Is there a way to test breast milk for toxicity?
Dear John, I just read your answer to a woman’s question about breastfeeding and concerns about toxins being passed to babies. Is there any way you can assess your level of toxicity prior to breastfeeding? I have been a vegetarian for about eight years (and recently went vegan!), but my childhood diet was very very SAD and I have not been the healthiest vegetarian and I am very concerned about this. Is there anything we can do to rid our bodies of the toxins that have accumulated? Carol Dear Carol, Thank you for taking seriously the impact of the way you live on the health of any children you might have. Women wanting to determine the level of contamination in their breastmilk have two options. The first is to have a small amount of their body fat tested for foreign chemicals prior to delivery. This involves removal of about a teaspoon of fat from beneath the abdominal skin, either through a small incision or via a large-bore suction-type device. The fat is then placed in a glass conta
