\r\n \r\n The China Study, Wheat, and Heart Disease; Oh My! Denise Minger explains why Wheat is not a safe food for humans.
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\nTrouble is that modern wheat is not what wheat was when I was a boy.
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\nModern wheat varieties are more dangerous than wheat was in past generations.
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\nMost of the Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years but it\'s only since the mid 1960\'s they have decreased significantly,
\nThe magnesium content in particular controls the PH status and this is what regulates the way lipids get through the cell membrane.
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\nA Natural Age of Weaning by Katherine Dettwyler, PhD
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\nRaising healthy eaters- What to feed baby suggests leaving grains till over 1 yr.
\nWhile it may be acceptable for rice, I\'d rather babies didn\'t eat wheat at all. I doubt humans thrive at all on modern wheat varieties, so the longer you put it off the better.\r\n

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\r\n \r\n Hear, hear, Ted! None of us should consume any of the grains.
\nI would take this one step further and say that we never should have - why we did is an interesting study in the manipulation of food supply as a route to power. BUT, from the nutritional perspective, grain has been screwing up human health ever since its introduction - max 15,000 years ago. Grains don\'t want to be eaten! They protect themselves chemically - ie poison us. Two main mecahanisms - 1) lectins, which trigger autoimmune disease 2) phytate, which binds to minerals so that they cannot be absorbed. That\'s before we discuss exessive carbohydrate consumption.
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\nYour baby needs lots of fats - particularly from fish - but not larger predatory fish like tuna (due to bioaccumulation of heavy metals and toxins). Introduce pureed, vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower along with pureed fish like herring or sardine as well as squid and prawn. Be selective about meat sources - pasture raised and never grain fed - and that includes your chickens (for eggs or meat).
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\nDairy products are best sourced from goat - raw if possible. Harder to get raw cow\'s milk, but not impossible.
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\nLast, but not least - NO SOYA products EVER.
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\nDon\'t give your baby cereals - and ideally mum should stay off grains while breast feeding - in fact follow the same dietary advice. Eat lots of fish for your baby. DHA is essential for the development of brain, nerves, and vision.
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\nWhen you say most wheat is bad for your health, does that include oatmeal as well?
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\nSo, even Bob\'s Red Mills Whole Wheat Flour that is 100% stone ground from hard red U.S. dark northern spring wheat?\r\n

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\r\n \r\n Hard red spring wheat is a specialty wheat because of its high protein content and strong gluten characteristics.
\nThis paper explains the relationship.
\nThe Zonulin System
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\nIntroduction of oats in the diet of individuals with celiac disease: a systematic review.\r\n

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\r\n \r\n I\'m still confused. So, the hard red spring wheat is good? And oats would be good?
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\nMy 3 and 4 yr old boys eat oatmeal all the time. Is that a decent choice of food?\r\n

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\r\n \r\n The high gluten content means red spring wheat is MORE likely to cause autoimmune disease.
\n Oat cultivars vary in toxicity so it may be that the oats your boys are eating is OK however Oat sensitivitytells us there is only one documented avenin-sensitive enteropathy(ASE), Oat sensitivity, < in 165, placing the risk of ASE( at 0.6%) of coeliac disease population so I doubt you have anything to worry about with oats.\r\n

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\r\n \r\n In my opinion, granted it aint worth two cents, but I would try and stay away from the cereal as long as possible... start with veggies, and the baby will learn to like them more then the sweet foods... start with an avocado... it mashes well... or try a banana.... are you planning on making your own baby food???? so easy.... just blend in a blender... sweet potatoe is also an easy choice. always start with veggies and your child will learn to love them.... if they are not given sweets, when they are old enough they will tend to lean towards the veggies...the first foods they are given... our country has such a weight problem, and it starts at birth, when we start feeding them grains, in my opinion, the longer you stay away from the grains and the cereal, the healthier your child will be!\r\n

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\nGuidelines for implementing a baby-led approach to the introduction of solid food
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\nI\'d still avoid wheat (bread bisuits cake) as long as possible.\r\n

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\r\n \r\n For me with my babies, it depended on how satisfied they were with breast milk only. It depends on the individual child.
\nHow long were they sleeping between feedings? The time is supposed to get longer as they get older. If not, it\'s hungry!
\nI usually began with oatmeal or rice cereal - never wheat.
\nFor one baby it was 4 months, for 2nd baby it was 6 months. 3rd baby was 7 months, 4th baby was 6 months.
\nVeggies & fruit always for dinner/last meal.
\nBreast feeding at 10 pm or later & then pray he/she sleeps thru the night! LOL \r\n

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\r\n \r\n Just a thought - while still breast feeding - baby will get her D3 from mum.
\nMum should be on about 10,000iu daily...\r\n

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\r\n \r\n Ideally both parents would get 25(OH)D tested before conception(D3 improves sperm motility and as sperm contains Vitamin D receptors it\'s reasonable to suppose when they reach the end of the journey the VDR is there for some purpose.
\r\nHollis has shown it takes at latitude 32 around 6400iu to raise levels to around 60 ng/ml = 150nmol/l. the level at which human breast milk is vitamin D replete.
\r\nFurther north it\'s likely as mindmt has suggested that more will be required.\r\n

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