Why don't I want this in the nutrition forum?
Well, there is nutrition and nutrition.
The "nutrition" that I'm interested in, is what is the important nutrition in terms of the immune system.
That can translate back to vaccines too, because if you chose to vaccinate, there are certain things you should know, one of which is that there are different immune responses to vaccines, depending on the food your baby gets.
The babies who seroconvert worst to vaccines are babies fed soy formula.
Next worst is casein based formula.
Best is breast-milk.
I want this stickied so that it can be easily found, and also so that its always in front of people's eyes, because its a fundamental.
Here are the basics foundational statements, and whatever else I put up will stem from there.
1) A baby's developing immune system depends on what a mother puts into her mouth. The fetus can only use what is left over after your body has removed what it needs for you.
2) Your immune system depends on what you put in your mouth. And if you don't get that right, then you can't expect to have a healthy baby.
3) Contrary to common cloned mindsets, the basis of immunity isn't antibodies. That's the end point, and in the grand scheme of things the least important of the lot.
4) The foundation of the immune system is the instestinal tract composing, hopefully, of the right gut flora which is important because it is your first defence system for anything either eaten or breathed in.
It is also responsible for absorbing minerals, and making and processing certain B vitamins.
Without a properly "stocked" gut flora you are behind the eight-ball before you even start.
And for babies this is crucial.
4) Unfortunately doctors don't understand either nutrition or gut flora, because if they did, they wouldn't give you or babies antibiotics as if its water out of a tap, and... if they understood gut flora they would do more than (if you are lucky) tell you to take yoghurt with antibiotics.
In this thread, I'd like to go right back to the beginning and look first at the immune system for us as individuals as relates to pregnancy and developing healthy babies.
To understand that you have to understand a bit more about what happens in you as well.
But the first thing we must understand is this:
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Well, there is nutrition and nutrition.
The "nutrition" that I'm interested in, is what is the important nutrition in terms of the immune system.
That can translate back to vaccines too, because if you chose to vaccinate, there are certain things you should know, one of which is that there are different immune responses to vaccines, depending on the food your baby gets.
The babies who seroconvert worst to vaccines are babies fed soy formula.
Next worst is casein based formula.
Best is breast-milk.
I want this stickied so that it can be easily found, and also so that its always in front of people's eyes, because its a fundamental.
Here are the basics foundational statements, and whatever else I put up will stem from there.
1) A baby's developing immune system depends on what a mother puts into her mouth. The fetus can only use what is left over after your body has removed what it needs for you.
2) Your immune system depends on what you put in your mouth. And if you don't get that right, then you can't expect to have a healthy baby.
3) Contrary to common cloned mindsets, the basis of immunity isn't antibodies. That's the end point, and in the grand scheme of things the least important of the lot.
4) The foundation of the immune system is the instestinal tract composing, hopefully, of the right gut flora which is important because it is your first defence system for anything either eaten or breathed in.
It is also responsible for absorbing minerals, and making and processing certain B vitamins.
Without a properly "stocked" gut flora you are behind the eight-ball before you even start.
And for babies this is crucial.
4) Unfortunately doctors don't understand either nutrition or gut flora, because if they did, they wouldn't give you or babies antibiotics as if its water out of a tap, and... if they understood gut flora they would do more than (if you are lucky) tell you to take yoghurt with antibiotics.
In this thread, I'd like to go right back to the beginning and look first at the immune system for us as individuals as relates to pregnancy and developing healthy babies.
To understand that you have to understand a bit more about what happens in you as well.
But the first thing we must understand is this:
Quote:
Daily Mail, March 5, 2001 FRUIT and vegetables are not as good for us as they were 50 years ago according to a scientific study. Modem farming methods mean that the amount of essential minerals In the food we eat has been reduced alarmingly. There is up to 75 per cent less calcium and 93 per cent less copper . In fruit and vegetables, the study says. Runner beans which used to contain a significant amount of sodium - vital for the working of the nerves and muscles - now have almost no traces of it at all. The levels of other important minerals such as iron, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium have also plummeted. Nutritionist David Thomas said he was 'astonished' by his flndlngs. 'Minerals have been recognised as being very important to our physiology, but the general public has no idea that there has been this dramatic decline in the levels of such elements in our food,' he said. His research allowed that broccoli has 75 per cent less calcium, which is essential for building healthy body and teeth. Carrots have 75 per cent less magnesium, which protects against heart attacks, asthma and kidney stones. Spinach, famous as a good source of iron, was found to have 60 per C less iron than it did 50 years ago. Mr Thomas said he believed the reduction in the mineral content in food was a result of modern farm methods which use massive amounts of fertiliser on the soil. The fertilisers encourage ph growth, but this Is at the expense of the minerals which are Important for good health. Mr Thomas said: 'We are made up of these substances. If they're deficient then the body cannot cope as well as It would otherwise.' He based his conclusions on data from The Composition of Foods, a comprehensive study of the content of all major foods dating back to 1940. By comparing figures over a 50-year period he was able to plot certain trends. A similar analysis, comparing data from 1930 and 1980, was published in the British Food Journal in 1997. It compared 20 vegetables and found levels of calcium, iron and other minerals had declined significantly. Professor Tim Lang, of the renowned Centre for Food Policy at Thames Valley University, said the results revealed an important trend which needed to be exposed. 'These are big percentages,' he said. 'The nature of production is altering what we are eating. Plant breeders have been trying to develop tomatoes and carrots and fruit that look nice, resist disease and can withstand being shipped halfway around the world. 'They have been less concerned about the minerals in the food. 'We are dying prematurely of coronary heart disease and cancer and we are being told to cut down on fat and eat more fruit and vegetables. But at the same time they are changing the content of what we are eating.' Mr Thomas runs a company called Trace Minerals UK, based in Sussex, which distributes a mineral supplement called ConcenTrace. Professor Lang said that despite his commercial interest, Mr Thomas had carried out a legitimate piece of research. |