IS IT TRUE THAT IN TIBET AND INDIA THE FIRST THING GIVEN TO A NEWBORN CHILD IS GHEE?
Yes, in both India and Tibet there is a long tradition of doing so. In a recent talk in San Francisco, Dr Yeshe Dhonden, personal physician to the Dalai Lama, said: “Right after a child is born. . . even before mother’s milk is given, approximately one teaspoonful of melted ghee with a little molasses or honey is given to the child. This is why we Tibetans are so oily- why we have such shining complexions. I did this for the child of an American that I delivered in Dharmsala, and now that child’s face is oilier than the usual Westerner.
