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Date: | Tue, 4 Jul 2000 15:51:07 -0500 |
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> Hi everyone! Here is the text of the ad in the July/August Mothering
> magazine p. 51.
> "He has mother's brains." (picture of 8 month old (?) baby at the
> computer)
> "Visit Dr. Sears at www.dhadoc.com to learn why taking Neromins
> DHA helps
> your baby's brain and eyes develop.
> DHA, an omega-3 fat, is the main building material of the brain
> and
> retina. Normally, your baby gets DHA from you during pregnancy and
> through your breast milk after birth. However, today's low fat diets
> favor foods that are low in DHA, leaving many women and their babies
> with less than ideal DHA levels.
OK, why is there such an emphasis on a "pill-cure-all" when the
emphasis should be on getting people to eat correctly? It doesn't
make any sense. Would a woman following the Bradley diet not
get the right amount of DHA? And how much of an overdose of
DHA would a woman get from taking these pills? It seems odd to
say, "Oh take these, it will make your baby smarter." instead of
"This is a recommended diet that will help promote the right
nutrients in your diet to assist you and your baby." We have
become such a society of quick fixes and we want to take a pill to
fix everything rather than work to achieve the same goal. I see this
in the diet ads and the "muscle builders" "Here, take this pill"
Grumble Grumble Grumble.
Michelle
..a baby nursing at a mother's breast...is an
undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature.
-David Suzuki
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