Blog #16 Steingraber

This was an extremely thought provoking piece of writing. I loved how Steingraber laid out her argument. She explained all the facts and background, inserts a personal story about her family and daughter, throws in a current event with the food recall in Belgium, and then ends with more facts and a final (unnerving) statement. I never thought of how our breastfed children are actually at the top of the food chain and how that isn’t the best place to be. I kept thinking that she was going to state that although our babies get all these chemicals thrown into them, it is actually good for their immune systems. Something along the lines of the old phrase, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. However, that statement never came. I found this a little unsettling as a woman and future mother since I have always heard that breast feeding is much better for your baby and they receive more nutrients. Apparently, they receive a lot of really harmful contaminants along with those nutrients. It’s also scary to think that we know so little about the very dangerous chemicals that we have detected. It just shows that we are an advanced society that knows a frighteningly miniscule amount of knowledge about something that is obviously so important. I only wish that she would have included some tips on how to combat this issue. Perhaps eating organic food could help?