Re: Proof that diet affects breastmilk and critical info on Vitamin D

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your post, .

The following quote popped out at me:

" Both papers support the

concept of widespread deficiencies in pregnant women, especially Black

women, and both papers call for drastic upward revisions of maternal

vitamin D supplementation. "

I was just thinking about this the other day--it stands to reason that

people with more melonin in their skin would have a hard time getting enough

vit. D, especially if they live in northern climates. Here in NY I see

quite a few babies with bulging foreheads (NOT a racial trait, but a sign of

bad bone formation according to Adelle )--often these same babies are

drinking orange soda or, *gasp* coca-cola from bottles! Poor nutrition

coupled with inadequate sun exposure must do a real number on children with

darker skin. Diabetes and obesity are rampant in poor neighborhoods here,

many of them primarily Black or Latino.

[Guest guest]

> In light of the recent debate about breast milk variance based on

the

> mother's diet I thought I would go ahead and post some info that

proves

> that diet affects breast milk contents (I'm assuming no one has

posted

> this before as i would think it would have been referenced in the

> debate. Even if someone has it's worth repeating.). It's a real

> eye-opener that proves Price's observations about natives and their

> vitamin D consumption.

>

> Here is a quote from a page on the Vitamin D Council website (THE

best

> website next to Mercola.com for vitamin D info) about vitamin D and

> breast milk:

>

>

, thank you for bringing up this topic.

I have to put my two cents in on this one as it has affected my

family. Vitamin D deficiency isn't just a problem with the young and

the elderly. They are finding it frequently in young adults. Both my

children have had " mystery " pains/lameness. All tests were normal

until I demanded a vit D test. Our physician told me the values were

within normal. Ha! My new DO is learning with me. As we normalize,

the CF and fibromyalgia are disappearing, allergies are improving, and

sleep is normalizing. I can not tell you how great it is to look

forward to sleeping; it doesn't hurt any more. I learned about Vit. D

deficiency through an immune support group. They found a percent of

people with FM/CF were deficient in D and with treatment their

symptoms disappeared. Another board I visit, PSOD (polycystic ovarian

disorder) also has mentioned Vit. D problems.

, you mentioned a nutritionalist, K.Sullivan. I am using her

protocol after researching the net. I purchased the prerelease of her

physician manual for my DO to evaluate/use. What I like about her

approach is the detailed reasoning for the supplements she uses and a

source list (none are high priced). My sister inlaw may be using her

to have the testing done ($60 vs my labs $215). Thats all for now.

Sorry if this was long but, this is a real under-diagnosed problem in

North America and few physicians are aware of it. Pam

[Guest guest]

> Incompetence, indeed. I doubt there's a conspiracy afoot, but I'll

bet the

> RDA recommendations are based on studies with white male subjects.

Yeah, I bet white men need much less dietary vitamin D before a

significant amount is found in their breast milk.

Chris

[Guest guest]

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I don't have any references at hand, but I seem to remember reading some

WAPF literature or other which stated that RDAs were primarily calculated

by dividing the available food by the number of troops we had to feed in

WWII. Those numbers were adopted as a set of standards right after the

war, in 1947 or 1948, I think.

>but I'll bet the

>RDA recommendations are based on studies with white male subjects. Also,

>how long ago did they develop the recommendations and are they based on

>amounts of vitamins necessary to prevent disease, or are the guidelines

>aimed at producing optimal health?

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[Guest guest]

> Ha ha! . Watch out... I learned from my human sexuality

class

> that men are capable of breast feeding! Apparently guys have all the

> same equipment in the breast area that women do, just much less

fat. So

> if a father with a newborn baby follows all the necessary steps he

can

> start producing breast milk (apparently there are cases where it has

> happened).

,

But that was in an Arnold Shwarzeneger movie.

Chris

[Guest guest]

>

> > Ha ha! . Watch out... I learned from my human sexuality

> class

> > that men are capable of breast feeding! Apparently guys have all the

> > same equipment in the breast area that women do, just much less

> fat. So

> > if a father with a newborn baby follows all the necessary steps he

> can

> > start producing breast milk (apparently there are cases where it has

> > happened).

>

> ,

>

> But that was in an Arnold Shwarzeneger movie.

>

> Chris

LOL! I used to enjoy his action movies, but I drew the line at

" Junior " . Since I've become aware of what an abusive, manipulative,

lying, *macho pig* he is, I cant stomach the b@strd (DOT)

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