Formula Fed Babies: ideas to enrich infant health

Contributions from Peter Lindquist of the Magnesium Advocacy Group

Epsom Salt Baths!
- take a bath with your baby! RECIPE HERE
Transdermal Magnesium!
- Fabulous Cream/Lotion: My 400mg is what i suggest for the babies only 1/4 to1/2 tsp a day.
- More Here: Magnesium For the Littles
Colostrum: How does it help my newborn?
Supplement Protocol for Babies Eating Solids
Transdermal Vitamin C!
- Vitamin C Absorption through the Skin (this link works!! can’t figure out why it’s crossed out?? if it is… )
  - from the notes after the denial of Transdermal C >>> I’ve seen one set of labs where no vitamin C was supplemented, no citrus was eaten, leafy greens were eaten but not in huge quantities, and lemon was rubbed in the backs of the hands a few times per day, after 3 months of this regimen vitamin C status was normal/high. <<<
  - one adult of C deficiency was cured in 3 months, using only Lemons on top of hands, individual missed key gut enzyme that processes C in the Gut; a baby can not give verbally any symptoms to go on, if one were to rub Lemon 2x on babys hand and wrist, one hand,,,one day and other hand two days later, for 3 weeks, break 3 weeks, i [Peter Lindquist] wouldn’t see a chance of any harm, ph wise or to the skin, this cycle should not exceed or be repeated more than 3 times without a 5 or 6 week break in between, this is my take on transdermal C for babies.
- Vitamin C in Dermatology
  - From this article above >>TOPICAL FORMULATIONS OF VITAMIN C
    Vit. C is available in the market as a variety of creams, serum and transdermal patches. Of these, only the serum contains active Vit. C in an almost colorless form. It is unstable and, on exposure to light, gets oxidized to Dehydro Ascorbic Acid (DHAA), which imparts a yellow color. The stability of Vit. C is controlled by maintaining a pH of less than 3.5. At this pH, the ionic charge on the molecule is removed and it is transported well across the stratum corneum.[3,5,9] From a clinical point of view, it is important to note that the efficacy of the Vit. C serum is proportional to the concentration, but only up to 20%.[3] The half-life in the skin after achieving maximum concentration is 4 days. A persistent reservoir of Vit. C is important for adequate photoprotection, and can be achieved by regular 8-hourly applications.[1,5] As UV light lowers tissue Vit. C levels, topical Vit. C is best used after exposure to UV light and not prior.[1–3] A combination of tyrosine, zinc and Vit. C has been shown to increase the bioavailability of Vit. C 20-times vis-à-vis using just Vit. C.[2]A variety of creams with Vit. C derivatives are available in the market. As a dermatologist, it is important to know that not all preparations are physiologically effective. Some are not delivered into the dermis in an adequate quantity, while others do not chemically convert to the biologically active form of Vit. C in the skin.[1,2,4]Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (MAP) is the most stable and preferred ascorbyl ester. This lipophilic molecule is easily absorbed into the skin, and the rate-limiting step for absorption is its release from the vehicle, and not the rate of diffusion across the stratum corneum as one might suppose. MAP has a hydrating effect on the skin and decreases transepidermal water loss. It is also a free radical scavenger that is photoprotective and increases collagen production under laboratory test conditions.[1,3] Other useful stable esterified derivatives are:Ascorbyl 6 palmitate, a lipophilic free radical scavenger that hydrolyses to Vit. C and palmitic acid.[3,8]
    Disodium isostearyl 2-0 L-ascorbyl phosphate (VCP-IS-Na), another reliable and popular derivative of Vit. C with a C8 alkyl chain attached to the stable ascorbyl moiety. This ensures increased permeability across the epidermis
    Ascorbic acid sulfate.[1]
    Tetraisopalmitoyl ascorbic acid, a lipophilic provitamin and sodium ascorbate, are derivatives under research.
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