234: Common sense in the face of COVID-19
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Wash your hands. Do social distancing. Are these the only two things we can do to protect our health during this pandemic? Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms, author, and speaker, offers ideas about how to strengthen our immune system and our spirit during this time of crisis. He suggests that we cannot rely on health officials or the government to make us well. We must take our health into our own hands.
Among other things, Joel recommends diversifying our microbiome by getting dirty (instead of trying to create a sterile environment), getting restorative sleep, hydrating, and cultivating healthy relationships. This conversation reminds us of the good things that are happening, and the positive choices we can make in the midst of the challenges. COVID-19 (also known as the Coronavirus) threatens the status quo and feels de-stabilizing. But this time can teach us resilience and provide opportunities to build our health and our community's interdependence.
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| 0:00.0 | There's more to the wellness picture than just wash your hand sticks feet away and don't come out of your house |
| 0:06.4 | There's way more to the wellness picture and I think sometimes if we would if we would really instead of |
| 0:13.1 | instead of crushing that fear and isolation aspect of it |
| 0:17.4 | and sterilization aspect of it if instead we would take all that energy |
| 0:21.7 | that's being channeled that direction and channel it toward |
| 0:24.6 | authentic food, forgiveness, no stress, sleep, hydration, drink plenty of good water, and long, |
| 0:32.4 | long lingering hugs. You know, nobody's measuring the difference. |
| 0:37.0 | From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions |
| 0:48.2 | in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts. |
| 0:51.0 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 0:56.0 | Hey, Helda here. This is episode 234 and our guest today is Joel Salitan. |
| 1:09.0 | Joel has been at the dilemma and the award-winning documentary Food Inc. |
| 1:23.7 | He co-owns with his family Polyface Farm and Swoop Virginia. |
| 1:28.0 | He often offers the perfect mix of mischievous humor |
| 1:31.7 | with hard-hitting information. |
| 1:33.4 | We sought him out for his perspective on the coronavirus |
| 1:36.8 | and how to build our health and our spirits naturally. |
| 1:40.4 | He gives lots of common sense advice in this conversation. |
| 1:44.0 | From the importance of reacquaining ourselves with our kitchen and the culinary arts, to the benefits of a hug, to why we need to seek out local foods to strengthen our bodies and our communities and how to avoid |
| 1:55.3 | the victim mentality in this time of fear and desperation. |
| 1:59.6 | Before we get into the conversation, I want to remind you of something. The Westin A Price Foundation has |
| 2:04.4 | 12 trifold brochures that cover a variety of topics to help you improve your health. |
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