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(specifically safflower, coconut and soy). Therefore, the conducted previously in the British Isles, which found a inclusion of palm oil in infant formula at levels needed positive correlation between the duration of 0 provide a fatty acid profile similar to that of human breastfeeding and performance in tests of vocabulary milk leads to (apart from deforestation in some parts of | and visuomotor coordination. Other studies have Asia) lower bone mineralisation, as it has been shown urther supported the notion that visual acuity is o lower calcium and fat absorption. enhanced by breastfeeding.” '*'7"* Calcium absorption is also problematic due to the fact Humans are the only mammals on the planet who hat cow's milk has a calcium to phosphorus ratio of 1:3, abitually drink the milk of another species, and there is whereas the calcium to phosphorus ratio in human milk — no research to support the notion that other milks is 1:1, thereby making the calcium easily absorbable. provide the same positive effects as human milk and This ratio of 1:3 binds the calcium to the phosphorus for much to suggest otherwise. Apart from problems excretion. While cow's milk is touted as a""good source already mentioned, a multitude of health issues ensue of calcium", this ratio makes it not easily bio-available. | when non-human milks are the staple diet of the infant. The best absorbable sources of calcium are nuts and For example, it is understood in veterinary circles that seeds, the bones of oily fish and green leafy vegetables. eeding non-species-specific milk to an animal causes Cows get all their calcium from grass! apnoeic episodes. This is what happens to the formula- However, further on the subject of lipids, it is their ed infant. He's simply not able to breathe easily during role in potentiating central feeding because of aggravation nervous system development from the non-species-specific hat best defines their role in protein fragments in the milk, and it's a well-established infants who are weaned formula. Research has recorded act tha breastfeeding “ee . that there are different increases intelligence. early and raised on a suck/swallow patterns between Although this comes about p bottle-fed and breastfed infants, argely due to the high amount breastmilk substitute are and further has established that of lactose in human milk, it is at an increased risk in suckling at the breast optimises orofacial development resulting in benefits with respect to teeth spacing and speech also due to the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) which abound in uman milk when mothers development. simply include plenty of Additional points of seafoods in their diet or consume flaxseed or hempseed consideration here are that infants who are weaned oils. As early as 1929, enhanced learning ability and early and raised on a breastmilk substitute are at an igher IQ scores at 7-13 years of age were described in _ increased risk in the long term of." children exclusively breastfed for four to nine months." ¢ obesity (artificially fed infants consume 30,000 more However, since that time, definitive data to reinforce calories than breastfed babies in the first eight months; his understanding regarding human milk and cognitive the obesity issue, however, is complicated by the fact unction have been provided by research which suggests __ that research conducted in the 1970s demonstrated that hat breastmilk, generally, has a significant impact on the DPT vaccination interferes with insulin metabolism); the long term... he development of the central nervous system. ¢ Crohn's disease; Premature infants who were provided breastmilk by e ulcerative colitis; nasogastric tube have been compared to those o * coeliac disease; similar gestational age and birth weight who were cardiovascular disease; nourished by formula. Results showed that the type 2 diabetes. breastmilk-fed infants were more advanced In the short term, there is an increased risk of sudden developmentally at 18 months and that this advantage infant death syndrome (SIDS) as well as: continued through to eight years of age." ¢ necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and late-onset Similar positive results are associated with babies sepsis in pre-term infants; born full term and breastfed,” and these are reinforced ¢ bacterial meningitis in pre-term infants in neonatal by the findings of an 18-year longitudinal study of 1,000 intensive care units (homceopaths recognise that it's New Zealand children which demonstrated tha the tubercular miasm infants who have bleeding into breastfeeding for eight months or longer imparts an __ the brain when they're given "human milk fortifier’, ie., increase in cognitive and educational achievement. A cow's milk formula); range of measures, including standardised tests, teacher ¢ botulism; ratings and academic outcomes in high school and ¢ diarrhoea; young adulthood, confirmed these effects.’ These ¢ upper respiratory tract infections and otitis media; results back up a similarly large study of 13,135 children ¢ urinary tract infections. are NEXUS ¢ 37 ..infants who are weaned early and raised on a breastmilk substitute are at an increased risk in the long term... DECEMBER 2011 - JANUARY 2012 www.nexusmagazine.com