Also see: Sodium Deficiency in Pre-eclampsia Nutrition and Brain Growth in Chick Embryos PUFA, Development, and Allergy Incidence In the fetus and newborn baby, sodium promotes growth. Progesterone, sodium, and glucose are limiting factors in the growth of the baby’s brain; whey they are deficient, cells die instead of growing. -Ray Peat, PhD Pediatr Nephrol. [...]
Also see: Soy Lecithin and Development PNAS May 28, 2002 vol. 99 no. 11 7616-7621 The phytoestrogen genistein induces thymic and immune changes: A human health concern? Srikanth Yellayi*, Afia Naaz*, Melissa A. Szewczykowski*, Tomomi Sato*†, Jeffrey A. Woods‡, Jongsoo Chang§, Mariangela Segre¶, Clint D. Allred§, William G. Helferich§‖, and Paul S. Cooke*‖** Use of [...]
The estrogenic effects of bisphenol A (BPA) create a potential model of estrogen’s harm of mother and fetus. Arch Toxicol. 2006 Oct;80(10):647-55. Epub 2006 Apr 8. Toxicokinetics of bisphenol A in pregnant DA/Han rats after single i.v. application. Moors S, Diel P, Degen GH. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an important chemical in the production of [...]
Sucrose (and sometimes honey) is increasingly being used to reduce pain in newborns, for minor things such as injections (Guala, et al., 2001; Okan, et al., 2007; Anand, et al., 2005; Schoen and Fischell, 1991). -Ray Peat, PhD Clin Ther. 2005 Jun;27(6):844-76. Analgesia and local anesthesia during invasive procedures in the neonate. Anand KJ, Johnston [...]
