To clear up misconceptions on soy ..... Many people think of soy milk as a healthy milk substitute But you SHOULD NOT drink it. SAFE - Tempeh, miso, natto and soy sauce are fermented products. The fermentation process destroys the toxins. Tofu comes from the pressed “curds” of the soybean. The rest is thrown out – and the bad stuff along with it.( Be aware that 90% of soy is GM and sprayed heavily with pesticides - go ORGANIC!!!!) UNSAFE - Soy milk is bad for you. Any brand. It’s an unnatural byproduct of soy that your body can’t digest. If you were to eat unprocessed soy, it would cause cramping, nausea and more serious health problems. The soybean itself is inedible. It contains toxins meant to ward off insect predators. These include: * anti-nutrients that prevent your body from absorbing essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. * enzyme inhibitors that make it harder for your body to absorb protein. (Both of these substances can give you abdominal pain, gas, nausea, cramps and other gastrointestinal problems.) * hemagglutinin, a substance that promotes blood clots. * goitrogens, which cause gout and thyroid problems. Societies that depend heavily on soy-based foods use traditional preparation methods thousands of years old that neutralize or eliminate these poisons. Compare this with the industrial processes that go into making soy milk: washing the beans in alkaline or boiling them in a petroleum-based solvent; bleaching, deodorizing and pumping them full of additives; heat-blasting and crushing them into flakes; and then mixing them with water to make “milk.” This only adds more dangerous chemicals without removing any of soy’s natural toxins. This is NOT a “dietary staple” in China, Indonesia, or any other country. And it shouldn’t be here, either. CLAIM - Interest in soy is rising because scientists have discovered that a soy component called isoflavone appears to reduce the risk of certain diseases.” FACT: The opposite is true. Recent science suggests soy “isoflavones” are dangerous to your health. Isoflavone isn’t actually a single substance, but a category of substances. Isoflavones include “phyto-estrogens,” plant-based compounds that mimic the female hormone. Eat enough of these and you’ll upset your body’s hormonal balance. The young are especially vulnerable: research published just last year found that soy-based phyto-estrogens can cause “precocious puberty.” The study focused on a four-and-a-half year old girl who had developed breasts because her parents fed her too much soy formula. Clinical research also links two of these phyto-estrogens, genistein and daidzein, to childhood leukemia and breast cancer.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 09:47:05 +0000
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