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EMBRYOLOGY REJECTS
THE LIE OF EVOLUTION
world. One of the most important features of mother's milk is that it pro-
tects the baby from infections. The protective cells (antibodies) that pass
from the mother's milk to the baby cause the baby to start fighting against
bacteria it had never known before, as if it had actually been informed.
The antibodies contained in great quantities in the form of mother's milk
called "colostrum", which is secreted in the first few days after birth, per-
form an especially protective function.
This protection that mother's milk provides for the baby (protection
from slight infections to very serious ones), is vitally important for the
first few months, and its benefits increase in proportion to the period of
breast feeding.
The benefits to the baby of mother's milk become more evident every
passing day. One of the things scientists have discovered about mother's
milk is that it is highly beneficial for a baby up to two years of age. 49
The importance of this recent discovery was revealed to us 14 centu-
ries ago:
We have instructed man concerning his parents. Bearing him caused
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