THE NEW BREASTFEEDING DIET: Give Your Baby Grade A Premium Breastmilk – or the Best Alternative
By Robert Rountree, M.D., and Melissa Block, M.Ed.
McGraw Hill (NYP)

Breastfeeding experts tell mothers that they can make perfectly good milk as long as they follow loose dietary guidelines. This is true of the content of certain nutrients, but it has been found that others – including essential fatty acids, vitamins B6, B12, and the mineral selenium – vary dramatically, depending on the mother’s diet. Studies of the milk of nursing mothers in different parts of the world have found that its content of these nutrients has dramatic impact on infant development – as well as that infant’s future health. Dr. Rountree has spent much of the last few years researching and lecturing on toxic chemicals – the very chemicals that pass into breastmilk. The book includes guidelines designed to help moms to keep breast milk as pristine as possible.

This book supplies mothers with a complete science-based diet and supplement plan that will provide their nurslings with optimally nutrient-rich milk, and that will keep Mom well-nourished during the trying postpartum months as well. It tells them when to start eating this diet (during pregnancy) and will describe the benefits of such a diet – to both baby and mother – if it is started long before the baby is born, or even conceived. The authors describe how giving babies the right balance of nutrients may enable moms to protect their children against chronic illness (heart disease, cancer, asthma, allergy, diabetes, even attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) later in life. For mothers who cannot breastfeed, the book offers in-depth information on how to best nourish their infants. They will find out how to shop for the best formula, and how they can enrich it to improve its nutritional value – or make their own.

Early in his medical career, Robert Rountree, M.D. became deeply interested in a “patient-centered” approach to health and healing. Instead of following rigid protocols prescribed for specific diseases, he focused on the unique biochemical and emotional needs of individuals. He has authored three books and many articles on natural healing with a sound foundation in medical science. 

Melissa Lynn Block, M.Ed., is a medical journalist and health/nutrition writer with dozens of books, booklets, and articles to her credit. She is also a nursing mother of two young children.

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