a question of major concern as our ds is a big NT-eater (when he does have solids): egg yolk, meat and fish, yogurt, some cheeses....I've read in many a place, but just again recently, that when infants have 'too much' of the aforementioned foods, they loose their childlike qualities and develop/mature too quickly.....anyone hear of this, anyone refute this?? I believe very wholly in the NT way of eating...I just don't want a hardass for a three year old or a struggling early teenager.....

help!

TIA!
K

I would guess this might be true if you're eating commercially raised, hormone laden eggs, meat and dairy. That's one of the theories behind earlier and earlie periods in girls. They've been exposed to so much additional estrogen and hormones in the food supply they start to develop sooner. But I'm not sure how traditionally raised foods would do that.

I agree. It is probably unnatrual animal products that causes that.

I think there's some hormones in non-raw/organic/pasturefed animal products (raw for the milk) too, but not to the same extent as the factory farm stuff. Personally, I'm still wary and I try to look towards plant protein frequently to balance out our animal protein. Moderation in all things, except fruit and veggies :wink

Aven

Yes- it's most definately the added hormones that cause early puberty and not dairy products themselves.

I went through puberty "late" (I'd say late for our synthetic hormones ridden culture...but normal otherwise)...at 15. I wasn't raised NT and never drank milk...only occasionally had cheese, ice-cream and butter.

I've also always wondered if they use different hormones in dairy in England...maybe due the mad cow thing. When I was there for 3 months 5 years ago I was laid up in bed with cramps from hell during my cycle and I had NEVER had cramps or PMS before that.

So yeah...it's the added hormones that throw our bodies out of whack.

Hmmm...I can offer up my personal experience with this one. I was raised eating lots of eggs (pretty much from our own chickens), all the raw milk and milk products we wanted (our own pastured cow), and lots of beef, pork, rabbit, and chicken (all our own). I did not experience my first period until I was 13-14. I didn't have a hard or early puberty at all. Neither did my mom, who grew up eating similarly (although she was a city kid, so what she ate wasn't pastured).

I think a lot of it is genetics. I think a lot of it is the quality of food eaten.

Hmmm, I never thought about this before, but my oldest sister who hates milk went through puberty "late" at 15 or 16, but the rest of us milk lovers (commercial pasteurized stuff) were around 12.

... and I did NOT feel emotionally ready to "be a woman" at 12. I remember being totally creeped out and depressed.

I was born lactose intolerant and after the raw goats milk for the first year of my life I didn't have much dairy...but I did eat a lot of commercial eggs and meat. My period started at around 16 but wasn't regular until...um...wait it's still not regular, lol. My mom also started late though, so no idea if it's genetic or lack of milk. LOL.

very interesting thoughts, guys...much thanks...
I, too, started the flow thang o thang around 12....but I had just stopped year round, quasi-international swimming and gained some weight/body fat back after having swam 40% of the day, seven days a week....soooo I think that's what triggered my body to start menstruating....otherwise, I think my concern is mainly the growing up too fast thing....i desperately want to raise a revolutionary, independent thinking punk rocker (hehehe kinda) but I want that sensitivity, too.....I'm prob reading too much into it, I just don't want him to grow up too fast....hmmmm...most likely for other reasons too (I'll never get sick of hearing "maammaaa" from his crib at 3 am :)