This book traces the cause of many chronic health problems to our modern diet
and shows how a return to traditional foods can improve one's well-being. Modern
medicine now recognizes that the present-day Western diet is responsible for
many of today's chronic illnesses. Nutritionists and anthropologists have noted
the decline in health that accompanies indigenous peoples' transition from
traditional to modern diets. In Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine, Ron
Schmid explains how a return to a traditional diet can help you reduce your risk
of heart attack by 50 percent; fight allergies, chronic fatigue, arthritis, skin
problems, and headaches; recover from colds and flu in a day or two; and
increase your life-expectancy. Chapters focusing on the major food groups,
common diets, and health goals enable you to tailor a diet to your special
needs. New edition, previously titled Native Nutrition.