Time Magazine August 15, 2005 edition has the article, "Secrets of a  
2000-Year-Old Child" by Michael D. Lemonick on pp. 56-57.  High resolution  x-rays 
were used to study the 2,000 year old mummy of an Egyptian  child.  A line in 
the article caught my eye, and I thought I  would share it with MY crowd...
 
"Most likely she succumbed to an infection or bad water or tainted food,  as 
did some 50% of ancient Egyptian children within a year or two of being  
weaned." (p.57)
 
    I love finding quotes like these because  it demonstrates the importance 
of breastfeeding throughout the  ages.   There are still millions of children 
all over the world that  suffer this same fate today.  
 
 

Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Tampa Lactation  Counseling
Tampa, FL  



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