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I used to put a scoop of SOy powder in orange juice before walking every morning. I felt dizzy and my pulse rate dropped. Once I forced myself to eat a SOy burger because I had heard that SOy was good for you. I got very weak and dizzy. When I stood up, my legs buckled under me like rubber. I stopped eating SOy after that...
   
 
   
 
Dr. Joseph Mercola (www.Mercola.cOM) says - 'there is a thyroid problem / SOy associated epidemic' ... Most SOy is GMo (genetically modified) unless it says “organic”. Non fermented SOy should be avoided (including Tofu). Fermented SOy (Tempeh, Miso, and Natto) is probably okay. SOy contains Trypsin inhibitors which interfere with protein digestion. SOy is loaded with goitergens which impair thyroid function. SOy contains phytic acid which impairs the ability to absorb minerals. SOy contains phytoestrogens. SOy infant formulas should be avoided. They have found 20,000 times the amount of estrogen in the blood of babies on SOy infant formula compared to babies not on SOy. SOy formula contains toxic levels of manganese and aluminum. SOy protein isolate (aka textured vegetable protein) has high levels of MSG and aluminum.
   
Deborah Koons Garcia (Massachusetts School of Law)--believes that the increase in allergies and asthma in children may be caused by SOy and other GMo foods.  
   
Dr. Sherrill Sellman, MD states -- Asians consume very little SOy.  SOy was never considered a nutritional food.  It was only consumed in times of famine when there was nothing else to eat.  Asians eat fermented SOy which is easier to digest.  The Chinese eat only 2 teaspoons of fermented SOy a day.  The Japanese eat 2 tablespoons a day.  SOy is dangerous—It is one of the top most allergenic foods.  SOy is cross reactive to wheat.  SOy causes a range of inflammatory conditions.  It is goitergenic.   One glass of SOy milk (4 tbsp of SOy) affects the thyroid causing hypothyroidism.  SOy increases the need for vitamin D.  It is an inefficient form of B12.  It has a trypsin inhibitor which blocks the absorption of protein.  SOy interferes with the function of the pancreas.  SOy is estrogenic.  Babies on SOy formula are taking the equivalent of 5 birth control pills a day.  The estrogens in SOy cause early puberty in children and reproductive abnormalities.  SOy is not recognized by the government as GRAS (Generally recognized as safe).  The request for GRAS labeling was denied.  
   
 
Dr. Alan Greene MD says—SOy ingredients are in a vast array of our foods. 2/3 of fat consumed comes from SOybean oil. SOy protein islolate comes from SOy meal. 98% is fed to livestock. SOy is contaminated with organophophate pesticides. 87% of SOy is GMo. Only use certified organic SOy.
   
 
SO (why?) is something SO high in potential for allergic reactions as SOy consumed at all?
The following is an excerpt from--
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
SOy is also a diabetogenic [diabetes causing] and kaphagenic [mucous causing] food. It is a low-mineral food that robs the body of minerals. About 90 percent of all SOy is genetically modified (GMO). SOy is also one of the top seven allergens, and is widely known to cause immediate hypersensitivity reactions. While in the last forty years SOy has occupied an important place in the transition from an unhealthy meat-based diet to vegetarian and vegan cuisine, it is time for us to upgrade our food choice to one having more benefits, and fewer negative possibilities. In 1986, Stuart Berger MD, placed SOy among the seven top allergens—one of the “sinister seven.
Berger, S. Dr. Berger’s Immune Power Diet. New York: New American Library, 1986.
>0308 The process  of fermenting SOy dramatically reduces its potential for causing allergic  reactions by as much as 99 percent. During the fermentation  process, large proteins are broken down into smaller pieces. These  smaller pieces are not recognized by the antibodies that produce the allergic  reaction.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306113750.htm
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/27/why-this-type-of-soy-is-better.aspx
>0308 ‘SOy milk  formulas comply with a vegetarian diet, but vegetarian diets are generally not  recommended for infants… There is no good evidence that SOy helps in colic,  loose stools, stomach upset, vomiting, or any belly discomfort… If a baby is  allergic to cow milk proteins they are often allergic to SOy milk proteins also…  Hydrosylate formulas are a better choice for milk protein allergies in most  cases.’
Dr. Michael Davis MD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg5DmYQQ
>0108  Eliminating SOy from the diet can be difficult for vegans eating processed  foods. Many pre-packaged and prepared foods contain hidden SOy listed as  “textured vegetable protein” (TVP), “textured plant protein,” “hydrolyzed  vegetable protein” (HVP), “vegetable oil,” or “MSG” (monosodium glutamate),  “lecithin,” “vegetable broth,” “bouillon,” “natural flavor,” or  “mono-diglycerides.” Vegans would be better off eating live, plant-sourced foods  and avoiding restaurants that serve foods with SOy products in them.
THERE IS  A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
>0108  A healthy diet should consist of 80-percent-live and 20-percent-cooked food with  a minimum of SOy products. SOy increases IGF-1 (Insulin Growth  Factor-1) which could stimulate cancer. Milk also contains IGF-1  (but at a lower level than SOy) and for this reason, Canada does not allow rBGH  milk from the U.S.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
>0108  Infants on SOy formula had concentrations of isoflavones (estrogen-like  substances) in their blood that were 13,000 to 22,000 times higher than the  normal concentrations of natural estrogen.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by  Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
  
>0108  SOy is low in essential minerals. In addition, SOy contains  phytin, which removes the essential  minerals from the body before they can be absorbed.
THERE IS A CURE FOR  DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
  
Now I only buy organic eggs and organic chicken, unless it is Marks & Spencer chicken from a supplier unique to M&S.
Problem solved. I find the eggs are okay whichever way I choose to cook them, yummy! ..." If we had had three comments within a week, how many more people were having chicken/egg related problems - and were they really right, that it was the SOy feed that was causing the problem?
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson investigates after the FM newsboard received three calls within about SOy residues within one week ... http://www.foodsmatter.com/Conditions/Allergy%20and%20Intolerance/Soya.in.chicken.html
>1107  SOy ingredients are in many of our foods. 66% of fat consumed comes  from SOybean oil. SOy protein islolate from SOy meal is added to  many of our foods. 98% of SOy grown is fed to livestock in the form  of SOy meal. SOy is contaminated with organophophate pesticides.  87% of SOy is GMo (genetically engineered). One should use only  certified organic SOy.
Dr. Alan Greene MD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHrj1Yv-1Y&feature=related
>1007  ‘SOy—Cause or Cure?
Things You Must Know about the Link Between Soy and  Breast Cancer’
SOy protein contains dangerous levels of plant estrogens that  have been shown to increase the risk for breast cancer.
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/Soy_BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.pdf
>1007  ‘SOy Foods Lower Sperm Count’
A study of 100 men showed that the men who  consumed the highest levels of SOy foods had fewer sperm than men who did not  consume any SOy.”
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/MaleFertility.pdf
>0907  ‘Oprah Diagnosed with Thyroid Disease—Are Soy Products to Blame?’
Oprah  Winfrey announced that she "blew out" her thyroid raising the question of  whether her diagnosis was the result of frequent consumption of SOy milk and  other SOy products. Dr. Daniel states that for menopausal women,  SOy is neither safe nor effective as a method of hormone replacement therapy. http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/OprahDiagnosedWithThyroidDisease.pdf
  
>0907  Asians are not healthier people because they eat soy. Asians consume very little  SOy. SOy was never considered a nutritional food. It was only consumed in times  of famine when there was nothing else to eat. Asians eat fermented SOy which is  easier to digest. The Chinese and Japanese eat approximately 2 teaspoons of  fermented SOy a day. SOy is dangerous. It is one of  the top most allergenic foods. SOy is cross reactive to wheat. SOy causes a  range of inflammatory conditions. It is goitergenic. One glass of SOy milk  affects the thyroid causing hypothyroidism. SOy increases the need for vitamin  D. It is an inefficient form of B12. It has a trypsin inhibitor which blocks the  absorption of protein and interferes with the function of the pancreas. SOy is  estrogenic. Babies on SOy formula are taking the equivalent of 5 birth control  pills a day. The estrogens in SOy cause early puberty in children and  reproductive abnormalities. SOy is not recognized by the government as GRAS  (Generally Recognized As Safe).
Dr.  Sherrill Sellman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWMs5EzXHVM&feature=related
>0507  ‘VEGAN PARENTS JAILED FOR BABY'S DEATH’
A six  week old baby died of starvation after being fed SOy milk and apple juice.  
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/SOYMILKdeaths2.pdf
>1206  SOy is one of the most processed foods out there. It is in many foods including  SOy dogs, SOy burgers, SOy milk. SOy has phytic acid which leaches important  nutrients from the body. Babies should never be given SOymilk. Babies should be  breastfed. If you need an alternative, use raw milk, not pasteurized milk. SOy  milk has estrogens. Male babies about 18 months old have a testosterone peak.  The estrogens in soymilk interfere with the male hormones. Babies on SOy milk  have estrogen levels 200 times the normal amount. Young girls with too much  estrogen maturate early, reaching puberty at the age of 8 or 9. Many other  products have estrogens, including detergents.
Dr. Ed Connaughton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ZLyFzmHyw&feature=related
> 1106  ‘FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO REQUIRE WARNING LABELS ON SOY FOODS’
“The French Food  Agency (AFSSA) has announced tough new regulations that will require  manufacturers to improve the safety of SOy infant formula and to put warning  labels on packages of SOy foods and SOy milk.”
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/FrenchWARNING.pdf
>1106  ‘You Can’t Milk a SOy Cow’
SOy is  one of the most genetically modified products out there. They've taken the  SOybean and turned it into SOymilk, tofu, tofurky, SOy chips. Any  kind of food you can think of now has SOy in it. SOy is considered the ultimate  in health foods. The truth is that SOy is not good for women. It suppresses the  thyroid function. SOy is not the reason that Asians are healthy. The truth is  that in the 1930s, SOy intake was only 1.5% of their diet. 65% was pork. If you  can go hunt down a SOycow and milk it, then great--use that for your soy source.  If not, stick with whole healthy natural foods that you were meant to eat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eGmIMYZiSQ&NR=1
>1006  believes that the increase in allergies and asthma in children may be caused by  SOy and other GMo foods. The four genetically engineered crops are SOy, corn,  cotton, and canola oil. Corn syrup and lecithin (SOy) is in almost everything.  These foods have a lot stronger effect on children than on adults, because  children are growing. Genetically engineered bovine growth hormone is given to  cows and ends up in the milk, so many people are going to organic milk.
Deborah  Koons Garcia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhdRoyhoUj4
>0106  AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION REVERSES POSITION SOY HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON  CHOLESTEROL
“The American Heart Association's decision will send shock waves  through the SOy industry, which has profited mightily from marketing the myth  that SOy prevents heart disease. Millions of Americans have been sold on the  idea that is a heart-healthy food. In fact, scientists have long known that SOy  does not reliably lower cholesterol and that it raises other heart disease risk  factors, including homocysteine levels. Recently a study even showed that SOy  worsens cardiomyopathy.“
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/AHAheartSOY.pdf
>0106  'there is a thyroid problem / SOy associated epidemic' ... Most SOy is GMo  (genetically modified) unless it says “organic”. Non fermented SOy should be  avoided (including Tofu). Fermented organic SOy (Tempeh, Miso, and Natto) is  probably okay. SOy contains Trypsin inhibitors which interfere with protein  digestion. SOy is loaded with goitergens which impair thyroid function. SOy  contains phytic acid which impairs the ability to absorb minerals. SOy contains  phytoestrogens which cause complications in young children and infants. SOy  infant formulas should be banned and removed from the commercial market. They  have found 20,000 times the amount of estrogen in the blood of babies on SOy  infant formula compared to babies not on SOy. SOy formula contains toxic levels  of manganese and aluminum. SOy protein isolate (aka textured vegetable protein)  has high levels of MSG and aluminum.
Dr.  Joseph Mercola
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZs0DGW1Jk&NR=1
>0106  Soy Alert!
“The  dangers of SOy: High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of  minerals. Trypsin inhibitors in SOy  interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders.  SOy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to  cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women. SOy  phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may  cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of SOy formula has been linked to  autoimmune thyroid disease. Vitamin B12 analogs in SOy are not  absorbed and actually increase the body’s requirement for B12. SOy foods  increase the body’s requirement for vitamin D. Toxic synthetic vitamin D2 is  added to soy milk. Fragile proteins are over-denatured during high temperature  processing to make SOy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.  Processing of SOy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and  highly carcinogenic nitrosamines. Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent  neurotoxin, is formed during SOy food processing and additional amounts are  added to many SOy foods to mask SOy’s unpleasant taste. SOy foods  contain high levels of aluminum, which is toxic to the nervous system and the  kidneys.”
www.westonaprice.org/brochures/SoyAlertTrifold.pdf
> 0805  The Promotion of Soy: “Early SOy food promotion in America aimed at two specific  markets—vegetarians and the poor—Thus began the campaign to sell SOy products to  the upscale consumer, not as a cheap poverty food, but as a miracle substance  that would prevent heart disease and cancer, whisk away hot flashes, build  strong bones and keep us forever young. SOy funds for research enlisted the  voices of university professors who haplessly demonized the competition—meat,  milk, cheese, butter and eggs.”
www.westonaprice.org/soy/promotion.html
>0705  ISRAELI HEALTH MINISTRY ISSUES SOY WARNING
Scientists, doctors and  nutritionists who have warned that SOy is not a health food and poses special  risks to infants and children
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/IsraelSOYadvisory.pdf
CONSUMERS  MISLED BY NATIONAL SOYFOODS MONTH SOY EXPERT WARNS OF MARKETING PLOY
The  SOyfoods Association of North America touts SOy as the nutritious solution for  children who are allergic to dairy products, peanuts and tree nuts. However, SOy  is one of the top eight allergens, and SOy allergies are on the rise. The FDA  now requires food manufacturers to list SOy ingredients clearly on food labels  because of this danger.
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/SoyFoodsMonth1.pdf
>0305  Scientists are not completely certain which components of SOy cause allergic  reactions. They have found at least sixteen allergenic proteins, and some  researchers pinpoint as many as thirty.
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy  Story. www.TheWholeSOyStory.cOM
>0305  “Children with severe allergy to peanut should avoid intake of SOy protein. To  be on the safe side she further advised parents to make an effort to “avoid  sensitization” by limiting both peanuts and SOybeans during the third trimester  of pregnancy, during breast feeding, and by avoiding the use of SOy formula…A  significant number of children with cow’s milk protein intolerance develop SOy  protein intolerance when SOy milk is used in dietary management… a SOy protein  component that cross reacts with caseins from cow’s milk. Cross reactions occur  when foods are chemically related to each other…babies under three-months old  who had reacted poorly to dairy formula also reacted to SOy  formula.”
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story http://www.wholesoystory.com/index.php?pageID=Media
>0305  “Allergic reactions occur not only when SOy is eaten but when SOybean flour or  dust is inhaled…SOy dust is very asthmogenic and that asthma morbidity in a  community can be influenced by exposures in the ambient atmosphere.”
http://www.wholesoystory.com/index.php?pageID=Excerpts
  
>0204  ‘Soy Alert: Soy: The Dark Side of America's Favorite’ --Sally Fallon and Mary  Enig reveal the truth about soy in the average diet. SOy depresses  thyroid function, increases the incidence of Alzheimer's and dementia, causes  digestive problems and mineral deficiencies, and is dangerous for infants and  children.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/darkside.html
>0104  Scientists have known since 1926 that some plants and herbs have a contraceptive  effect. In the 1940s scientists discovered three plant estrogens in clover, a  plant closely related to SOy. In female sheep, eating clover caused endometrial  damage and cervical mucus changes which were associated with an inability to  conceive.
http://www.thewholesoystory.com/BREEDING_DISCONTENT.pdf
>0104  ‘SOy goes by many aliases.’ such as “textured vegetable protein (TVP), “textured  plant protein,” “hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP),” “vegetable protein  concentrate,” “vegetable oil” or “MSG (monosodium glutamate).” Ingredient lists  also include words such as “lecithin,” “vegetable oil,” “vegetable broth,”  “boullion,” “natural flavor” or “mono-diglyceride” that do not necessarily come  from SOy, but are likely to.
http://www.thewholesoystory.com/WHERE_THE_SOYS_ARE.pdf
>0104 SOy is hidden in thousands of everyday foods and items. This can be a challenge for people who are allergic to SOy as some people experience severe allergic reactions to even tiny amounts of soy. Those who are allergic to SOy must eliminate all SOy from their diets. http://www.thewholesoystory.com/WHERE_THE_SOYS_ARE.pdf
>0501 ‘SOy Alert! THE SOy CONTROVERSY’ describes how the US government is promoting SOy products as meat replacements for humans, while at the same time many prominent scientists are warning of the dangers of SOy. www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_controversy.html
>0900  SOy is a powerful cancer promoter of the breast, prostate, lung, and  colon. SOy is almost twice as powerful as milk protein in  increasing IGF1 [insulin like growth factor 1] which contributes to cancer  development.
J din Endocrinol Metah, March 2003,  88(3)1048—1054.
Yu, H. “Role of the insulin-like  growth factor family in cancer development and progression.” J Natl Cancer Inst,  Sept. 20, 2000, 92(18):1472-1489.
>0400  ‘Tragedy and Hype: The Third International SOy Symposium’ describes how SOy was  marketed as a ‘miracle food’ to gain customer support. SOy is in almost  everything from animal feed to processed foods and school lunch programs.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/tragedy.html
>0400  High midlife tofu consumption was associated with low brain weight. Brain  atrophy was assessed in 574 men using MRI results and in 290 men using autopsy  information. Shrinkage occurs naturally with age, but the men who had consumed  more tofu showed an exaggeration of shrinkage.
White, L R, Petrovitch, H, Ross, G W, Masaki, K H,  Hardman j, Nelson. J, Davis. D, and Markeshery, W. “Brain aging and midlife tofu  consumption.” J Am Coll Nutr, April 2000,  19(2):242—255.
>0100  ‘Myths and Truths About SOy’-- The Weston A Price Foundation exposes the myths  and explains the truth behind a number of soy fallacies:
Myth: SOy foods provide complete  protein.
Truth: Like all legumes, SOy beans are deficient in  sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine. In addition, modern  processing denatures fragile lysine.
Myth: Fermented SOy foods can provide  vitamin B12 in vegetarian diets.
Truth: The compound that  resembles vitamin B12 in SOy cannot be used by the human body; in fact, SOy  foods cause the body to require more B12
Myth: SOy formula is safe for  infants.
Truth: SOy foods contain trypsin inhibitors that inhibit  protein digestion and affect pancreatic function. In test animals, diets high in  trypsin inhibitors led to stunted growth and pancreatic disorders. SOy foods  increase the body's requirement for vitamin D, needed for strong bones and  normal growth. Phytic acid in SOy foods results in reduced bioavailabilty of  iron and zinc which are required for the health and development of the brain and  nervous system. SOy also lacks cholesterol, likewise essential for the  development of the brain and nervous system. Megadoses of phytoestrogens in SOy  formula have been implicated in the current trend toward increasingly premature  sexual development in girls and delayed or retarded sexual development in  boys.
Myth: Modern SOy foods protect against  many types of cancer.
Truth: A British government report concluded  that there is little evidence that SOy foods protect against breast cancer or  any other forms of cancer. In fact, SOy foods may result in an increased risk of  cancer.
Myth: SOy estrogens (isoflavones) are  good for you.
Truth: SOy isoflavones are phyto-endocrine  disrupters. At dietary levels, they can prevent ovulation and stimulate the  growth of cancer cells. Eating as little as 30 grams (about 4 tablespoons) of  SOy per day can result in hypothyroidism with symptoms of lethargy,  constipation, weight gain and fatigue.
Myth: SOy foods are safe and  beneficial for women to use in their postmenopausal years.
Truth:  SOy foods can stimulate the growth of estrogen-dependent tumors and cause  thyroid problems. Low thyroid function is associated with difficulties in  menopause.
Myth: Phytoestrogens in SOy foods can  enhance mental ability.
Truth: A recent study found that women  with the highest levels of estrogen in their blood had the lowest levels of  cognitive function; In Japanese Americans tofu consumption in mid-life is  associated with the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease in later  life.
Myth: SOy foods are good for your sex  life.
Truth: Numerous animal studies show that soy foods cause  infertility in animals. SOy consumption enhances hair growth in middle-aged men,  indicating lowered testosterone levels. Japanese housewives feed tofu to their  husbands frequently when they want to reduce his virility.
> 0100  Men who eat SOy isoflavones increase their chance of estrogen dominance leading  to hair loss, swollen prostate glands and prostate cancer. A high  SOy intake significantly reduces testicular function and lowers luteinizing  hormone (LH) production, which is what signals the testicles to work.
Nagata, C, et al. “Inverse association of SOy product intake with  serum androgen and estrogen in Japanese men.” Nutr Cancer, 2000,  36(1):14—18.
Zhong, Ying, et al. “Effects of dietary snpplement of  SOy protein isolate and low fat diet on prostate cancer.” FASEB J, 2000,  14(4):a531.11.
>0100  Isoflavones decrease the good cholesterol (HDL), thus contributing to heart  disease.
Asheon, E, and Ball, M. “Effects of SOy as tofu vs. meat on lipoprotein  concentrations.” EurJ Cliii Nutr, Jan. 2000,  54(1):14—19,
Madani, 5, et al. “Dietary protein level and origin  (casein and highly purihed SOybean protein) affect hepatic storage, plasma lipid  transport, and antioxidative defense status in the rat.” Nutrition, May  2000, 16(S):368—375. 
>1299  ‘The amount of phytoestrogens that are in a day’s worth of SOy infant formula  equals 5 birth control pills,’ says Mike Fitzpatrick, a New Zealand  toxicologist.
“SOy Infant Formula Could Be Harmful to Infants: Groups Want it  Pulled.” Nutrition Week, Dec 10, 1999, 29(46):1—2; see also  www.SOyonlineservice.co.nz.
>0199  ‘SOy Alert—SOy Infant Formula - Better than Breastmilk?’ describes the many  dangers of SOy infant formula including allergies, nutritional deficiencies,  retarded growth, brain and nervous system problems, sexual abnormalities, and  cancer.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/infant.html
>0198  Female children fed the phytoestrogens in SOy formula reached puberty early,  sometimes as young as age 6 to 8.
Irvine, C H G, Fitzpatrick, M G, and  Alexander, S L. “Phytoestrogens in SOy based infant foods:  Concentrations, daily intake and possible biological effects.” Proc Soc Exp  Biol Med, 1998, 217:247—253.
>0797  The ‘daily exposure of infants to isoflavones in SOy infant-formulas is 6—11--  fold higher on a bodyweight basis than the dose that has hormonal effects in  adults consuming SOy foods.’
Setchell, K D, Zimmer-Nechemias, L, Cai, J,  and Heubi, J E. “Exposure of infants to phyto-oestrogens from SOy-based  infant formula.” The Lancet, July 5, 1997, 350(9070):23—27.
> 0297  SOy contains isoflavones with built-in insecticides (genistein and daidzein).  Isoflavones are estrogen-like substances that have the same effect in the body  as estrogen. Eating SOy can contribute to irritability, mood  swings, weight gain, uterine fibroids, fibrocystic breast disease, and  cancer.
Casanova, M, et al. “Developmental effects of dietary  phytoestrogens in Sprague: Dawley rats and interactions of genistein and  daidzein with rat estrogen receptors alpha and beta in vitro.” Toxicol Sci,  Oct. 1999, 51(2):236—244.
Santell, L, et al. “Dietary genistein  exerts estrogenic effects upon the uterus, mammary gland and the hypothalamic /  pituitary axis in rats.” J Nutr, Feb. 1997, 127(2):263—269.
Harrison, R M, et al. “Effect of genistein on  steroid hormone production in the pregnant rhesus monkey.” Proc Soc Exp Biol  Mcd, Oct. 1999, 222(1):78—84.
> 0796  SOy may also contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. In a major ongoing study  involving 3,734 elderly Japanese American men, those who ate the most tofu  during midlife had up to 2.4 times the risk of later developing Alzheimer’s  disease. As part of the three-decade-long Honolulu-Asia Aging Study,  twenty-seven foods and drinks were correlated with participants’ health. Men who  consumed tofu at least twice weekly had more cognitive impairment than those who  rarely or never ate the SOybean curd.
White, L R, Petrovich, H, Ross, G W  and Masaki, K H. “Association of mid-life consumption of tofu with late  life cognitive impairment and dementia: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.”  Fifth International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, #487, 27 July 1996,  Osaka, Japan.
White, L R, Petrovitch, H, Ross, G W, Masaki, K H, Hardman  j, Nelson. J, Davis. D, and Markeshery, W. “Brain aging and midlife tofu  consumption.” J Am Coll Nutr, April 2000,  19(2):242—255.
>  0196 Environmental and food estrogens, like those found in SOy, are  responsible for the worldwide reduction in male fertility.
Rapp, D J.  Is This Your Child’s World? New York: Bantam Books, 1996,  p.SO1.
> 0995  ‘Soy Alert—The Ploy of Soy’ describes the history of soy in China.  The Chinese consumed fermented foods such as tempeh, miso, natto, and  shoyu. Contrary to popular opinion, unfermented SOy products were not consumed  by the Chinese.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/ploy.html
> 0195  SOy isoflavones eaten during pregnancy may affect the sexual differentiation of  the fetus toward feminization, cause malformations of the reproductive tract, or  cause offspring to be born with both male and female sexual organs.
Levy,  j R, Faber, F A, Ayyash, L, and Hughes, CL. “The effect of prenatal  exposure to phytoestrogens genistein on sexual differentiation in rats.”  Proc Soc Exp Biol Mcd, 1995, 208:60—66.
> 0994  The amount of phytoestrogens [estrogen-like substances] in two glasses of SOy  milk per day is enough to change a woman’s menstrual patterns.
Cassidy, A,  Bingham, 5, and Setchell, K D. “Biological effects of a diet of SOy  protein rich in isoflavones on the menstrual cycle of premenopausal women.”  AmJ Clin Nutr, Sept. 1994, 60(3):333—340.
> 0190  SOy contains Isoflavones [estrogen-like substances] which decrease thyroid  hormone production. A hypothyroid condition can raise serum cholesterol, stunt a  children’s growth, create fatigue, and lead to obesity.
Divi, R L, Chang,  H C, and Doerge, D R. “Identification, characterization and mechanisms of  anti-thyroid activity of isoflavones from SOybeans.” Biocheni PhartnacoL  1997, 54:1087—1096.
Fort, P, Moses, N, Fasano, M, Goldberg, T, and  Lifshitz, E “Breast and SOy formula feedings in early infancy and the  prevalence of autoimmune disease in children.” JAm Coil Nutr, 1990, 9:164—1  65.
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I've heard that natural porcine thyroid capsules works for my low thyroid . I tried it for almost 6 weeks and it works absolutely fine. I'm glad I have taken it before the symptoms have gotten worse.
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