Hilda Labrada Gore is an experiential anthropologist and the host of the Wise Traditions podcast, focused on exploring health through ancestral diets. She discusses indigenous cultures and their health transformations post-colonization, recounting her adventures in places like Australia and Peru. Hilda highlights the contrast of modern diet with the traditional practices of untouched populations, advocating for local and organic foods. Her insights emphasize the importance of self-awareness and reconnecting with ancestral health to navigate today's wellness challenges.
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Hilda's Heart Surgery Story
Hilda was born with a congenital heart defect requiring open-heart surgery at age nine.
This early health challenge sparked her lifelong interest in wellness and strength.
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Listen to Your Body First
We have outsourced health to doctors but the body communicates if we listen carefully.
Treating symptoms without addressing root causes causes more chronic issues.
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Aboriginal Health Decline in Australia
In Australia, Hilda visited Maningrida where Aboriginal people lost traditional diets, causing depression and poor health.
The local grocery sold mainly processed foods and spirit of wellbeing was heavy and depressing.
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Published in 1863, William Banting's Letter on Corpulence is a seminal work in the history of dieting. Banting documented his personal experience of losing weight by drastically reducing his consumption of bread, pasta, and processed foods. His approach emphasized a diet rich in meat and vegetables, a departure from the conventional high-carbohydrate diets of the time. This letter, detailing Banting's successful self-experiment, became widely popular, marking an early endorsement of low-carbohydrate eating as a weight-loss strategy. Banting's insights laid the groundwork for many modern dietary approaches, underscoring the enduring relevance of his observations on the impact of food choices on health.
Nutrition and physical degeneration
Weston Andrew Price
Weston A. Price
In this book, Weston A. Price documents his nearly 10-year global journey to understand the secret to health. He focused on healthy individuals in isolated primitive cultures and observed their excellent health, including perfect dental arches, minimal tooth decay, and high immunity to diseases. Price found that when these populations adopted modernized foods such as white flour, white sugar, and refined oils, they quickly showed signs of degeneration, including dental caries, deformed jaw structures, and increased susceptibility to chronic diseases. The book includes hundreds of photos and detailed analyses of the nutritional content of indigenous foods versus modern diets, emphasizing the critical role of fat-soluble vitamins and minerals in maintaining health[1][2][4].
Fitness confidential
Vinnie Tortorich
Fitness Confidential is a non-fiction book that combines personal stories with fitness advice. Vinnie Tortorich, with over 30 years in the fitness industry, shares his experiences and lessons learned, debunking common fitness myths such as calorie counting, spot reduction, and the effectiveness of quick fixes. The book emphasizes personal responsibility, self-discipline, and critical thinking in making informed health choices. It also advocates for consistent, functional exercise and a balanced diet, making complex fitness concepts more relatable through storytelling and humor[2][3][4].
Episode 2654: Vinnie Tortorich talks with Hilda Labrada Gore about ancestral traditions around the world, wise traditions in health, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/06/ancestral-traditions-with-hilda-labrada-gore-episode-2654 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - Ancestral Traditions Hilda considers herself an “experiential anthropologist” because she travels and observes cultures across the world to study diets. (2:00) Her interest in health started very you as she had a congenital heart condition. We have outsourced our health in a variety of ways. We have learn to listen to our bodies. (7:00) There are indigenous cultures that became unhealthy after colonization. (10:30) She shares what she has learned while traveling to Australia, Peru, and other places. (15:30) Vinnie mentions Lhakpa Sherpa, who is the only woman to summit Mt. Everest 10 times. (16:00) There’s a movie about her called “Mountain Queen.” You can witness a certain disconnect between Lhakpa’s healthy traditions and her Americanized children. Hilda works with the Weston A. Price Foundation to share how to live in our modern world more ancestrally. (22:00) The Foundation has 11 basic principles that it advocates for. You can go to Vinnie has a very clear e-book that can be purchased to learn the proper foods to eat for optimal health. Hilda shares more stories from Kenya. (32:00) They discuss raw milk and the benefits Vinnie has been experiencing. (37:00) They discuss honey and allergies. (44:00) Hilda hosts a podcast called “Wise Traditions” about food, farming, and the healing arts. (50:00) It’s a type of “Ancestral Living 101.” Ancestral living is accessible and cheaper than paying for chronic disease. More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, closed for registration, but you can get on the wait list - Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it . Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available! You can go to You can order it from . Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! Don’t forget you can invest in Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen through StartEngine. Details are at Eat Happy Kitchen. There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ PURCHASE DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere:
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