Deep Nutrition – Why Your Genes Traditional Food
Aimee and I have read many books over the last several years, and each has led us one more step on our journey toward health and healing. In this latest phase of our research, books like Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Vegetarian Myth, and Weston Price’s Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, have literally been life-changing in the effects they have had on us. But no book has had more immediate impact on our diet and nutritional practices than Deep Nutrition by Catherine and Luke Shanahan. For us this book has simply brought everything we’ve been reading about together in a surprisingly simple and enjoyable way. But more than that, Deep Nutrition gives the reader extremely practical suggestions, backed by science, archaeology, and epigenetics, to make simple changes that will have significant impact on health and vitality. From the back cover of Deep Nutrition:
“Long before government RDAs or diet books, people observed how nourishment affects growth. Though they didn’t know about DNA, they recognized specific foods that influenced their constitutions, and applied this understanding to engineer bodies of extraordinary health and beauty. Today, we owe the length of our limbs, the shape of our eyes, the proper function of our organs—and all that makes us human—to our ancestors’ collective skill.
Deep Nutrition identifies the foods and techniques common to every culture and divides them into four categories, called the Four Pillars of World Cuisine. From the Maasai and ancient Egyptian to the Japanese and the French, you’ll learn how the same Four Pillars form the foundation of all the healthiest diets. Using the latest research in physiology and genetics, the authors explain why your family’s health depends on eating these foods. In a world of competing nutritional ideologies, Deep Nutrition gives us the full picture, empowering us to take control of our destiny in ways we might never have imagined.”
We now have copies of Deep Nutrition available in our store and online. Call, come by, or visit us to get your copy of Deep Nutrition and find out why we’re so excited about this extraordinary book. See below about this week’s upcoming potluck and a talk by Denny Perrin based on the principles discussed in Deep Nutrition.
November Locavore Potluck, Saturday, November 20, 5 pm
This Saturday, we host our monthly Locavore Potluck celebrating local food and farmers that provide it. Our potluck begins at 5 pm and we encourage you to bring a dish prepared from local, seasonal food from plant or animal sources. Following our potluck, at approximately 6:30 pm, Denny Perrin will present a talk, “Looking to the Wisdom of our Ancestors: How Your Food Choices Affect your Health and Genetics.” The talk is based on the science and principles in the book, Deep Nutrition, as well as other sources. There will be a discussion following the talk. Please join us for and delightful, delicious, and informative evening.
Next Locavore Potluck is Saturday, December 20th same place same time!
New Products and Holiday Specials
Not surprisingly, Aimee has been busy creating new and delicious recipes. If you haven’t tried Wild Naked Brazil Nuts, Seeds of Longevity, check ‘em out online or at our store. And with the Holidays on the horizon, she’s at again with her Essence of Hazelnut Holiday Hearts, a creamy and delicious holiday dessert, featuring Chef Franky G’s Decadent Dessert Spice (www.frankgiglio.com). We even have a new section on our website featuring some of our favorite products that we’re offering as gift suggestions for the upcoming season. Just visit “Holiday Specials” on our website and enjoy your shopping experience. Or stop by our store at 254 Cider Hill Road in York, Maine. Call ahead just to make sure someone’s around, 207-409-0899.
