The use and sale of soy products has literally skyrocketed over the last 25 years. It’s a major commodity traded on Wall Street, and has been a major undoing of health in our country. Is there anywhere soy can benefit health? Yes, but that’s marginal at best.
The Japanese people have used soy in small amounts for centuries, but the form used in our country is very different from what’s consumed in Japan. When fermented, and used in small amounts, it has some medicinal benefits. The product called Natto, consumed in Japan has enzymatic properties capable of eating the plaque off your arteries and improving circulation.
Now that we’ve covered all the good, it’s time to look at the bad. Soy is high in Phytoestrogens.This is something that, as a man, I really don’t want. The amount this estrogenic compound influences the body has been down-played for far too long. Could this be foundational in gender confusion? It’s got me questioning this since soy is found in abundance in prepared foods.
Infant soy formulas are dangerous. Soy can irreversibly harm your baby's sexual development and reproductive health. Infants fed soy formula consume an estimated five birth control pills' worth of estrogen every day.
Hemagglutinin, found in soy, is a clot-promoting substance which causes red blood cells to clump together, and can precipitate strokes, heart attacks and reduce oxygen transport. With the ever increasing number of patients put on anti-clot drugs like Coumadin and warfarin, could this be a major cause?
Iodine metabolism is interfered by soy, due to the presence of goitrogens. Goitrogens block the synthesis of thyroid hormones and interfere with iodine metabolism, thereby interfering with your thyroid function. Since iodine is one of the missing elements in breast cancer, soy could have a role in initiating breast cancer. This with the increased estrogenic presence makes it doubly dangerous for the breasts.
Phytates, chemicals contained in soy, bind to minerals, and can interfere with absorption of major elements like calcium, magnesium, zinc, and iron. Besides blocking major minerals, some of the trace minerals required for endocrine function are also bound. Since consumption of meat helps partially offset the effect of phytates, use of soy as a protein substitute by vegetarians, puts them at a much greater risk of mineral deficiencies. So, if you insist consuming soy, eating meat is rather essential.
Because Asian women have shown less menopausal bone loss over the years, scientists assumed the use of soy, due to it’s estrogenic nature would help to slow or stop bone loss. Because of this, many soy supplements have been promoted to improve this. Unfortunately, there has been no evidence this helps, and in most cases, due to the goitrogenic nature of soy, those using the soy have more hot flashes. For this, I’ve often found use of an organic iodine to clear the hot flashes. The Asian women with lower bone loss are credited to eat very small amounts of soy, and what the do consume is of the fermented variety. Fermentation truly changes the way soy functions in the body.
“The Whole Soy Story” by Dr. Kaayla Daniel, points out thousands of studies linking soy to malnutrition, digestive distress, immune-system breakdown, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders and infertility, even cancer and heart disease.
As a holistic physician, I feel it’s imperative the public be made aware of the many cons out there, where manufactures lie in wait for the gullible health conscious public, who are seriously trying to remain healthy in an unhealthy world. False information abounds, especially on the internet. The precept that soy oil or soy protein is some kind of health food is creating conditions of obesity, low energy, weakened digestive function, immune failure, and cardiovascular damage. Seeing the muscle builder, gulping down soy protein to build muscle makes me cringe, knowing he will eventually have low testosterone and muscle loss.
The Japanese people have used soy in small amounts for centuries, but the form used in our country is very different from what’s consumed in Japan. When fermented, and used in small amounts, it has some medicinal benefits. The product called Natto, consumed in Japan has enzymatic properties capable of eating the plaque off your arteries and improving circulation.
Now that we’ve covered all the good, it’s time to look at the bad. Soy is high in Phytoestrogens.This is something that, as a man, I really don’t want. The amount this estrogenic compound influences the body has been down-played for far too long. Could this be foundational in gender confusion? It’s got me questioning this since soy is found in abundance in prepared foods.
Infant soy formulas are dangerous. Soy can irreversibly harm your baby's sexual development and reproductive health. Infants fed soy formula consume an estimated five birth control pills' worth of estrogen every day.
Hemagglutinin, found in soy, is a clot-promoting substance which causes red blood cells to clump together, and can precipitate strokes, heart attacks and reduce oxygen transport. With the ever increasing number of patients put on anti-clot drugs like Coumadin and warfarin, could this be a major cause?
Iodine metabolism is interfered by soy, due to the presence of goitrogens. Goitrogens block the synthesis of thyroid hormones and interfere with iodine metabolism, thereby interfering with your thyroid function. Since iodine is one of the missing elements in breast cancer, soy could have a role in initiating breast cancer. This with the increased estrogenic presence makes it doubly dangerous for the breasts.
Phytates, chemicals contained in soy, bind to minerals, and can interfere with absorption of major elements like calcium, magnesium, zinc, and iron. Besides blocking major minerals, some of the trace minerals required for endocrine function are also bound. Since consumption of meat helps partially offset the effect of phytates, use of soy as a protein substitute by vegetarians, puts them at a much greater risk of mineral deficiencies. So, if you insist consuming soy, eating meat is rather essential.
Because Asian women have shown less menopausal bone loss over the years, scientists assumed the use of soy, due to it’s estrogenic nature would help to slow or stop bone loss. Because of this, many soy supplements have been promoted to improve this. Unfortunately, there has been no evidence this helps, and in most cases, due to the goitrogenic nature of soy, those using the soy have more hot flashes. For this, I’ve often found use of an organic iodine to clear the hot flashes. The Asian women with lower bone loss are credited to eat very small amounts of soy, and what the do consume is of the fermented variety. Fermentation truly changes the way soy functions in the body.
“The Whole Soy Story” by Dr. Kaayla Daniel, points out thousands of studies linking soy to malnutrition, digestive distress, immune-system breakdown, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders and infertility, even cancer and heart disease.
As a holistic physician, I feel it’s imperative the public be made aware of the many cons out there, where manufactures lie in wait for the gullible health conscious public, who are seriously trying to remain healthy in an unhealthy world. False information abounds, especially on the internet. The precept that soy oil or soy protein is some kind of health food is creating conditions of obesity, low energy, weakened digestive function, immune failure, and cardiovascular damage. Seeing the muscle builder, gulping down soy protein to build muscle makes me cringe, knowing he will eventually have low testosterone and muscle loss.
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