Just finished reading your book. Very informative and fun read as well. Since we don’t have room for a proper garden, I’m considering a hydroponic system where I’ll be able to grow a few veggies. Also important to support local farmers markets too.
Greetings from Michigan's Thumb Coast! Thank you, Dr. Jill and Dr. Robert, for continuing your advocacy of real food. I return to your writings after a month plus absence during which I underwent an emergency surgery procedure of 5+ hours to repair a bilateral esophageal hernia which relocated the stomach to the abdomen, a result of an inability to digest highly processed seed oils following removal of the gallbladder 12 years ago. The years between then and now have been marked by severe gas pains, spitting, and retching! The slightest amount of the highly processed seed oils turns my system into a chaotic frenzy, and unfortunately, the oils are found in everything on sale for consumption, from commercial breads to pizza dough and pie crusts to dietary supplements, including Boost and Ensure! Post-surgery, a transfer from hospital to convalescent home, where much of the food was prepared in large commercial quantities. Much of what came to me three meals a day was inedible. Only through the efforts of a loving and supporting family who brought "real" food to me daily did I acquire nourishment to sustain me until discharge to home. Five days of wholesome food I am regaining my strength and energy! Keep up the advocacy to obtain and prepare the healthy products we ingest! Change does make a difference! It is so good to be back! Rath De Ort!
Great information. especially the butter, lard, olive oil and meats, and fish which are as fresh as possible. Fresh veggies and fruits and spices like garlic and onions made from fresh produce as possible :) I know it is tempting not to do all that I was tested for everything under the sun.. back when I had the stomach issues I can resume eating like I used to eat. :) THANK YOU AGAIN . Jill and Robert :)
Thank you for this selection from your latest book. As a result of many of your Substack essays and starting into my kindle copy of your book, I've made beneficial changes. My current readings are helping get me closer to fully on track again.
Love the logo. Purchased the corresponding t-shirt. A Worthy purchase!
Delighted to see so many sources for purchase. Will be checking back to add the audio version.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured historic settlements with WK Kellogg Co. (“Kellogg’s”) and General Mills Inc. (“General Mills”), requiring the companies to remove harmful synthetic dyes from their products. As part of the agreements, Kellogg’s and General Mills have removed synthetic dyes from their cereal products served in schools ahead of the 2026 school year.
Weston A Price Foundation which I have been a member of for years is a wealth of knowledge. I can attest to what you all found. I urge everyone to follow an ancestral diet.
Weston Price did interesting work checking out the health of people around the globe correlating their diet to the state of their dental health. However, I have studied people who lived long and healthy lives...and they did not eat as he recommended. He recommends a high amount of animal protein. Excess protein shortens lives. Adele Davis back in the 1960s was a well known R.D. and author. She recommended eating 125 grams of protein daily. Her information sounded great and I followed it for some years. I had unnatural cells at every check-up, I became overweight and lethargic. My son and I had colds, coughs and sore throats frequently; and we wound up in the hospital at the same time having our tonsils out. Adele Davis died at 70 from cancer. Weston price died at 78. I have studied people who lived 100 plus healthy years...and they were on lower protein diets; primarily fruit and vegetables.. I try to keep protein down, because in 1976, I went to a nutritional doctor who told me I needed to have dairy, because I was planning on nursing a new baby shortly.. In three months I had a rapidly growing tumor. Two doctors told me that if I didn't take care of it immediately, they would give me no guarantees. I didn't set up an appointment with the second doctor, I told him that i was going to go home and pray. He told me, "Don't pray too long." Well, I prayed and a book came into my hands by Dr. Norman W. Walker on Raw Fruit and Vegetable Juices. i felt it was an answer....and stopped the dairy...and only ate raw fruit and vegetables. In less than three months the tumor disappeared. This was in 1976. Today, I am 92 and in excellent health, primarily eating lots of fruit, specific steamed vegetables (no cruciferous or nightshades). I have eggs from our own organically fed chickens. My weight is perfect and I have lots of energy. I do 90 minutes daily of non-stop walking covering 4-1/2 miles. Protein is for growth and repair. Carbohydrates are for energy. Dr Walker lived well over one hundred healthy years. He is the author of 10 books, such as, Become Younger, Vibrant health, Natural Weight Control, Colon Health, and more. John Robbin's book Healthy at 100 is another book that devoted a chapter to the Hunzacuts: Dr. Jay M Hoffman, PhD, wrote The Missing Link in the Medical Curriculum: Food Chemistry in Relationship to Body Chemistry and Hunza: 15 Secrets of The World's Healthiest and Oldest People. The Hunza people lived in North Eastern Pakistan high in the Himalayas. They lived up to 120 healthy years, until the Chinese invaded their country. Jay Hoffman visited their country in the 1960s.
This book is so important to be circulated as much as possible, a real potential life-saver. Even tho my husband and I don't eat much red meat (some bison) we follow the recommendations I have read over the years from you. Thank you for the time and energy you have put out in all areas for your and our health!
Well done, we were organic vegetarians and thought we were eating healthy also. My health tanked in 2003 (autoimmune disease/ graves). I lost 60 pounds but not in a good way. My body was consuming itself, I could barley walk up a flight of stairs or pick up a 10# weight. I / we changed diet our diets. I read Patient Heal Thyself and adopted that diet, and read many other books and started living differently (since then we "homestead" have huge garden and eat organic & local. I recovered and was in pretty good shape a year later. Eat simply eat whole foods. If you can't pronounce it don't eat it, chemicals are not food.
Amazing that you both lost 50 lbs and digestive issues were much reduced. We managed to eat well mostly because we loved vegetables and protein and milk, etc. My husband is a great cook as was his Finnish mother. Much home gardening, bread making, sarmas, ground beef rice in cabbage role and, pasty: potatoes, carrot, potatoes and pork. I have loved tomatoes and home grown tomatoes truly are much better than from big commercial. Even then we were 10-20 Lbs overweight while working, now have lost. You are both amazingly productive, as to the level you will take on meaningful output! Politics, science, farming, international relations, committees.
Thank you for all the info and I fully understand that ultra processed food is to be avoided but I have a question about what is or is not ultra processed food. I also understand that some breakfast cereals are definitely ultra processed like Fruit Loops with extra sugar or the ones where sugar is one or THE main ingredient but......Total, regular old fashioned Cheerioos made from whole oats or old fashioned oatmeal, or....bran flakes or Shredded Wheat (without frosting) or Special K---original, not the newer 15 varieties -----I would think would not be ultra processed but.....it would be nice to know whether my assumption is correct.
Our family quit using margarine 25 years ago and are quite happy to use butter even tho it is not cheap but.....I think it is much better for us than any of the "whipped" spreads with their numerous chemical ingredients.
We are thankful that we live in an area where we can grow our own cows on our own pasture and supplement our freezer with wild pigs, deer, squirrel, doves and other God given animals that if we harvest a small amount are totally sustainable
Jennifer, glyphosate. If it's not organic, and that isn't even a guarantee, it has glyphosate used and think of all the other foods that are tainted, as well as the soil, air and water. TONS are used annually, and they are a highly processed product. (most cereals)
D D beat me to the glyphosate, but on top of that are all the added 'other' ingredients (and I think even plain Cheerios have added sugar hidden in there). I believe they say package should list 5 or fewer ingredients total.
Just finished reading your book. Very informative and fun read as well. Since we don’t have room for a proper garden, I’m considering a hydroponic system where I’ll be able to grow a few veggies. Also important to support local farmers markets too.
Greetings from Michigan's Thumb Coast! Thank you, Dr. Jill and Dr. Robert, for continuing your advocacy of real food. I return to your writings after a month plus absence during which I underwent an emergency surgery procedure of 5+ hours to repair a bilateral esophageal hernia which relocated the stomach to the abdomen, a result of an inability to digest highly processed seed oils following removal of the gallbladder 12 years ago. The years between then and now have been marked by severe gas pains, spitting, and retching! The slightest amount of the highly processed seed oils turns my system into a chaotic frenzy, and unfortunately, the oils are found in everything on sale for consumption, from commercial breads to pizza dough and pie crusts to dietary supplements, including Boost and Ensure! Post-surgery, a transfer from hospital to convalescent home, where much of the food was prepared in large commercial quantities. Much of what came to me three meals a day was inedible. Only through the efforts of a loving and supporting family who brought "real" food to me daily did I acquire nourishment to sustain me until discharge to home. Five days of wholesome food I am regaining my strength and energy! Keep up the advocacy to obtain and prepare the healthy products we ingest! Change does make a difference! It is so good to be back! Rath De Ort!
wow, what a story! So glad you are on the mend and wish you a future full of good food and radiant good health! Take care.
Thank you, ig ! Slainte/sshj
God bless you and keep you!
GOD MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON YOU AND GIVE YOU PEACE! sshj
Great information. especially the butter, lard, olive oil and meats, and fish which are as fresh as possible. Fresh veggies and fruits and spices like garlic and onions made from fresh produce as possible :) I know it is tempting not to do all that I was tested for everything under the sun.. back when I had the stomach issues I can resume eating like I used to eat. :) THANK YOU AGAIN . Jill and Robert :)
Comment section very appreciated. Replies very often from quite different perspectives and life experiences.
Thank you for this selection from your latest book. As a result of many of your Substack essays and starting into my kindle copy of your book, I've made beneficial changes. My current readings are helping get me closer to fully on track again.
Love the logo. Purchased the corresponding t-shirt. A Worthy purchase!
Delighted to see so many sources for purchase. Will be checking back to add the audio version.
MUCH SUCCESS!
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured historic settlements with WK Kellogg Co. (“Kellogg’s”) and General Mills Inc. (“General Mills”), requiring the companies to remove harmful synthetic dyes from their products. As part of the agreements, Kellogg’s and General Mills have removed synthetic dyes from their cereal products served in schools ahead of the 2026 school year.
Weston A Price Foundation which I have been a member of for years is a wealth of knowledge. I can attest to what you all found. I urge everyone to follow an ancestral diet.
Weston Price did interesting work checking out the health of people around the globe correlating their diet to the state of their dental health. However, I have studied people who lived long and healthy lives...and they did not eat as he recommended. He recommends a high amount of animal protein. Excess protein shortens lives. Adele Davis back in the 1960s was a well known R.D. and author. She recommended eating 125 grams of protein daily. Her information sounded great and I followed it for some years. I had unnatural cells at every check-up, I became overweight and lethargic. My son and I had colds, coughs and sore throats frequently; and we wound up in the hospital at the same time having our tonsils out. Adele Davis died at 70 from cancer. Weston price died at 78. I have studied people who lived 100 plus healthy years...and they were on lower protein diets; primarily fruit and vegetables.. I try to keep protein down, because in 1976, I went to a nutritional doctor who told me I needed to have dairy, because I was planning on nursing a new baby shortly.. In three months I had a rapidly growing tumor. Two doctors told me that if I didn't take care of it immediately, they would give me no guarantees. I didn't set up an appointment with the second doctor, I told him that i was going to go home and pray. He told me, "Don't pray too long." Well, I prayed and a book came into my hands by Dr. Norman W. Walker on Raw Fruit and Vegetable Juices. i felt it was an answer....and stopped the dairy...and only ate raw fruit and vegetables. In less than three months the tumor disappeared. This was in 1976. Today, I am 92 and in excellent health, primarily eating lots of fruit, specific steamed vegetables (no cruciferous or nightshades). I have eggs from our own organically fed chickens. My weight is perfect and I have lots of energy. I do 90 minutes daily of non-stop walking covering 4-1/2 miles. Protein is for growth and repair. Carbohydrates are for energy. Dr Walker lived well over one hundred healthy years. He is the author of 10 books, such as, Become Younger, Vibrant health, Natural Weight Control, Colon Health, and more. John Robbin's book Healthy at 100 is another book that devoted a chapter to the Hunzacuts: Dr. Jay M Hoffman, PhD, wrote The Missing Link in the Medical Curriculum: Food Chemistry in Relationship to Body Chemistry and Hunza: 15 Secrets of The World's Healthiest and Oldest People. The Hunza people lived in North Eastern Pakistan high in the Himalayas. They lived up to 120 healthy years, until the Chinese invaded their country. Jay Hoffman visited their country in the 1960s.
This book is so important to be circulated as much as possible, a real potential life-saver. Even tho my husband and I don't eat much red meat (some bison) we follow the recommendations I have read over the years from you. Thank you for the time and energy you have put out in all areas for your and our health!
Well done, we were organic vegetarians and thought we were eating healthy also. My health tanked in 2003 (autoimmune disease/ graves). I lost 60 pounds but not in a good way. My body was consuming itself, I could barley walk up a flight of stairs or pick up a 10# weight. I / we changed diet our diets. I read Patient Heal Thyself and adopted that diet, and read many other books and started living differently (since then we "homestead" have huge garden and eat organic & local. I recovered and was in pretty good shape a year later. Eat simply eat whole foods. If you can't pronounce it don't eat it, chemicals are not food.
Eating food in its natural state is always better.
Oh, quit using a microwave, throw it out...
What about the air fryer?
Amazing that you both lost 50 lbs and digestive issues were much reduced. We managed to eat well mostly because we loved vegetables and protein and milk, etc. My husband is a great cook as was his Finnish mother. Much home gardening, bread making, sarmas, ground beef rice in cabbage role and, pasty: potatoes, carrot, potatoes and pork. I have loved tomatoes and home grown tomatoes truly are much better than from big commercial. Even then we were 10-20 Lbs overweight while working, now have lost. You are both amazingly productive, as to the level you will take on meaningful output! Politics, science, farming, international relations, committees.
Thank you for all the info and I fully understand that ultra processed food is to be avoided but I have a question about what is or is not ultra processed food. I also understand that some breakfast cereals are definitely ultra processed like Fruit Loops with extra sugar or the ones where sugar is one or THE main ingredient but......Total, regular old fashioned Cheerioos made from whole oats or old fashioned oatmeal, or....bran flakes or Shredded Wheat (without frosting) or Special K---original, not the newer 15 varieties -----I would think would not be ultra processed but.....it would be nice to know whether my assumption is correct.
Our family quit using margarine 25 years ago and are quite happy to use butter even tho it is not cheap but.....I think it is much better for us than any of the "whipped" spreads with their numerous chemical ingredients.
We are thankful that we live in an area where we can grow our own cows on our own pasture and supplement our freezer with wild pigs, deer, squirrel, doves and other God given animals that if we harvest a small amount are totally sustainable
Thanks
I wonder about Cheerios also. They seem pretty straight forward.
Jennifer, glyphosate. If it's not organic, and that isn't even a guarantee, it has glyphosate used and think of all the other foods that are tainted, as well as the soil, air and water. TONS are used annually, and they are a highly processed product. (most cereals)
D D beat me to the glyphosate, but on top of that are all the added 'other' ingredients (and I think even plain Cheerios have added sugar hidden in there). I believe they say package should list 5 or fewer ingredients total.
A wonderful Christmas present! I bought 2 books and decided to buy two more.
As I am reading through one copy I have decided to keep it. Now I have to buy
More. Thank you so much for sharing your life. Bless you both and your family.
Just started the book. Am looking forward to getting into it.
Food is thy medicine, medicine is thy food...heck what did hippocrates know?
Moringa, coconut oil, grass fed roaming meats and eggs, kombucha,fresh seafood, f