Loren Cordain also states that our Western diets don't contain the proper
omega 3 / omega 6 ratio.
http://www.thepaleodiet.com/

I think when we eat sufficient omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids it also helps
our immuun system. I am wondering what the effect is on mastitis etc.. And
after hearing the lecture of Kathy Kendall Tackett about A new Paradigm for
depressions in new mothers at GOLD09  I think it will be benificial to
prevent other problems we see mothers struggling with. (fatique, stress.
depression)


After reading his book The Paleo Diet  I am eating 3 servings of oily fish
and I introduced flax seed oil in my kitchen and walnut oil.
We are eating more fruit and vegetables now.

My daughter doesn't like fish so I buy her fish oil capsules.

When mothers tell me they are so tired, I ask them what the eat and snack.
The answer is most of the times: bread, cookies etc.
I ask them if I may give them information about food. Then I suggest them to
try a protein rich snack instead of bread or cookies.


Marijke Frings
IBCLC
Nutritionist, MSc, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.








2010/1/30 Jennifer Tow, IBCLC <[log in to unmask]>

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>  3000-4000mg fish oil is equivalent to eating 3 servings of oily fish per
> week. It is a pretty standard recommendation. I do not understand the
> concern re: breastfeeding? Breastfeeding mothers, like all American
> women--and even more so as they have just used up their stores in growing
> babies--are seriously deficient in EFAs
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> Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
> Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC
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> Date:    Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:42:44 -0500
> From:    "Gabrielle Hathaway, IBCLC, WIC Peer Counselor" <
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> Subject: Omega-3 and nursing
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> Hi - I was wondering about omega-3 supplementation. I've searched the
> archives
> and Hale, but can't find a definitive answer about how much is too much for
> a
> breastfeeding mother. I have recently seen two moms whose midwives
> prescribed
> 4000 mg of fish oil and, other than advising them to read labels carefully
> to
> avoid heavy metal toxicity, I was unable to discern if this dose would be
> dangerous for the nursing baby. Any thoughts? Both babies were about a
> month old
> and, although one baby was described as "colicky", his mom had been taking
> fish
> oil since his birth (only recent fussiness).
>
> Gabrielle Hathaway
> IBCLC
> Cape Cod, Ma
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