Natural Pregnancy and Parenting

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Natural Parenting & Pregnancy Create Healthy and Happy Babies 2nd Edition
Abstract In the modern world, we have become lost and disconnected. We are sort of like isolated particles floating around in a vast space, trying to bring some sort of meaning to our meaningless existence. This paper summarizes how this affliction affects child raising. Most child raising practices are not based on the Natural principles of life encoded in our DNA. This is a review and a taste of some critical child raising practices and their deep positive impact on the family. The primary focuses are special nutritional factors that support a healthy pregnancy, the avoidance of toxic substances, and ways to create a natural bond between the mother and child. These nutritional factors, and efforts to create healthy bonding with children, are rare in the Western world. A variety of complications related to Pregnancy, Conception and Birth are a result not of a genetic dysfunction, but from a build up of toxins in the body and from the previously mentioned deficiency of certain nutritional factors. Sadly, this information is largely hidden from the public and doctors largely are unaware of it, even though its influence on the child and parents are extremely significant. You will learn key points to how our ancestors naturally raised children, by holding them close to their skins, for their early years of life. Other conditions are discussed from a holistic perspective, they include Infertility, diet after birth, the birth process, midwives, self care, motherhood, dietary myths, circumcision, vaccinations, morning sickness, natural cleansing, miscarriage, breastfeeding, self care, slings, schooling, fatherhood, and natural healing. This information is absolutely free, and I encourage you to distribute it to as many people as you can. Copyright The copyright of this material, Natural Parenting & Pregnancy is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States The author encourages the reproduction and distribution of this book provided it is done without charging a fee. The text may not be altered or abbreviated in any way, nor may the copyright, or any other notices be removed. You may quote or use parts of this document freely as a reference for other writings. The pictures are not to be removed from this document and may not be used in another other context without permission of the author or of the owners of the other pictures. To obtain copies of this document go to www.yourreturn.org
2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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Disclaimer
The author of this document is not a licensed medical professional. The information presented is not intended to diagnose, prevent or treat disease. The author makes no assurances as to the accuracy neither of the data presented nor to the claims and information that are made by the referenced documents and web sites.
Table of Contents
PARENTING, THE CENTER OF OUR LONGING.....................................................4 INNER WISDOM AND LISTENING TO YOUR INSTINCTS................................... 6 FERTILITY, INFERTILITY AND THE NATURAL BIRTH CONTROL PILL ALTERNATIVE................................................................................................................ 7 PRECONCEPTION HEALTH........................................................................................ 7 CLEANSING AND PURIFICATION BEFORE PREGNANCY................................. 9 UNIVERSAL FOOD LAWS...........................................................................................11 CAPTION: LEFT PAGE: NOTE THE MAGNIFICENT DENTAL ARCHES AND BEAUTIFUL TEETH OF THESE PRIMITIVES. TOOTH DECAY WAS ALMOST UNKNOWN IN MANY DISTRICTS........................................................ 14 NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY............................................................................................ 15 DIET OVERVIEW GUILDLINES................................................................................ 16 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO CREATE HEALTHY BABIES.............................................................................................................................16 KEY NUTRIENT: ACTIVATOR X.............................................................................. 17 KEY VITAMIN FOR HEALTH AND BODY BUILDING: VITAMIN A................ 17 SPECIALTY FOODS......................................................................................................18 FOOD SYNERGY COMBINATIONS.......................................................................... 19 MORNING SICKNESS...................................................................................................30 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIDWIVES.................................................................... 30 CESAREAN DELIVERY............................................................................................... 31 BIRTH...............................................................................................................................32
3 of 69 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................34 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTINUUM CONCEPT................................................35 LEFT AND RIGHT: THE BABY IS AT EASE WHEN IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH HIS MOTHER AS THE MOTHER PERFORMS HER DAILY WORK..... 37 THE TRAGIC CHILD RAISING PRACTICES OF THE WEST............................. 37 HOME SELF-HEALING/ REJUVENATING PRACTICES..................................... 42 PRE-MATURE BABIES.................................................................................................42 CAR SEATS..................................................................................................................... 52 FEEDING BABIES (CHILD FOODS).......................................................................... 53 CHILDHOOD DISEASES AND A THEORY OF ILLNESS..................................... 63 CHILDREN AND DISEASE.......................................................................................... 64 HEALING THE BODY AND EMOTIONS.................................................................. 66 MUST READ:.................................................................................................................. 68
Introduction Within each one of us lies an instinct which can be the center of one of the most important parts of many peoples lives, being a parent. Unfortunately many of us have become disconnected with this natural and intuitive part of ourselves. The result is that we raise our children in the same disconnected manner as is common in Western society. This booklet is a summary of concepts, which are based on the Parenting Instinct. While the details of the booklet may not be exactly accurate, or may not be exactly true for you, they serve as a close reminder, and refresher that will point you towards and support you in reclaiming your inner instincts. It takes courage to trust your intuition because people around you are not doing it. The benefits of trusting your intuition are; a sense of strength, feeling connected with all of life, feeling peace, and embodying true success. True success is a feeling of fulfillment and completion that perhaps only you feel. The outer world may not acknowledge it, or may even shun it. In our
4 of 69 culture, we typically identify success as someone who as made a lot of money, is famous, or is recognized in the world. In following these practices your joy and fulfillment can increase because you are more aligned with natural principles. This booklet is mostly a collection of information from a variety of sources. The links to the sources are included so that you can further your own research. I have chosen sources which convey ways of life that support our natural instincts. Parenting, The Center of Our Longing Parenting is an act of selfless service. Parenting, lies at the center of your longing. It is a core and fundamental truth and experience, it is meaningful, and vital. You might experience this feeling of longing, of hope, and of potential in your body in a general place above your heart, and below your color bones. This is called the post birth tan dien, it is a metaphor for your life's purpose. Moving Towards Union The instinct to nurture our children is a movement towards unity. It seeks union. It is an energy set in motion which seeks to stay connected and feel unified. It is an energy which seeks and desires to reproduce. It longs for and seeks safety, it knows truth, and protects its children at all costs. The instinct at best can be described as a feeling of connection within your body, that is accessed when the mind is quiet and at rest. The Loss of Our Innonence and of Our Desire to Parent The Western world is inundated and is based upon a diseased way of living. Rather than work with Nature, and her principals, we fight them. We do not walk on and feel the earth beneath our feet, we feel carpet and concrete, and hardwood floors. When we where children, and now as adults, we experienced acute pain because our parents did not love us as we needed to be loved. Many children feel alienated from their parents, or disconnected and so seek to move away from them during adulthood. When we grow up, and seek to have our own children, we may, without thought, habitually follow the old habits of our parents, or we may look outside of ourselves to our culture to decide what to do. What if what our culture does with our children is wrong? We see children screaming, children in day cares not with their mothers at even 6 months old, children strapped into restraints, children being wheeled around in strollers. Many times children our forced against their will and comfort to be strapped down in car seats and strollers. Parents then make up mental excuses for confining their child instead of feeling the pain and discomfort they are causing their children. There are many things we do not see, women suffering
5 of 69 in childbirth, over 250,000 babies are born with birth defects yearly, over 27,000 babies die in their first year of life in the United States. As these infants grow, the preference of our culture is to abandon them in many ways; rather than feed them breastmilk from their mother, we fed them chemically laden milk made from a factory and drunk from a plastic bottle. Children who are breastfed, usually are for a short length of time. We let our children cry without consoling them, we send them off to daycare at a young age, as if we would prefer someone else to be their parents. Many of us were raised in a manner such as this, and after many years of being treated like an object, as if our feelings were not important, we reacted to this catastrophic defeat. We numbed out and became disconnected from the feeling of aliveness in our bodies, and we lost touch with our true essence, and thus to our parental instincts. As adults we raise our children in the same manner as we were raised, or how society suggests. Your Return! For thousands of years, our ancestors have followed a very specific formula for creating and raising children. This formula was not created from the mind or by science, it is a formula encoded in our genetics created by the mysterious force that created all life, and that perpetuates all life to allows the universe to exist. All we need to do is listen to it. And you listen to it by noticing the feelings in your body. Do you feel pain, love, numbness excitement? These feelings help guide you and direct you to a more truthful and harmonious way of parenting. Community and Relationships Even though I created most of this booklet, without my partner fulfilling her role as Mother, I would not have had time to work on the book. What is here is based on personal experience as a parent. Our daughter is now 3.5 years old, she is vibrant and happy. Parenting is not easy, daily there are stresses and difficulties, and our daughter finds upset and frustration frequently. While I am powerless to prevent her feelings towards life, I am powerful at honoring her for who she is. I can be there for her, I can share in her feelings, and I can work together with my partner to create a healthy and harmonious environment for our daughter. Michelle and I are praying that you find truth in your heart. The Natural Instinct Will Create Fulfillment & Give Life The instinct to learn, live, love, grow and parent will fulfill itself and help give you life. There is a great need in the Western world to start raising children humanely. When we raised our daughter, mirroring our parenting after the style of parenting found in many Indigenous cultures, we found that we had no
6 of 69 support. People mostly, even our families, were in complete disbelief of our child raising habits, and at times they fiercly reacted to what we were doing. Meanwhile, we are in disbelief about how anybody can raise their child the normal way. We find it to be a type of unconscious way of living which denies the extreme pain and suffering your child faces when you are angry at them, or ignore them. The purpose of this paper is to educate you about how we raised our daughter, and to dispel the common notions of child raising, in an effort to bring a new more loving presence to the process. This not only will DRAMATICALLY change your child, it is the key to finding deep fulfillment as a parent. These practices, are life giving. Many things written here you will probably never even hear about even from a majority of alternative minded doctors or midwifes. Yet these ideas constitute the re-emergence, for those of you who wish it, of a way of child raising that fosters a deep connection and sense of belonging with your child. What can be more important than that? In raising children in this manner, we begin bring people onto Earth who feel connected to life. When they are connected to life, they care about Nature, about other people and the planet. Living in a disconnected manner is an unconscious way of living because nobody is or can be separate from life, and yet many of our child raising practices are done in a manner which assumes a separated existence and a world in which life is paralleled with suffering. Inner Wisdom and Listening to Your Instincts What each individual needs is different. All too often we are easily influenced by what the outer world is doing. We do not listen to the quiet, delicate, and strong voice that comes from within. Everything in this booklet, is meant to be a reminder of what that voice might be telling you. Wisdom is like a babbling brook, it flows from within, and all it needs is an ear to listen to it. Take a moment now, a pause and break from your normal stream of thoughts. Feel your breath coming into and out of your nose. Inhale Exhale As you take deep breathes, you not only expel toxins that are from the cellular metabolic process, you may also notice a deep sense of peace, tranquility and inner knowing. Pre-Pregnancy Avoid Birth Control Pills In The Breast Cancer Prevention Program, Sam Epstein, MD, writes, more than 20 well-controlled studies have demonstrated the clear risk of premenopausal breast cancer with the use of oral contraceptives. These estimates indicate that a young woman who uses oral contraceptives has up to ten times the risk for developing breast cancer as does a non-user, particularly if she uses the Pill during her teens or early twenties; if she uses the Pill for two
7 of 69 years or more; if she uses the Pill before her first full-term pregnancy; if she has a family history of breast cancer. Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/women/reprod-health.html, Katie Singer Fertility, Infertility and the Natural Birth Control Pill Alternative Fertility Awareness (FA), a natural method for preventing or achieving pregnancy based on a woman's daily charting of her waking temperature, cervical fluid and cervix changes. According to numerous studies, the method is virtually as effective as the contraceptive pill in preventing pregnancy, if its rules are [strictly] followed. Fertility is also likely related to a Womans diet. Geraldine Matus, a Canadian midwife states : I rarely see women with normal charts. I think this reflects the use of hormonal birth controlby today's women and their mothers And the typical North American diet (which includes hormonally treated animal products, fast foods, and a deficit of fresh, non-processed foods) also interferes with the normal functioning of male and female reproductive systems." Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/women/fertility.html Katie Singer If a Woman is infertile and cannot conceive, one place to begin looking for a solution is towards her diet. A deficiency in nutrients, or an excessive accumulation of toxins in the body can create infertility. Preconception Health Creating healthy children begins before the time of conception! The health of your child-to-be is a direct factor of the health of the mother and the father prior to the time of conception. Approximately 3 months before conception, ovum that will become your child go through a ripening process, and sperm are generated. The ecosystem of your body determines the vitality of the seeds that then set the stage for your pregnancy, birth, and the entire life of your offspring. One cannot put a value on the joy of having a healthy and vibrant child. And equally one cannot give solace to the tragedy that befalls too many parents, who have children who are deformed or who die before the age of one, who have miscarriages, and who are infertile. These conditions are a result not of a damaged genetic map, but of a map whose criteria has not been fulfilled.
8 of 69 Due to our wrong way of living, out of harmony with Nature and her divine plan, the seeds of life we produce are incomplete, and out of balance. For many, the results of these imbalances are less obvious; a difficult birth, an uncomfortable pregnancy, or a child who is frequently ill, for others, the results are more severe. The mainstream health establishments, the media, and the government refuse to be aware; that birth defects, miscarriages, early infant mortality, and infertility arise significantly from imperfect seeds for life; and that these conditions can be substantially reduced, and even over a period of one generation, virtually eliminated. Through their preconception health program; eliminating toxic food and drink, healing allergies, mineral balancing, cleansing, and natural family planning, Foresight, the preconception health organization in the UK, in higher risk couples achieves a 1276% reduction in birth defects to the national average, a 714% reduction in miscarriages, a 400% reduction in pre-mature births, and a 78% success rate in healing infertility. The plan that I offer is not their plan, but rather an adaptation based on my personal experience. Prior to conception, both the mother, and father need to significantly change their health.
A Preconception Health Plan
It is never too late to begin preconception health. Every little bit of effort you make prior to conception, will blossom with a several fold reward towards health improvement. Ideally preconception health should begin 2-5 years before conception for the father and mother. 3-6 months before conception is less ideal, but important progress can be made. Below is an overview of the preconception health plan. Creating health for ourselves begins with an internal felt belief of, "I want to take care of and honor myself." You need to believe that you are really important and deserving enough, to take the time, effort, and energy required to look and listen within, to attune to your bodies true health needs.
Create Physical Preconception Health
Build nutrient stores in the body, particularly fat-soluble vitamins using highly assimilable foods, and avoiding modern nutrient devoid foods.
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Recover from drug and contraceptive use (Birth Control Pills and IUD) recovering lost minerals and vitamins, and using Fertility Awareness instead of drugs. Cleansing and healing is done by removing toxic build up, and identifying and eliminating allergies. At the same time you can balance blood chemistry. Maintain health through avoiding environmental toxins and by practicing holistic exercise like; yoga, tai chi, chi gong, swimming or walking.
Create Emotional Preconception Health
Taking time to breathe, notice and feel your feelings. Journal and engage in nurturing relationships.
Create Mental Preconception Health
Clarify you thoughts and feelings, especially around your intentions around parenting, family and community; through meditation, journaling, talking to friends, and through reading spiritual or other harmonious texts.
Create Spiritual Preconception Health
Align with your lifes purpose as a parent. Parenting lies at the center of our longing. Engage in spiritual practice such as prayer, meditation, reading religious or spiritual texts, yoga, selfless service, and communication with spirits or your higher self. Source: http://www.preconceptionhealth.org/preconception_health_diet_nutrition.htm Rami Nagel Cleansing and Purification Before Pregnancy The body can be overwhelmed by toxic accumulations as a consequence of fatigue, poor circulation, or improper diet. When we undertake to detoxify the body, we must take care of those things in particular to avoid simply spinning our wheels. I want to emphasize that an under active body burdened with toxic wastes does not have the capability to throw off toxins.
10 of 69 Source: Dr. Jensens Guide to Better Bowel Care, Page 18-19 I believe that the number-one source of the misery and decay we are witnessing in our society today is autointoxication self-poisoning caused by microorganisms, metabolic waste, and other toxins in the body. Source: Dr. Jensens Guide to Better Bowel Care, Page 10 Cleansing, offers some of the most divine and pleasurable feelings that I have experienced. After toxic accumulations were out of my body, a sense of harmony with life and nature came over me. If you are taking prescription medications, or have a diseased condition, please cleanse under guidance of a licensed health care provider. Many toxins will be moved into the bloodstream for elimination. For cleansing the bowel use a fast that combines the use of herbs, apple juice, psyllium husks, flax seeds, and vinegar. The cleanse I used is available in Dr. Jensens Guide to Better Bowel Care, and similar cleanses are offered by Arise and Shine, and Blessed Herbs. Please consult your inner wisdom, and a professional who has experience doing cleanses such as a naturopathic doctor, or a nutritionist. Special Note: Cleansing while pregnant or breastfeeding is not advised. The toxic wastes thrown into the bloodstream of the mother can affect the child through the bloodstream, or through breast milk. Also fasting does not seem wise during pregnancy because of the bodies heightened need for nutrients. More information about Dr. Jensens Cleanse, http://www.yourreturn.org/Inertia/Bowel_Cleansing.htm Proper Nutrition (Before Pregnancy, During Pregnancy, and During Lactation) Nutrition Introduction The importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy has been greatly underestimated in the West. Many of the conditions that are of deep concern for Mothers, such as ensuring for a safe and healthy birth, preventing birth defects, having a healthy child, are all significantly influenced by nutrition. Significantly is probably not a strong enough word, if you do not take an extra effort to ensure that you are eating well, than you are setting yourself up to suffer, and for you child to suffer as well. Unfortunately our culture sadly lacks the ability to share this information with Mothers. Take action and research your diet and nutritional needs!
11 of 69 Many people tell me, with so many diets and so on out in the world, how do you know what is right and whom to trust? You can only trust yourself really. This particular dietary advice may not be exactly right for everybody. Some people may have a sensitivity towards digesting and assimilating certain types of proteins, carbohydrates and fats from years of eating unhealthy commercial proteins, carbohydrates and fast. For short or long periods, you may need to abstain from certain types of foods. Only you know what is right for you. There are a few dietary laws which are essentially universal and irrefutable. If you feel conflicted by anything that is written, please take that as an opportunity to do your own research on the subject. How rare it is for a Mother to research about the nutrition which she needs in a serious manner. Before reviewing the diet recommendations. It is important for you to have a conceptual understanding about why nutrition is important, and how common false nutritional beliefs in our culture actually create illness. Universal Food Laws Dark Leafy Green Vegetables are almost always excellent for your health Animal Foods contain essential fat-soluble vitamins that are absolutely NOT ATTAINABLE from plant sources The foods and substances on the avoid list are foods that are essentially poisonous, and you should absolutely avoid them at all costs all the time! Modern Foods Lead to Decay and Disease Dr. Weston Price was a dentist who traveled around the world in the 1930s studying the diets of primitive peoples isolated from the modern world who did not consume any modern foods. One of the isolated groups of people Dr. Priced studied was the Australia Aborigines. He wrote: Wherever the primitive Aborigines have been placed in reservations and fed on the white man's foods of commerce dental caries has become rampant. This destroys their beauty, prevents mastication, and provides infection for seriously injuring their bodies.1 The disparity of the near perfect teeth from the Aborigines eating their natural fair, and the severely decay teeth from Aborigines eating the white mans food is due largely to a deficiency in nutrients. Dr. Price found that primitive peoples on average enjoyed 4-10 times more nutrients in their foods than what the United States government recommends its citizens to eat.2 In eating sub-standard foods, a vast majority of the American population is far below the inferior US
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Price, Weston. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. Los Angeles: Keats Publishing, 1939. Page 173 http://www.westonaprice.org/nutritiongreats/price.html 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
12 of 69 recommended daily allowance (RDA) for nutrients.3 Not only did eating white mans foods decay the teeth of indigenous peoples, it also over time made them infertile, made giving birth severely long and painful, created birth defects, and led to many people suffering a wide variety of diseases, which when eating their primitive diet, they where immune to. Dr. Price also noted that It should be a matter not only of concern but deep alarm that human beings can degenerate physically so rapidly by the use of a certain type of nutrition.. The Importance of Proper Nutrition During Pre-Pregnancy through Lactation The importance of good nutrition for mothers during pregnancy has long been recognized, but Dr. Price's investigation showed that primitives understood and practiced preconception nutritional programs for BOTH parents. Many tribes required a period of premarital nutrition, and children were spaced to permit the mother to maintain her full health and strength, thus assuring physical excellence to subsequent offspring. Special foods were often given to pregnant and lactating women, as well as to the maturing boys and girls, in preparation for future parenthood. Dr. Price found these foods to be very rich in fat soluble vitamins A, vitamin D and Activator X nutrients found only in animal fats. These primitives with their fine bodies, homogeneous reproduction, emotional stability and freedom from degenerative ills stand forth in sharp contrast to those subsisting on the impoverished foods of civilization sugar, white flour, pasteurized lowfat milk and convenience foods filled with extenders and additives. Source: http://www.realmilk.com/price.html
USDA website, http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=7716#food%20and%20nutrient%20intakes 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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Caption: Left Page: Note the magnificent dental arches and beautiful teeth of these primitives. Tooth decay was almost unknown in many districts. Caption: Right Page: Wherever the primitive Aborigines have been placed in reservation and fed on the white mans foods of commerce dental caries has become rampant Note the contrast between the primitive woman in the upper right and the three modernized women. Source: Weston Price, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, Page 172, 173 Images Copyright Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation http://www.pricepottenger.org Please note, these white mans foods where the same foods that white people in Australia regularly ate at the time, and so the modernized Aborigines had a similar incidence of tooth decay and other diseases as the white population versus the disease and decay resistant Aborigines on their natural diet.
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Left: [Fijians] The development of the facial bones determines the size and shape of the palate and the size of the nasal passages. Note the strength of the neck of the men above and the well-proportioned faces of the girls below. Such faces are usually associated with properly proportioned bodies. Tooth decay is rare in these mouths so long as they use an adequate selection of native foods. Right: These natives of the Fiji Islands illustrate the effect of changing from the native food to the imported foods of commerce. Tooth decay becomes rampant and with it is lost the ability to properly masticate the food. Growing children and child bearing mothers suffer most severely from dental caries. Source: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, Weston Price Images Copyright Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation http://www.pricepottenger.org
Nutrient Deficiency Table 3A.--Nutrient intakes: Percentages of individuals with diets below selected levels of the (RDAs), by sex and age, 2-day average [intakes], 199496 Vitamin A Women Ages 20-29 Women Ages 30-39 Below RDA 31.7% 30.5% 50% Below RDA 52.8% 48.4% 75% Below RDA 68.4% 61.0% 100%
Vitamin E
Below
50% Below
75% Below
100%
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Women Ages 20-29 Women Ages 30-39
What this means is for example that on average, 73.8% of Women ages 20-29 are below meeting the level of the US RDA requirements for health. 24.2% of all Women in the US ages 20-29 do not eat meet half of the US RDA requirements for minimum nutrition related to vitamin E. Imagine how this affects pregnancy? Table 3B.-Percentage of Women who begin to near the level of Nutrients of Indigenous Peoples (In other words, the amount of nutrients our bodies really need)
Vitamin A Women Ages 20-29 Women Ages 30-39 Vitamin E Women Ages 20-29 Women Ages 30-39
Above 200% RDA 10.5% 11.5% Above 200% RDA 3.9% 3.0%
Source: Supplementary Data Tables, USDA, 1994-1996
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12355000/pdf/Supp.PDF Diet Overview Guildlines Dr. Weston Prices studies revealed that these foods including organ meats, fish heads, fish eggs, shell fish, insects and animal fats were rich in fat soluble vitamins A and D as well as macro- and trace minerals. Couples planning to have children should eat liberally of organic liver and other organ meats, fish eggs and other seafood, eggs, and the best quality butter, cream and fermented milk products they can obtain for at least six months before conception. Source: Nourishing Traditions, page 598 Indigenous People go to great lengths to create Healthy Babies Indigenous Peoples from around the world carried out special programs to produce physically excellent babies. Costal Residents of the Eskimos, South Sea Islands, North Australia, Gaelic and Peruvian Indians used Fish Eggs. Cattle tribes in African and in the Swiss alps, Asia and Northern India, used
17 of 69 very high quality of dairy products. Among the primitive Masai in certain districts of Africa, the girls were required to wait for marriage until the time of the year when the cows were on the rapidly growing young grass and to use the milk from these cows for a certain number of months before they could be married. In several agricultural tribes in Africa, the girls were fed on special foods for six months before marriage. Source: Weston Price, From Nourishing Traditions, Page 315 Key Nutrient: Activator X Discovered by Weston Price, this fat-soluble nutrient is a potent catalyst to mineral absorption. It is found in certain n fatty parts of animals that feed on young green growing plants or microorganisms, such as organ meats, fish and shellfish, fish eggs and butter from cows eating rapidly growing green grass of spring and fall pasturage. Largely absent today, the Price Factor was present in all traditional diets. Source: Nourishing Traditions page 39 Key Vitamin for Health and Body Building: Vitamin A Weston Price discovered that healthy indigenous peoples especially valued vitamin A rich foods for growing children and pregnant mothers. Good sources are natural butter and cod liver oil. Vitamin A is stored in the liver and other organs. Pregnancy and lactation can deplete vitamin A stores. Source: Sally Fallon, Nourishing Traditions, Page 560 Key Vitamin for Women: Vitamin E The evidence indicates that a very important factor in the lowering of reproductive efficiency of womanhood is directly related to the removal of vitamin E in the processing of wheat. The germ of wheat is our most readily available source of that vitamin. Source: Weston Price, Sited in Nourishing Traditions, Page 480 Essentially the only way to obtain healthy wheat products (or other grains) is to buy organic whole grains and to grind the grains at home. The grains are then soaked overnight in an acidic medium. This destroys nutrient blocking phyic acid which is in the outer layer of the grain. Recipes for cooking in this manner are available in Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon. I believe vitamins from properly prepared grains to be essential for health and happiness. Organic Wheat Germ oil is an alternative way to get some vitamin E intake. When we make wheat products at home, with the freshly ground grains, we get a natural high from eating them because they contain thyroid boosting vitamins. Foods such as blueberry pancakes and buttermilk biscuits lathered in butter. Soaking allows enzymes, lactobacilli and other helpful organism to break down and neutralize phytic acid.
18 of 69 Source: Nourishing Traditions, Page 452 Specialty Foods Fish Eggs - Fish eggs are valued by traditional peoples throughout the world for their ability to prevent problems of the thyroid gland, promote fertility, and nourish pregnant women and growing children. Nourishing Traditions, Page 162 Wild Salmon High Activator X, High Vitamin D, High Omega-3 fatty acids like EPA and DHA. Source: Summarized from Nourishing Traditions Page 418 Raw Butter and Cream from Pastured Cows Butter can be an especially rich source of Activator X when it comes from cows eating rapidly growing grass in the Spring and Fall seasons. It disappears in cows fed cottonseed meal or high protein soy-based feeds. Source: http://www.realmilk.com/price.html High Vitamin Cod Liver Oil This marvelous golden oil contains large amounts of elongated omega-3 fatty acids, preformed vitamin A and the sunlight vitamin D, essential nutrients that are hard to obtain in sufficient amounts in the modern diet. [It] may also naturally contain small amounts of the important bone- and blood-maintainer vitamin K. (Make sure no synthetic vitamins are added) Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/codliveroil.html Millet & Quinoa: Special soaked grain preparations of high mineral content-particularly millet and quinoa--were fed to lactating women to increase milk supply. Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/ancient_dietary_wisdom.html Dark Leafy Greens - rich in folic acid, which is necessary for the prevention of birth defects. Source: Nourishing Traditions page 598 Red Raspberry Leaf Tea To make, pour boiling water over the herb and let steep for 15-20 minutes covered. Drink Three or more cups per day during Pregnancy. One of the most famous and widely used female tonic herbs; especially valued as a tonic during pregnancy. Contains fragarine, an alkaloid that tones and nourishes the uterus and pelvic region. A rich source of vitamins and minerals, including calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and vitamins B, C, and E. Source: Rosemary Gladstars Family Herbal, Page 205
19 of 69 Food Synergy Combinations Many delicious traditional dishes provide a synergistic combination of fatty acids. These combine well with cream cheese and other cheese for a synergistic combination of fatty acids of the omega-3 family with fatty acids of the omega-6 family and saturated fatty acids lox and cream cheese, caviar and sour cream, liver and bacon, salmon and Barnaise sauce, dark green vegetables with butter, cream cheese and flax oil. Source: Tripping Lightly Down the Prostaglandin Pathways, from Nourishing Traditions, page 472 I have found these food combinations and variations based on them to be particularly nourishing and fulfilling. Low Fat / Low Cholesterol Mythology Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD calls the new guidelines from National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines for converting healthy people into patients. There is no evidence that too much animal fat and cholesterol in the diet promotes atherosclerosis or heart attacks. For instance, more than twenty studies have shown that people who have had a heart attack haven't eaten more fat of any kind than other people, and degree of atherosclerosis at autopsy is unrelated with the diet. Source: http://www.ravnskov.nu/ Uffe Ravnskov People with high cholesterol live the longest Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan Krumholz of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, who reported in 1994 that old people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did old people with a high cholesterol.1 Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html Many Americans are told to eat a diet low in fat. Eating animal protein, with the fat removed is particularly unhealthy. It is possible to starve to death eating lean meat. Im not making this up. The ancient tribes of the West knew this and would not eat female bison in the spring because nursing and pregnant bison cows burned off their fat reserves during the winter months, leaving few calories in their flesh that might help the natives to digest the pure protein of the meat.4 Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html High Fiber Mythology Bran fiber became popular after a British missionary surgeon named Dr. Dennis Burkitt announced the results of pioneering studies in the 1970s noting
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20 of 69 that rural Africans on high-fiber diets had far less colon cancer than people in the West. Dr. Burkitts basic premise was right, in my opinion, but the American median and health culture took the fiber hypothesis in a totally different direction. While the African tribesmen Dr. Burkitt studied rarely ate grains, the idea was promoted in America that eating large amounts of bran fiber from whole-grain wheat would help prevent colon cancer, diverticulosis, hemorrhoid, and colonic polyps. For thirty years, the grain-fiber hypothesis was considered the gospel truth. However, the truth is that bran fiber actually aggravates many of these conditions. The over consumption of highcarbohydrate grain-based foods such as bran, fibrous breakfast cereals, wholewheat bread (non-sprouted or [non-] fermented), and soy, which all contain high amounts of phytates, is a primary cause of intestinal disease and other diseases! [R]ecommended fiber sources, the kind of fiber that promotes colon health include broccoli, cauliflower, celery, and lettuce as well as soaked or sprouted seeds, nuts, grains and legumes. Berries and other small fruits along with fruits and vegetables with edible skins are also good sources of low-carbohydrate fiber. Source: Jordan Rubin: The Makers Diet, Page 141 Dietary Guidelines Pregnancy and Lactation Foods to Be Eaten Daily Activators Daily, Choose One Row* A. 1.5 teaspoons, a mixture of high vitamin butter oil and high vitamin (or fermented5) cod liver oil, best taken 2 or 3 times daily in teaspoon increments and/or B. 1.5-3 ounces of a grass fed animal liver, or wild fish liver with 1-4 tablespoons of Summer Butter, (deep yellow colored) and/or C. 1/3 - 3 tablespoons of wild caught fish eggs 2-4+ tablespoons of raw unsalted grassfed butter www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/butter.html 16-48+ ounces (2-6+ cups) of whole fat raw grassfed milk; cow, goat or sheep6 2-6 whole eggs, from chickens raised on pastures **7
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High Vitamin Butter Oil and Fermented Cod Liver Oil are Available From Green Pastures: www.greenpasture.org 6 For More Raw Milk Information, See the Campaign for Real Milk, Available At: www.realmilk.com 7 For More Real Egg information see, Gerber, B. Real Eggs from a Real Farm: 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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2-6 ounces of a very high quality raw, grassfed cheese; cow, goat, or sheep 1-2 tablespoons of organic extra virgin coconut oil www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/coconut_oil.html, Ample amounts of fresh vegetables and fresh fruits, Dark leafy green vegetables (should be cooked), Carrots, and Fermented Vegetables 6 ounces or more of Bone Broth for trace minerals and gelatin. Examples: chicken stock, fish stock, or beef stock www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/broth.html Consider oily fish or lard daily, for vitamin D www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/lard.html Lacto-Fermented condiments and laco-fermented beverages, such as Sauerkraut and Beet Kvass http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/lacto.html Foods to Eat Several Times Per Week Make sure that you are eating two of these three categories of foods several times weekly, raw grassfed dairy, sea food that includes the organs, organs of land animals.*** Eat fresh wild caught seafood including, shellfish, such as, crab, lobster, shrimp, oysters, clams. (From Clean Waters) Fresh beef or lamb, the muscle meat, raised on a pasture, always consumed with the fat several times per week8 cooked medium rare, and/or marinated for several hours and/or eaten in the same meal with bone broth or cooked in a stew. (It is acceptable to eat the organs of beef or lamb and forgo the muscle meat) Soaked or Sprouted, freshly ground organic whole grains (must usually undergo at least 7 hours of fermentation) http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/be_kind.html
Beneficial Farm Turns a Hatchery Egg Machine into a Barnyard Animal, Available At: www.westonaprice.org/farming/realeggs.html, Accessed March 10, 2007. 8 For more information about Beef, Fallon, S. Enig, M. Its the Beef, Available At:
www.westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtbeef.html
22 of 69 3-4 ounces fresh grassfed or wild liver, at least once or twice per week (One of the most ideal foods for pregnancy and lactation) Quinoa, for the time of lactation, (must undergo at least a 12 hour fermentation) Seaweed can sometimes be a healthy source of much needed trace minerals. (Seaweed is not a good source of fat-soluble vitamins or activating substances) Additional Special Foods Make sure to eat least one of these foods regularly (for example, several times weekly) Crab or lobster, including the mustard or tomalley (from pure waters) Fish Eggs Milk, Butter, or Cream, obtained when the animals are eating freshly growing green grass (High Vitamin Butter Oil) Octopus Organs and Glands (Must be from 100% grass fed, no hormone or antibiotic animals, or wild fish) Thyroid, Intestines, Liver, Bone Marrow, Tongue, Eyes, Brain, Kidney, Gonads, Thymus, Heart, obtained from animals eating freshly growing grass, or fish during the time when they are egg bearing. Organs and glands will help nourish your body, they are important to eat. http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitaminasaga.html Avoid these Modernized Foods Sugar White Sugar, Brown Sugar, Organic Sugar, Evaporated Cane Juice, Corn Syrup, Commercial Jams Flour & Grain Products White Flour, Wheat Flour, Organic Flour, any unsoaked grain products. Examples: bread, crackers, cookies, doughnuts, breakfast cereals, muffins, pastries, tortillas, bagels, and sandwiches Hydrogenated Oils - like Margarine, and Low quality vegetable oils, Vegetable Oil, Soybean Oil and Criscto. Any type of junk, convenience food, or modern fast foods Coffee, Soft Drinks, Nutrasweet, and anything with artificial flavors, artificial colors, or artificial ingredients
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Soymilk, Protein Powder, and Excess Tofu Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Drugs (including most prescription drugs & vaccines) (If there are improvements or modifications to this diet, they will be posted on my website, www.healingourchildren.net) Trust your instincts. These are guidelines, not rigid expectations that have to be precisely followed. However I take great effort to avoid the unhealthy foods. Particularly, in the final stages of pregnancy, your appetite might very widely, trust these instincts. After the birth, you may not feel hungry at all, trust that feeling and do not force yourself to eat. Your body may have cravings for certain things, so for example: for two weeks you might eat lots of lamb, and only some fish. Then it could switch, you eat lots of fish, and very little red meat. Overall, try to make sure you are eating a balanced menu as these guidelines suggest, but it may be too rigid for you to try to eat all these foods every single day. Taking a break from certain foods, and eating more of other foods can be balancing. * Weston Price successfully used the mixture of equal parts high vitamin butter oil and cod liver to improve pregnancy health, to stop tooth decay, and to help heal and regrow bones. These food supplements can be replaced with their equivalent whole food versions, or with a good quantity of fish eggs daily. For more information see, The Activators and Appendix B. ** One source suggests eating eggs 5 days on, 2 days off, if you are prone to miscarriage.9 ***The liver's of small animals, like squirrels and guinea pigs during certain seasons may be used, as well as insects during certain times of the year might count as fourth and fifth categories of food. I do not know what times of the year this would be, but it would be when they are in abundance. I did not list these are foods a majority of us do not eat. **** Vitamins are not to be obtained from synthetic sources
Nutrient Intake Suggestions
Vonderplanitz, A. We Want To Live, 2005 Edition. Carnelian Bay Castle Press, Los Angeles; 2005:292. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
24 of 69 Calcium Phosphorus Iron Pregnancy 2.20+ and Lactation 3.40+ Vitamin A Vitamin D Fat Calories 800 50-60% 2,000+ IU
0.05+ 5,000 20,000+ IU
The figures given here, for Vitamins A and D are based on estimates suggested by wise people. Since I have not seen an accurate analysis of the vitamin A and D content of Indigenous people, and since each person has an individual different need for these different vitamins, these numbers are given to be guideposts. (Absolutely no synthetic vitamins) Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/children/dietformothers.html site. (Guidelines Modified by Author) Additional Guidance: For sources of Pasture Raised animal products http://www.eatwild.com/ Foods to Avoid What not to eat, is at least as important was what you do eat. Many items at your local health food store are not healthy. Many modern foods actually rob the body of the vital nutrients, instead of fulfilling the bodies nutrient needs. Even many organically labeled foods are unhealthy because these foods do not contain highly absorbable nutrients. I advocate purchasing organic products whenever you can, but do not assume that just because it says organic, that you are fulfilling your nutrient needs. Many organic foods, which have been processed, do not have some of Natures delicate nutrients intact. Particular food hazards to avoid are pasteurized milk including organic, especially milk that is not from grass-fed cows. Avoid all processed grain products even organic ones, like cereal, cookies, crackers, ect. Meanwhile, grass fed raw milk, and grains that have been freshly ground at home which are soaked or fermented in an acidic medium are extremely life giving and contain vital nutrients. Avoid Non-Organic Food Pesticides and other toxins will be present in the mothers milk if they are present in the diet, so all care should be taken to consume organic foods of both plant and animal origin during pregnancy and lactation. Organic foods also provide more omega-3 fatty acids needed for babys optimal development. Source: Nourishing Traditions, page 599 Don't eat commercially processed foods such as cookies, cakes, crackers, TV dinners, soft drinks, packaged sauce mixes, etc. Avoid white flour, white flour products and white rice.
25 of 69 [I]n the production of refined white flour approximately eighty percent or fourfifths of the phosphorous and calcium content are usually removed, together with the vitamins and minerals provided in the embryo or germ. The evidence indicates that a very important factor in the lowering of the reproductive efficiency of womanhood is directly related to the removal of vitamin E in the processing of wheat. Source: Price, Weston. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. Page 493 Avoid all refined sweeteners such as sugar, dextrose, glucose and high fructose corn syrup. Last but not least, sugar consumption is the cause of bone loss and dental decay. Tooth decay and bone loss occur when the precise ration of calcium to phosphorus in the blood varies from the normal ratio Dr. Melvin Page, a Florida dentist, demonstrated in numerous studies that sugar consumption causes phosphorus levels to drop and calcium to rise. Calcium rises because it is pulled from the teeth and the bones.. Thus sugar consumption causes tooth decay not because it promotes bacterial growth in the mouth, as most dentists believe, but because it alters the internal body chemistry. A survey of medical journals in the 1970s produced findings implicating sugar as a causative factor in kidney disease, liver disease, shortened life span, increased desire for coffee and tobacco, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Source: Nourishing Traditions, Pages 23,24 Avoid all hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats and oils. Avoid all vegetable oils made from soy, corn, safflower, canola or cottonseed. Do not use polyunsaturated oils for cooking, sauting or baking. Avoid fried foods. High temperature processing causes the weak carbon bonds of unsaturated fatty acids, especially triple unsaturated linolenic acid, to break apart, thereby creating dangerous free radicals. Most of these man-made trans fats are toxins to the body, but unfortunately your digestive system does not recognize them as such. Instead of eliminating them, your body incorporates trans fats into the cell membranes as though they were cis fats your cells actually become partially hydrogenated! Once in place, trans fatty acids wreak havoc with cell metabolism Source: Nourishing Traditions, Page 14-15 Avoid pasteurized milk; do not consume lowfat milk, skim milk, powdered milk or imitation milk products.
26 of 69 [T]he milk sold in your supermarket is bad for everybody, partly because the modern cow is a freak of nature. A century ago cows produced two or three gallons per day; todays Holsteins routinely give three or four times as much. This is accomplished by selective breeding to produce cows with abnormally active pituitary glands and by high-protein feeding. The pituitary gland not only produces hormones that stimulate the production of milk, it also produces growth hormones. Recently the FDA approved a genetically engineered growth hormone for cows. Another factor contributing to the degradation of todays milk is pasteurization. We have been taught that pasteurization is beneficial, a method of protecting ourselves against infectious disease, but closer examination reveals that its merits have been highly exaggerated. The modern milk machine and stainless stell tank, along with efficient packaging and distribution, make pasteurization totally unnecessary for the purposes of sanitation. Vitamin C loss in pasteurization usually exceeds 50 percent; loss of other water-soluble vitamins can run as high as 80 percent; the Wulzen or antistiffness factor is totally destroyed as is vitamin B 12, need for healthy blood and a properly functioning nervous system. Pasteurization reduces the availability of milks mineral components such as calcium, chloride, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and sulphur, as well as many trace minerals. Source: Nourishing Traditions, Pages 34-35 Avoid battery-produced eggs and factory-farmed meats. Avoid highly processed luncheon meats and sausage containing MSG and other additives. Our endorsement of animal products must be tempered with this important caveat: The meat, milk and eggs in our supermarkets are highly contaminated and vastly inferior in nutritional quality to those available to our ancestors just a few decades ago.. According to the renowned cancer specialist Virginia Livingston-Wheeler, most chicken and nearly half the beef consumed in America today is cancerous and pathogenic. Her research has convinced her that these cancers are transmissible to man. Source: Nourishing Traditions, Page 31 Avoid rancid and improperly prepared seeds, nuts and grains found in granolas, quick rise breads and extruded breakfast cereals, as they block mineral absorption and cause intestinal distress. Dry breakfast cereals are produced by a process called extrusion. Cereal makers first create a slurry of the grains and then put them in a machine called an extruder. The grains are forced out of a little hole at high temperature and
27 of 69 pressure. Depending on the shape of the hole, the grains are made into little o's, flakes, animal shapes, or shreds (as in Shredded Wheat or Triscuits), or they are puffed (as in puffed rice). A blade slices off each little flake or shape, which is then carried past a nozzle and sprayed with a coating of oil and sugar to seal off the cereal from the ravages of milk and to give it crunch. In his book Fighting the Food Giants, Paul Stitt has tells us that the extrusion process used for these cereals destroys most of the nutrients in the grains. It destroys the fatty acids; it even destroys the chemical vitamins that are added at the end. The amino acids are rendered very toxic by this process. Let me tell you about two studies which were not published. The first was described by Paul Stitt who wrote about an experiment conducted by a cereal company in which four sets of rats were given special diets. One group received plain whole wheat, water and synthetic vitamins and minerals. A second group received puffed wheat (an extruded cereal), water and the same nutrient solution. A third set was given only water. A fourth set was given nothing but water and chemical nutrients. The rats that received the whole wheat lived over a year on this diet. The rats that got nothing but water and vitamins lived about two months. The animals on water alone lived about a month. But the company's own laboratory study showed that the rats given the vitamins, water and all the puffed wheat they wanted died within two weeks---they died before the rats that got no food at all. It wasn't a matter of the rats dying of malnutrition. Autopsy revealed dysfunction of the pancreas, liver and kidneys and degeneration of the nerves of the spine, all signs of insulin shock. Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/modernfood/dirty-secrets.html Phosphorus in the bran of whole grains is tied up in a substance called phytic acid. Phytic acid combines with iron, calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc in the intestinal tract, blocking their absorption. Soy Milk, Soy Meat, Soy Protein, Soy Formula and Tofu including Organic kinds High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children. Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women. Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html Soy Protein Isolate (SPI) is the major ingredient in soy-based infant formula
28 of 69 TOXINS ADDED OR FORMED DURING PRODUCTION OF SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE Nitrites carcinogens, Lysinoalanine - a toxin, Aluminum - 10 times higher in soy-based formula than milk-based formula, Fluoride Compounds - very high in soy formula, Free Glutamic Acid or MSG - a neurotoxin Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_fda_testimony.html -Power Point Presentation on this page. Avoid caffeine-containing beverages such as coffee, tea and soft drinks. Avoid chocolate. Many of these substances put an undue strain on the liver. Phosphoric acid is what gives sodas their kick. Phosphoric acid blocks the absorption of calcium and magnesium in the intestines thus contributes to impairment of the immune system Caffeine stimulates the adrenal glands to release an adrenaline-like substance, which in turn causes the liver to release sugar into the blood. Wine and unpasteurized beer seem to be okay if used in moderation. In excess it can overtaxing to the liver. Regular beer should be strictly avoided. Avoid canned, sprayed, waxed, bioengineered or irradiated fruits and vegetables. Do not practice strict vegetarianism (veganism); animal products provide vital nutrients not found in plant foods. [Unless you are doing a specific short term cleanse] Avoid products containing protein powders. Avoid artificial food additives, especially MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein and aspartame, which are neurotoxins. Most soups, sauce and broth mixes and commercial condiments contain MSG, even if not so labeled. Avoid aluminum-containing foods such as commercial salt, commercial baking powder and commercial antacids. Do not use aluminum cookware or aluminum-containing deodorants. Do not drink fluoridated water. In 1971, Dr. Dean Burke, Ph.D., began a study of the effects of fluoridation in drinking water in the United States. Dr. Burke was for 35 years, head of the cytochemistry section, and was co-founder of the National Cancer Institute,
29 of 69 U.S.A. He has received many awards for cancer research and biochemistry, including the Domagh Prize, 1965, for cancer research. He has been involved in cancer research for 50 years. Results of his studies show that a large increase in human cancer mortality in the U.S. is associated with public water fluoridation. "One-tenth of the 350,000 cancer deaths per year in the U.S. are linked with artificial public water fluoridation." Source: http://www.consumerhealth.org/articles/display.cfm?ID=19990817225011 Avoid synthetic vitamins and foods containing them. Do not drink distilled liquors. Do not use a microwave oven. Do not use Cigarettes and Drugs even Prescription drugs if possible. Source of guidelines: http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/dietdangers.html
Finding Balance During Pregnancy and Lactation with Vegetables
This is the original healing soup of maverick physician Henry Bieler, which will help strengthen your glands and provide balance to a diet rich in animal foods. 1 pound of string beans, ends removed 2 pounds zucchini, chopped a hand full of curly parsley* enough water to cover your veggies Add all ingredients to rapidly boiling water and boil for 10-15 min until a fork goes through outside of zucchini, puree using the water you cooked it in (it is important to use this water as it has vitamins and minerals) and make the soup to the consistency you desire. *lactating women should limit their parsley intake as it dries up breast milk. This recipe is designed for healing; however you can also add all kinds of different vegetables to make a soup to suit your personal needs. Balance comes from listening to your body and trusting its responses to food. Some foods that are healthy for one person, are detrimental for another due to food intolerances. Vegetables are important foods in our diets to provide
30 of 69 balance, and they need to be eaten in a diet that is contains satisfying amounts of animal protein and fat. Pregnancy Morning Sickness In the early months of pregnancy, as the estrogen level rises and the thyroid gland becomes hyperactive, the symptoms of morning sickness usually occur, especially if the womans body is toxic. For the woman who suffer morning sickness, the noon meal consists of one kind of starch (brown rice, boiled potato), butter, one or two cooked vegetables (soft fresh squash and string beans), and plain lettuce, celery or cucumber. There should be no fluids, except water if desired. Source: Henry Bieler, Dr. Bielers Natural Way to Sexual Health, 1972 Beiler pg 16-17 Miscarriage [M]iscarriages, are so frequently brought about by assaulting the system with toxic foods When a woman becomes toxic, one of the avenues of vicarious elimination is through the womb. Acrid irritating material is flushed out in the menstrual blood, causing very disagreeable periods. The inflamed womb is left in the boggy condition, which makes implanting of the fertilized egg difficult, with the contents of the pregnant uterus often disgorged in one of the menstrual cycles. Source: Henry Bieler, Dr. Bielers Natural Way to Sexual Health, 1972 Beiler pg 25-26 More about miscarriage at: http://www.preconceptionhealth.org/miscarriage_cause.htm The Effectiveness of Midwives Trust your instincts about who the right midwife or doctor is for you. An inner knowing exists in you as to what is really in your best health. Midwifery care, social and medical risk factors, and birth outcomes in the USA. MacDorman MF, Singh GK. J Epidemiol Community Health 1998 May;52(5):3107. The results of this study, conducted on all women who in 1991 delivered by the vaginal route a single baby at 35-43 weeks gestation, show that the risk of infant and neonatal death is 19% and 33% lower, respectively, in midwifeattended births compared to physician attended births. The likelihood of delivering a low birth-weight infant is 31% lower in midwives versus physician' assisted deliveries. These results suggest that delivery care provided by midwives may be superior to that provided by physicians. Supportive nurse-midwife care is associated with a reduced incidence of Cesarean section. Butler J, Abrams B, Parker J, Roberts JM, Laros RK Jr.
31 of 69 Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993 May;168(5):1407-13. The results of this study show that women attended by midwives are 30% less likely to undergo Cesarean section compared to those attended by physicians. Furthermore, a diagnosis of fetal distress is made 50% less often in babies delivered by midwives, compared to those delivered by physicians. Source: http://garynull.com/node/12173 Reducing Stress and Practicing Self Care Suggestions from Michelle: Take a Prenatal yoga class and practice deep breathing or some kind of breathing meditation. Spend a lot of time in nature. Our true nature is to be peaceful. Is that peace located in the Mall, on television, in the newspaper, or will you find it next to a tree, or being in the mountains? If you are not sure about the answer, it is in nature. Give yourself regular foot massages. When your belly is getting too big and you cannot bend over, have you husband or friend give you a foot massage. At least once a day, every day for about ten minutes. Daily rub oil on your breasts and belly. Organic Olive oil or you can find belly oil for pregnancy from a natural food store. This is relaxing and soothing, and our bodies absorb nutrients through the skin so we are getting healthy that way. Create a favorite spot in your house where you feel comfortable and where you can breathe and relax and not think about anything. Be around positive people with a good attitude and nurturing spirit. Cesarean Delivery Sometimes a Cesarean delivery saves the lives of the Mother and Child. Consider getting written documentation from you doctor of his or her rate of cesareans to see if it coincides on average with what is deemed a healthy rate, (between 4-15%). Source: Cesarean section: medical benefits and costs. Shearer EL. Soc Sci Med 1993 Nov;37(10):1223-31.This article emphasizes that half of the Cesarean sections performed in the U.S. are unnecessary. This surplus needlessly endangers women and their babies and adds over $1 billion to the annual health care costs. Cesarean section deliveries are associated with a 2- to 4-fold increased rate of maternal mortality and with a 5- to 10-fold increased rate of maternal morbidity, compared to vaginal deliveries. Newborns delivered via Cesarean section are at increased risk of respiratory disease and of being delivered before proper time. The author highlights how decisions concerning the need for Cesarean delivery seem to be influenced more by social, economic, and
32 of 69 physicians' personal reasons, than by medical factors. This is well illustrated by the fact that those women who are at highest risk of pregnancy complications and who would benefit the most from a Cesarean section are the least likely to receive it. On the other hand, indications such as previous Cesarean, slow or difficult labor or delivery, presentation of the rear of the baby at the uterine cervix and fetal distress, are the main reason for performing a C-section, even though these conditions have been least clearly associated with benefits for the fetus and the mother. Source: http://garynull.com/node/12173 Birth The Child The Newborn, a human, is a very small and extremely sensitive person, still very connected to his Mother. Dr. Frederick Leboyer pointed out the trauma that regularly happens as humans enter the world. The tiny creature, new to life, is born to loud sounds, blinding lights, placed on cold metal objects, and even poked, prodded, abandoned, and injected. This happens because people wrongly believe that babies are just a part of a medical procedure. A sensitive and unobtrusive style of care which is deeply respectful of the natural process, and a peaceful atmosphere at the time of birth, with low lights, and quiet, would help the baby to be born with a minimum of trauma. After the birth, the baby is brought unto the mothers belly, and very shortly thereafter allowed to suckle. The cord to the placenta is not cut until all the blood, which the infant needs for its life, has been pumped into the child. During birth, in order to make the babies body as small as possible to make birth possible, an important portion of blood is transferred into the placenta. Once the baby is born, the blood then returns from the placenta back to the child. This differs from the cruel practice of cutting the cord immediately and depriving the child of his or her safety net, the supply of vital blood and oxygen immediately after birth. In many cases the child will breath naturally. It is extremely cruel to rub the child to induce him or her to cry unless there is an emergency. Nature designed children to be born unassisted, meaning a mother can do it by herself, and for the baby to breathe on their own without being painfully rubbed to induce crying. Yet due to our wrong lifestyle habits, these type of natural and effortless births are less common. It is wise for you to visualize how you want your baby to be treated at birth, and to make sure that your care providers are agreeable and aligned with the type of treatment you want. If a C-section is somehow needed, then in the same manner steps can be taken to ensure the child is cared for to your desires and wishes after the birth.
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Spinning Babies
The Internet resource, www.spinningbabies.com, is an excellent natural birth resource, written by Gail Tully, which supports creating motility in the body to support a healthy birth, these next guidelines are from her website. Tips to encourage Joint Flexibility Walking Hoola-hooping big circles on an exercise ball Prenatal yoga (regularly, ideally 20 minutes a day) Belly dancing Inversions (going up side down)
The pelvic tilt, done with the mother on hands-and-knees, is good to relax the lower back after a long day. This gentle rocking exercise keeps the pelvic joints loose, too. To do a pelvic tilt on hands and knees, lift your lower back up towards the ceiling. Imagine that a rope helps you lift your lower back. Don't arch your shoulders. That's not the part that counts. Then straighten your back. Don't dip your lower back like a sway back horse. That might strain your muscles in pregnancy. Switch from curling your lower back to straightening it rhythmically. Put music on if you like. Do 40 or so. Get up slowly so you don't get a head rush. Source: http://www.spinningbabies.com Diet for the Mother Prior To, During, and After Birth Lubrication Formula (We Want to Live) (3 Weeks Before Birth) 1-2 raw organic eggs 2-4 ounces raw butter 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice 1-2 teaspoons unheated honey All ingredients should be room temperature. Warm all ingredients in a jar with the lid on immersed in a bowl of mildly hot water for 5 minutes. Blenderize on medium speed for 10 seconds. The formula is most affective when consumed with, or shortly after, a meat meal. 10 Drinking the Drink for moisturizing and lubrication daily 3 weeks before baby is due helps ease birth and prevent tearing of tissue during birth.11
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Vonderplanitz, A. Recipe for Living Without Disease. Santa Monica; Carnelian Bay Castle Press; 2002:146. 11 Vonderplanitz, A. We Want To Live, 2005 Edition. Carnelian Bay Castle Press, Los Angeles; 2005:328. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
34 of 69 Five days prior to the due date, and continued to do date, add 2 tablespoons of bee pollen with about 2 tablespoons of unsalted raw cheese. Source: Vonderplanitz, A. We Want To Live, page 328. During the last three weeks of pregnancy starch foods should be omitted. Raw and cooked vegetables, one or two glasses of raw milk, and fruit or [diluted] fruit juice will prove most beneficial. Avoid strawberries, apricots, Thompson seedless grapes, cranberries, and cantaloupe. During labor: Honey diluted in water is okay if patient is very weak. This should be unheated honey. The three-day fast after delivery is most important. During this time animals eat nothing, with the possible exception of the afterbirth During the 3 day fast Dr. Beiler suggests Unsweetened pineapple, apple, or grape juice may be diluted with equal parts of water; papaya nectar is especially helpful. If the patient likes the flavor she is encouraged to drink about two quarts a day for the first two days. Source: Dr. Bielers Natural Way to Sexual Health, Henry Bieler, 1972 Page 1819 Homemade fish broth taken for 4 days after labor can also work well for revitalizing the body after labor. When your appetite has returned, eat nourishing foods rich in fat and building blocks, such as eggs, chicken, pork, beef, fish, butter and so on. Make sure to take adequate time to rest after the birth. It can take between a few days to up to a year for a mother to recover physically from the birth. It depends on the individual and the circumstances. Child Raising Birth to 1 year Raising Your Child In Arms The Continuum Concept Introduction Bond with your child. When a baby needs something, that is what they need, and they need it right away. Wear your baby. Baby Wearing is a traditional method that allows the child to be with the mother while she goes about her daily routines. Children are born with innate expectations programmed into their DNA. These expectations are not personal to your child. They are encoded into our children by the Creator. Fulfilling these needs will help bring fulfillment and joy to the parents as well as the child.
35 of 69 Young immature humans need physical warmth and contact. After a child is born, he is entirely helpless in the world. After birth, a child is in the fourth trimester of development. He or she needs to be held in an energetic and physical womb in the outer world so that he feels bonded and secure about life. Not giving this, (constant holding for the first 5-6 months of life) to a young child, even for just a few short moments, causes an infant great pain. Through the gaze of his mother the infant sees himself. His mother is his world. When the mother leaves, the world of the infant is gone, and he is left floating in a vast space. Almost universally, Indigenous cultures raise children so that their mother is always near by, and therefore the infants world and sense of safety never becomes broken or threatened. The mother does not always need to hold the infant, another close family member can hold the child, provided the mother is accessible when the child needs her. In this case, infants have what they need in life, warmth, contact, nurturance and safety. They can trust life. This love becomes encoded in the way they see the world, and as adults, they will see a world full of love, warmth, and nurturance. This contrasts sharply with our Western child raising practices, in which children are abandoned by not being fed often or fully by their mothers, and instead are being fed synthetic foods and rather than being held they lay senselessly in cribs, or strollers. As adults people raised in this manner, see the world in the same way, full of people who cannot be trusted, and lacking in warmth and nurturance. These people have an excuse to use people as a means to an end and to ignore their humanity. This is because as infants, they were not held and loved as a human needs to be. As adults, they do not experience the world as full of love, but rather full of separateness Collectively as a culture we posses this same sense of lack and disconnection, so we destroy what nurtures us and gives us life, we destroy the Earth. We create senseless wars that can be avoided and inflict violence in the world through our economic policies and through subversive manipulations of foreign governments. Most of these behaviors are done so that a few individuals have the sense that they have more money, or more power. Most of this rage and violence against other humans and our planet, came from a childhood in which the infant, rather than having his needs met, was treated in an inhumane way. In the introduction of this paper, I discussed that the Western way of parenting does not create fulfillment. When the continuum concept is followed out of a positive intention, then the Mother is truly fulfilled with her experience of motherhood. This type of mothers wont have regrets when her child is older, because she gave her most to her child. In giving of herself freely and selflessly to her child, she finds one of the most satisfying and divine fulfillments that life can offer. Also, in following the continuum method, the Mother never needs to
36 of 69 worry about how her child is doing, or if her child is safe and cared for, because she is there with them and knows intimately their needs are met. Understanding the Continuum Concept Jean Liedloff, an American writer, spent two and a half years deep in the South American jungle with Stone Age Indians. The experience demolished her Western preconceptions of how we should live and led her to a radically different view of what human nature really is. She offers a new understanding of how we have lost much of our natural well-being and shows us practical ways to regain it for our children and for ourselves. According to Jean Liedloff, the continuum concept is the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings especially babies require the kind of experience to which our species adapted during the long process of our evolution. For an infant, these include such experiences as...
constant physical contact with his mother (or another familiar caregiver as needed) from birth; [Ideally contact is skin to skin contact] sleeping in his parents' bed, in constant physical contact, until he leaves of his own volition (often about two years); breastfeeding "on cue" nursing in response to his own body's signals; When Nursing is nursing and on cue, [ideally lasts 4-7 years] being constantly carried in arms or otherwise in contact with someone, usually his mother, and allowed to observe (or nurse, or sleep) while the person carrying him goes about his or her business until the infant begins creeping, then crawling on his own impulse, usually at six to eight months; having caregivers immediately respond to his signals (squirming, crying, etc.), without judgment, displeasure, or invalidation of his needs, yet showing no undue concern nor making him the constant center of attention; sensing (and fulfilling) his elders' expectations that he is innately social and cooperative and has strong self-preservation instincts, and that he is welcome and worthy.
Source: http://www.continuum-concept.org/cc_defined.html
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Left: Women from Yequana Tribe that Jean Liedloff Lived With Right: Children learn how to care for babies at a young age.
Left and Right: The baby is at ease when in physical contact with his mother as the mother performs her daily work. The Tragic Child Raising Practices of the West In contrast, a baby subjected to modern Western childbirth and child-care practices often experiences...
traumatic separation from his mother at birth due to medical intervention and placement in maternity wards, in physical isolation except for the sound of other crying newborns, with the majority of male babies further traumatized by medically unnecessary circumcision surgery; at home, sleeping alone and isolated, often after "crying himself to sleep";
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scheduled feeding, with his natural nursing impulses often ignored or "pacified"; being excluded and separated from normal adult activities, relegated for hours on end to a nursery, crib or playpen where he is inadequately stimulated by toys and other inanimate objects; caregivers often ignoring, discouraging, belittling or even punishing him when he cries or otherwise signals his needs; or else responding with excessive concern and anxiety, making him the center of attention; sensing (and conforming to) his caregivers' expectations that he is incapable of self-preservation, is innately antisocial, and cannot learn correct behavior without strict controls, threats and a variety of manipulative "parenting techniques" that undermine his exquisitely evolved learning process.
Evolution has not prepared the human infant for this kind of experience. He cannot comprehend why his desperate cries for the fulfillment of his innate expectations go unanswered, and he develops a sense of wrongness and shame about himself and his desires. If, however, his continuum expectations are fulfilled precisely at first, with more variation possible as he matures he will exhibit a natural state of self-assuredness, well-being and joy. Infants whose continuum needs are fulfilled during the early, in-arms phase grow up to have greater self-esteem and become more independent than those whose cries go unanswered for fear of spoiling them or making them too dependent. Source: http://www.continuum-concept.org/cc_defined.html Breastfeeding, An Embodiment of A Mothers Love Many parents say they want a healthy child, yet few parents are willing to follow through completely with one necessary and crucial step to creating a healthy child, breastfeeding. Many children in the West are breastfed for 3-9 months. Each sitting of breast milk might be short and incomplete. Todays children are not having their innate expectations for breastfeeding met. [I recommend breastfeeding for 4-7 years.] With breastfeeding, the infant receives a pleasurable life giving soulful connection with his soft and supple mother. He receives a biological feeling of peace and relaxation. His body becomes soft and receptive. For the mother, breastfeeding is relaxing and peaceful, sort of like relaxing in a hammock in a tropical resort. Many mothers may want to go on vacation, perhaps precisely because they are not giving themselves the daily vacation of breastfeeding their child. During breastfeeding, hormones are released that stimulate the feelings of love, connection, and bonding.
39 of 69 Not giving your child the full length of time for breastfeeding, is the equivalent of not giving a child the full 9 months in the womb to develop. It leaves them weak for life and with a sense of incompleteness with the world. Nature designed children to be a certain way, and for children to continue to grow and evolve in the mothers second womb, breastfeeding is a part of that second umbilical cord. Breastfeeding is one method in which the child receives, a physical manifestation of his mothers love for him. Breastmilk is also the ideal food for babies and children. If as a parent, you are sincerely aligned with having a fully healthy child, then you need to give her the best food you can, breastmilk. Thus one can conclude, that when a child is not fully breastfed, their parents do not want their child to thrive in the world. This is a result of deeply rooted pain in the parents. Breastfeeding on cue, means that when your child is hungry, you give them what they need and want. Many mothers are resistant to giving their son or daughter all the breastmillk that they want. Why might mothers do this to their own sons or daughters? Perhaps they are trying to conserve their energy for something more important, or they have something better to do with their time. I do not know. Having something better to do, ignores the fact that giving to your child through breastfeeding is a high act of selfless service to the divine in yourself and in your child. In other words, over-all, there is nothing better you can do for yourself, or your child than breastfeed and spend intimate time with them. What else could be more satisfying? Why else be a mother if you cannot feel fulfilled in those precious moments of bonding and connection? It is normal for a baby to be suckling on some feedings for one hour or longer on one breast. As she feeds more on the same breast the milk becomes thicker and creamier because a higher fat content milk develops as the feeding continues. Breastfeeding is a biological function, and so it is natural for it to happen many times per day, although the amount of time each day varies, 10-20 times per day or much more is normal. If it seems like your baby is breast feeding all the time, that is a good sign, that you are breastfeeding your child enough. Children many times nurse at night. That means, if you are fully breastfeeding your child, your child either needs to be sleeping in your bed, or in a bed that is connected to your bed, as a matter of convenience. Giving your infant breastmilk throughout the night, is a simple way to stay rested as a mother, as you can lie down and even fall asleep, as your infant suckles. Do not listen to people who think breastfeeding is bad. Or people who say breastfeeding promotes tooth decay. Tooth decay is caused by a deficiency of nutrients, not by breastmilk. That is like saying cow milk causing tooth decay. In Indigenous tribes with low rates of tooth decay, infants and children are almost always breastfed on cue, during the day and the night. In other words, in some places where the infants and children have the highest protection against tooth decay on the planet, they
40 of 69 are breast fed during the night. Breastfeeding at night also has another widely important and overlooked benefit, which is it promotes normal physical development. At night, your babies body is rapidly growing, her cells are dividing, and removing waste products and debris from normal living. At these periods of rapid growth, they need a food that is easy to assimilate, and that does not strain the body, breastmilk. Breastfeeding a night, promotes your baby to be strong, and fully developed. They will sleep better, and be more balanced. It is wrong, and ignorant for doctors, dentists, and anybody else, to say that breastfeeding is unhealthy, or that nighttime breastfeeding is unhealthy, these comments are not based on science fact, but rather on a dillusion. One typical pattern of disconnection between mother and child is when the mother ends breastfeeding too soon. How soon is too soon? I personally would choose to listen to and honor your childs needs. Nature developed children to learn and grow. She created in children, a desire to expand and explore the world. When you give fully and unconditionally breastmilk to your child, eventually, your child will have enough, and stop on their own, they will eventually prefer more solid and adult foods. This will be a fulfilled child. Why are parents in a hurry to quit their child from breastfeeding, when it is such a nurturing and loving practice even helping their body become stronger and fitter? The mother and child are literally are connected with each other. The thought probably crossed your mind that if you are going to breastfeed your child whenever they are hungry for breastmilk, then you cannot really ever totally leave your child. You can be outside, or next door, or somewhere away, but you need to be always accessible to your child. If breastfeeding is always done on cue, and the child does not need to wait too long, then they will usually keep a hearty appetite for breastmilk. So you might wonder what happens when you constantly honor your child's innate needs for breastmilk. How long will it take for them to feel complete? How long does nature take for the breastfeeding and mother attachment phase to finish? A specific length of time which represents healthy breastfeeding will provoke a reaction in many, because it is so incomprehensible to how most of us are and where raised, and so unfathomable to what are current belief system was. I estimate, that healthy breastfeeding will last for 4-7 years. My official stance is to promote breastfeeding until your child is finished. And if everything goes well, this will be likely from 4-7 years in length. Lets look at the evidence. Indigenous practices for breastfeeding very widely. The average age of weaning in our tribes is between three and four years. In a few societies complete renunciation of the breast is deferred until the age of six or even longer...12 Even
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Stuart-Macadam, P. Dettwyler, K. Breastfeeding Bicultural Perspectives, AldineTransaction; 1995: 43. Excerpted from Clellan Ford, Human Relations Area Files (Ford, 1964:78-79) 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
41 of 69 if you breastfeed to the Indigenous average of 3 or 4 years, you have laid the groundwork for a phenomenally health child. In some Indigenous Eskimos weaning happens at about 1/3 of adult weight. "most boys between 6 and 7 years of age. Natural weaning for girls would occur at 21.5kg, around 6 years of age.13 Because Eskimo's have some of the finest physiques on the planet, my tendency is to believe that 6 years for girls, and 6 or 7 years for boys, is the age when children complete their instinctual drive and need for breastfeeding. Because of the extremely harsh environment that many Eskimo's live in, their adherence to nature's principles must remain exact, when living in their primitive condition. Thus the created Eskimo's have created the most powerful and robust bodies, where men are able to carry one hundred pounds in each hand and one hundred pounds in his teeth with ease for a considerable distance.14 The Eskimo women are equivalently strong and robust.
Breastfeeding promotes the Physical Health for Your Child & is Superior to Bottle Feeding
[I]n Latin America, the risk of mortality for bottle-fed infants is at least 10 higher than for breastfed infants. Even in the western world, where living conditions are generally good, the risk of fatal and nonfatal respiratory infections is 2- to 5- fold higher among bottle-fed infants. The relative risk for bottle-fed infants of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is more than fivefold.15 The infantile death rate for the children of women engaged only in household duties was greatly lower than that for the children of the other women, while, as ever, the hand-fed infants had a vastly higher death rate than the breast-fed infants (British Medical Journal, Oct. 24, 1908, p. 1297).16 Breastfeeding also helps reduce, long face syndrome, SIDS, and Otitis media (middle ear infections.)17 Based on this evidence, if doctors and other authorities where looking out for your childs best health interest, then they would honor the evidence that has been presented. Breastfeeding, is the best way to keep your child healthy and needs to be carried out for a duration of several years, and be done on cue.
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Ibid., 49.
Price, W. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. 6th Edition La Mesa: Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation; 2004:65. 15 Stuart-Macadam, P. Dettwyler, K. Breastfeeding Bicultural Perspectives, AldineTransaction; 1995:4. 16 Ellis, H. Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Available At: http://www.psyplexus.com/ellis/78.htm, Accessed April 7, 2007. 17 Palmer, B. The Importance of Breastfeeding as it Relates to Total Health. Available At: http://www.brianpalmerdds.com/bfing_import.htm, Accessed April 7, 2007. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
42 of 69 I believe that breastfeeding is one of the most feminine and motherly acts. The fact that our culture does not fully endorse prolonged breastfeeding, and instead makes excuses to claim that breastfeeding is somehow unhealthy for children, is an example of how our culture is not honoring the divine feminine nature that exists in all women. On the same token, when a child is desiring to breastfeed, you need to know that it is not the personality of your child that is necessarily desiring the breast, although sometimes it is. The child who desires the breast is responding to the instincts which nature programmed into him. Your childs desire for full and complete breastfeeding, is a program designed by Mother Nature, the creator herself. In responding to this desire, you are following Her principles. With frequent on cue breastfeeding, the resumption of your normal ovulation pattern will be delayed, sometimes for a period of years. This creates a natural child spacing, which we discussed was important for a mothers health, as well as the health of the next child, this was discussed in Chapter 8 about preconception health. Yet another advantage to breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding and Nutrition
A breastfeeding mother can become easily depleted of nutrients if her diet is not superb. I suggest following a diet similar to the diet for pregnancy and lactation explained in this book. The diet should be rich in grassfed animal proteins and fat, have lots of vegetables, fermented foods, raw grassfed milk, grassfed cream, grassfed liver and other organs, and yellow butter and/or fish eggs. It must be emphasized, however, that the quality of the mothers milk depends greatly on her diet. Sufficient animal products will ensure proper amounts of vitamin B-12, A and D as well as all-important minerals like zinc in her milk. Lactating women should continue with a diet that emphasizes liver, eggs and cod liver oil. Source: Nourishing Traditions, page 599 Home Self-Healing/ Rejuvenating Practices Drink plenty of water, especially during pregnancy and breastfeeding! Michelle: My intuition is to surrender to focusing on my daughter and filling her up with my energy. And focusing on my breath, and feeling the love, and letting it flow into her. Then I felt really peaceful, and really happy and good. I had a sense of this is what is right. Pre-Mature Babies Mothers are incubators. For nine months they incubate the baby and keep them warm. Why in the western world do we choose a machine to incubate a young baby, rather than its mother? Infants, innately born to experience the
43 of 69 warmth of their mother, and physical contact, suffer deeply being isolated and abandoned while place inside a machine. Skin-to-Skin Contact from birth is not just safe, it is superior and safer than incubator care. Source: http://www.kangaroomothercare.com/laysum.htm Definition: A universally available and biologically sound method of care for all newborns, but in particular for premature babies, with three components ... 1 Skin-to-skin Contact 2 Exclusive breastfeeding 3 Support to the mother infant dyad. Skin-to-skin contact is between the baby front and the mother's chest. The more skin-to-skin, the better. For comfort a small nappy is fine, and for warmth a cap may be used. Skin-toskin contact should ideally start at birth, but is helpful at any time. It should ideally be continuous day and night, but even shorter periods are still helpful. Exclusive breastfeeding means that for an average mother, expressing from the breasts or direct suckling by the baby is all that is needed. For very premature babies, supply of some essential nutrients may be indicated. Support to the dyad means that whatever is needed for the medical, emotional, psychological and physical well being of mother and baby is provided to them, without separating them. This might mean adding ultramodern equipment if available, or purely intense psychological support in contexts with no resources. Source: http://www.kangaroomothercare.com/whatis01.htm Time of rest and Bonding Most traditional cultures, however, acknowledge a special time in the first weeks or months for mothers and babies to get to know each other and rest together. The mother is well cared for an may be treated with healing rituals such as massage or heat application The rural Indian mother, for example, may spend forty days in seclusion with no other task or distractions than to establish a secure nursing relationship and become attuned with her baby. By the end of this time, she is quite confident in her understanding of her infants elimination needs. Thats forty days of focused time, in which she is nurtured, taught, and supported by the experienced mothers around her. Source: Diaper Free, Ingrid Bauer, Page 211
44 of 69 The time of rest an bonding is also a chance for the Mothers body to heal and recover from the birth. The time of healing needed is different for each woman. It can range from a day, to over one year even with a normal birth. Natural Infant Hygiene This essential means, having your child not wear diapers. Natural Infant Hygiene is common in [India], Asia, Africa, and parts of South America, and was traditionally practiced among the Inuit and some Native North American peoples. For these mothers, knowing when their baby needs to go, and holding them over an appropriate place, is (or was) second nature.When the mother knows or feels that her baby needs to go, she can remove the diaper or clothing and hold the baby in a secure, close position over an appropriate receptacle. Source: http://www.gentleparents.com/bauer.html In this way, parents lovingly meet their baby's vital needs, enhance bonding, deepen their communication, avoid rashes and diaper changing struggles, bypass conventional toilet training, save money and the environment, and significantly reduce diaper use. Rather than teaching a baby to eliminate into his or her intimate clothing and cleaning up after the fact, parents learn to listen and respond in the present moment to the baby's needs and communication. Source: http://www.natural-wisdom.com/ In our practice of natural hygiene, we had pee going everywhere. We have a cotton futon we sleep on that has been peed on at least 100 times. Luckily young childrens pee does not smell, and we just cleaned it up. Also if you use this practice, at first you may need more pairs of clothes because some clothes will get peed on. From Michelle: Practicing Natural infant Hygeine has deepened my Bond with my child. It has been very challenging and at the same time. Now after overcoming challenges, it is worth it. Wear your Baby Use Slings and not Strollers Michelle: One of the most enjoyable aspects of mothering has been holding my baby close to me in a sling, everywhere I go. Sometimes a mother cannot hold a baby if she has a special medical condition. In this case, someone else should be constantly holding the child and be with the mother. When a baby is in a stroller, he/she is not experiencing physical contact with his mother. The world goes by, and he does not get a sense of this
45 of 69 world, while safely nuzzled with his mother. I have seen many children, who essentially are being delayed in their development, because rather than being allowed to practice walking, they are strapped into a stroller and wheeled around as if they where incapable. On the beach, I am amused when parents try to drag their strollers across the sand, when they could easily be carrying their child in a sling. Many times babies are crying in strollers, and it is because they want the parent to hold them. Why in our culture, do we put children in strollers? Unless the mother has a physical ailment, I would say laziness and ignorance. Also, a stroller does not promote breastfeeding. Many times a baby in his/her mothers arms or sling, can breastfeed to have is needs fulfilled. A baby in a stroller cannot breastfeed and it makes breastfeeding inconvenient. Children, and life can flow together well, a mother can be in the world, do what she enjoys, and at the same time give her baby what he/she needs. The best way to do this is with a sling, not a stroller. Baby Wearing Resources: I would like to introduce you to a style of parenting which will bring out the best in your baby and yourself. During my thirty years as a pediatrician, parents in our practice would often say, As long as I carry my baby she's content." Source: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/5/T051100.asp If someone told you they knew a secret to help your baby sleep better, cry less and learn better, would you be interested? Author Maria Blois, M.D., does this and more in her new book, Babywearing. Source: http://www.babywearing.com/ - This website also contains videos of how to wrap your baby in slings. Circumcision Worldwide prevalence: The U.S. is the only country in the world that routinely circumcises most of its male infants for non-religious reasons. Over 80% of the world's males are intact. Pain: According to a comprehensive study, newborn responses to pain are "similar to but greater than those observed in adult subjects." Some infants do not cry because they go into traumatic shock from the overwhelming pain of the surgery. No experimental anesthetic has been found to be safe and effective in preventing circumcision pain in infants. Behavioral response: Various studies have found that short-term effects of circumcision include changed sleep patterns, activity level, and mother-infant interaction, more irritability, and disruptions in feeding and bonding. Changes in pain response have been demonstrated at six months of age. Circumcision risks: The rate of complications occurring in the hospital and during the first year has been documented as high as 38% and includes hemorrhage, infection, surgical injury, and in rare cases, death. Source: http://www.circumcision.org/information.htm
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Jewish circumcision has never had anything to do with health concerns. Circumcision conflicts with significant Jewish laws and values. Source: http://www.jewishcircumcision.org/book.htm Cutting a young babies skin with a knife while not anesthetized is a form of cruelty, Do not do it! Vaccines, A Crime Against Our Children Vaccinations are a controversial topic because there is so much fear in the air about it. Unfortunately this mass fear has mostly eliminated an open democratic space for scientific inquiry and discussion. Mass Vaccinating is a relatively new practice, and began in the 1950s increasing through the 1970s. A normal vaccine schedule now has a young child receiving up to 22 vaccinations by 2 years of age. One would hope that careful scientific study has been done to ensure not only the effectiveness of vaccinations, but also for the safety of vaccinations. Vaccines contain a variety of ingredients, beyond just the modified version of the disease, such ingredients include: alchohols, neomycin, 2-PE, streptomycin, polymyxin, mercury, formaldehyde, bovine cells, fetal cells, gelatin, monkey kidney cells, Msg, and phenol. Vaccines can also contain a variety of contaminants some which we do not have scientific testing to measure. Before injecting these ingredients directly into your childs bloodstream, try asking your doctor for the studies that have been done that prove that the additives to vaccinations are 100% safe. You will find, either no such studies, or extremely limited studies have been done. Ask your doctor for evidence of long term safety of vaccinations, you will find no such evidence exists. "Safety studies on vaccinations are limited to short time periods only: several days to several weeks. There are NO (NONE) long term (months or years) safety studies on any vaccination or immunization. For this reason, there are valid grounds for suspecting that many delayed-type vaccine reactions may be taking place unrecognized at to their true nature." Dr. Harold Buttram, MD. Source: http://www.whale.to/vaccines/studies.html "The greatest lie ever told is that vaccines are safe and effective." Dr. Len Horowitz D.M.D., M.A., M.P.H. Vaccines are mandated, this means that are not required by the law. It is important to research the exemptions in your state carefully.
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1. There is no evidence vaccines work.
"Incredible as it sounds, such a common-sense controlled study comparing vaccinated to unvaccinated children has never been done in America for any vaccination." Dr. Phillip Incao MD Dr. Incao's webpage "There have never been any studies of this nature, and apparently none have been attempted." Dr. Harold Buttram MD Dr. Buttram's webpage Ask you doctor: Ask your vaccine promoting health care provider, to show you the double blind studies, or any long term study, that shows that the particular vaccine confers immunity to the disease it is supposed to. You have the right to know the effectiveness of each vaccine you use, and to consider its effectiveness in light of the known side effects. You will find that no such study exists for any vaccine. The claims that vaccines work are not based on scientific facts.
2. Mandatory vaccines violate the Nuremberg Code, a set of medical ethical standards created due to the horros of nazi experimentation of humans.
"Safety testing of many vaccines is limited and the data are unavailable for independent scrutiny, so that mass vaccination is equivalent to human experimentation and subject to the Nuremberg Code, which requires voluntary informed consent;" Association of American Physicians and Surgeons The Vaccine Adverse Reporting Systems (VAERS) documented 2,142, deaths and 3,177 permanent disabilities between 1991-2001 from vaccinations. (See Table 9) Surveillance for Safety After Immunization The actual statistics are between 10 - 66 times higher (appox. 21,420 142,800 deaths), as only between 1.5-10% of adverse events are reported. The FDA acknowledges only 10% of adverse reports are filed. An analysis by Wald & Shojan [2001] found that only 1.5% of all adverse events result in an incident report. Adverse Reactions Vaccination causes significant death and disability at an astounding personal and financial cost to uninformed families and society. Alan Phillips, see his well footnoted article.
3. Vaccines cause death and permanment disability.
4. Published scientific studies link vaccines to causing and promoting, AIDS, Austism, Cancer, Diabetes, Hearing/Vision Loss, Hepatitis B, MMR, Mumps, Polio and Rubella.
Vaccines linked to diseases by scientific studies, Global Vaccine Institute "After extensively researching the medical literature, we have identified six ways that vaccination may cause cancer, either directly or indirectly." Mr. and Mrs.Horwin, whose son died of brain cancer contacted to a vaccine. Deadly Immunity - documentation that the government hid clear links between vaccines and autism, by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Rolling Stone
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5. Vaccines do not confer immunity to the diseases they are supposed to.
"Official data have shown that the large-scale vaccinations undertaken in the US have failed to obtain any significant improvement of the diseases against which they were supposed to provide protection." Dr A. Sabin, developer of the Oral Polio vaccine (lecture to Italian doctors in Piacenza, Italy, Decemebr 7th 1985) Doctors and Scientists Comdemn Vaccination
6. Vaccines may be contaminated with unknown substances, no independent testing is done to ensure purity, this is a standard below what is used for many foods.
"Manufacturers do most vaccine testing because it would be impractical for the FDA to test every batch of every vaccine made. The companies conduct tests for potency and sterility, among other things, and share the results with the FDA." USA Today, Flu Vaccine Debacle "No batch of vaccine can be proved safe before it is given to children." Leonard Scheele, Surgeon General of the United States addressing an AMA convention in 1955 New Zealand Vaccine Newsletter
7. Vaccines can be contaminated with viruses from animals.
"SV40 is a virus found in some species of monkey. Soon after its discovery in 1960, SV40 was found in polio vaccine. Over 98 million Americans received one or more doses of polio vaccine during the period (1955-1963) when some of the vaccine was contaminated with SV40." CDC, Simian Virus The SV40 virus is linked to cancer. A Cancer Causing Monkey Virus from FDA-Approved Vaccines "In the Rimavex measles vaccine, we found various chicken viruses. In polio vaccine, we found acanthamoeba, which is a so-called "brain-eating" amoeba. Simian cytomegalovirus in polio vaccine. Simian foamy virus in the rotavirus vaccine. Bird-cancer viruses in the MMR vaccine. Various micro-organisms in the anthrax vaccine. I've found potentially dangerous enzyme inhibitors in several vaccines. Duck, dog and rabbit viruses in the rubella vaccine. Avian leucosis virus in the flu vaccine. Pestivirus in the MMR vaccine." Vaccine Dangers, from a vaccine whistle blower
8. Vaccines are made with ingredients that are highly toxic, there are few if any tests to prove the safety of these ingredients.
Vaccine ingredients include, ethylene glycol (antifreeze), phenol (a caustic, poisonous acidic compound present in coal tar and wood tar), formaldehyde, aluminum, and thimerosal (mercury), neomycin (anti-biotic), streptomycin(anti-bacterial), squalene (fish, or plant oil) , aluminum, gelatin, and MSG (neurotoxin). Some vaccinations are created with African green monkey kidney tissue, chicken and guinea pig embryonic
49 of 69 tissue, calf serum, and human diploid cells (the dissected organs of aborted human fetuses). Vaccine Ingredient List from the CDC, PDF file You can learn more about Vaccine ingredients here on Dr. Viera Scheibners website.
9. Vaccines did not lead to a decrease in diseases.
Medical Measures and the Decline of Mortality, John B. McKinlay, Sonja M. McKinlay, published in book, The Sociology of Health & Illness: Critical Perspectives, Peter Conrad
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10. Vaccines are used as tools for genocide in the third world.
"In fact it (the HIV virus) is created by a scientist for biological warfare" Wangari Maathai, first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize, AIDS a WMD "Smallpox Vaccine Triggered AIDS Virus"May 11 1987, Pearce Wright, The Times(picture of article, Front Page), Actual Article "WHO, the World Health Organisation, murdered Africa with the AIDS virus.. They used small pox vaccine for their vehicle and the geographical sites chosen in 1972 were Uganda and other African states, Haiti, Brazil and Japan." William Campbell Douglas, MD, W.H.O. Murdered Africa "AIDS is a manmade or genetically engineered virus. Aids is not a homosexual disease, AIDS is not a venereal disease, AIDS did not originate from the green monkey. AIDs is not prevented by the use of condoms." The Strecker Memoradum, The shocking research, that led to the murder of one of its authors, a government official, and the other Dr. Strecker is in hiding. The Strecker's also wrote, Bio-Attack Alert which documents how AIDS is a bio-weapon. Also see rethinking AIDS, and the Other Side of AIDS
Conclusions: Here is a good summary of key points against vaccines.

Online Vaccines Documentaries
Documentary, Vaccination - The Hidden Truth (1998) on google video Contains excellent online audio documentary about vaccinations. scroll to bottom, the documentary is call VacReap, in 4 parts. Source: http://garynull.com/media/onlinebooks.html
Vaccine Educational Websites
Know Vaccines - A parent offers this vaccination information site because of the loss of his daughter to vaccine induced cancer. Vaccine Liberation Organization - Organization devoted to repealing mandatory vaccine laws. http://www.vaclib.org/ Whale Vaccines - One fathers investigations into Vaccinations, this is one source I used for quotes, it is very thorough. http://www.whale.to/vaccines.html Vaccines Healing Arts - Studies on vaccine complications http://healingarts.org/children/vaccines/ Think Twice About Vaccines - We offer an extensive selection of uncensored information on childhood shots and other immunizations. http://www.thinktwice.com/
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Vaccine Educational Books
Vaccination: 100 Years of Orthodox Research Shows That Vaccines Represent a Medical Assault on the Immune System, by Viera Scheibner, Ph.D. What Every Parent Should Know About Childhood Immunization, by Jamie Murphy. The Sanctity of Human Blood : Vaccination is Not Immunization by Tim O'Shea How To Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor, by Robert Mendelsohn, M.D. The Immunization Decision: A Guide For Parents, by Dr. Randall Neustaedter. Vaccinations and Immunization: Dangers, Delusions and Alternatives, by Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O. Immunization: The Reality Behind The Myth, by Walene James. The Virus and the Vaccine: The True Story of a Cancer-Causing Monkey Virus, Contaminated Polio Vaccine, and the Millions of Americans Exposed, by Debbie Bookchin, Jim Schumacher Source: http://www.healingourchildren.net/vaccine_side_effects.htm Resources for Research: One UKs Fathers independent vaccine research. Source: http://www.whale.to/vaccines.html In order to reduce the liability of manufacturers and health care providers, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 established the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP). In other words, our Federal Government has established a program to use tax payer money to prevent people from suing manufacturers and health care providers when their children die as a result of, or are permanently disabled from vaccines. The HRSA government website says over $700,000,000 paid for vaccine injuries, other web sites report $1.25 billion paid as of 2001. Source: http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/statistics_report.htm Three controlled studies comparing vaccinated to unvaccinated children in England and New Zealand have shown that the vaccinated children have significantly more asthma, ear infections, hospitalizations and inflammatory bowel disease than their unvaccinated cohorts. Source: http://www.whale.to/m/incao.html When a study revealed that mercury in childhood vaccines may have caused autism in thousands of kids, the government rushed to conceal the data -- and to prevent parents from suing drug companies for their role in the epidemic. By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
52 of 69 Since 1991, when the CDC and the FDA had recommended that three additional vaccines laced with [a mercury-based preservative thimerosal] be given to extremely young infants -- in one case, within hours of birth -- the estimated number of cases of autism had increased fifteenfold, from one in every 2,500 children to one in 166 children. Source: http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0616-31.htm Or from:http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/16/thimerosal/ Car Seats When nature created humans and babies, it did not have the automobile in mind. Children desire and are wired to be held by their mothers. Naturally then, many children, not all of them, have a low tolerance for car seats. Be careful about straining to force your child to sit in a car seat. This is the equivalent of putting an adult in a straitjacket. Also try to get them used to it when they are very young. You can breastfeeding children in their car seats. Being a Mother, Should I go to work or school while being a Mother? The childs innate expectation is to be with or near by his mother. From Michelle: Women probably get stressed out because they think they need to go back to work. When you are pregnant and thinking about leaving your child, then you are all ready beginning to abandon them. Part of being a mother is that you cannot get that gratifying feeling that is genetically encoded in your DNA, unless you are with your child being a mother. If my child was in a day care, I would not feel fulfilled as a mother. We have the longing to feel connected with our children as Mothers. We need to be with our children. There is no rush for them to grow up, there is plenty of time. In Indigenous cultures, whether the mother has work requirements or not, she is always around her baby. Sometimes children or other adults are holding the baby, but when the baby is hungry, or scared, the mother is their to comfort him/her. There is no reason at all that if a mother feels like she needs to go to work or school, that a schedule can be set up so that she can go to work, not work excessive hours, and have her child with her at work or school. If a baby is raised like that, what do you think his/her favorite activity in life will be? Going to work. Because that is when he/she was fulfilled and happy with his mother, he will remember it and that will be his experience of life. As an adult he will likely experience fulfillment and contentment, even when working. Child Raising 1 year to 6 years Feeding Infants
53 of 69 Commercial infant formulas are highly fabricated concoctions composed of milk or soy powders produced by high-temperature processes that over denature proteins and add many carcinogens. Milk-based formulas often cause allergies while soy-based formulas contain mineral-blocking phytic acid, growth inhibitors and plant forms of estrogen compounds that can have adverse effects on the hormonal development of the infant. Soy-based formulas are also devoid of cholesterol, needed for the development of the brain and nervous system. Fortunately, it is possible to compose a formula that closely resembles mothers milk. Whenever possible this formula should be based on raw organic milk, from cows certified free of tuberculosis and brucellosis. The milk should come from cows that eat food appropriate to cows, which is green grass in the warm months and hay and root vegetables in the winter, not soy or cottonseed meal. But the milk should be unheated. Properly produced raw milk does not pose a danger to your baby, in spite of what numerous public health propagandists may assert. Raw milk contains enzymes and antibodies that make it less susceptible to bacterial contamination than pasteurized milk, while many toxins that cause diarrhea and other ailments survive the pasteurization process.. Raw milk is easier for your baby to digest than pasteurized and less likely to cause cramps, constipation and allergies. Source: Nourishing Traditions Page 599 You can find more about Raw Milk at http://www.realmilk.com/ Infant nutrition is critical for ensuring proper development, maximizing learning capacities and preventing illness. At no other time in life is nutrition so important. But which foods are best? Find out Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/nourish-baby.html Feeding Babies (child foods) High-protein lowfat diets in children induce rapid growth along with depletion of vitamin A supplies. The results tall, myopic, lanky individuals with crowded teeth and poor bone structure. Growing children in particular actually benefit from a diet that contains at least twice as many calories as fat than as protein. Such a diet will result in steady, even growth, a sturdy physique, and high immunity from illness. Source: Nourishing Traditions Page 560 A wise supplement for all babies whether breast fed or bottle fed is an egg yolk per day Egg yolks from pasture fed hens or hens raised on flax meal, fish meal or insects are also rich in the omega-3 long chain fatty acids found in the mothers milk but which may be lacking in cows milk. These fatty acids are essential for development of the brain.
54 of 69 An unfortunate practice in industrial societies is the feeding of cereal grains to infants. Babies produce only small amounts of amylase, needed for the digestion of grains, and are not fully equipped to handle cereals, especially wheat, before the age of one year. (Some experts prohibit all grains before the age of two.) Source: Nourishing Traditions, page 600 Above all, do not deprive your baby of animal fats- he needs them for optimum physical growth and mental development. Mothers milk contains over 50 percent of its calories as fat, much of it saturated fat, and children need these kinds of fats throughout their growing years. It is unwise to give baby fruit juices, especially apple juice, which provide only simple carbohydrates and will often spoil an infants appetite for more nutritious foods. Source: Nourishing Traditions, page 601 More Nourishing Traditions Excerpts: Source: http://www.westonaprice.org/children/feeding.html To begin, I will briefly summarize some of the most essential foods in the early years for your children. They are: yellow grass fed raw butter, raw grass fed milk, raw, rare or medium rare grass fed liver, eggs that are raw or barely cooked and still soft, especially the yolks, mineral rich bone stocks (beef, chicken, fish, and so on), raw or cooked grass fed bone marrow, wild caught fish eggs, raw or fermented wild fish, raw, rare, or medium rare beef or lamb, fermented vegetables, and fruit. I also want to emphasize the fat-soluble activator group and activator X. Activator X is available in yellow butter, in fish eggs, and very likely in certain organs of animals from the spring, summer and fall time, and in the organs of crab and lobster. Your child's diet needs to regularly include one of these foods. While many of the foods I have mentioned have fat-soluble activators, liver, bone marrow, and other organs provide vital nutrients to the body. In that way there is a minimum trio needed for optimal child health, liver, bone marrow, and yellow butter, or some combination based on these other special foods. Foods like cereals, grains and breads are very challenging for little ones to digest. It is best to hold off on grains until at least the age of one. Some sources suggest waiting until age two. Grains must be soaked and fermented prior to feeding your children. Thus, babys earliest solid foods should be mostly
55 of 69 animal foods since his digestive system, although immature, is better equipped to supply enzymes for digestion of fats and proteins rather than carbohydrates.18 Along with the other nutritional concepts in the book, all foods should be natural, free of pesticides, hormones and antibiotics, and all animal food should preferably be allowed to roam and eat its natural diet. Nothing, should be made in factories. Make your baby food at home.
The Ten Covenants of Childrens Nutrition
I call them covenants because these guidelines need to be ardently followed to support the firm health of your children. 0. Do not vaccinate! 1. Do not give your child fruit juice. 2. Do not give your child unfermented soy foods. 3. Do not give your child commercial infant formula. 4. Do not give your child margarine or shortening. 5. Do not give your child pasteurized commercial dairy products. 6. Do not give your child white flour or processed flour products. 7. Do not give your child white sugar, or processed sugar products. 8. Do not give your child, low fat products. 9. Do not give your child, food with additives. 10. Do not give your child fluoridated water. months + Feed your Child Lots of Fat - The most important nutrient for children are healthy fats. These fats help to provide immunity, development of the nervous system, and to protect them from micro-organisms. Recommended foods: whole-milk yoghurt or kefir, slightly warmed whole raw milk, ghee, organic liver, soup with bone broths, yellow butter (see appendix B for sources of yellow butter) (limit other animal foods until after 1 year of age) Low fat diets have been linked to failure to thrive in children yet low-fat diets are often recommended for youngsters! Children need the many factors in butter and other animal fats for optimal development.19 Of all the food groups, grains are the most likely to cause digestive disturbances or allergies if they are not properly prepared. All grains should be soaked for at least 24 hours before cooking and then cooked at low heat for a long time. Bread
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Fallon, Sally. Nourishing Traditions. Washington, DC: New Trends, 1999. Page 601. Fallon, S. Enig, M. Why Butter is Better, Weston A. Price Foundation. Available At: http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/butter.html, Accessed May 08, 2007. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
56 of 69 should be natural sourdough bread, hopefully made in your own kitchen. In the vegetable group, most vegetables can be added in these 3-6 months.20 Also consider avoiding or limiting grains until your child is 1-2 years old.. Another food worth mentioning is coconut butter, which should be started in the first month that the child is eating food. Coconut oil is natures richest source of Lauric acid, one of the predominant fats in human breast milk.21
Baby Pate
Place 1/4 pound organic chicken livers and 1/4 cup broth or filtered water in a saucepan, bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for eight minutes. Pour into a blender (liver and liquid) with 1-2 teaspoons butter and a pinch of seasalt and blend to desired consistency.22
8 months +
Baby can now consume a variety of foods including creamed vegetable soups, homemade stews and dairy foods such as cottage cheese, mild harder raw cheese, cream and custards.23 Smoothie for Baby: Blend 1 cup whole yoghurt with 1/2 banana or 1/2 cup pured fruit, 1 raw egg yolk (from an organic or pastured chicken) and a pinch of stevia.24 Coconut Fish Pate: Place 1 cup leftover cooked fish, 1/4 teaspoon seasalt, 1/4 teaspoon fresh lime juice in a food processor and process with a few pulses. Add 1/2-1 cup coconut cream or whole coconut milk to obtain desired consistency.25 6-8 months food ideas, use your best judgment about when to start these foods Organic liver--grated frozen and added to egg Pureed meats--lamb, turkey, beef, chicken, liver and fish Bone broth--(chicken, beef, lamb, fish) added to pureed meats and vegetables, or offered as a drink Fermented foods--yoghurt, kefir, sweet potato, taro Raw mashed fruits--banana, melon, mangoes, papaya, avocado Cooked, pureed fruits--organic apricot, peaches, pears, apples, cherries, berries, serve with butter or cream Cooked vegetables--zucchini, squash, sweet potato, carrots, beets, with butter or coconut oil
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Cowan, T. Feeding Our Children, The Fourfold Path to Healing, Available At:
http://www.fourfoldhealing.com/Feeding_Our_Children.htm, Accessed May 08, 2007.

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Ibid. Allbriton, J. Growing Wise Kids, Nourishing a Growing Baby Weston A. Price Foundation, Available At: http://www.westonaprice.org/children/nourish-baby.html, Accessed May 8, 2007. 23 Ibid. 24 Ibid. 25 Ibid. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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8-12 months Vegetables soup with Cream Homemade stews--all ingredients cut small or mashed Dairy--raw cheeses, soft or harder, cream, custards Finger foods--when baby can grab and adequately chew, mild raw cheese, avocado chunks, pieces of banana Cod liver oilyou can increase the dosage to 1/4 teaspoon high vitamin (adjust dosage to your instincts) 9+ Months
As I have mentioned several times in this book, raw milk, from certified high quality grass fed farms, is health giving and life promoting. Raw milk is far safer to consume than pasteurized milk. There are other raw foods that, even though they do contain bacterias and so on, if they are from high quality sources, can be extremely life promoting. These include, raw eggs, raw fish, raw cream, raw butter, and raw bone marrow and raw liver. Infant Milkshake: 2 ounces raw milk, 2 ounces raw cream, 1 raw egg, and optionally a small amount of natural sweetener.26 In Recipe for Living Without Disease, teaspoon of unheated honey is listed in this recipe and it is optional to use. Some traditional cultures fed young children honey. The caveat is, this honey was never heated. Even honey labeled as raw may have been heated. It must say unheated. Infant Nervous System Booster: 1 ounce fresh wild caught fish, 3 tablespoons raw cream, cup fresh organic liver, 2 ounces raw milk, 1 raw egg, optionally natural sweetener. Blend ingredients and strain.27 Alternatively, an older child might be able to eat or drink this mixture. Natural sweetener is optional because sometimes too much sweets imbalance blood sugar causing bone loss, so it depends how healthy your child is. Activator X: The children should be eating foods that contain activator X, or alternatively, the mother who is breastfeeding should be eating foods containing activator X, or both mother and child should be eating foods containing activator X. Activator X promotes nutrient absorption, hormonal balance, and overall physical growth. It is primarly in yellow butter and fish eggs, and also likely in spring and summer organ meats and eggs and organs of crab and lobster.
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Vonderplanitz, A. Recipe for Living Without Disease. Santa Monica; Carnelian Bay Castle Press; 2002:52. 27 Ibid., 53. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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More Food to avoid, and Temporarily Avoid feeding your children Cooked Egg Whites: I mentioned that heating or cooking egg white renders it toxic. The yolk, however, is somewhat more stable, but even it is more nutrition when eaten raw or softly cooked.28 Avoid Up to 6 months: Certain foods, such as spinach, celery, lettuce, radishes, beets, turnips and collard greens, may contain excessive nitrate, which can be converted into nitrite (an undesirable substance) in the stomach. Leafy green vegetables are best avoided until 1 year. When cooking vegetables that may contain these substances, do not use the water they were cooked in to pure. Avoid Up to 9 months: Citrus and tomato, which are common allergens. Up to 1 year: Because infants do not produce strong enough stomach acid to deactivate potential spores, infants should refrain from eating honey.29 (More research need to be done, however this is not likely the case.)
Die for One year +
Grass fed animals foods, fish, meat and poultry, ocean caught fish, and shellfish. Until the child is older, they may not chew their food too much, so keep this in mind in your preparation methods. Raw grass fed cream, butter and bone marrow support healthy growth and our nourishing fats.
Special Foods for Babies
Fish Eggs, Yellow Butter, Grassfed Bone Marrow, Grassfed Liver
Schooling It is your choice as to what feels right in terms of the schooling of your child. When I think back to what I learned at school, I cannot even remember most of what I was taught, since it was absent minded knowledge. In college I learned that most of what I was taught in high school, the parts that I did remember, were not accurate. So consider for yourself, what is the point of school? On the mental level we need to learn, to read, to write, and learn basic math.
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Bieler, H. Food is Your Best Medicine. New York: Vintage Books, 1965: 198. Allbriton, J. Growing Wise Kids, Nourishing a Growing Baby Weston A. Price Foundation, Available At: http://www.westonaprice.org/children/nourish-baby.html, Accessed May 8, 2007. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
59 of 69 On the social level children need interactions with other children their age. Other than the basics, many students do not retain the information taught at school. So in terms of education, we do not need to put children in 10+ years of daily schooling to teach them some basic reading, writing and spelling. So then what is really the point of school? What really happens in school, is that children our socialized into the belief systems of our culture. In the late 1800s and early 1900s we forced Native American children to attend school. Why would we do this? We want them to be like us, we wanted them to learn our culture. This was a terrible thing to do, but it posses as an example, that the point of school is socialization, which is different from education. At school, a child is also away from the influence of his/her parents. And our socialization many times destroys our independence, our authenticity, and in its place children are made into little clones of what is politically acceptable to our society at the time. Mary Montessori, the originator of the Montessori method, already in 1912, saw how we have replaced punishment of the physical body with punishment of the children's spirit writing how we have replaced whipping and physical blows with systems of prizes and punishments. She describes these systems as, the bench of the soul, the instrument of slavery for the spirit.30 We confine wild children in elementary school, and force them to sit in uncomfortable chairs. The effect of this is that the child, in dealing with the trauma of school, moves his energy out of his body towards his mind. This weakens his ability to know and feel his/her deep intuitional forces. It weakens his/her bond to Mother Earth. Occasionally, after this forced confinement, children are let out, sort of like pets, to play outside for a little bit. Public schools serve the negative collective unconsciousness by dumbing down our children. It is slavery for the spirit, as our children's natural impulses, their natural, full bodied intelligence is not just destroyed, it is crushed and annihilated. Children, strapped into cold desks, loose their ability to trust and honor their impulses. These impulses represent a vast intelligence of the Universe. We force children to sit in desks and encourage children to betray their own life force, and their own creative movements. Montessori writes, Today we hold the pupils in school, restricted by those instruments so degrading to body and spirit, the deskand material prizes and punishments. Our aim in all this is to reduce
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Montessori, M. The Montessori Method. Translated by George, A. New York: Frederick A. Stocks Company 1912:1-27. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
60 of 69 them to the discipline of immobility and silence,to lead them,where? Far too often toward no definite end.31 Controlling children is done through imposing domination on their physical form. Sitting at a desk is a forced behavior, and it is not natural for children to sit still for too long. For what purpose do we do this, Montessori asks. What we really teach children in school is how to be controlled and manipulated. The school of life is how Indigenous people learned. The child, almost never was forced to act away from his desires or his/her innate nature. He/she is allowed to learn at his/her own pace, whatever, and whenever he/she wants. So naturally he/she learns what his/her parents and community know, hunting, child raising, cooking, farming, and so on without being forced. Most of the time he/she plays and learns through his/her play. Modern schools today, represent a distortion of the individuals true needs. Children need to play, and the only school that I recommend, is one that is a space for children to play. In their natural creativity, they will learn to read, and write, and find themselves naturally interested in topics. They will prepare themselves for adult hood, with our support, but with little intervention on are part because they want to be like us, to emulate us, and to succeed in life. We do not have to force children to behave or learn certain things. We also break up the natural stages of development by forcing children to read at a certain age. If they want to read, let them read, if they do not, they do not make them. Normal school, K-12 education seems to be the opposite of trusting life, and the opposite of love and patience and acceptance of the life force. Make space for your child to socialize, allow opportunities to be available to him/her to learn, eventually he/she will likely just copy what the parents do, so you better make sure you are a good role model. [The parents of the magical child] know that their child is biologically geared for learning and will do so automatically and joyfully when the content offered meshes with his/her intent and its needs. They know that the child is driven from within to learn and that attempts at the exterior motivation can induce only anxiety-conditioned reactions, not learning. They know their child is genetically programmed to be led and guided. They know that the childs play on the surface and conceptual work beneath are moving into closer synchrony, leading towards the point when s/he will be able to play freely with an infinite potential. Source: Joseph Pearce, Magical Child, Page 197
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Ibid. 2006 by Rami Nagel, Some Rights Reserved, Non Commercial Use Only Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
61 of 69 Learning to take our cues from the child and make a corresponding response means learning to heed and respond to the primary process [(your innate intelligence)] within ourselves as wellHospitals for delivery, bottles for feeding, cribs for sleeping, playpens and strollers for isolation, day-care centers for not caring, nursery schools for not nurturing, pre-schools all create abandonment and weaken the bond. To nurture the magical child is a fulltime responsibility. Source: Joseph Pearce, Magical Child, Page 224 My suggestions for education is to choose an alternative school or a homeschooling method. Do not make a child go to school until they have completed their bonding with their mother or parents. This happens when they are approximately at the age of six or seven. Parents can also participate in their childrens schooling as the child ages. Children can learn when they are older by being brought to work with adults so they will see and copy how the parents work and make money. Do not force a child to read, (it is good to read to them) even if it takes them until 12 or 13, they will learn if given the space because children are curious about the world. We are essentially wasting our time and energy to try to teach children to read, or learn math, when their brains have not yet developed this capability. A Fathers Role, Loving Protector When the soul begins to enter the infants body at the time of birth, the baby is instantly aware of the energetic connections he has to both his mother and father. If they are not present for him, then he will feel a tremendous shock and pain. As adults, it is hard for many of us to fathom the experience of what it is like for an infant to feel the loss of one of his or her parents. Even if the father is physically present, the infant can perceive a loss through because of the father's emotional detachment, even in just a few minutes time. The infants perceived experience of loss, of his mother or father, can be likened to an atomic bomb exploding, complete and massive devastation. A physically present father not sufficient to the infant because he is expecting an emotional presence, a feeling of connection. Children are looking for a feeling of belonging and have an innate desire to bond with their fathers. The newborn baby wants to feel an energetic yes from his father, he wants to feel and believe that his father loves him deeply, and that his father is truly holding his beloved child in his heart. The child yearns for a father who is joyful to have this little person here. The baby wants to feel that his father is supporting him. That he is present, and sharing his energy with the child and his mother. One of the greatest tragedies of our culture, and pains in the world, is how so many fathers are unavailable. The many fathers who abandon their children, is a central cause
62 of 69 of a deep underlying pain in our culture and on the planet. The withdrawn or abandoning father is a central cause of a deep rift between males and females. While the mothers role is nurturing, the fathers role is as a protector. This is not the fathers, nor the mother's only role, however these are essential roles. And fathers can be nurturing, and mothers can be protectors. I am speaking to a deeper level here. There are a vast array of qualities that you might offer as a father for your children. This discussion is about the particular quality of being a protector. Men have a genetic coding whose design is to protect women and children. The father offers loving protection by holding a vibrational energy container of safety. Women can feel more vulnerable to outer forces when they are pregnant. Remember the mothers second womb? As a mother raises and nurtures her child, she wants to feel secure. The father provides this security, and is sort of the outer shielding that protects the second womb. To produce a field of safety and protection, the father feels in himself a rootedness in his being, and a deep connection to his own metaphoric mother, the earth. Holding this awareness, the father creates a field of safety, with which he can hold the energetic container of his family. Much like animals marking their territory, the fathers role is to protect his territory. His home, his family, his children. This protection is not in a form of ownership, but from the surrendered place of mutual respect, love, compassion, and understanding. Men have a genetic programming to do this, as perhaps thousands of years ago, groups of men would help protect the village from neighboring tribes, or from large predatorial animals. Acknowledge that you are one with your partner and child. There are an infinite number of roles that a father has. This discussion is not meant to place a box around who you are, it is meant to unlimit you, so that you feel more confident in who you are. A Fathers Role is to: provide healthy nutrition Financial support, which manifests as food, shelter and clothing Protection of boundaries of mother Protection of boundaries of children Create a safe and comfortable environment Relate honestly to your spouse and children Make sure child is nurtured Help Prevent unnecessary medical interventions Most importantly, shine like the sun. Be who you are freely, that is how you can let love enter the chambers of your being.
63 of 69 Childhood Diseases and a Theory of Illness Disease is a result from humans divergence from the life current. Or put in perspective of this booklet, disease is created from acting in a manner that is disconnected with our own instincts. Sometimes diseases happen to our children it is totally out of our control. In this case, we can only help reduce their pain. Otherwise, in knowing the true causes of disease, we can remove our fear of illness of our child. One who had childhood disease could be without them, and have no fear of sickness if he had, in the beginning, a good strong body. Disease germs are scavengers and ca live only on weak wasting-away cells, mucus, and toxic conditions. Never can germs exist in a healthy and clean cell structure. Source: Dr. John Christopher, Herbal Home Health Care, Page 1 When someone is sick, it is not necessarily true to say that a virus or some germ or bacteria has entered into their body and made them sick. Rather, through a collection of negative habits, the persons energy level becomes decreased and with that decreased energy toxins build up within their body. Toxins result from a polluted environment, polluted foods and drinks, and also from an accumulation of toxins that are apart of the living waste products of each cell in your body. A disease is then Natures emergency house cleaning attempt, when the normal methods have failed. So-called disease is natures effort at eliminating the toxin from the blood. All so-called diseases are crises of Toxemia. Source: J. H. TILDEN, Toxemia Explained, Page 13 Hippocrates: disease was the result of some mismanagement of the environment. 32 Rudolf Virchow: the health of the body cells depended on their chemical makeup, and this chemical make-up in turn, depended on the kind of food eaten by the individual. 33 Henry Bieler: I came to the conclusion that germs do not initiate a diseased state of the body, but appear later after the person becomes ill. 34 The true cure comes from within. Nature effects it; the physician is only a collaborator with nature, guiding his patient through the sometimes mystifying steps necessary to the handling of his specific problem. 35 Food is Your Best Medicine, pg 39 Food is Your Best Medicine, pg 40 34 Food is your Best Medicine, pg 39 35 Food is your Best Medicine, pg 81
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The Bodies Lines of Defense: In the normally functioning body, the wastes resulting from the digestive process are eliminated by organs specifically designed by nature. These organs of elimination are the liver, the kidneys and the skin. The most important organ of elimination is the liver As long as the sodium reserves in the liver are available, the liver can perform its function as a bloodstrainer. Completely strained blood resulting from a balanced clean food diet is nontoxic and normal. When the body circulates clean blood, it is impossible for disease, as we define it, to develop. Source: Dr. Bielers Natural Way to Sexual Health, 1972 Beiler pg 61 When a break in the process does occur, it is usually the result of an impairment to the liver cells caused by heavy or prolonged use of refined sugar and starch. As a consequence of this break in the chain, the normal eliminative process is most likely to be side-stepped and the toxic compounds may then circulate directly into the general blood flow. For example, if the [adrenal glands] divert the vicarious elimination through the lungs, the result might be anything from mild bronchitis to lethal pneumonia. If the vicarious elimination takes place via the skin under control of the thyroid, a multitude of skin diseases could occur. Source: Dr. Bielers Natural Way to Sexual Health, 1972 Beiler pg 64 Children and Disease Naturally treating, Measles, Tonsillitis, Polio, Rheumatism, Chicken Pox ReSource: Henry Bieler, Food is Your Best Medicine, Chapter 9 Naturally Treating Many other Conditions, Too many to mention, Consult, ReSource: Dr. John Christopher, Herbal Home Health Care Colds Sir William Osler.. always followed a simple and effective prescription for the illness: bed rest, a good book to read, no food. The aphorism of Hippocrates - If you feed a cold, you will have to starve a fever Source: Food is Your Best Medicine, Page 169 The idea being that the best way to heal from illness, is to strengthen your bodies defensive mechanisms. One of the best ways to do this is by not eating, since eating puts a strain on the bodies defensive organs, such as the liver. That is why many times sick people, do not feel hungry. This is especially true for colds and flus.
65 of 69 Natural Healthcare Practitioners If you do see one of these practitioners, make sure they are experts at treating Pregnant and Nursing women. I created this list because many people do not have positive or fulfilling experiences with conventional doctors. Many alternatives are available and there are many conventional doctors who have added to their knowledge. Many of these practitioners that incorporate alternative healing knowledge can provide strong and needed support in a healing crises. Naturopathic Doctor - Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary health care that addresses the root causes of illness, and promotes health and healing using natural therapies. Naturopathic doctors are highly educated primary care providers who integrate standard medical diagnostics with a broad range of natural therapies. Source: http://www.ccnm.edu/about.html Anthroposophically Extended Medicine Anthroposophical Medicine is a holistic, human-centered approach to medicine. Its basis is in modern medical science. Its concepts are broadened through a study of the laws of the living organism, of the soul and the spirit based on Anthroposophical Spiritual Science as founded by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). Source: http://www.paam.net/outline.htm Anthroposophical Physicians are all Licensed Medical Doctors. Homeopathic Physician - It is a scientific therapeutic method which embodies a philosophy of understanding people and illness in an holistic context with the goal of promoting optimal health and healing A homeopathic physician is a medical or an osteopathic professional who has added homeopathic medicine to his/her armamentarium through organized education and/or self-study. Source: http://www.homeopathyusa.org/faq/ Chinese Medicine Acupuncture: Oriental medicine is an effective, low cost medical treatment that works in harmony with the body's natural healing ability. Source: http://qi-journal.com/tcm.asp Network Chiropractor Network Spinal Analysis is an evidenced based approach to wellness and body awareness. Gentle precise touch to the spine cues the brain to create new wellness promoting strategies. Two unique healing waves develop with this work. They are associated with spontaneous release of spinal and life tensions, and the use of existing tension as fuel for spinal reorganization and enhanced wellness. Source: http://www.associationfornetworkcare.com/whatisnsa.shtml
66 of 69 Osteopathic Physician Developed 130 years ago by physician A.T. Still osteopathic medicine is one of the fastest growing healthcare professions in the U.S. and brings a unique philosophy to traditional medicine. With a strong emphasis on the inter-relationship of the body's nerves, muscles, bones and organs, doctors of osteopathic medicine, or D.O.s, apply the philosophy of treating the whole person to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, disease and injury. Source: http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ost_main Healing the Body and Emotions This booklet talks little about the emotional disturbances that underlie many of our negative habits. It is important to be open to feeling ones feelings and allowing the flow of life energy through the body. Being a parent and having a child often brings up feelings in the body. These feelings must be felt and examined in a healthy matter. Here is a list of some specialists who may be able to help facilitate emotional healing. There are also practices and healing modalities which can support healing our emotional body, such as: Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, and Bio energetics or Core Energetics support the movement of life energy through the body. These practices increase self awareness, and deepen your trust of your body and its wisdom. Other modalities can support the health of the body and emotions: Reiki Reiki is one of the more widely known forms of energy healing. Energy Healing involves direct application of Chi for the purpose of strengthening the clients energy system (aura). Chi is the term used by the Chinese mystics and martial artists for the underlying force the Universe is made of. Source: http://reiki.7gen.com/ Barbara Brennan Healing Science Brennan Healing Science is an enlightening system of healing that combines hands-on healing techniques with spiritual and psychological processes touching every aspect of your life. Source: http://www.barbarabrennan.com/welcome/healing_science.html Transpersonal Psychology- Today, a more comprehensive view of human nature is developing Based on observations and practices from many cultures, the transpersonal perspective is informed by modern psychology, the humanities and human sciences, as well as contemporary spiritual disciplines and the wisdom traditions. Source: http://www.atpweb.org/transperspect.asp Core Energetics - CORE ENERGETICS (CE) is the dynamic force in the evolution of our core - CORE ENERGETICS (CE) The Core represents the individualized
67 of 69 universal life energy and with that, our essential being. CORE ENERGETICS supports the unfolding of our essential being on all levels of existence. Source: http://www.coreenergeticinstitute.com/core_handout/ Bioenergetics - Bioenergetics is a way of understanding personality in terms of the body and its energetic processes. Bioenergetic Analysis is a form of therapy that combines work with the body and the mind to help people resolve their emotional problems and realize more of their potential for pleasure and joy in living. Source: http://www.bioenergetic-therapy.com/ Pathwork The Pathwork is a body of practical spiritual wisdom that lays out a step-by-step journey into personal transformation and wholeness, down to the very core of our being. It is a voyage of discovery to the Real Self through the layers of our defenses, denial and fear. Source: http://www.pathwork.org/ Conclusion Life as we where made to live was not a life to be filled with suffering, and an utter denial of lifes pleasures. One of lifes greatest pleasures is child raising. When done rightly, in alignment with our internal instincts, and with natures innate expectations, childbirth, and raising can be a deeply fulfilling experience for the entire family. Sadly our modern culture has become disconnected from this instinct. The result of this disconnection has led to untold amounts of suffering. The primary causes of this suffering are not raising children in the natural manner. The suffering children grow up into the world, and then pass along the suffering to others when they are adults. Let the feelings of love blossom within you, give you child the divine gift of wholeness. Let us stop the violence and abuse of our children through conscious awareness. The way society is doing it is unhealthy, the change begins now, and it begins with you. Books Book List with web links available at http://www.yourreturn.org/Articles/Bookstore.htm Must Read: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Healthy Nutrition for Mother and Child Continuum Concept Jean Liedloff The importance of raising your child naturally Other Books Influential to this Booklet: Diaper Free, The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene by Ingrid Bauer Teacher elimination communication with infants, and supports Mothers with
68 of 69 comments and images about skin to skin contact, breastfeeding and responding to the babys needs. A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, To help encourage the awareness of inner peace. Food is Your Best Medicine Henry Bieler Cleansing and Healing through diet Dr. Bielers Natural Way to Sexual Health, Henry Bieler Similar to food is your best medicine with more references to sexuality and childbirth. Herbal Home Health Care Dr. John Christopher, Treating childhood diseases naturally with herbs. Dr. Jensens Guide to Better Bowel Care, Bernard Jensen Cleansing through supplements, enemas, and homemade cleanse Birth Without Violence, Frederick Leboyer Learning the childs view of the birth process. Magical Child, Rediscovering Natures plan for our Children, Joseph Chilton Pearce - how children evolve, and what their true needs are. Other Books: Yoga For Pregnancy, Sandra Jordan Yoga for Pregnant Women Spiritual Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin, - Celebrating birth and spirituality Unassisted Childbirth, Laura Shanley - For those inspiring to birth alternatively Childbirth Without Fear, Grantly Dick-Read letting go of culture images about birth More Resources My Websites Healing Our Children: I will lay out for you a case that should make it blatantly and abundantly clear, with anthropological and statistical evidence, that accounts for the main causes of the diseases of pregnancy and early childhood. Source: http://www.healingourchildren.net/ Preconception Health: Creating healthy children begins before the time of conception! Source: http://www.preconceptionhealth.org/ Your Return!: Humanity is suffering... In these times, we may wish for a savior, a hero, or for someone else to help the world. This site is a reminder, that only through you, will that hero be born. You are savior which we have been waiting for! Source: http://www.yourreturn.org
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Other Websites A good resource about Childbirth - http://www.childbirthsolutions.com/ The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, a non-profit educational organization, is a clearinghouse of information on healthful lifestyles, ecology, sound nutrition, alternative medicine, humane farming and organic gardening. Source: http://www.price-pottenger.org/ Weston A Price Foundation. The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, taxexempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price. Source: http://www.westonaprice.org
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16 of 69 RDA 24.2% 21.6% RDA 53.6% 49.9% RDA 73.8% 71.1%

Women Ages 20-29 Women Ages 30-39

Source: Supplementary Data Tables, USDA, 1994-1996

Nourishing Traditions, excerpted from Forbes FYI pg 236

Nutrient Intake Suggestions

0.05+ 5,000 20,000+ IU

3. Vaccines cause death and permanment disability.

7. Vaccines can be contaminated with viruses from animals.

9. Vaccines did not lead to a decrease in diseases.

Conclusions: Here is a good summary of key points against vaccines.

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