144Health๐ŸŒฟ
144Health๐ŸŒฟ

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Foods That Improve Breast Milk ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ถ
In order to understand the foods that aid in #breastmilk supply, we must first understand the makeup of breast milk itself.
Breast milk is mostly #sugar and on average it only has 1 to 1.5% protein. Some healthy women have..
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..breast milk that contains an even lower percentage of protein at 0.75% while others have up to 2.5% protein.
Every #womanโ€™s body is different.
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Itโ€™s very low in #fat and very high in #carbohydrates.
This is critical to understand because unfortunately women are often afraid of eating a piece of #fruit because of what theyโ€™ve been told by well-meaning but misguided #health professionals.
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The reason breast milk is so high in sugar is for the babyโ€™s development and growth.
Surprised?
Yes, #babyโ€™s development and growth. The glucose needs to be very high in order to develop the #brain of the baby.
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The #baby needs more carbohydrates than anything else in order to grow and develop properly.
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