Am I right in supposing that the abreviation 'AF' indicates menstruation?

On 31 Oct 2007 at 12:09, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>  Pam.
> I understand why you are happy to hear that the media is publicizing
> the link between not breastfeeding and breast cancer, but I think
> there are many things to consider. First, they are still not saying
> what is actually true--that AF causes breast cancer. Feeding babies at
> breast is normal and NOT having breast cancer is normal. Women should
> not have to turn their heads inside out to extrapolate that AF causes
> breast cancer--it should be plainly stated, based upon the data. I
> think we have frighteningly lowered the bar in this country at to what
> constitutes a healthy human being. Personally, I think healthy people
> are hard to come by in light of decades of invasive, brutal birth and
> pp practices, artificial feeding, poor nutrition in pregnancy and
> childhood (and of course, adulthood). low or no activity levels and
> environmental stressors, not the least of which is a toxic
> environment. Add to that the drugs people dump onto their bodies to
> supposedly treat the diseases caused by all of these other factors. On
>  for this reason, but saying that AF causes cancer is much more
>  motivating--it says, pretty clearly, stay away! If we keep talking
>  about the harm caused by AF, at some point, folks will listen.
>  Especially given the fact that feeding babies at breast is
>  pleasurable and bonding and enjoyable for most women.? If we talk
>  about what bf does for us, very few will listen. 
> 
> Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
> Intuitive Parenting Network LLC

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