The most current research suggests that when we subvert the processes of childbirth and breast-feeding, we sabotage the development of the microbiota. A compromised microbiota also seems to promote inflammation, which begins in the gut and then spreads throughout the body, whether in the arteries or heart, the joints, or the brain.
Read MoreImagine a world without baby food. Does it seem possible? Grocery stores everywhere are home to entire sections devoted to baby food and other products for children. The shelves are lined with jars, cereals, crackers, snack packs, infant formula, and brightly colored plastic squeeze packs of fruit and vegetable mixes.
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