| Descript |
xxxvii, 527 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why seek wisdom from primitive peoples -- The progressive decline of modern civilization -- Isolated and modernized Swiss -- Isolated and modernized Gaelics --Isolated and modernized Eskimos -- Primitive and modernized North American Indians -- Isolated and modernized Melanesians -- Isolated and modernized Polynesians -- Isolated and modernized African tribes -- Isolated and modernized Australian Aborigines -- Isolated and modernized Torres Strait islanders -- Isolated and modernized New Zealand Maori -- Ancient civilizations of Peru -- Isolated and modernized Peruvian Indians -- Characteristics of primitive and modernized dietaries -- Primitive control of dental caries -- One origin of physical deformities -- Prenatal nutritional deformities and disease types -- Physical, mental and moral deterioration -- Soil depletion and plant and animal deterioration -- Practical application of primitive wisdom -- A new vitamin-like activator -- Food is fabricated soil fertility (William A. Albrecht) -- Fluorine in plant and animal growth -- How Mother Nature made us -- Steps in our modern degeneration -- Nutritional programs for race regeneration -- Social reforms by education -- Additional photographs from Dr. Weston A. Price's teachings -- Acid-base balance of diets -- Personal correspondence to and from Weston A. Price. |
| Summary |
From the publisher. Circling the world in the 1920s and '30s, Dr. Price and his wife found the same sinister pattern among "primitive" populations, whether isolated Irish fishermen, tribal Africans, Pacific Islanders, Eskimos, North and South American Indians or Australian Aborigines. Those groups that followed their traditional nature-based diets enjoyed good health and vigor, and those that turned to the "civilized" diet of processed, sugar-laden foods soon developed a variety of ills, including misshapen bones and teeth - and the situation worsened with each generation. Dr. Price's fascinating accounts of his discoveries, and the extensive photo documentation he provides, drive home the nutritional truths that are only now gaining general understanding, and Nutrition and Physical Degeneration remains an unequaled source of basic information. |
| Subject |
Nutritionally induced diseases.
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Nutrition and dental health.
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Nutritional anthropology.
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Civilization.
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena. |
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Nutrition Disorders. |
| ISBN |
9780916764203 (pbk.) |
| Call no. |
616.39 PRI 2014 |
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