>  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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