Drinking Organic Milk During Pregnancy Reduces Baby’s Allergies
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Does drinking organic milk during pregnancy reduce the risk of my baby having allergies?
The clear answer is an overwhelming yes. A Dutch study followed 2,500 pregnant women through their pregnancy and the first two years of their infants’ lives. Half of the group ate conventional foods and drank conventional milk. The other half ate organic foods and organic dairy products. This included the food the mother’s ate during their pregnancy and what the infants were given after birth.
The researchers found that children who were breast fed by mothers who consumed organic dairy products and who were weaned on organic milk, cheese, yogurt and other organic dairy products were 36% less likely to suffer from allergies.
The author of the published study, Dr. Machteld Huber, of the Louis
Bolk Institute, states that the difference was significant, but only for children exclusively eating organic dairy products. She and her research team believed that the results are explained by the higher concentrations of conjugated linoleic acids that are found in organic milk.
Organic dairy farms are certified and do not use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and do not give feed to their dairy cattle which have been exposed to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Organic dairy cattle do not receive any antibiotics and are not given food containing preservatives or additives.
Organic dairy cattle have a clover rich natural diet. This results in the organic dairy cattle having 71 percent more Omega 3 essential fatty acids. These Omega 3 essential fatty acids help jumpstart a healthy lifestyle and promote healthy heart functions and are also important for joint and bone health as well.
The infants who received organic milk were significantly less likely to develop asthma and eczema. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) monitors the contents of conventional milk. Recent USDA data shows that 27 percent of milk from conventional dairy farms contained synthetic pesticides. Organic milk is produced without exposure to pesticides and without the use of antibiotics or artificial hormones. Pesticides such as synthetic pyrethroids can act as skin and respiratory allergens.
Dr. Alan Greene, a clinical professor of pediatrics at Stanford University’s Packard Children’s Hospital recommends organic milk for children because of the extra Omega-3s and beta-carotene it provides.
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is very important for over all body health and a well functioning immune system. CLA is a fatty acid and experimental evidence in health research studies indicates that it might have an anti-carcinogenic, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-diabetic and immune-modulating effect.
The major source of CLA for people is diet and predominately through dairy products and meat. Other studies have shown that organic milk has higher levels of vitamin E and antioxidants than non-organic milk.
The research also suggests that CLA can help with body fat regulation by affecting the proportion of fat tissue to muscle mass. Improving the bodies overall health and resistance to disease (boosting the immune system) helps the body fight allergic reactions as well.
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Comment by Brandon Carter
Most allergies can be treated by corticosteroids and also some antihistamine blockers..-;
on May 25, 2010 at 2:02 pmComment by Charlotte Hughes
Omega 3 oil can really help your heart and arteries so take a sip of it regularly..-:
on July 26, 2010 at 10:49 pm