381: The Problem With Commercial Baby Formula
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Before commercial baby formula shortages were a concern, Sally Fallon Morell had concerns about the product sold on supermarket shelves. Sally is the president of The Weston A. Price Foundation and the author of "Nourishing Traditions." Today, Sally discusses why commercial infant formula is problematic for babies' growth and healthy development.
She goes over formula's ingredients, which in many cases include soy, which has an extremely high estrogen content that can interfere with a baby's hormone function. She covers the history of commercial formula and how it has been marketed to parents. She discusses what alternatives parents have (including homemade formula made with raw goat, cow milk, or even meat). And finally, she makes dietary recommendations for couples hoping to nourish their little ones well and those who hope to conceive a baby one day.
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| 0:00.0 | Milk replacer for calves, which is basically formula for calves. The third ingredient is animal fat for calves the baby cows or baby cows |
| 0:09.0 | Okay, okay. So scientists know that baby mammals need animal fat or they don't grow properly |
| 0:18.0 | Why? Because animal fat contains lots of things, but one of them is cholesterol |
| 0:23.0 | Babies require a lot of cholesterol. Mother's milk is extremely rich in cholesterol and contains special enzymes |
| 0:31.0 | To ensure that the baby absorbs all the cholesterol |
| 0:34.0 | The baby needs cholesterol for the development of the brain and nervous system for hormone production |
| 0:39.0 | Testosterone for little boys is made out of cholesterol |
| 0:43.0 | And for the development of the gut to have good digestion |
| 0:47.0 | I mean that cholesterol is there for a reason nature doesn't make mistakes |
| 0:51.0 | But scientists make mistakes |
| 0:59.0 | From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions in food, farming and the healing arts |
| 1:06.0 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health |
| 1:12.0 | Hey! Hilda here! They are made with skim milk, corn sweetener, vegetable oils, synthetic vitamins and include no animal fat |
| 1:28.0 | It might sound like the ingredients of some kind of breakfast cereal bar or candy, but I'm describing the ingredients in most commercial infant formula |
| 1:37.0 | This is episode 381 and our guest today is Sally Fallen Morale |
| 1:42.0 | Sally is the founder and president of the Weston A Price Foundation, a prolific author and an advocate for optimal health based on wise traditions |
| 1:51.0 | Today Sally discusses a topic that's been in the news quite a bit for the past few months, commercial formula |
| 1:57.0 | Long before shortages were a concern, Sally and the foundation have had their own concerns about the product sold on supermarket shelves |
| 2:06.0 | or even given away at the hospital to new parents |
| 2:10.0 | Sally talks today about the history of commercial formula and its effective marketing to parents |
| 2:15.0 | She discusses what alternative parents have including homemade formula made with raw goat or cow's milk or even meat |
| 2:22.0 | She goes over commercial formulas problematic ingredients including soy, which has an extremely high estrogen content that can interfere with baby's hormone function |
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