a note:: i'm not a mama, but i have one. nonetheless, i found this tidbit interesting...
Breastfeeding lowers Lymphoma Risk::
Breast feeding can reduce the risk of certain cancers for both mother and child. Researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Md. found that infants breast fed for less than 6 months had approximately twice the risk of getting some childhood cancers by age 15 as those breast fed for longer than 6 months. They also had 5 times the risk of getting lymphoma.
"Mothers milk contains substantial antimicrobial benefits for infants, increasing their resistance to many infections and possibly protecting them from many diseases, including lymphomas." Researchers reported.
The book also states that breast feeding promotes mental development, lowers breast cancer risk for the mother, the children are smarter, and less of a chance of getting ADD or ADHD.
cool.
you go, mama's!
love me,
the globetrotting gamine
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