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Monday 08:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 18:00 Tuesday 08:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 18:00 Wednesday 08:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 18:00 Thursday 08:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 18:00 Friday 08:00 - 14:30 Saturday 09:00 - 11:00

Lize Esterhuysen - Registered Dietitian & IBCLC

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Lize Esterhuysen - Registered Dietitian & IBCLC

Registered Dietitian & International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Home visits, office-based consultations and online consultations

06/08/2025

Breastfeeding and the Environment: Sustaining Health and the Planet

🌡️ 9. Cultural and Social Norms Around Feeding and Climate Awareness
• Normalize breastfeeding in public as part of eco-conscious living.
• Challenge marketing strategies that downplay formula’s environmental impact.
• Share indigenous and traditional knowledge about breastfeeding sustainability.

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05/08/2025

Breastfeeding and the Environment: Sustaining Health and the Planet

📣 10. What You Can Do: Individual & Collective Action
• How individuals can support breastfeeding mothers.
• Ways to educate communities and reduce stigma.
• Community campaigns to raise awareness of breastfeeding’s role in environmental protection.

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04/08/2025

Breastfeeding and the Environment: Sustaining Health and the Planet

💧 3. Breastfeeding and Water Conservation
• Formula preparation uses significant amounts of water: for production, sterilization, and cleaning bottles.
• Breastfeeding requires no water inputs beyond the mother’s hydration.
• Crucial for areas facing water scarcity and drought.

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03/08/2025

Breastfeeding and the Environment: Sustaining Health and the Planet

♻️ 2. Environmental Costs of Artificial Feeding
• Formula requires industrial processing, packaging, transport, and storage — all of which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
• Cow’s milk production for formula is water-intensive and contributes to methane emissions.
• Packaging waste (cans, plastics, teats, bottles) ends up in landfills and oceans.

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02/08/2025

Breastfeeding and the Environment: Sustaining Health and the Planet

🌍 1. Breastfeeding as a Natural, Sustainable Food System
• Breastmilk is a renewable resource with zero packaging, processing, or transport.
• It doesn’t contribute to waste or emissions, unlike formula production.
• Supports global goals for sustainable food systems and carbon reduction.

01/08/2025

Breastfeeding and the Environment: Sustaining Health and the Planet

WBW2025 will focus on environment and climate change, highlighting our roles in supporting breastfeeding to create a sustainable environment while reducing the climate impact of artificial feeding

12/07/2025

During Miami Swim Week, model and new mom Mara Martin made headlines by confidently walking the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway while bre@stfeeding her 5-month-old daughter. Dressed in a sparkly gold bikini, Mara carried her baby—who wore blue earmuffs to block the loud music—as the crowd cheered and celebrated the powerful moment.

Originally from Michigan, Mara was one of 16 finalists chosen to walk in the show at the W South Beach hotel. After the event, she shared on Instagram how surprised she was to be making headlines for something she does every day. Her goal? To help normalize bre@stfeeding and show the world that women are capable of doing it all.

She also praised other inspiring women who walked the runway, including a Paralympic athlete, a military recruit, and a cancer survivor, saying every woman there was a role model in her own right.

30/06/2025

Breastfeeding reduces cancer risk

The longer a woman breastfeeds, the more her risk for breast and ovarian cancers decreases. This is also the case for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations.

26/06/2025

GOLD Lactation Online Conference time of the year again💚🙌♥️

23/06/2025

Did you know breastmilk contains over 200 unique Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs)? Most of these aren’t digested by babies—but they do help protect them!

👶 How?
1️⃣ HMOs feed good gut bacteria, which make protective by-products called SCFAs.
2️⃣ SCFAs trick harmful germs into attaching to them—then they’re excreted out in the nappy!
3️⃣ SCFAs also make the gut acidic, creating an environment where harmful bacteria can’t survive. 💪✨

11/06/2025

Do fully breastfed babies need extra iron? Not even the MDs in the AAP can agree. Now, we have new findings from a 2025 meta-analysis that compares iron with no iron breastfed babies. What did we learn? While at 6 months, the iron group had higher hemoglobin levels, by 1 year there was no difference and the iron group gained less weight and had less growth in head circumference. Read more about it here:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40464050/

21/04/2025

Letting children play with food can actually help them explore and accept more variety in their diet.

By touching, smelling, and interacting with new foods in a fun, pressure-free way, kids are more likely to feel comfortable trying them — and even enjoying them over time!

Address

Therapy Connect, 28 Cathedral Street
George
6529

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 14:30
	17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 14:30
	17:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 14:30
	17:00 - 18:00
Thursday	08:00 - 14:30
	17:00 - 18:00
Friday	08:00 - 14:30
Saturday	09:00 - 11:00

Website

https://georgesportsdietitian.my.canva.site/lize-esterhuysen-registered-dietitian-ibclc, http://www.therapyconnect.co.za

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