Dear Lactnet Friends:

I've been thinking about this topic a lot.

Commercial formulae contain genetically modified ingredients,
phytoestrogens, MSG, aluminum, synthetic vitamins and lord knows what else.
The factory makes the formula and the intention of the company is to make
money using the cheapest ingredients.

WA formula is homemade using local organic ingredients. Takes a lot of work
and time to make; this work is done by a parent with the intention of
making something good for their baby.

Given that cow protein is the wrong protein for human infants, I feel that
WA formula, with fresh local organic ingredients has got to be better than
any that is commercially produced. I tried to set up a study to examine the
impact of this in a pediatric office but was unable to do so, as the
practice was too small.

I've been watching US festival footage from the 1960s. All the young people
in the audience are slender; there is no one overweight or obese. Those
were the days of going outside to play, no remote controls and little
screen time and no handheld devices. The world was less polluted. There
were no fast foods and the only junk food I remember in the 50s was coke
and Wise potato chips. All of those things play a role in obesity. And most
of the young people in those audiences were formula fed.

Since the beginning of human history, there have been mothers who couldn't
or didn't breastfeed. I saw infant feeding bottles (made of lead) in a
museum exhibit about Cleopatra. There will always be mothers who can't or
won't breastfeed. Presently, human milk is not available to everyone. What
then?

What do you think?

warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
Author:* Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Breastfeeding Therapy*
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
https://www.facebook.com/nikkileehealth
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