Goat's Milk for Infants

What About Goat's Milk?

Using goat’s milk before 6 months or regular use between 6 and 12 months is not recommended. Goat’s milk is no more appropriate to give baby than cow’s milk. If you need to supplement and breastmilk is not available, formulas are a more nutritionally complete product. There are several comparisons of goat vs. cow vs. human milk in the links below. Using this information, goat milk is much closer in composition to cow milk than human milk. Goat’s milk is high in sodium (like cow’s milk) and is very high in chloride and potassium, which makes the renal solute load too high for babies. This can cause gastrointestinal bleeding and can result in anemia and poor growth (these problems are usually undetected until months later). Goat milk is also deficient in folic acid, which can lead to megaloblastic anemia. Also, infants who are allergic to cow’s milk protein are often allergic to goat’s milk too.

While it’s true that whole goats milk (and whole cow’s milk) was commonly used prior to the advent of infant formulas it is also true that the infant mortality and morbidity rate during the times of such substitutions was very high.

The developing digestive system of a young infant is specifically designed to digest mother's milk during the first 12 months. If breastfeeding is not possible, the next best choice is iron-fortified infant formula. Solid food should not be introduced until four to six months of age, at minimum.

Unfortunately, parenting advice shared by well-meaning family,  friends and sometimes even doctors, is not necessarily healthy advice for tiny tummies. The most common diversions from recommended feeding practices for infants include giving:

Cow's milk before age one.
Goat's milk as an alternative to formula.
Infant cereal to very young babies.

Any one, or more of these situations are quite common in households across the U.S. and beyond. However, parents should ponder more current medical findings and recommendations before deciding to practice them. Here's why.

According to G. F. W. Haenlein Ph.D. and R. Caccese, on the "Differences of Cow and Goat Milk," over 10 million cows are raised in the U.S. to provide more than 125 billion pounds of milk annually. Yet on a world wide basis, there are more people who drink the milk of goats than from any other single animal.

In his Agriculturally geared report, Haenlein suggests that goat's milk is a sufficient alternative for those with milk allergies. Yet, numerous other resources render this disputable.

While it is more easily digested, the basic composition of goat's milk is actually quite similar to cow's milk. It's feasible, that various constituents of cow's milk that cause an allergic reaction may also be present in goat milk. Studies by a group of European researchers, led by Dr. Luisa Businco of the University "La Sapienza," in Rome, concluded that goat's milk can trigger serious allergic reactions in infants who are known to be sensitive to cow's milk.

Goat milk is also touted as having exceptional nutritional value over cow's milk. For developed digestive systems there may be benefits, but for tiny tummies it just doesn't measure up. Though goat's milk has greater levels of vitamin A, riboflavin, calcium, potassium and niacin, the down side is less iron, zinc, B6, and B12, which among other considerations, makes it an insufficient alternative to formula.

Undoubtedly, there are numbers of children throughout the years that have thrived on goat's milk, however, Parents Place Nutritionist, Sue Gilbert, warns us that, "There is a real danger of dehydration if it is used exclusively for very young infants because of the solute load and the subsequent stress that it puts on the baby's kidneys."

Goat's milk is not indicated for use in infancy. Here is some rationale:

1. Goat's milk is deficient in folic acid and vitamin B6.
2. Goat's milk is higher in protein than human milk (1.0 gm pro/100 ml) and infant formula (1.4 gm/100 ml). It actually has 3.6 gm pro/100 ml, which puts an infant at risk for dehydration and a higher renal solute load.
3. The reason many of the "recipes" for goat's milk for infants call for dilution (usually the recommendations are to dilute it to 2/3 strength, but in this case, it appears to be for half strength) is to decrease the renal (kidney) solute load. When it is diluted, however, nutrients including energy, are diluted. With this comes the risk of hyponatremia or water intoxication, which can result in seizures. Dilution of goat's milk to half-strength supplies about 10 calories per ounce. This means to meet the energy needs (98 kcal x 8.25 kg, which is the 50th percentile for a 7 month old boy), 80 ounces per day of goat's milk would be required.
4. Goat's Milk Acidosis has been reported in the literature most likely secondary to the high protein level.
5. It may be appropriate to try a formula that has no intact protein, milk, casein or soy and gradually introduce individual foods rather than rely on goat's milk which is not recommended for infants."

Maybe you know an infant who thrived and grew well on a goat's milk based infant formula recipe and we know that many infants have thrived. However, it is also true that as science evolves, we know that goat's milk is not the optimal nutrition solution for infants between the ages of 0-12 months old.

Fresh Goat's Milk for Infants: Myths and Realities—A Review

Many infants are exclusively fed unmodified goat's milk as a result of cultural beliefs as well as exposure to false online information. Anecdotal reports have described a host of morbidities associated with that practice, including severe electrolyte abnormalities, metabolic acidosis, megaloblastic anemia, allergic reactions including life-threatening anaphylactic shock, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and infections. We describe here an infant who was fed raw goat's milk and sustained intracranial infarctions in the setting of severe azotemia and hypernatremia, and we provide a comprehensive review of the consequences associated with this dangerous practice.

"The infant in this report presented with severe hypernatremia and azotemia in addition to other electrolyte abnormalities. Goat's milk contains 50 mg of sodium and 3.56 g of protein per 100 mL, approximately 3 times that in human milk (17 mg and 1.03 g per 100 mL, respectively).6 The estimated requirements of sodium and protein for infants <6 months old are 100 to 200 mg/day and 9 to 11 g/day, respectively.7 The infant described here was receiving ∼500 mg/day of sodium and 30 g/day of protein, with a total intake of 32 oz of goat's milk per day. The immature kidneys in very young infants have difficulty handling the byproducts of foods with a high renal solute load.8 Sodium excretion capacity matures more slowly than glomerular filtration rate and does not attain full capacity until the second year of life.9 Therefore, infants fed fresh goat's milk are at substantive risk for hypernatremia and azotemia, particularly in the face of dehydration (as in the case described here), which may in turn result in major central nervous system pathology, including diffuse encephalopathy, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, or thromboses10 as manifested in our patient...

...The main benefit claimed by proponents of fresh goat's milk for infants is that it is less allergenic than cow's milk and is a suitable substitute for infants who are allergic to the latter. However, evidence shows that most infants who are allergic to cow's milk are also allergic to goat's milk. In vitro studies have shown that there is an extensive cross-reactivity of sera from individuals who are allergic to cow's milk with proteins found in goat's milk.17,–,19 In 1 study, 26 children with immunoglobulin E–mediated cow's milk allergy also had positive skin test responses to goat's milk, and 24 of 26 had positive double-blind, placebo-controlled, oral food challenges with fresh goat's milk.20 There have been case reports of severe life-threatening anaphylactic reactions after the ingestion of commercial goat's milk preparation in infants with documented cow's milk protein allergy.21 Furthermore, infants and young children may have signs, symptoms, and serology positive for goat's milk without being allergic to cow's milk.22,–,25 In a retrospective study, children presented with severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, after consumption of goat's milk products but tolerated cow's milk products.26

Folate deficiency with anemia in infants fed homemade formula based on goat's milk has been described.27,28 In fact, “goat's milk anemia” was the name given to the macrocytic hyperchromic megaloblastic anemia observed in infants fed goat's milk in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s.29 The anemia was thought to be more severe than that associated with exclusive cow's milk feeding and was cured by giving supplements of liver extracts. The concentration of folate in goat's milk is 6 μg/L in comparison to human breast milk, which contains 50 μg/L.30 Infants younger than 6 months of age need 65 μg/day of folate, and the recommended daily allowance increases with age.30

There have been reports of infections such as Q fever, toxoplasmosis, and brucellosis associated with feeding raw goat's milk.31,–,33 Consumption of unpasteurized goat's milk has also been implicated in the development of Escherichia coli O157:H7–associated hemolytic uremic syndrome.34,35 Although raw goat's milk is a proven vehicle for pathogen transmission, the belief persists that raw dairy products are healthier and that pasteurized products are less beneficial and even harmful.5" - Reference

Cow's Milk

A number of studies, indicate that the early introduction of cow's milk may contribute to the development of IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus). Among these, was a report regarding "Infant feeding practices and their possible relationship to the etiology of diabetes mellitus," by the American Academy of Pediatrics Work Group on Cow's Milk Protein and Diabetes Mellitus (Pediatrics 1994;94:752-4), which states that, "avoidance of cow's milk protein for the first several months of life may reduce the later development of IDDM or delay its onset in susceptible individuals." Susceptible individuals are those in families with a strong history of IDDM, and particularly when a sibling has diabetes. The report concludes that, "Breastfeeding and avoidance of commercially available cow's milk and products containing intact cow's milk protein during the first year of life are strongly encouraged."

n another policy statement (Pediatrics Volume 89, Number 6 June Part 1, 1992, p 1105-1109) by the AAP, extensive studies reflect that babies given WCM (whole cow's milk) take in lower levels of iron, linoleic acid, and vitamin E, and excessive levels of sodium, potassium, and protein. Infants who were fed breastmilk or iron-fortified formula during the first year, generally maintained healthy iron levels. 

Additionally, the studies indicate that the high levels of calcium and phosphorus, and low levels of Vitamin C in whole cow's milk actuallydecreases absorption of iron from infant cereals and other dietary sources.

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Guidelines for Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Iron Deficiency takes the stand against cow's milk a bit farther, by recommending children aged one to five years don't consume more than 24 oz. of cow's milk (or soy and goat milk) each day.

Another consideration focuses on infants who are at high risk for food allergies. According to nutrition professionals from the Manitoba Milk Producers site, the prevalence of cow's milk allergy is highest in infancy. A predominate factor leading to food allergy is the early introduction of food allergens, therefore, feeding an infant cow's milk before three to four months places the child at greater risk for intolerance.

Freezing and Thawing Goats Milk

"My friend has been having trouble when thawing her frozen (raw) goats milk. It appears curdled and is sometimes in thick, tough lumps that won't separate when shaken. Blending it breaks up the lumps but does not make it smooth. It won't go through her baby's bottle nipple. I tasted it and it tastes ok. The texture was like the cheese we make by putting vinegar into hot milk and curdling before straining. We've tried bleaching the jars and plastic bottles we freeze it in, we've tried thawing slowly and thawing quickly. Nothing seems to make a difference. Does anyone know what causes this and how to avoid it? She's been using the thawed milk for cereal and it seems ok and tastes ok but it's not pleasant to drink with all the curds. I don't freeze milk very often so I haven't had the problem except with milk that's been pasturized for the kids in the spring, which I never drink. This problem is with raw milk. Is it how it's frozen or how it's thawed? Any suggestions?" Thanks, Ann

Raw milk does not stay fresh very long, especially if it's not cooled in a water bath quickly after milking.

The fat solids and the liquids freeze and thaw at different temperatures and are then separated.

After taking it from the freezer, leave it on the kitchen counter (not in the sun) for a while until about half of it is melted and then finish thawing it in the refrigerator. Goats milk just thaws that way.

It also depends on how long it has been frozen. Milk put in the freezer to cool quickly thaws out without separating, even when frozen solid. Milk not thawed out for a month or more always separates, but only little tiny curds or cream globules.

If one puts it in a warm water bath to thaw, it will separate. Shaking it very vigorously or putting it in a blender before warming it will restore the milk to its original form.

Sources
http://kellymom.com/nutrition/milk/milk-supplements/
http://web.archive.org/web/20010219121629/babyparenting.about.com/parenting/babyparenting/library/weekly/aa021399.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20010629142350/babyparenting.about.com/parenting/babyparenting/library/weekly/aa021399a.htm
http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/goatsmilkforbaby.htm#.UZOVWfEW1wY
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004jr2
http://www.thegoatspot.net/forum/f193/frozen-milk-118143/
Fresh Goat's Milk for Infants: Myths and Realities—A Review
URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/125/4/e973.long
http://paleohacks.com/questions/113155/goat-milk-versus-cows-milk-for-infants-and-babies#axzz2TNgxFhSz

Further reading
http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-infants-toddlers/goat-milk
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1444683/
http://www.babycenter.com/400_anybody-raising-their-children-on-goat-milk_7046528_937.bc
http://foodforkidshealth.com/can-babies-drink-goat-milk-instead-of-commercial-infant-formula/
http://foodforkidshealth.com/making-home-made-infant-formula-for-babies-sensitive-to-dairy-formula/
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/video-homemade-milk-based-baby-formula/

Medical Disclaimer
The content of this website is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, nor should it be considered a substitute for, professional medical or health care advice or treatment for any medical or health conditions. Do not use the information on this website for diagnosing or treating any medical or health condition. If you have or suspect you have a medical problem or health issues, promptly consult your professional registered / licensed health care provider.
The information contained in this blog and related website should not be considered complete as it is presented in summary form only and intended to provide broad consumer understanding and knowledge of diet, health, fitness, nutrition, disease and treatment options.

Dr JPB Prinsloo is the oldest, most established homoeopathic practice in South Africa.
The practice, situated in Pretoria, was established in 1956.
To learn more about homeopathy, homeopathic treatment and the legal requirements for practising as a homeopath, visit:
http://www.biocura.co.za/

The Dangers of too Much Sugar: What the Sugar Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

by Elizabeth Renter

For years, the sugar industry has had to fight negative publicity – and for good reason. Sugar and all its sweet goodness has been blamed for childhood hyperactivity, cavities, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, among other things. But fought back the industry did, and they were largely successful, distracting consumers by blaming other culprits and spending heavily on positive marketing.

The Sugar Industry’s Lies

But the research continues to pile up. In an extensive Mother Jones piece, we learn just how much effort was put into the sugar industry’s campaign to keep the truth from us. Effort and money. The sugar people spent loads of cash on investigating the negative effects of sugar substitutes. And while we aren’t here to say things like aspartame are good for you, the sugar industry’s efforts were far from noble.

For instance, way back in 1942 a document was circulated among sugar cane and beet producers, giving them help in countering the anti-sugar campaign that (gasp!) was encouraging weight conscious women to forgo the sweet stuff. From 1975 to 1980, the Sugar Association spent over $650,000 funding 17 studies that would ultimately support the sugar industry. These studies suggested sugar may be good for depression and even weight management. And the list goes on.

Sugar is natural. But at the rate it is consumed by modern Americans, it is anything but healthful. The average American is said to consume about 70 grams of fructose each day. Children consume 7 trillion calories of sugar from beverages alone every year.

So, what’s the issue? Why should sugar consumption really matter?

SA Doctors Dump Patients to Moonlight

Doctors play dirty
May 12 2013 at 10:45am
By Zohra Mohamed Teke.

At least 101 state doctors raked in R22 million from one medical aid, claimed while moonlighting when they should have been attending to patients at public hospitals. Investigators have called for criminal charges to be brought against the medical practitioners.

The medical scandal is part of a report presented to KZN’s Department of Health. It exposes the widespread neglect of patients in state care.

According to the report, seen by the Sunday Tribune, the full-time state doctors were openly working in private surgeries, but also claiming millions in overtime from state hospitals for hours not worked.

In some cases, particularly in rural areas, more than one-third of full-time doctors in state facilities were guilty of the practice, leaving their patients in hospitals either waiting or unattended for days.

State doctors in KZN are not allowed to do paid work outside their official duties, or to use state resources for such work, yet the report found 354 state doctors had private practice licences, which they obtained by submitting bogus or residential addresses when applying to the Board of Healthcare Funders.

Italian Court Rules MMR Vaccine Caused Autism - "Controversial" Research Replicated and Accurate

by Dr. Mercola

Many parents don’t think twice about taking their children in for routine vaccinations, as they are an integral and heavily promoted part of the conventional medical system. But this decision has had life altering, and sometimes life-ending, ramifications for more children than you might expect.

Many hard core health activists are distressed that I do not promote the avoidance of all vaccines outright. Instead, I strongly urge you to invest the time to educate yourself about the potential benefits and risks of each vaccine prior to vaccination, and to make educated decisions based on what you conclude is likely to be the best course of action for your child.

While some vaccines appear to be safer than others, it’s important to realize that each vaccination carries a certain amount of risk and vaccine risks can be greater for some than others due to biological and environmental factors, and the timing and types of vaccines given. The risks of vaccination may be exponentially increased when revaccination takes place after an individual has already had a previous vaccine reaction, or when multiple vaccines are administered at the same time.

There are vaccines that historically have been associated with more side effects than others, and the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine – MMR shot – is one of those.

Blood Protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart

By Dan Cossins

A molecule found only in the blood of young mice dramatically reverses thickening and stiffening of the heart muscle in old mice.

Using proteomics in combination with a 19th-century surgical technique in which the circulatory systems of two mice are joined together, researchers have demonstrated that a protein found only in the blood of young mice reverses the effects of aging in old mice, according to a study published this week (May 9) in Cell.

“I think it’s a stunning result that, for the first time, points at a secreted protein that maintains the heart in a young state,” cardiologist Deepak Srivastava of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease in San Francisco, who was not involved with the research, told Nature. “That’s pretty remarkable.”

Cancer's Favorite Food - Fructose - Found in Everything You Eat?

Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, according to a study that challenges the notion that all sugars are the same.

Tumor cells fed both glucose and fructose used the two sugars in two different ways. This could explain why other studies have previously linked fructose intake with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancer types.

According to MSNBC:

"Americans take in large amounts of fructose, mainly in high fructose corn syrup, a mix of fructose and glucose that is used in soft drinks, bread and a range of other foods. Politicians, regulators, health experts and the industry have debated whether high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients have been helping make Americans fatter and less healthy."

Fructose Speeds Up Cancer Growth

Research just published in the journal Cancer Research shows that the way the different sugars are metabolized (using different metabolic pathways) is of MAJOR consequence when it comes to feeding cancer and making it proliferate.

According to the authors:

" Importantly, fructose and glucose metabolism are quite different... These findings show that cancer cells can readily metabolize fructose to increase proliferation."

Strange spirals found in the South African desert

Strange spirals found in the South African desert south of Upington, west of Prieska, the massive new rival to the Nasca lines

A google search resulted in nothing but the information that they apparently did not show up on Google Maps' 2006 images.

"Wind erosion has lead to an incredible discovery through google maps.
Comparable to the Nasca Lines in size, and even more impressive in intricacy, a potential massive lost city or site has been revealed in an area of the “verneukpan” an inhospitable area of salt flats in southern Africa .
For over a year now, a young determined Dutchman has been using Google earth to map the world’s ancient sites, very much a crowd-sourced project, with over 900 place markers so far of sites that are known about and links to Wikipedia articles about them.
Archeomaps is the brainchild of Jaimy Visser, who posted this image yesterday on his facebook page www.facebook.com/Archeomaps after Shaun Kirwen brought it to his attention.
Jaimy had found that in his research he was finding many unexplained circular structures around the globe and started project “Esthar”  to try and map these as well, in the process he has found huge areas of desert with evidence of similar ancient civilizations around the globe though none quite as striking as these which bear resemblance to carvings at Knowth, Newgrange, Malta and various other pre-historical sites.
The complex in the image is over five square miles, with less striking patterns spread over around twenty square miles at least."

Source: http://www.exposingthetruth.co/lost-city-found-in-kalahari-desert/

Scroll down through the images and check out the area for yourself at -30.006010, 21.106024 or just click in the link below.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=-30.006010,+21.106024&hl=en&ll=-30.014372,21.100402&spn=0.027462,0.038581&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.956929,79.013672&t=h&z=15

Link to the SKA site:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=30%C2%B043%E2%80%B216.068%E2%80%B3S+21%C2%B024%E2%80%B240.06%E2%80%B3E&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=-29.802518,21.40686&spn=3.522271,4.938354&sll=-26.147579,28.041615&sspn=0.028469,0.038581&t=h&z=8

Dr William Campbell Douglass II, MD on Raw Milk

Mother Nature's secret weapon
September 24, 2002

Mother Nature’s secret weapon

Your best defense against threats from within – viruses, bacteria, chemicals, parasites, fungi, tumors, etc. (it’s a jungle in there) is a well-armed immune system.

One of the most important weapons this special force has for your defense comes from a sweet and natural source – mother’s milk! The substance, called lactoferrin, is an enzyme that kills biological invaders by denying them iron. In other words, it induces an iron deficiency anemia in the invaders.

Mother’s milk, known as colostrum, has a very high concentration of lactoferrin. This remarkable chemical acts as a defensive shield for the baby against all microscopic invaders. This milk is the only source of lactoferrin available to the newborn baby. It is not available in artificial formula and probably never will be – at least in our lifetimes.

But lactoferrin is not just for babies. It’s an important nutrient that you need for your survival, at any age. When you contract an infection, there is a rapid rise in the lactoferrin content of the blood. For example, if you contract a sore throat, white blood cells race to the scene and start firing lactoferrin-containing granules that bind up all the iron at the scene of conflict, causing a rapidly induced iron deficiency anemia that neutralizes the bacteria.

Bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and other pathogens that require iron to grow will not be able to survive if lactoferrin binds iron in your blood and keeps it away from those cells.

From Conception to Birth - visualized

http://www.ted.com Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualisation, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)

"The Magic, the Mystery and the Divinity within the Human Body"

Your mom carried you in her womb for nine months. She felt sick for months with nausea, then she watched her feet swell and her skin stretch and tear. She struggled to climb stairs. She got breathless quickly. She suffered many sleepless night. She then went through EXCRUCIATING PAIN to bring you into this world. She became your nurse, your chef, your maid, your chauffeur, your biggest fan, your teacher, and your bestfriend. She struggled for you, cried over you, hoped the best for you, and prayed for you. Most of us take our mom for granted. But there are people who have lost or never seen theirs.



Medical Disclaimer
The content of this website is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, nor should it be considered a substitute for, professional medical or health care advice or treatment for any medical or health conditions. Do not use the information on this website for diagnosing or treating any medical or health condition. If you have or suspect you have a medical problem or health issues, promptly consult your professional registered / licensed health care provider.
The information contained in this blog and related website should not be considered complete as it is presented in summary form only and intended to provide broad consumer understanding and knowledge of diet, health, fitness, nutrition, disease and treatment options.

Dr JPB Prinsloo is the oldest, most established homoeopathic practice in South Africa.
The practice, situated in Pretoria, was established in 1956.
To learn more about homeopathy, homeopathic infertility treatment and the legal requirements for practising as a homeopath, visit:
http://www.biocura.co.za/infertility_homeopathy.html

How To Treat Newborn Constipation

What is constipation?

It’s not the frequency of bowel movements or straining that determines if a baby is constipated or not, it’s the consistency of the stool. A baby is constipated if his poop is firm, dry or pebbly. If his poop is fluid, soft or paste consistency, then he’s not constipated.
Crying while having a bowel movement, bleeding from the anus, abdominal pain and reduced appetite can also be signs a baby is constipated.
It is normal for some babies to have even just two passages of stools every week. It is also normal for some babies to grunt when releasing stools. What is not normal is when your baby is having hard and dry stools. That is definitely a sign of constipation.

What infant stools look like

How Much Breast Milk Should a Baby Drink?

Hungry newborns set their own breastfeeding schedule. For the first few weeks of your baby's life, your newborn may want to breastfeed every one-and-a-half hours, says the American Academy of Pediatrics, while other babies can go three hours between feedings. Don't worry about the specific amount of breast milk your baby is getting, says the Mayo Clinic. More important is the frequency and length of your newborn's feedings and if your baby seems healthy and content.

Newborns: What To Expect
If you and your baby are both in good health after delivery, the AAP states that it's best for you to breastfeed within the first hour. While you're recovering post-childbirth, keep your newborn close to you, advises the AAP. Study the signals he gives that indicate hunger and respond to them by breastfeeding as soon as possible.

Why does newborn have hard swollen nipples - breast lumps?

It's very common and normal for babies (boys and girls) to have mild or even impressively swollen, enlarged breasts and/or lumps under the nipple. They are almost always benign and due to exposure to maternal hormones in the womb.

Causes of Newborns' Enlarged Breasts and Lumps in Newborns

In the womb, babies are exposed to all of their mother's hormones. The same hormones that cause the mother's breasts to swell and milk glands to be stimulated can do the same to the baby's breasts.

These lumps and enlarged breasts in the baby may be quite noticeable at birth. They might even continue to grow after birth for a while. If you were to pinch them, some real breast milk may be expressed.

Over weeks, or sometimes even months, when there is no more exposure to the hormones, the breast tissue begins to shrink and eventually becomes quite flat. Occasionally a normal, small nubbing of tissue remains, but it doesn't grow or cause discomfort.

Tips for Concerned Parents

Sometimes overly worried parents touch and pinch the breasts so much that the area gets irritated. Leave them alone and let nature take its course in shrinking them.

When to Worry About Swollen Breasts or Lumps

In the rare case when the breasts look infected (swollen, red, tender, or have a discharge) and the baby has a fever, call your paediatric provider to check if an infection has set in.

WebMD Medical Reference

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/your-newborn-baby-breast-lumps

The real cancer patient killer - “profiteering” pharmaceutical industry

The real cancer killer: rip-off drugs
By JEREMY LAURANCE

London - An influential group of cancer experts has warned that the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies for cancer drugs are effectively condemning patients to death.

The group of more than 100 leading cancer physicians from around the world, including nine from the UK, accuse the drug industry of “profiteering” and say they will now campaign to force drugs companies to cut their profit margins.

“What determines a morally justifiable price for a cancer drug?” the specialists ask. “A reasonable drug price should maintain healthy pharmaceutical industry profits without being viewed as 'profiteering'.”

Of the 12 drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the US in 2012, 11 were priced above $100,000 (about R900 000) per patient per year. The price of existing drugs of proven effectiveness has been increased by up to threefold.

Can Regular Dancing Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's Risk by 76 percent?

Some research suggests that regular dance classes can improve cognitive function and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

In 2003 Dr. Joe Verghese, associate professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in the Bronx, conducted a research study comparing the effects of different types of physical and mental activities. He found that regular leisure activities and exercise decreased the risk of developing dementia, particularly ‘frequent dancing’. Dancing significantly reduced the risk of dementia.

The researchers studied cognitive activities such as reading books, writing for pleasure, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and playing musical instruments. And they also studied physical activities like playing tennis or golf, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking for exercise and doing housework.

Secret Documents Reveal Shocking Truth About Vaccines

Freedom of Information Act in the UK filed by a doctor there has revealed 30 years of secret official documents showing that government experts have

1. Known the vaccines don’t work
2. Known they cause the diseases they are supposed to prevent
3. Known they are a hazard to children
4. Colluded to lie to the public
5. Worked to prevent safety studies

Those are the same vaccines that are mandated to children in the US.

Educated parents can either get their children out of harm’s way or continue living inside one of the largest most evil lies in history, that vaccines – full of heavy metals, viral diseases, mycoplasma, fecal material, DNA fragments from other species, formaldehyde, polysorbate 80 (a sterilizing agent) – are a miracle of modern medicine.

Freedom of Information Act filed in the US with the CDC by a doctor with an autistic son, seeking information on what the CDC knows about the dangers of vaccines, had by law to be responded to in 20 days. Nearly 7 years later, the doctor went to court and the CDC argued it does not have to turn over documents. A judge ordered the CDC to turn over the documents on September 30th, 2011.

Vitamin D - The nutrient that powers your immune system

April 26, 2013

Vitamin D can lower your risk of just about every disease under the sun -- so many conditions that it almost seems like an impossibly wild exaggeration.

Cancer? Vitamin D can tame just about any tumor.

Flu? Who needs a vaccine when you have vitamin D!

Diabetes? Vitamin D will help keep your blood sugar levels right where they need to be.

Heart disease? Once again, it's D to the rescue.

Death? Yep... even the Grim Reaper himself is no match for the sunshine vitamin -- because D can literally help you to live longer.

(It's true, as I explained last year, low levels of D can literally kill you.)

Gut flora accounts for up to 80% of immunity, not vaccinations

Paul Fassa
Natural Society
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:20 CDT

It's important for parents to at least consider the potential dangers and lack of necessity of vaccinations. Now some pediatricians are withholding treatment for children whose parents' have rejected all or some vaccinations - this simply isn't right. But it's important not to cave in to those pressures, and continue researching vaccines from multiple sources.

Vaccine Advocate Says Children Can Receive 10,000 Vaccines at Once

An example of, let's call it lunacy, from high places in the vaccine industry, Dr. Paul Offit once publicly remarked that children can safely receive 100,000 vaccines at once. He later changed that to 10,000. Unfortunately, this leading pediatrician who holds influential University and Clinical positions has media clout and has been interviewed often.

He has written publications refuting vaccination dangers and condemning those who refuse vaccinations for their children, even to the point of encouraging pediatricians to not provide care for children not vaccinated.

Fatal Auto-Immune Disorder Caused By Hepatitis B Vaccine

Today, newborn babies are injected with as many as 30+ vaccines before the age of 3. Within these vaccines is a number of ingredients that are anything but natural and have been shown to be unsafe.  Vaccines contain Mercury, Msg, Formaldehyde, Aluminum and are the cause of multiple diseases.

The hepatitis B vaccine has been linked to auto-immune disorders. An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders.

In 2001, a United States court sided with the estate of Tambra Harris who died as a result of an auto-immune disease called systemic lupus erythematosus, (SLE) which resulted from the vaccination. Despite all of the information available, the Hepatitis B vaccine has been approved for all U.S. infants at birth. A $475,000 payment was given after her death when the hepatitis vaccine was determined to cause her injury in the form of an SLE. Despite this case,  it is not enough to prevent the administration of the vaccine to infants nor is the danger risk disclosed to parents before hand.

Physicists Find Evidence That The Universe Is A 'Giant Brain'

Here is a story worth sharing. We often speak of the universe being a reflection of ourselves, and point to how the eye, veins, and brain cells mirror visual phenomenon in the universe. As above so below right? Well check this out. How about the idea that the universe is one big brain? The idea of the universe as a 'giant brain' has been proposed by scientists and science fiction writers for decades, but now physicists say there may be some evidence that it's actually true (in a sense).

Study: Mothers Taking Folic Acid 40% Less Likely to Have Child with Autism

While there is debate as to what causes autism, scientists have found that pregnant women who supplement with folic acid early in their pregnancy are less likely to have a child diagnosed with autism.

This latest study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers used data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the Autism Birth Cohort Study (ABC). These two studies together comprised “the largest prospective birth cohort devoted to the investigation of gene-environment interactions and biomarker discovery for neuropsychiatric disorders,” according to Columbia University.

With a total of 270 cases of autism arising in the sample, 114 had the most serious on the autism spectrum, autistic disorder.

In the study, scientists looked at a total of more than 85,000 babies born between 2002 and 2008. They monitored prenatal dietary habits and lifestyle choices for about 3 to 10 years. What they found, among other things, is that a mother who supplemented with folic acid early on in her pregnancy could significantly reduce her child’s risk of autism. The likelihood of a mother giving birth to a child with autistic disorder was slashed by 40% with folic acid supplementation. But, when she took the folic acid was nearly more important than if she took it.

The researchers found the magic autism-prevention period to be between 4 and 8 weeks of gestation.

The work suggests that women who take folic acid supplements in this early stage of pregnancy can help reduce their child’s risk of autism.

Another important vitamin during pregnancy? Vitamin D!

Read the full article here:
Study: Mothers Taking Folic Acid 40% Less Likely to Have Child with Autism

The Hidden Truth about Aspirin

Why Aspirin is so Damn Risky

Like deflating a tire, aspirin depletes the body of life-saving nutrients. These include folic acid, iron, potassium, sodium and vitamin C. Symptoms associated with such depletion include: anemia, birth defects, heart disease, elevated homocysteine (a risk factor for heart disease), headache, depression, fatigue, hair loss, insomnia, diarrhea, shortness of breath, pale skin and suppression of the immune system.

Internal bleeding is one of the biggest risks. Studies show that aspirin users die sooner compared to those not taking it.

Body Count Increasing Among Aspirin Users

Each year, a grossly underestimated 7600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations occur in the United States from use of aspirin and other NSAIDS like Motrin, Aleve, and Celebrex. But, the FDA states that only about 10% of deaths caused by NSAIDS are reported.

Supermarkets in meat scandal named

Woolworths, Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Fruit n Veg City and Spar

Johannesburg - Popular supermarkets including Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Fruit and Veg City, Woolworths and Spar have been identified as stocking incorrectly labelled meat products, City Press reported on Sunday.

The newspaper reported that the retailers had largely suggested that the findings could be blamed on cross-contamination, where one type of meat was transferred to another on chopping boards, saws, hands and utensils.

Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson told the newspaper there was not "intentional adulteration to mislead consumers".

A University of Stellenbosch study found that nearly 60% of 139 products tested contained ingredients which were not listed on their labels, including donkey, water buffalo, goat and pork.

South Africa's mysterious 2.8 billion year-old Klerksdorp Spheres

2.8 Billion Year Old Metallic Spheres Found in Transvaal, South Africa

Klerksdorp spheres are small, rounded, disc-shaped rocks found in a single mine in South Africa. They’re described as being perfectly concentric, hard as steel and balanced to a degree that not even NASA can calculate. In fact, NASA has allegedly said that they could only have been constructed in a zero-gravity environment. Also, they’ve been carbon-dated as being nearly 3 billion years old. Speculation about their creators ranges from an ancient but unspeakably advanced ancestor of humanity to aliens to the followers of the Mighty Klerksdorp, He Who Devours.


For more than three decades, miners at the Wonderstone Silver Mine near Ottosdal in the Western Transvaal, South Africa, have been extracting out of deep rock several strange metallic spheroids. So far at least 200 have been found.

Brain stimulation may treat cocaine addiction

Paris - Studies in rats have shown that stimulating a sleepy brain region in cocaine addicts can diminish craving for the drug, a technique that should also work in humans, scientists said on Wednesday.

A team in the United States trained rats to “self-administer”cocaine by pressing two levers.

After several weeks of training, the rats were given a mild foot shock whenever self-administering, causing 70 percent of them to give up the drug, the researchers wrote in the journal Nature.

But a “compulsive” minority kept coming back, just like human addicts.

The team measured brain activity in the prelimbic cortex, a part of the prefrontal cortex involved in impulse control, in both sets of rats.

They found that the activity was decreased in both groups, but markedly more so in the compulsive group.

Carbohydrates, protein, fat, bacteria... the five-second rule is out

By LUKE BLACKALL

London - If you're reading this while eating and you happened to drop your food on the floor, you might want to stop (eating, that is, not reading).

A BBC investigation has proved that the five-second rule, followed so slavishly by so many of us, is not only hokum, but also potentially dangerous.

For those not familiar with it, the five-second rule states that one is allowed to eat something that has dropped on the floor, provided that it has stayed there for no longer than five seconds (and has been given “a bit of a wipe” afterwards).

It might sound a bit dodgy when spelled out, but in homes up and down the land (where it is sometimes reduced to a mere three seconds) it is held as a quasi-scientific fact, self-justification that greed is more important than health risks and a reminder not to be fussy.

What Hospitals Won’t Tell You - Health Care Driven by ‘Perverse Incentives’

What Hospitals Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Healthcare
by Dr. Joseph Mercola

Medical errors are one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and what’s even more shocking is that the harm often is preventable.

Hospitals often make egregious errors ranging from minor mistakes to treating the wrong patient, leaving behind surgical tools in a person after surgery, or operating on the wrong body part.

According to the 2011 Health Grades report, the incidence rate of medical harm occurring in the United States is estimated to be over 40,000 harmful and/or lethal errors DAILY!

Variations in Quality Medical and Safety of Health Care Driven by ‘Perverse Incentives’
One in four patients in a hospital is harmed in some way from a medical mistake, according to the New England Journal of Medicine. Many doctors have been concerned about the quality and mistakes in healthcare, but the culture has been such that it dissuaded open discussion and transparency.

Dr. Makary says. “For the first time, we’re speaking up openly and honestly about this problem. We’ve got research now that supports it.

…When I was at a major medical conference once, I heard a surgeon at the podium ask the audience of thousands of doctors, ‘Do you know of somebody out there in practice who should not be practicing because they are too dangerous?’ And every single hand went up. Everybody seems to know about this problem. Everybody even knows of somebody who’s too dangerous to be in practice. Yet for a long time, we haven’t been honest about the problem.”

WHO Suspends Vaccine After 26 Children Die While Used as Guinea Pigs

Christina England
Activist Post

According to reports, at least 26 children have died and many more have been seriously injured after they were given the 5 in 1 vaccine, Quinvaxem. [1] Newspapers have reported that all of the victims suffered adverse reactions including fevers, vomiting and the appearance of bruises all over their bodies. [2]

Quinvaxem, being offered at no cost to recipients by UNICEF, is a pre-qualified vaccine on trial in developing countries. Currently being given to babies as young as eight weeks of age, this pentavalent vaccine is said to protect infants and young children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, and Hib (haemophilus influenzae type b).

According to reports, local authorities have suspended all the controversial batches for testing. However, the Health Ministry said there are no problems with the vaccine’s quality, distribution, preservation or administration. [3]

The 10 Worst Toxins Hidden In Vitamins, supplements and health foods

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor

I'm absolutely shocked at how many people don't investigate what's really in the products they swallow. When something is sold as an herb, vitamin, superfood or supplement, they think it's automatically safe. And while the natural products industry has a truly remarkable safety record -- especially in contrast to the massive number of deaths caused by pharmaceuticals -- it still suffers from a lot of hidden toxins that are routinely used throughout the industry.

I know this because I've been an investigative journalist and activist in the natural health industry for over a decade. Natural News is arguably the most-read natural health news website in the world, reaching millions of readers a month. I've walked the floors of countless trade shows, conducted hundreds of interviews and spent tens of thousands of dollars on laboratory tests to determine what's in these products. On top of that, I'm deep into organic product formulations and certified organic food production, serving as the supervisor of a USDA-certified organic food production and packing facility.

When I look around the natural products industry, I see examples of super honest, high-integrity companies like Nature's Path and Dr. Bronner's. I also see an alarming number of cheats, crooks and charlatans who are only involved in the industry to profit from the explosion of interest in health supplements. In truth, some nutritional products are downright dangerous to your health. My role as a journalist and activist is to help you tell the difference between products that are GOOD for you vs. products that might actually be toxic. Because ultimately, I want you to be healthy, vibrant, intelligent and active. I want you to enjoy life and improve the quality of your life.

Be prepared to be shocked in reading what follows. After reviewing this list, you will probably throw out quite a few products in your refrigerator and pantry. Very few people are willing to tell you the truth revealed here, so some of this may come as a complete shock (see #1 and #2, below).

Can eliminating wheat from your diet shrink your belly?

A renowned cardiologist explains how eliminating wheat can shrink your belly . . . and save your health.

Cardiologist William Davis, MD, started his career repairing damaged hearts through surgical angioplasty and stents. "That's what I was trained to do, and at first, that's what I wanted to do," he explains. But when his own mother died of a heart attack in 1995, despite receiving the best cardiac care, he was forced to face nagging concerns about his profession.

"I realized how silly it was," he says. "I'd fix a patient's heart, only to see her come back, and back and back with the same problems. It was just a band-aid, with no effort to identify the cause of the disease."

So he sailed his practice toward highly uncharted medical territory--prevention--and spent the next 15 years examining the causes of heart disease in his own patients. The resulting discoveries are revealed in Wheat Belly, his New York Times best-selling book, which attributes many of our nation's physical problems, including heart disease, diabetes and obesity, to our consumption of wheat.

The ‘slim while you sleep’ diet

The Overnight Diet by Dr Caroline Apovian

London - All diets promise you’ll lose weight if you stick at them for long enough. But most require huge sacrifices and a monumental amount of iron will to do so.

Now an exciting new diet from the US promises you can shed more than half a stone (about 3kg) in just one week while still enjoying potatoes, pasta and even a daily glass of wine.

The Overnight Diet is the brainchild of Dr Caroline Apovian, who has helped thousands of people to reach their ideal size in her role as a director of nutrition and weight management at the Boston Medical Centre - one of the US’s top hospitals.

She says her patients typically lose up to 9lb (4kg) in the first week (and every week thereafter) on the plan without experiencing hunger or cravings - and two of those pounds are lost while you sleep on one of the plan’s fasting days.

Sounds too good to be true, right? Wrong. Dr Apovian has spent the past 25 years fine-tuning her eating plan and testing it out on clients - and the method of this simple yet effective weight loss regime is being serialised exclusively in Life & Style.