http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/05/19/producers-notes-asthma/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/05/19/producers-notes-asthma/#comment-11970 emily polon Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:14:38 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=2513#comment-11970 PLEASE! If only someone would have mentioned that the mother was already doing the best thing she could do for her child's lifelong health. She was breastfeeding. The intestinal lining of a human baby's stomach is configurated to accept the first milk, colostrum, so that the lining protects against bad flora and provides the LIFELONG benefits of Immunoglobulins. The intestines do not accept cow milk protein which then results in improper digestion and absorption, thus the wrong bacteria flourish. Oh, this is the basis of what the study was investigating! PLEASE! If only someone would have mentioned that the mother was already doing the best thing she could do for her child's lifelong health. She was breastfeeding. The intestinal lining of a human baby's stomach is configurated to accept the first milk, colostrum, so that the lining protects against bad flora and provides the LIFELONG benefits of Immunoglobulins. The intestines do not accept cow milk protein which then results in improper digestion and absorption, thus the wrong bacteria flourish. Oh, this is the basis of what the study was investigating!

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