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THE MIRACLE OF HUMAN CREATION

the production may be as high as one litre. Those scientists who have tried
to find the formula for mother's milk have been unsuccessful after long in-
vestigations because there is no standard type of mother's milk. In every
mother's body, milk is produced according to the needs of her own baby, and
this milk nourishes the baby in a way that no other extraneous nourishment
can. Research has shown that the antibodies, hormones, vitamins and mine-
rals in mother's milk are determined by the needs of the baby.

The Difference Between Mother's Milk and
Other Nutrients
The use of nutrient material other than mother's milk does not comp-
letely meet the needs of the baby. For example, no other nutrient material
contains the antibodies required for the baby's immune system.
Cow's milk is considered to be the classic nutrient material for babi-
es. When we compare it with mother's milk, we can better understand the
superiority of the latter. In cow's milk there is a higher amount of casein
than in human milk. Casein is a protein found in coagulated (sour) milk.
This material breaks down into larger pieces in the stomach making di-
gestion difficult. For this reason, cow's milk is harder to digest than mot-
her's milk. The fact that little of this material is found in mother's milk

makes the baby's digestion easier.
These two kinds of milk are also different with regard to the compo-
sition of amino acids. Due to this difference in composition, the total num-
ber of amino acids present in the plasma of a baby fed with cow's milk is
greater; the level of some amino acids is too high while the level of others
is too low. This has negative effects on the nervous system and, because
of the higher protein content, places an extra burden on the kidneys.
Another factor that makes mother's milk different is its sugar con-
tent. In mother's milk and cow's milk there is the same kind of sugar-lac-
tose. But the amount of lactose in human milk (L / 7g) is different from
that in cow's milk (L / 4.8g). Besides, the large coagulated particles of
cow's milk pass much more slowly through the small intestine. For this re-

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