The unique composition of human breast milk fat includes fatty acids, lauric acid and capric acid, which have potent antimicrobial properties. These fatty acids offer nursing infant protection from viruses such as herpes and HIV, protozoa such as giardia lamblia, and bacteria such as chlamydia and heliocobater.

A study published in 1998 in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that lactating mothers who eat coconut oil and other coconut products, have significantly increased levels of lauric acid and capric acid in their breast milk. Thus, milk supply has increased amounts of protective antimicrobials , which will give even greater protection to nursing infant.

Pregnant females store fat to assure successful lactation. Any lauric acid and capric acid in diet becomes part of adipose stores. The milk fat of a lactating mother is made up of these stores as well as her current diet. If her diet doesn't contain lauric acid, then generally her milk fat will contain around 3% lauric acid and round 1% capric acid.

It is based on Law of Similars and potentization. Basically, Law of Similars is premise that because exposure to a given substance can cause specific symptoms in someone who is healthy, then that substance — given as a homeopathic remedy — will stimulate body’s own curative powers to overcome similar symptoms during illness.

A common example used to describe this effect is that of person chopping an onion ~ When a healthy person chops an onion they usually get watery eyes, and a a runny nose. They may even experience sneezing or coughing, from exposure to active substances in onion.

The homeopathic remedy, Allium cepa, made of potentized red onion, can help body overcome a cold or allergy attack in which person has similar symptoms (watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, coughing.)

Even though symptoms were not caused by exposure to an onion, remedy made from onion can help body overcome them, because symptoms are similar.

Is Homeopathy Effective?

Millions of people have used homeopathic remedies to treat every conceivable type of ailment and symptom. Despite misconceptions, homeopathy is just as scientific as allopathic medicine.

Homeopathy does not base its effectiveness on animal experiments which have little relevance to humans, and prescribing is not based on empirical, or accidental discovery of effects, but on a rational, systematic observation of effects of remedies on healthy and sick people.

What are Advantages of Homeopathy?

SAFETY

Homeopathy enjoys an excellent reputation in part because it is given in such minute doses that it can be safely used to treat anyone. Pregnant women, new born babies, children and weak or elderly people may all use appropriate dosages of homeopathic remedies without dangerous side effects. Homeopthic doses of certain herbs are appropriate for certain individuals (like colicky babes,) when a standard herbal dosage would be too strong.

NON-TOXIC ~ NON-SYNTHETIC

Homeopathy does not use synthetic substances, but relies on healing properties inherent in plants, minerals, and animal substances. These substances are used in their whole, natural state, not as isolated chemicals.

CONSISTENCY