I've always been fascinated by the idea that Mother Nature "doesn't care" about people after age 40 (which is when I presume most people stop having children). From a Judeo-Christian point of view, of course, God cares about everyone of all ages. Evolutionary theory would say that any inheritable trait that makes one more likely to propagate a vigorous line of descendents is a plus. I cannot count thr number of grandparents and greatgrandparents that take care of children. If they were not there and willing to help their descendents into adulthood, their genes would be less likely to continue. Surely Mother Nature cares about older people, but aging is still a losing battle healthwise. David Tinkelman ------------------ Reply Separator -------------------- Originally From: Subject: Re: How much milk needed after weaning Date: 02/27/2000 08:40pm The original point was...that like any other mammal, you don't need much milk after you are weaned from bottle or breast. The point was that you don't need creative ways to trick, or even ease your child into drinking milk. It is true that humans live much longer than Mother Nature ever thought we would, so calcium supplementation should be adequate, but lets not lets not put too much emphasis on it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - group. "http://www.pcc.com/lists/";