Nature's One Connections

Farmers and Consumer Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Approval

“Roundup Ready” Alfalfa Will Increase Pesticide Use and Cause Grave Harm to Environment and Organic Industry

As Little Boys and Girls Grow, They Think Alike

For good brain development, it is important for an infant and child to have good nutrition including good essential fatty acids. Baby's Only Organic® and PediaSmart® are both nutritionally complete formulas for their respective age groups and both include the important essential fatty acids in the correct amount to help support brain growth and development.

 As Little Boys and Girls Grow, They Think Alike

Question on Fluoride Content in Baby's Only Organic®

Recently we had a customer ask us about fluoride content in Baby’s Only Organic®: We do not add fluoride to Baby’s Only Organic® Formulas or to PediaSmart®. However, fluoride is an element naturally occurring in water and foods. To reduce the risk of enamel fluorosis, the American Dental Association recommends mixing powdered formula for infants and young children with water that is fluoride free or contains low levels of fluoride. Water that is labeled purified, demineralized, deionized, distilled or reverse osmosis filtered water are appropriate.

Gluten-Free Products

Baby's Only Organic®, PediaSmart® & PediaVance® are gluten-free and can be used for gluten sensitivities, gluten enteropathies and Celiac Disease. Please refer to the article below published in The Wall Street Journal regarding clues to gluten sensitivity.

Clues to Gluten Sensitivity

Forks Over Knives to Open in 17 U.S. Cities, May 6-20, Expansion to Follow

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We are pleased to announce the nationwide opening of Forks Over Knives in 17 U.S. cities between May 6 and May 20. A schedule of cities can be found below. We anticipate expanding the release to many other cities in the weeks following May 20.

Baby's Only Organic® Kids!

Everett, Harper and Ben are the very healthy, happy grandkids of Nature's One dietitian, Diane! All three were exclusively breast fed until their moms went back to work and weren't able to pump enough breast milk to keep these growing kids going. So all three cuties were supplemented with Baby's Only Organic® Dairy Formula when breast milk was not available. Ben, our picky eater, still gets one glass of his "special milk" as a bedtime snack to help ensure that he's getting those important vitamins and minerals needed to keep growing like a weed. Not only do Nature's One® employees, like Diane, love to brag about our products and company, but we also strongly believe in the healthy nutrition benefits our products provide for our very own families!

Is the Media Sensationalizing Processed Formulas?

A recent Pediatrics journal article¹ about weight gain in babies fed a protein hydrolysate formula versus cow's milk based formula was picked up by the national media and, as usual, was hyped with statements such as "Cow's milk formulas cause babies to be fat!"  Here are some points to consider about protein hydrolysate formulas, cow's milk formulas and trends for obesity in childhood. 

Dairy-Based Infant Formula Trend

Cow's milk (also called dairy-based) infant formulas have been available since the early 1900's. Although dairy-based formulas have been around for almost a century, they became widely used in the World War II and post-war years.  In the 1950’s and 1960’s, infant formula feeding was almost considered the “norm” and breastfeeding rates plummeted.  Concern over this trend and the growing body of scientific evidence revealed the benefits of breast feeding for both baby and mom led to the initiation of many breast feeding promotional campaigns beginning in the 1970’s.  Breast feeding rates began to rise in the late 1970’s and many breastfeeding promotional programs started to show results.  In 1970, 26.5% of infants were breastfed at birth compared to 70% in 2002.²

Change Your Behavior by Changing Your Grocery List

FDA to Evaluate Link Between Food Dyes & Hyperactivity

Recently, the FDA announced they will meet in March “to discuss whether available relevant data demonstrate a link between children's consumption of synthetic color additives in food and adverse effects on behavior.” The European Union now requires health warnings on food labels that contain certain colors after a study suggested an association between food colors and hyperactivity in children.

New European Law Requires Warning Labels on Foods With Artificial Colors

Senate Passes Food Safety Bill

"A bill giving federal regulators broad new powers over food safety passed the Senate on Tuesday, marking the first big response in Congress to contamination scares in recent years."

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Wall Street Journal