Today I'd like to talk about the dangers of soy.
The reported health benefits and marketing of soy based food
has lead to significantly increased popularity worldwide.
Soy marketers advertise benefits covering everything from heart disease,
to menopause,
and other conditions.
But is soy really nature's miracle food,
or is its reputation just a bunch of hype?
A frequently heard argument is that soy plays a key role
in a long, healthy life span
enjoyed by the Japanese people.
Why then is the life expectancy of the average American so much shorter
than that of the Japanese
if we consume large amounts of soybeans?
Soy can be organic or genetically modified,
the genetically modified soy
is to be avoided at all cost,
as the hazards of genetic modification
are some of the worst procedures
of modern-day biotechnology.
Not only are all genetically modified products unhealthy humans and animals,
but also
to the normal plants that grow in the surrounding area
due to winds causing cross-pollination resulting in
the possibility of mutated species.
Literally tosnof products consumed in the United States contain soy,
but the bean's popularity in the U.S. is a fairly recent development.
Maybe soy just hasn't been part of the American diet long enough to make a
noticeable difference...
that wouldn't be a bad guess but it's still wrong.
The real difference lies in the fact that the japanese eat
fermented soy
which is drastically different from the unfermented soy found in
dried soy beans, soy milk, and tofu.
Fermented soy products such fermented soy milk, tofu,
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miso
soy sauces, tempeh, and natto,
may on the other hand,
help prevent certain cancers and other diseases.
This may be largely due to the fermentation process, which increases the
amount of available isoflavones in the soy.
Fermentation makes use of life organisms.
Unfermented soy products in America,
are not only deficient isoflavones but they are
full of natural toxins that could block essential enzymes needed
for protein digestion.
Doctor Joseph Mercola says soybeans are high in physic acid
present bran or hull of all seeds;
it's a substance that could block the uptake of essential minerals:
calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, and especially zinc in the intestinal tract.
He adds that a large percentage of soy is also genetically modified
and contaminated by pesticides.
According to researchers,
men who regularly consume foods containing soy
are more likely to suffer from a lower sperm count.
Obese and overweight men are also at a higher-risk for decreased sperm
concentration.
Other dangers of soy
include
thyroid disorders, especially in women,
kidney stones,
a weak immune system,
food allergies and digestive problems,
estrogen dominance in male and females,
Another danger of consuming unfermented soy
is the accumulation of phytoestrogens,
which can mimic the effects of
the female hormone, estrogen.
Phytoestrogens have been found
to have an adverse effect
on normal hormone levels.
Drinking only two glasses of soy milk daily for one month
has enough phytoestrogens to alter
a women's menstrual cycle.
Soy is also dangerous for infants and should be avoided
at all costs.
It's been estimated that infants
who are exclusively fed soy formula
receive the equivalent
of five birth control pills worth of o-estrogen
everyday. So how do you eliminate
toxins from soy?
Do not drink soy milk;
never feed you child soy based infant formulas;
avoid eating soy based products,
unless they've been fermented, such as a natto, tempeh, miso,
soy sause, and fermented tofu;
be wary of soy-meat substitutes,
and items containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein,
cause most of the time they're made from soy.
Margarine,
vegetable oils, shortenings,
mayonaise, salad dressings, those are also common places to find soy.
So read the labels before buying products.
Be on the lookout for soy when you're dining at Asian food restaurants;
if you're in doubt, always ask
whether a dish contains soy.
Read the labels on
all your food products when you shop.
You may be surprised at just how many products contain soy.
Products containing lecithin
MSG (Mono Sodium Glutimate), or national flavors almost always contain soy.
Avoid processed foods.
I believe nearly
every disease
or abnormal condition
known to humans
is caused,
triggered,
or amplified by the toxic exposure and ingestion
of harmful compounds such as soy.
This is why it's so important to reduce or eliminate the amount of toxins
entering your body on a daily basis.
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