.
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“The Popcorn Review”
“Good Digestion: The Key to Good Health”
by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD.
Friday, August 22, 2008
7:30 to 9:00 PM
Location:
Market of Choice
67 West 29th, Eugene
Upstairs in the Community Room
“Good Digestion: The Key to Good Health” is the second DVD by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. It follows “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” DVD that we showed in July. In this presentation she discusses details on how the digestive system functions, and how to implement the GAPS program.
For more details see:
www.krautpounder.com/inv-pages/gaps.html
We are requesting a $5-10 donation to the Eugene Chapter at the door.
Space is limited, so please contact us to reserve your seat.
“All Diseases Begins in the Gut” ~ Hippocrates
In other News:
Coming in September
Second Showing of
“Gut and Psychology Syndrome”
by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD.
Friday, September 26, 2008
7:30 to 9:00 PM
Location:
Market of Choice
67 West 29th, Eugene
Upstairs in the Community Room
By popular demand, we are showing this DVD a second time. If you missed the first showing, mark your calendars and make plans to attend.
Dr. Mc-Bride proposes the name “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” to explain the connection between digestive health and such seemingly unrelated “mental” disorders as: Autism, ADD, Dyslexia, ADHA, Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She also addresses the connection between Eczema, Allergies, Asthma, Autoimmune Diseases, the Immune System, and the Gut.
If you or someone you know is suffering from one of these disorders or any digestive disorders, please encourage them to attend. You may download a one page printable flyer to give away. Printable Word file.
For more details see:
www.krautpounder.com/inv-pages/gaps.html
We are requesting a $5-10 donation to the Eugene Chapter at the door.
Space is limited, so please contact us to reserve your seat.
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Coming this Fall
Wise Traditions 2008 Conference
The Wise Traditions 2008 Conference is only three months away. The topic this year is “Life in Its Fullness: Nutrition for Mental and Emotional Health”. This it the ninth annual conference, and the exciting news is that for the first time, the conference will be on the West Coast!
One of the Eugene Chapter goals for this year is to facilitate several people going down to San Francisco for this conference. If you think you might be interested in attending please let us know. It there are a few people interested in going to the Conference the Eugene Chapter will rent a van and coordinate roomshare arrangements.
Dates:
Friday, November 7 to Sunday, November 9, 2008
(with additional special events on Monday, November 10th)
Location:
Hyatt San Francisco Airport,
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, California 94010
(650) 347-1234
www.sanfranciscoairport.hyatt.com
More details about the conference can be found at: www.westonaprice.org/conference/2008/index.html
