by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & CEO www.healthychild.org After the CDC lowered the threshold at which a child is at risk for lead poisoning by half last week, the number of children under six who are now considered at risk jumped from 77,000 to 442,000, … [Read more...]
Nestle at it Again: Infant Formula Declared “Popularly Positioned Product”
The Boycott Nestle movement began in 1977. Wikipedia explains the issue well: Formula must normally be mixed with water, which is often contaminated in poor countries, leading to disease in vulnerable infants.[5] Because of the low literacy rates in developing nations, … [Read more...]
What if Rosa Parks Had Been Breastfeeding on the Bus? Breastfeeding is a Civil Right
Civil Rights has come a long way in this country, and it still has a long way to go. From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King, American history is filled with heroes that advocated for Civil Rights. Now, add Seattle moms to the list. What would have happened if Rosa Parks would … [Read more...]
Is Breastfeeding Revolutionary?
by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org I remember the first time I saw someone breastfeed. I was 27 and had just gotten married; one of my best friends had her baby the same year. We all sat around marveling … [Read more...]
One Year Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer by 32% for BRCA 1 Gene
It's relatively common knowledge that long term breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Even so, some prominent cancer organizations still don't wholeheartedly embrace the premise. Cancer.org reports: Not breast-feeding: Some studies have shown … [Read more...]
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