This sounds like a book every mother should read. Having no children I am still tempted to read it because I do have animals. Even with them it might be worth, avoiding the vet and let them heal on their own rhythm.
Excellent article and advise by Naomi Aldort. Care and feeding of children were the *original* "facts of life" spoken between mothers and daughters for thousands of years. The modern medical system hijacked this essential mother/daughter relationship and replaced it with a conflicted and abusive system of fraud. The results are tragic beyond belief.
Cows milk is only good for cow's *calf's*. Baby formula and cows milk put me in hospital emergency three times within the first year of life. When a neighborhood veterinarian heard I was in the hospital again, he suggested goats milk. End of problem... Baby formula is poison, period.
Reference to Weston Price Foundation articles are a huge plus. Thanks for posting.
yep. only always. listen listen listen to the heart's song that is pure 'n' wholly holy. undomesticated unprogrammed unlearned we thrive 'n' prosper ... one 'n' all <3 don't take the bait. the one voice the one love speaks in this seemingly silent knowingness and yet when followed we see it is real.
thank you as always for writing/righting such goodness!
Brilliant to apply Byron Katie's four questions to parenting. Having used Katie's four questions as a core tool in my psychotherapy practice, I can vouch for the power of these questions.
I love most everything about this... But the co- sleeping bit. The daughter of an acquaintance of mine had her newborn in bed sleeping with her and accidentally suffocated the baby during the night. New mamas are typically exhausted. It is so incredibly sad and a very tragic accident that will have lifelong repercussions for that sweet mama. Breaks my heart. No one thinks it will happen to them, but it does happen. My daughter's baby is crawling now and last week the baby almost crawled off of the bed during the night. Fortunately my daughter woke up in time and now the baby is sleeping in his crib. Parents have to think of safety always. A crib may look like a jail cell... But I look at cribs as being a safe space. Plus, it's so important for parents to have alone time together... And that is hard to make happen if baby is always on you, or in bed with you. Just my two cents. I raised 3 children and with each child I grew and learned and was a much better, and more relaxed mom. I nursed my last baby for 3 years. Boy did I get flack for that .. Even my GP teased me... But I was an older mom then and I just didn't care what anyone thought. I loved breast feeding and it was my last hoorah. I appreciate you sharing this information. I have every book mentioned but one. So wish I would've known all of this when I was raising babies!
Also mothers should always listen to their intuition and what they feel in their heart that is the right thing to do and not listen to every man (or woman) and their dog telling them how to bring up their child.
I don't think I need to read that book. I have done - and do - most of that stuff already! :-D
I have 4 completely unvaccinated and robust children to show for my efforts.
If more people would merely trust their intuition, they would find the want/need for modern medicine to be minimal. But too often the mother (especially) ignores her gut and traipses off to the doctor, child in tow...and the child is never the same again...
"She now recommends animal fats, egg yolks, ground beef, lamb, and organ meat as first foods after breast milk. Formula is rejected in any form, organic included. Grains, seed oils, sugar, and processed carbohydrates are treated as damage."
And what were the results (besides supplying necessary nutrients)? 3 children who got whooping cough, rubella, chickenpox, and strep throat [with no doctor and no lasting harm. ]
Maybe she could explain why her children came down with these conditions. There are children who do not develop these illnesses, or any other acute illness, so it's logical to conclude that there is no such thing as necessary sickness, i.e., something that is quite normal and healthy all the time no matter what.
She recommends starting children out with a virtually no-carb diet. Others have a different viewpoint. A nutrient-rich diet such as described at the top of my comment, is not everything. It, too, may have a downside.
The Problem with Paleo: Taking a Deeper Look at the Popular Myths and Fallacies of Eating Like a Caveman by Joey Lott
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
This sounds like a book every mother should read. Having no children I am still tempted to read it because I do have animals. Even with them it might be worth, avoiding the vet and let them heal on their own rhythm.
The book I give all my patients (children or not) is Turtles All The Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth | edited by Zoey O’Toole and Mary Holland: https://www.amazon.com/Turtles-All-Way-Down-Vaccine/dp/9655981460
author?
See details at https://www.amazon.com/Turtles-All-Way-Down-Vaccine/dp/9655981460
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Turtles-All-Way-Down-Vaccine/dp/9655981045/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HICV00U53KKU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YwuOOJqBUmUCK9JnITK5NQ.5AfUS6Gty63cUdNpXVbE2vzHLttawbwvkZ0OzMOkK2U&dib_tag=se&keywords=Turtles+All+The+Way+Down%3A+Vaccine+Science+and+Myth&qid=1784392921&sprefix=turtles+all+the+way+down+vaccine+science+and+myth%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-1
Excellent article and advise by Naomi Aldort. Care and feeding of children were the *original* "facts of life" spoken between mothers and daughters for thousands of years. The modern medical system hijacked this essential mother/daughter relationship and replaced it with a conflicted and abusive system of fraud. The results are tragic beyond belief.
Cows milk is only good for cow's *calf's*. Baby formula and cows milk put me in hospital emergency three times within the first year of life. When a neighborhood veterinarian heard I was in the hospital again, he suggested goats milk. End of problem... Baby formula is poison, period.
Reference to Weston Price Foundation articles are a huge plus. Thanks for posting.
so strange we live in a reality where a common-sense, conscious, loving approach would likely be labeled "dissident".
yep. only always. listen listen listen to the heart's song that is pure 'n' wholly holy. undomesticated unprogrammed unlearned we thrive 'n' prosper ... one 'n' all <3 don't take the bait. the one voice the one love speaks in this seemingly silent knowingness and yet when followed we see it is real.
thank you as always for writing/righting such goodness!
Brilliant to apply Byron Katie's four questions to parenting. Having used Katie's four questions as a core tool in my psychotherapy practice, I can vouch for the power of these questions.
The short synopsis of the book, brought me to tears and then rage.
I love most everything about this... But the co- sleeping bit. The daughter of an acquaintance of mine had her newborn in bed sleeping with her and accidentally suffocated the baby during the night. New mamas are typically exhausted. It is so incredibly sad and a very tragic accident that will have lifelong repercussions for that sweet mama. Breaks my heart. No one thinks it will happen to them, but it does happen. My daughter's baby is crawling now and last week the baby almost crawled off of the bed during the night. Fortunately my daughter woke up in time and now the baby is sleeping in his crib. Parents have to think of safety always. A crib may look like a jail cell... But I look at cribs as being a safe space. Plus, it's so important for parents to have alone time together... And that is hard to make happen if baby is always on you, or in bed with you. Just my two cents. I raised 3 children and with each child I grew and learned and was a much better, and more relaxed mom. I nursed my last baby for 3 years. Boy did I get flack for that .. Even my GP teased me... But I was an older mom then and I just didn't care what anyone thought. I loved breast feeding and it was my last hoorah. I appreciate you sharing this information. I have every book mentioned but one. So wish I would've known all of this when I was raising babies!
I wish I had known about these things. In the scheme of things, I'm not long out of Plato's Cave.
... it`s Love !
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And then this kind of "feedback" - in both directions !
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Leaders in Lactation: Dr. Katie Hinde
https://thelactationcollege.substack.com/p/leaders-in-lactation-dr-katie-hinde
December 2, 2025 - Barbara L. Philipp, MD
Amazing!
Also mothers should always listen to their intuition and what they feel in their heart that is the right thing to do and not listen to every man (or woman) and their dog telling them how to bring up their child.
Turtles is a great book - really good, along with Dissolving Illusions (Roman Bystrianyk and Suzanne Humphries)
I don't think I need to read that book. I have done - and do - most of that stuff already! :-D
I have 4 completely unvaccinated and robust children to show for my efforts.
If more people would merely trust their intuition, they would find the want/need for modern medicine to be minimal. But too often the mother (especially) ignores her gut and traipses off to the doctor, child in tow...and the child is never the same again...
"She now recommends animal fats, egg yolks, ground beef, lamb, and organ meat as first foods after breast milk. Formula is rejected in any form, organic included. Grains, seed oils, sugar, and processed carbohydrates are treated as damage."
And what were the results (besides supplying necessary nutrients)? 3 children who got whooping cough, rubella, chickenpox, and strep throat [with no doctor and no lasting harm. ]
Maybe she could explain why her children came down with these conditions. There are children who do not develop these illnesses, or any other acute illness, so it's logical to conclude that there is no such thing as necessary sickness, i.e., something that is quite normal and healthy all the time no matter what.
She recommends starting children out with a virtually no-carb diet. Others have a different viewpoint. A nutrient-rich diet such as described at the top of my comment, is not everything. It, too, may have a downside.
The Problem with Paleo: Taking a Deeper Look at the Popular Myths and Fallacies of Eating Like a Caveman by Joey Lott
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
by Marlene Zuk