Early weaning dangers

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Author would like to reproduce two paragraphs from one of his old

message at other list:

 

ayurveda/message/9777

 

> Living in tune with nature is protective against the

female cancers. The average mom today chooses to give birth to about

two infants. On the other hand, even today, tribal women in the

natural setting start menstruation and ovulation at age 12 and

deliver a number of babies and breast-fed them all. When they

breastfeed, many feed up to five or more years. Pregnancy stops the

reproductive hormone cycles (that generate estrogen) since there is

room in the uterus for only one pregnancy. Nursing also stops the

cycle because the body " knows " that lactation and caring for an

infant is about all one body can endure.

 

Thus the modern woman with two children would reproductively cycle

and ovulate more than 400 times during her lifetime. On the other

hand, the combination of more numerous pregnancies along with

extended breast-feeding would have decreased the number of ovulations

and cycles that a primitive mother would have had to less than 50.

The cycling through menstrual periods an abnormal number of times,

causing repeated surges of estrogen--about eight times more than

nature intended, when coupled with the lack of adequate exercise,

yoga, pranayama; how would one expect body to provide so much

bioenergy needed for ovulations? Little wonder that estrogen

sensitive cancers abound in our modern world. And ovaries get tired,

so periods limp, or become weak and scanty. Most of such cycles are

an-ovulatory. This makes coception most difficult. This phenomenon is

similar to

men facing fertility problems as a result of excess sex, masterbation

etc.

Increase in prostate cancers is also an indications of our modern

lifestyle

driven situation.>

 

 

 

 

While a child needs all round nutrition for growth, author does not

agree with the opinion that woman and baby has to suffer if

breastfeed is continued.

 

Triabl communities are an interesting sample for study. They do not

show any vata vitiation (symptoms of rasakshaya) unless they have

crossed seventies by which time breastfeeding has already stopped

long ago. Many of anti-vata herbs and home remedies can be learnt

from Triabls. Pankaj Oudhia, a well known researcher on herbs has

written at least 10,000 pages about herbal practice by traditional

healers of Chhatisgarh, India.

 

If a woman denies her biological role of feeding the baby for longest

possible time, she has to suffer later. Unwritten law of evolution is

that we loose the capability which we do not use adequately.

 

It is interesting to find that changing over from predominantly

agricultural to sedantary lifestyle in metrohas caused so much

change in our philosophies!

 

ayurveda , " cm thite " <cmthite

wrote:

>

> Some cranky children cannot be started on regular food unless they

are

> weaned off from breastfeeding. I know it is painful for some

moms. A

> mother with bowl of rice trying to feed the child for hours is not

an

> uncommon sight here in India. Child will not open the mouth.

 

>

> As for mother, female body undergoes huge transformations - during

> pregnancy, delivery, and post delivery phase - lactation. Breast

milk is a

> sub-dhatu of rasa dhatu. Therefore, breast feeding may put strain

on

> reserves of rasa dhatu, and its deficiency may lead to symptoms of

> rasakshaya. Low rasa dhatu may adversely affect the growth of

other dhatus

> such as rakta – mamasa, etc. This can lead to increased vata.