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help me get pregnant (like Brazil nuts, since then. I started making my own extremely blessed to have learned about
but not prepared as crispy nuts). Noth- fermented foods and bone broth and these nourishing traditions during my
ing happened. I went in for a fertility incorporated them into my diet. During pregnancy and will continue to eat this
check. The doctors said there might be the process various things happened. way for the rest of my life.
some minor clogging in one of my fal- I can now only hope that the rest
lopian tubes, but it was very minor and 1. I stopped being cold all the time: of my family (parents, brother and
should not be the reason why I was not My hands and feet were cold al- sister) will also be convinced enough
getting pregnant. We tried intrauterine ways, but especially in the winter. to change their current modern diet
insemination (IUI). Didn’t work. Then I just thought this was due to aging to the nourishing traditional diet. I’m
did IVF. I got six viable embryos. First and genetics. trying to show by example as I know
(fresh) embryo transfer failed. Second 2. I didn’t gain weight: My biggest fear that changing one’s diet seems almost
(frozen) embryo transfer failed. about this diet was gaining weight. I as difficult as changing religion.
While taking a break I somehow didn’t lose weight, but I didn’t gain Thank you for all your work.
got pregnant naturally. We were ec- any extra despite the fact of using You’ve changed my life and I feel
static. But it turned out to be an ectopic butter and consuming full-fat dairy. confident that I can lay the best founda-
pregnancy (twins at that) that I had to 3. I found a new interest in traditional tion possible for my daughter’s future
terminate. This led me into deep de- Asian (especially Korean) food: thanks to the work of your foundation.
pression. During my stay at the hospital I’m ethnically Korean and grew up Esther Lee
after surgery, I turned on YouTube to eating Korean food. However, over Washington, DC
get my mind off the ectopic pregnancy. I time my parents while living in the
believe that by the grace of God, some- U.S. had succumbed to the lowfat, RENEWING
how the video of Sally Fallon Morell’s low-cholesterol diet and I had never I am renewing my lapsed member-
Seminar on Traditional Diets (youtu.be/ questioned it. I ate Korean food, but ship. I appreciate all of the work you
LJS4yKhJcu4) got turned on my You- mostly purchased (semi) prepared do for healthy food, healthy farms and
Tube stream. I had intended to just leave food as I always thought Korean healing advocacy. I value the weekly
this video on in the background without food took too much time and energy podcasts; they are well done and an
actively listening to it. However, I found to cook. Through the process of eat- easy way to share information with oth-
myself not able to sleep and getting ing the Weston A. Price way, I dis- ers. I especially appreciate all the sane
more and more interested in listening covered the wisdom of traditional information you are giving for immune
to the video. What Sally was saying Korean foods and started making health during this current climate of
about animal fats and the traditional them at home. hysteria. I am especially thankful for all
nourishing diet just sounded right. The 4. I got pregnant: although I was not my local food sources you have helped
diets (South Beach, Atkins, paleo) that able to get pregnant naturally, my me find in years past so that I don’t have
were popular seemed to have to do a lot third embryo transfer in 2018 was a to go face the empty shelves and fearful
of persuading to validate their diet. The success and my daughter was born people at the grocery chains.
concept of traditional diets was simple in 2019. She was born a bit small but Lee Burdett
to understand and seemed natural to healthy and is currently thriving. Alamonte Springs, Florida
me.
After my release from the hospital, There is still a part of me that
Gifts and bequests to the
I started to eat butter and full-fat dairy. wishes that I had known and followed Weston A. Price Foundation
I found the best dairy I could in Japan the Weston A. Price food way before will help ensure
(and was able to find raw milk at the conceiving my daughter. However, I try the gift of good health
end). I have never bought vegetable oil not to dwell on this and consider myself to future generations.

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