whitewitchzita
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![[*]](./images/iconic/default_icon.gif) posted on 9-8-2008 at 11:56 AM |
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Perfumed mother's milk
Mothers pass many things on to their babies” including chemicals from soaps and personal care products. A new study of Swedish moms finds that those
who used scented laundry detergent or lots of perfume had elevated amounts of synthetic musks in their breast milk.
How these synthetic musks act in the body still isn't clear, says study coauthor Anders Glynn of the Swedish National Food Administration and Uppsala
University in Sweden. Scientists have found other fat-loving compounds in breast milk, including PCBs and certain pesticides with clearly detrimental
health effects. While finding chemicals in breast milk raises concern about childhood exposure, most experts agree that the benefits of nursing still
far outweigh the risks.
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| posted on 9-8-2008 at 01:53 PM |
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Anyone who has ever milked cows that have been fed kale or have managed to snatch a mouthful of wild garlic on the way in from the fields will not be
surprised by this! The aroma and taste of both cabbage and garlic comes through in milk within about 12 hours of ingestion. Probably has slightly less
potential health implications than synthetic musk aroma but still pretty repulsive on cornflakes 
Actually, I often thought that if you fed cows onions, all you had to add to the milk was add eggs and you've got a pretty nifty quiche mix 
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| posted on 9-8-2008 at 07:05 PM |
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Trust you to come up with that!!
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| posted on 9-8-2008 at 08:55 PM |
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lapwing
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| posted on 9-8-2008 at 08:56 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Liz
Trust you to come up with that!! |
Well, you know, some things just have to be said
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