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PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:39 am 
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As a parent, I've read with interest Elron's scripture about the baby's diet i.e. the barley pop method. I see pictures of Suri, and think, is this her history? And I also think, is this for SO parents only? Or the rank and file? I don't know. I know there are members who have confronted this question directly and I wonder; what happened :?:


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:38 am 
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Some do barley formula, some don't. It's not particularly enforced. Scientologists who elect to have babies are usually off-lines and not subject to a lot of attention, because scientologists are not very family oriented. For org staff having babies- the barley formula takes a lot of time as it's home made and time is something staff do not have. I have nothing against barley, but the fact that the formula calls for corn corn syrup- and some cow's milk- yuck. Mother's milk is proven to be far superior.

Babies are not allowed in the SO and haven't been for many years- but when they were- my guess is barley formula was the rule.

Suri Cruise- I doubt she's a barley formula baby.


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:10 pm 
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My Sci relatives fed their first baby barley water. Years later I came across some pictures of her when she was several months old and I immediately noticed how thin she was in comparison to other babies. Those within the cult see what they want to see or are told to see and that probably extends in some form to their closest WOG associates. That's the only explanation I have for not noticing it THEN. I do not believe that they fed that crap to their second child.


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:17 pm 
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Scientologyparent.com blog, promoted barley milk in 2011, (and it's possible result, SCURVY)!
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So, if you either can’t breastfeed, or if your child is going through a growth spurt and your breastmilk supply simply can’t keep up all of the sudden (which happened with both of our children) one seeks alternative ways to supplement the diet. Mr. Hubbard, in the article above, tendered a solution which he found worked and which any parent can easily try.
The recipe is...:*


So Tad Reeves, webmaster of Scientologyparent, in his role as ideal Scientology parent, is not only praising barley milk but teaching how to make this unscientific formula. His one "scientific" fact is that breast milk is better.** But scientists have continually found new substances in breast milk, like Omega-3, that are essential for babies. Reputable formula companies, while imperfect, at least use the latest widely accepted scientific findings. The message from Tad's post is that if breast-feeding isn't possible, it's perfectly fine to give barley milk formula to the baby. This is abuse of his position of trust; switching from breast milk to just barley milk formula can cause SCURVY:

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Infantile Scurvy: An Old Diagnosis Revisited with a Modern Dietary Twist, by Cynthia Burk, Rona Molodow, Pediatric Dermatology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA, 2007.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is necessary for the formation of collagen, reducing free radicals, and aiding in iron absorption. Scurvy, a disease of dietary ascorbic acid deficiency, is uncommon today. Indeed, implementation of dietary recommendations largely eradicated infantile scurvy in the US in the early 1900s.We present a case of an otherwise healthy 2-year-old Caucasian girl who presented with refusal to walk secondary to pain in her lower extremities, generalized irritability, sleep disturbance, and malaise. The girl's parents described feeding the patient an organic diet recommended by the Church of Scientology that included a boiled mixture of [b]organic whole milk, barley, and corn syrup [/b]devoid of fruits and vegetables. Physical examination revealed pale, bloated skin with edematous, violaceous gums and loosening of a few of her teeth. Dermatologic findings included xerosis, multiple scattered ecchymoses of the extremities, and perifollicular hemorrhage. Laboratory and radiographic evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of scurvy. The patient showed dramatic improvement after only 3 days of treatment with oral ascorbic acid and significant dietary modification.In this case report, we revisit the old diagnosis of scurvy with a modern dietary twist secondary to religious practices. This case highlights the importance of taking a detailed dietary history when evaluating diseases involving the skin.***


* Sept. 14, 20011 post, at http://www.scientologyparent.com/regard ... y-formula/
** Tad is squirreling (changing Hubbard policy) even to say that breast milk is better. Hubbard openly criticized breast milk.
*** http://lib.bioinfo.pl/paper:17428115


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:59 pm 
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My grandmother used to say to give barley water to an infant who is having stomach problems. So this barley water idea has been around a long time. Gerber even sells barley cereal for babies. Once again, LWrong just copies other people's ideas, then misapplies.


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:43 pm 
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eLwRONg was wrong about so many things.

Why wouldnt Suri be a Barley baby? TC is a tip top of the pyramid true believer and his bestie is DM, her baby handlers, um I mean nannies were scilons, so it would make sense that she would have been fed this glop. Might explain her Hubbard sized sweet tooth.


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:26 pm 
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I heard that this barley crap causes severe diarrhea in the infants.

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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:41 pm 
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brownjedi wrote:
eLwRONg was wrong about so many things.

Why wouldnt Suri be a Barley baby? TC is a tip top of the pyramid true believer and his bestie is DM, her baby handlers, um I mean nannies were scilons, so it would make sense that she would have been fed this glop. Might explain her Hubbard sized sweet tooth.


Also, Judith A mentioned above how skinny the barley-fed kid was compared to other kids. Suri is a very skinny kid, especially given how many sweets she's photographed eating.

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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:51 pm 
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It just makes sense that of all scilons he would insist on following the words of eLwRONg.


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:45 pm 
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Demented LRH wrote:
I heard that this barley crap causes severe diarrhea in the infants.
And adults, too. In Mormonism, drinking coffee is verboten. A coffee substitute recommended is Postum, which has malted barley as an ingredient. Coffee tastes much better and is not as harsh of diuretic as are barley drinks. <yuck>.


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 Post subject: Re: barley pop
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:15 pm 
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Yes Hubbard's 'barley formula' contains no Vitamin C, hence scurvy.

Flag put out a note advising parents of this. The Hubbard fanatics there were horrified at this heresy, cancelled the note and added firm instructions in the next edition of the Scientology Handbook to use barley formula with NO additives.

Here's current Church views on the subject:

http://www.scientologyparent.com/regard ... y-formula/

Which I'm glad to see DO mention adding vitamins. These are of course sensible, educated parents who will ignore literal interpretations of Scripture by childless Sea Ogres, just as educated Catholics think screw those old men in the Vatican and use contraceptives.

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