The Truth about Children's Health

With all of the books out there about children's health, and all of the confusing, misguided, politically or "ethically" correct misinformation, it is great to finally read a book based on sound principles. This is not a bunch of feel-goody poppy cock, but advice based on good science and human history. Did you know there has never, in all of history, been a society that raised their children without the benefit of animal foods and plenty of saturated fat? So how ethical is it to deprive children of the very nutrients they need for every facet of their health? Follow the principles in this book and your children will grow to be strong, healthy indivduals!

Review by Janice M. Curtin of Wise Traditions Journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation I have been looking for an all-inclusive book about children's health and finally have found it. Robert Bernardini covers every topic that relates to raising a healthy child, from how to make your own baby formula to why we have violence in schools... Bernardini addresses mental and emotional health and the growth of violence... Furthermore, people are getting sicker younger and younger - physically, mentally and emotionally. And it's not by chance - it's because our bodies are not being treated and cared for the way nature intened. Our children are exposed to environmental toxins which their small bodies cannot handle and they are stressed out and poorly fed. Bernardini stresses that the diet of pregnant mother and infants during the first few years of life is critical to their health and happiness later on. He provides extensive information on the foods and nutrients your baby needs, what these nutrients do and how to get them. Bernardini's dietary advice is in line with that of Dr. Price. Characteristic of the entire book, Bernardini is not afraid to tell us that it is important fo your growing child to get enough fat in the diet. "Newborns must derive 50 percent of the calories they consume from dietary fat. Fat is essential for normal growth from infancy on, since fats provide fatty acids, the building blocks chilren need for critical metabolic programming of brain growth and development." Bernardini gives specific advice on how to feed your child. He includes our recipes from homemade baby formula and recommends cod liver oil, egg yolks, raw whole mild and liver. Bernardini fearlessly addresses an array of controversial topics including birth defects, infertility, baby food and formula, soy, vaccines, and SIDS. He gives extensive advice on what to avoid but also has plenty of support and resources on ways to deal with any problems your child may be experiencing already. He dares to tell you the politics behind many of our government policies and how they are harmful to children. He gives his opinion oh how policy should be changed to be safer. Bernardini does a good job of empowering us to be proactive. He is particularly concerned that we take back responsibility for our own and our children's health. He gives good advice when he says: "You must scrutinize closely the information your receive from the government and the mass media. Policy decisions, guidelines and laws are oftentimes made not so much for the preservation of our health, but for the preservation of profits. Big money can do big things, including influencing our governement. A 1980 study showed that almost half of the leading officials at the FDA had at one time worked for organizations the agency is mandatedd to regulate... Do some reaearch and ask some questions. Don't necessarily believe somebody just because he or she is on the nightly news, in the papers or is a