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Mother’s Milk DHA Test for Healthy Development of Your Baby

  Do you know what structural component is responsible for the development of the human brain, cerebral cortex, retina, skin, and healthy heart function? It’s DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), an important omega-3 fatty acid that is particularly an essential component needed during the first two years of a child’s growth. You know that baby is born in the mother’s womb and fed through the umbilical cord. After birth, the baby is fed the breast milk. Yes, what you need to understand is that the amount of DHA present in your blood quantifies the amount that will be present in your breast milk while you are going to conceive. So you need to measure your DHA level to ensure that it is standard or deficient. Why is DHA test necessary?         Omega-3 is an ancient nutrient necessary for baby’s developing brain.       Breast milk is the best-known source of nutrition including DHA for baby.     Your breast milk may be deficient of ...

Everything you need to Know about Mother's Milk DHA Testing

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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in breast milk, has many health benefits for both mother and baby.  Various studies have found that this essential polyunsaturated fatty acid is needed in sufficient amounts for development of proper cognitive functions of the brain and visual functions of retina along with many other health benefits. Advanced levels of DHA omega-3 in breast milk and sufficient DHA intakes by infants have been associated with:           Developed neuro-behavioural functioning amongst infants           Improved visual alertness           Better hand-eye coordination           Lower risk of bronchitis and bronchiolitis           Building of robust nervous system Infants are not capable of producing their own DHA and therefore for a balanced development they must obtain it from breast milk of infant formula mil...