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More Than Just a Food

3/1/2019

 
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compiled by Maggie Holmes
Leader with LLL Hong Kong - English Group


We all know that breast milk is a great food. But it’s more than just food. We can think of it as nature’s first vaccination and the world’s best tonic all rolled into one.

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Breastmilk - a baby's first defense mechanism

1/1/2019

 
by Heidi Lam
LLL Hong Kong - Chinese Group


We live in a world full of micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Bacteria exist all over the human body – on the skin, in the gut and in the mucosal membranes. These are needed for a normal life. When we look closely into the immunology of breastmilk, it is amazing how Mother Nature protects our babies to survive in this bacteria-filled world.

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