>> I just came across something I wrote down that I heard on the news back in 1989 indicating that studies linked cow’s milk to diabetes. Researchers said cow’s milk damages insulin production in babies and seems to only affect infants 3 to 4 months old. Researchers said that some infants who drink cow’s milk are more likely to develop diabetes as they get older. Sorry, I do not have a reference. << This is what I have, from a post I saved fom another mailing list: Borch-Johnson, K., et al., Relation between breastfeeding and incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Lancet 1984; 2(8411). Mayer EJ, et al. Reduced risk of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among breastfed children. Diabetes 37:1625-1632, 1988 [Formula feeding accounts for as much as 26% of insulin dependent diabetes mellitis in children.] Hope this helps! My husband went through something similar to what you describe - he was formula fed, and as a child had allergies, constant recurrent bouts with ear infections, a vicious cycle of antibiotics, recurring pneumonia, etc. It sounded awful. I was lucky enough to be breastfed for 2 years (back before it was fashionable!) and I'm convinced that's why as a child I never had ear infections or any of the other problems my husband had. When I was pregnant last year, my acupuncturist advised me to give up dairy - and I was amazed that it helped immensely with my morning sickness, allergies and acne! I'm still not 100% dairy free, but with the help of this list I'm getting there :) For those of you with children, I'd suggest finding a holistic pediatrician, if possible. Ours is super (I can recommend him to anyone in the Seattle area). He knows a lot about allergies and is very open-minded. Laura ------ Laura Marple, SAH Mommy to Pippa (27 Nov 96) [log in to unmask] ~ [log in to unmask] http://www.seanet.com/~thisbe