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Optimal Baby Formula
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The public is becoming more aware that the “food” we are being sold at the typical grocery store is not as nutritious as it could be.
Because of this, many people choose to make healthier choices for themselves and their families by switching to healthier food forms such as organic, homemade, raw foods, and grass-fed/finished meats. One area that people sometimes overlook is what we feed our babies.
Breastfeeding provides probiotics and other nutritional benefits for a healthier immune system. Breast milk has essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, medium-chain fatty acids, and enzymes and many people agree that breast milk is best.
Several recent studies show that breastfeeding is associated with healthier weight gain — setting up healthier eating patterns for children as they grow — it is then inferred from this that infant formula increases the production of fat cells, fueling weight gain throughout childhood.
But what if you cannot breastfeed or have adopted a baby? Formulas may be your only option, and this is a good thing if the formula you are using is nutritious. But unfortunately, most are not.
So, you may ask, what is wrong with baby formula?
