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Goals of the Institute
OBJECTIVE: The primary goal of the institute is to understand the factors which determined the development, growth and function of the brain. Since its foundation in 1990, the Institute has published 167 peer reviewed papers.
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT & NUTRITION: It has delivered evidence on maternal nutrition as a cause of low birthweight independent of socio-economic status, smoking and ethnicity. This evidence was gained from studies at the Homerton and Newham General Hospitals, in the East-end of London. RCTS It was confirmed in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). A second RCT demonstrated the efficacy of DHA supplementation in the prevention of veno-occlusive events which cause severe pain impact progressively damage the brain of children with sickle cell disease. A further RCT tested the Impact of an arachidonic + DHA supplement from first booking at 12 weeks post conception. The result has provided a bio-marker from the mono-unsaturates in the red cell membrane which predicts preterm birth at 34 weeks with a better than 90% confidence. MILIEU INTERIEUR: With the half life of the red cell being 120 days this result means that it is he nutrition and health status of the mother in the weeks if not months before conception which matters most to pregnancy outcome. Her health and nutritional status for achieving the optimum outcome for brain development needs to be in place for implantation of the fertilised ovum so to foster embryo-, organo- and neuro-genesis which takes place early after implantation. CONSCIOUSNESS AND MEMORY: The Institute's research into the evolution of the brainand H. sapiens has led to a new thesis to explain the precision of signalling in the photo-receptor and main brain as well as memory and recall. This explanation is based on the quantum mechanical wave function of the Tr-electrons on the six double bonds of DHA. The thesis is that DHA which so concentrated in the photo-receptor, neurons and synapses is acting as a semi-conductor to give absolute precision to ensure visual acuity and faithful execution of the neural pathway no s. There is other explanation for precision which is so essential to truthful function.IBCHN explains this unacceptable rise, and offers the means to both prevent it and provide for continued enhancement of humanity.
Mother and Child Foundation Synopsis
The Mother and Child Foundation is composed of a core group of committed humanitarian scientists . They are dedicated to improving the health and intelligence of future generations across the globe , by ensuring proper nutrition both for children, parents and even grandparents.
MCF research has been conducted over decades , under the leadership of Professor Michael Crawford, the world's leading expert on brain friendly nutrition. It demonstrates clearly that planned nutrition , based primarily on fresh marine produce, fresh water and fresh vegetables and fruit, has a decisive effect on the mental health and physical well being of the inhabitants to come of planet earth. And it is never too early to start. Simply adopting a healthy diet, giving up alcohol and abandoning smoking at puberty or in the early stages of pregnancy is woefully inadequate. This is the equivalent of bolting the stable door after the horse itself has bolted. Nutritional education and excellence , our research proves, must begin far earlier. The MCF sees the mental deterioration of the planetary population, caused by poor nutrition, as the prime threat to the stable future of humanity. MCF joins forces with the advocates of environmental conservation, such as Sir David Attenborough, Jayne Goodall and Greta Thunberg, in calling for more effective research combined with more vocal distribution and recognition of our crucial message. To get our message across we need funds. Funds to create scholarships, funds to support our research at Imperial College, and funds to combat the most extreme cases of malnutrition visible in some of the most economically challenged areas of the world. For example, Sudan, where an MCF task force has been active for many years. To contact MCF email Professor Michael Crawford at: Michael.crawford@imperial.ac.uk And join our fight to obliterate the greatest threat to the future of human civilisation on planet earth.IBCHN explains this unacceptable rise, and offers the means to both prevent it and provide for continued enhancement of humanity. Director's Update
