I just knew that the new nurses on the oncology floor were up to something..... dang!!!
"Adults turn to breast milk"
I'll have what he's having.
If you get cancer, find you a hot girlfriend to ease your pain.
Breast-milk smoothies....yummy!
As good an excuse as any!
On the hoof ???
... paging Petra Verkaik ;)
I wish we could convince more new mothers of the value of breast milk.
What is Colostrum?
Colostrum (kulos'-trum), sometimes called "mothers' milk," is a thick yellow fluid produced from the mammary glands during the first hours after birth. This fluid is so important that without it, many newborn mammals would simply die. It is not only a source of nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals, but it also contains several biologically-active molecules which are essential to the body's immune and growth functions.
For obvious reasons, human colostrum is not an option. So researchers had to look elsewhere for supplies. After nearly 10 years of research, scientists now believe that bovine (cow) colostrum is the only safe alternative for human consumption. Not only are the immune and growth factors found in bovine colostrum virtually identical to those in human colostrum, the immune factors are reportedly four times richer.
There's something amusing about this, but it would seem to make sense. It can't hurt the patient, and it could very well help. Chemotherapy weakens the immune system, and breast milk could help strengthen resistance, as it does with young babies.
Breast milk worked like magic on "pink eye", I remember.
It was as easy as pie to deal with a conjunctivitis outbreak, within the family, while there was a baby around; Now it is annoying to have to call a doctor and pay for drops for each person.
All I can think of is "Got Milk"?
I just knew that the new nurses on the oncology floor were up to something..... dang!!!