Nutrition is crazy!

Everyone has their own theories on nutrition, their own diets, and their own solutions. While many of these programs have good concepts there are always fringe notions that are a bit extreme. I'm not sure who is right, but I guess it just comes down to do what's best for you.

I recently started reading Sally Fallon's works, "Nourishing Traditions" and "Eat Fat Lose Fat". Her work is based on the principles of Weston A. Price, a dentist who travelled around the world examining different cultures to understand how diet affects our dental health. He put together a basic diet recommendation based on his research which can be summarized here:
http://www.westonaprice.org/about-us/2117-healthy-4-life

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Anyways so here are my resources regarding my new mode of nutrition experimentation:
- Realmilk.com (Pro-Raw milk site) - http://www.realmilk.com
- Pike Place Market Creamery (where I buy raw milk, eggs, and butter) - http://newhope360.com/store-month-pike-place-market-creamery-tastes-sweet-success
- Dungeness Valley Creamery (Raw Milk in WA state) - http://www.dungenessvalleycreamery.com/
- Organic Valley Pasture Butter (pasteurized, but cultured and comes from grass-fed cows) - http://www.organicvalley.coop/products/butter/pasture/
- Rain Shadow Meats (High quality, humane WA butcher) - http://www.rainshadowmeats.com
- Radiant Life (Cod Liver Oil) - http://www.radiantlife.com
- Eden Foods (Malted Barley Syrup, Raw Vinegar, good Olive Oil) - http://www.edenfoods.com
- Cultures for Health (Sourdough starter, Kefir starter, Sprouted grain flour) - http://www.culturesforhealth.com
- Japanese Pickling Book - http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Tsukemono-Japanese-Pickling/dp/488996181X/
- Nourishing Traditions - http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/
- Sustainable Seafood Guide - http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx
- Tropical Traditions Red Palm Oil - http://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Traditions-Virgin-Palm-Oil/dp/B000W2CXXS
- Nutsonline.com Coconut Palm Sugar - http://www.nutsonline.com/cookingbaking/sweeteners/natural-sugar-replacements/palm-sugar.html
- Nutsonline.com Sucanat - http://www.nutsonline.com/cookingbaking/sweeteners/natural-sugar-replacements/organic-sucanat.html