| Preface |
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xi |
| Prologue |
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1 |
| Chapter
1 |
Finding
Out What Matters
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5 |
| Chapter
2 |
The Attachment
Advantage
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17 |
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The
Big Experiment
Mixed Feelings
Popular Psychological Models of Attachment
Securely Attached
Seeds of Behavior Disorders
Clues from Immigration
Seeds of Violence
Bonding Effects on Puberty
Other Factors
Separation Sensitivity
Twins: The “Beginnings Don’t Matter” Studies
Reattachment
Breaking the Cycle
Going Beyond Secure Attachment
Follow Your Instincts
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| Chapter
3 |
Bonding: The
Inside Story
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41 |
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Oxytocin
— A Bonding Hormone
Oxytocin and the Mother
Oxytocin and the Infant
Oxytocin and the Father
Oxytocin: Love and the Heart
Vasopressin and Protection
Prolactin and Behavior
Opioids and Rewards
Norepinephrine and Learning
Pheromones and Basic Instincts
Other Chemical Bonding
Cortisol and Stress
Stress in Infancy
Results of Infant Stress
Beginnings
Bonding Matters |
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| Chapter
4 |
Crying and
Caring
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65 |
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Crying
Babies
For Crying Out Loud
“Normal” Crying
To Respond or Not: “Spoiling” Myths
Colic
I Hear Ya
Infant Attention
In Touch
Caring by Carrying
Kangaroo Care
The Rock of Ages
Nursing and Nurturing
The Downside of Pacifiers
Safe Sleep and SIDS
Nurturing Sleep for Everyone
What the World Needs Now...
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| Chapter
5 |
Brighter
Babies, not Super Babies |
99 |
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Breastmilk
for Brain Power
Caring for Cognition
Animal Models
Womb Lessons
Electronic Teachers
Got Fatty Acids??
Brighter Times
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| Chapter
6 |
Immune Protection
Matters
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113 |
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Without
Protection
Infection Protection
Lasting Protection
Baby’s First Defenses
Placental Transfer
Breastmilk Completes Baby’s Protection
Protective Factors in Mother’s Milk
Other Immune System Defenses
Other Issues of Immunity and Health
The Vaccination Question
Antibiotics
Ear Infections
Natural Immune Assistance
A Road Less Traveled
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| Chapter
7 |
Digestion Matters
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147 |
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Baby’s
Digestive System
The Digestive Process
Unique to Infants
Lactose — the Mommy Sugar
Digestion of Other Sugars
Protein Digestion
Fat Digestion
Closure
Calcium Absorption
Iron Absorption
Living with Bugs
Normal Flora
Vitamins in the Colon
More Bugs
Lactoferrin
Abdominal Pain
Gas
Diarrhea
Constipation
What Does It All Mean? |
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| Chapter
8 |
In
the Womb and the First Few Days |
167 |
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Stressed
Before Birth
And After Birth
Dangerous Foods for the Fetus
One More
Dangerous Fumes for the Fetus
Vitamin K: To Inject or Not
The Unkind Cut
Feeding the Premature Infant
Fortify Mother’s Milk?
IV Feeding of Preemies
Robbing Antioxidants
Feeding the Term Infant
A Kinder, Gentler Relationship |
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| Chapter
9 |
Baby's
Nutritional Beginnings |
189 |
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Fat
Intake and Fat Soluble Vitamins
Calcium
Adequate Iron
Zinc and Selenium Concerns
Fluoride, Teeth, and Bones
Vitamin D
Nucleotides
Protein Ratios are Important
Tolerance of Formula and Mother’s Milk
Soy Formulas
Dynamic Mother’s Milk
A Weighty Issue
Beginning Solid Foods
A New Fat Deceit
No Cigar |
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| Chapter
10 |
Baby
Feeding Facts and Fallacies |
213 |
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Insufficient
Milk Syndrome: A Fallacy Becomes Reality
Sleep Aids
The Lactose Fallacy, The Protein Reality
Feeding and Cavities
More on Teeth
A Breastfeeding Effect in Mother
Breast and Nipple Pain: The Unrecognized Reality.
Breastfeeding Benefits to Mother
Formulation
Promotional and Pediatric Practices and Policies
Convenience?
Controlled?
Civilized?
What is Natural?
The Bottom Line |
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| Chapter
11 |
The
Dangers of Cow's Milk |
237 |
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Milk
Proteins and Diabetes
Multiple Sclerosis
Milk and Heart Disease
Lactose and Pain
Lactose and Cataracts
Milk and Leukemia
Lung Cancer
Milk and Prostate Cancer
Milk and Ovarian Cancer
Milk and Infertility
Puberty and Breast Cancer
Cow Hormones and Cancer
An Udder Conspiracy
Osteoporosis
Milky Messages
Good, Bad, and Curious Solutions
Deflating Dairy |
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| Chapter
12 |
Colic
to Ear Infections, Behavior to Bedwetting |
269 |
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How
Common are Allergies and Sensitivities?
How Often Is Food Sensitivity Found with Colic?
How About Food Sensitivity with Other Symptoms?
Combination and Progression of Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
“Allergy Ring” and
Diaper Rash
Child Avoids Certain Foods
Bedwetting and Daytime Incontinence
Behavior
Colic
Constipation
Diarrhea
Ear Infections
Epilepsy
Eyes
Fatigue
Headaches
Rashes
Respiratory Symptoms: Runny Nose, Chronic Cough, and Asthma
Short Stature
Sleeplessness
Tonsillitis
Others
Summary
Strange Genes |
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| Chapter
13 |
Allergy
Matters |
305 |
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Why
the Concern?
Bowel Diseases and Cancer
More Diabetes Connections
What Causes Hypersensitivity Reactions?
What Can We Do?
The Ignored Diagnosis
The Immune Response
Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions
Chemical Sensitivity Reactions
Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions
Following the Delayed Reaction
Infection and Disease: Beyond the Delayed Reaction
Potentiation
Aversion
Masking
Protecting Baby |
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| Chapter
14 |
Discovering,
Preventing, and Treating Food Allergies |
325 |
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Laboratory
Diagnosis
Elimination Diets
Where to Begin
The Bottle-Fed Infant
Lactose-Free is Not the Answer
The Nursing Infant
Elimination Diet on Solid Foods
Where Do You Find Milk Hidden in Foods?
Wheat
Corn
Other Foods Eliminated on a Level II Diet
Designing the Level III Diet
Preventing the Development of Allergies
Treatment Choices
Clinical Treatment Methods
Medications
Natural Treatments
The New Old Way |
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| Epilogue |
|
355 |
| Notes |
|
357 |
| Recommended
Reading |
|
393 |
| Index |
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397 |
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