Let Freedom Fly: Alert!! Soy Such a Risky Food to Eat?

Here is a summary of soy's most glaring problems.

91 percent of soy grown in the US is genetically modified (GM).
The genetic modification is done to impart resistance to the toxic
herbicide Roundup. While this is meant to increase farming efficiency and
provide you with less expensive soy, the downside is that your soy is loaded
with this toxic pesticide. The plants also contain genes from bacteria that
produce a protein that has never been part of the human food supply.
GM soy has been linked to an increase in allergies. Disturbingly, the
only published human feeding study on GM
foods ever conducted verified that the gene inserted into GM soy transfers
into the DNA of our gut bacteria and continues to function. This
means that years after you stop eating GM soy, you may still have a
potentially allergenic protein continuously being produced in your
intestines.

Even more frightening is the potential for GM
soy to cause infertility in future generations, which has been evidenced
by recent Russian research.

Soy contains natural toxins known as "anti-nutrients."
Soy foods contain anti-nutritional factors such as saponins, soyatoxin,
phytates, protease inhibitors, oxalates, goitrogens and estrogens. Some of
these factors interfere with the enzymes you need to digest protein. While a
small amount of anti-nutrients would not likely cause a problem, the amount
of soy that many Americans are now eating is extremely high.

Soy contains hemagglutinin.
Hemagglutinin is a clot-promoting substance that causes your red blood
cells to clump together. These clumped cells are unable to properly absorb
and distribute oxygen to your tissues.

Soy contains goitrogens
Goitrogens are substances that block the synthesis of thyroid hormones
and interfere with iodine metabolism, thereby interfering with your thyroid
function.

Soy contains phytates.
Phytates (phytic acid) bind to metal ions, preventing the absorption of
certain minerals, including calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc -- all of
which are co-factors for optimal biochemistry in your body. This is
particularly problematic for vegetarians, because eating meat reduces the
mineral-blocking effects of these phytates (so it is helpful—if you do eat
soy—to also eat meat).

Soy is loaded with the isoflavones genistein and
daidzein
Isoflavones are a type of phytoestrogen, which is a plant compound
resembling human estrogen. These compounds mimic and sometimes block the
hormone estrogen, and have been found to have adverse effects on various
human tissues. Soy phytoestrogens are known to disrupt endocrine function,
may cause infertility, and may promote breast cancer in women.

Drinking even two glasses of soymilk daily for one month provides enough
of these compounds to alter your menstrual cycle. Although the FDA regulates
estrogen-containing products, no warnings exist on soy.

Soy has toxic levels of aluminum and manganese
Soybeans are processed (by acid washing) in aluminum tanks, which can
leach high levels of aluminum into the final soy product. Soy formula has up
to 80 times higher manganese than is found in human breast milk.

Soy infant formula puts your baby's health at risk.
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. infants are now fed soy formula, but the
estrogens in soy can irreversibly harm your baby's sexual development and
reproductive health. Infants fed soy formula take in an estimated five birth
control pills' worth of estrogen every day.

Infants fed soy formula have up to 20,000 times the amount of estrogen in
circulation as those fed other formulas!

There is also the issue of pesticides
and genetic
modification. Soy foods are both
heavily sprayed with pesticides and genetically modified (GM). More than 80
percent of the soy grown in the United States is GM. And more
than 90 percent of American soy crops are GM. Since the
introduction of GM foods in 1996, we've had an upsurge in low birth weight
babies, infertility, and other problems in the U.S. population, and animal
studies thus far have shown devastating effects from consuming GM soy. You may
want to steer clear of soy products for no other reason than a commitment to
avoiding GM foods... unless you wish to be a lab animal for this massive
uncontrolled experiment by the biotech industry.

What Soy Products are Good For You?

I want to be clear that I am not opposed to all soy. Soy can be
incredibly healthful, but ONLY if it is organic and properly
fermented. After a long fermentation
process, the phytate and "anti-nutrient" levels of soybeans are reduced, and
their beneficial properties become available to your digestive
system. You may have heard that
Japanese people live longer and have lower rates of cancer than Americans
because they eat so much soy—but it's primarily fermented soy that
they consume, and it's always been that way Fermented soy products are the only ones I recommend
consuming. These are the primary
fermented soy products you'll find:

Tempeh a fermented soybean cake with a firm texture and
nutty, mushroom-like flavor.

Miso, a fermented soybean paste with a salty, buttery
texture (commonly used in miso soup).

Natto, fermented soybeans with a sticky texture and
strong, cheese-like flavor.

Soy sauce, which is traditionally made by fermenting
soybeans, salt and enzymes; be wary because many varieties on the market
today are made artificially using a chemical process.

Please note that tofu is NOT on this list. Tofu is not fermented, so is not
among the soy foods I recommend.

Vitamin K2: One of the Major Benefits of Fermented Soy

One of the main benefits of fermented soy, especially natto, is that it is
the best food source of vitamin
K2. Vitamin K2 is essential to preventing osteoporosis, cardiovascular
disease, and diseases of the brain such as dementia, and protecting you from
various cancers including prostate, lung, liver cancer and
leukemia. Vitamin K acts synergistically
with vitamin
D to keep you healthy. Vitamin K is sometimes referred to as the "forgotten
vitamin" because its benefits are often overlooked. It was named after the
word "Koagulation," to reflect its essential role in blood clotting. In fact,
the enzyme nattokinase—derived from natto—is safer and more powerful than
aspirin in dissolving blood clots, and has been used safely for more than 20
years.

If you enjoy natto or some of the other fermented soy foods, you can get
several milligrams of vitamin K2 from them each day (this level far exceeds
the amount of vitamin K2 found even in dark green vegetables). Unfortunately, the health benefits of many of the
fermented soy foods fall by the wayside because many Americans do not enjoy
their flavor. If you don't want to
consume natto to get your vitamin K2, the next best thing would be to get use
supplemental Vitamin K2 (MK-7). Remember, vitamin K must be taken with a source of
fat in order to be absorbed. I
suggest adults consume about 150 mcg of vitamin K2
daily.

Tips for Avoiding Unwanted Soy Foods

For a simple rule of thumb, just remember that unless soy is fermented
(tempeh, miso, natto, or traditionally made soy sauce), you're better off
avoiding it.

Soy foods to avoid include:

Tofu

TVP (texturized vegetable protein) or soy protein isolate, which contains a
large amount of msg,
which you should definitely not consume

Soybean
oil

Soymilk

Soy cheese, soy ice cream, soy yogurt

Soy "meat" (meatless products made of TVP)

Soy protein

Edamame

Soy infant formula

The best way to eliminate non-fermented soy from your diet is to avoid
all processed foods and instead purchase whole foods that you prepare
yourself. If you do buy packaged foods, you
can check the label to see if it contains soy. The Food Allergen Labeling and
Consumer Protection Act, which took effect in January 2006, requires that food
manufacturers list soy on the label, because it's one of the top eight food
allergens. So, even if soy is hidden
in colors, flavors, or spice blends added to foods, it must be clearly stated
on the label.

One other common source of soy is lecithin which is used as a emulsifier in
many foods and supplements. Most lecithin in the US is derived from soy but
there are some newer products that extract it from organic sunflower. We
switched over to the organic sunflower lecithin a few years ago in all of our
products.

If you wish to know more about soy, I have provided a list of links below
to the many articles I've posted over the years on this subject. Remember, the
only way to avoid falling victim to shrewd marketing and misinformation is to
become knowledgeable about what the research actually says, and this is often
different from what is commonly passed around as "fact."

Soy is NOT a Health Food

The Danger of Soy for Infants, Children and Pregnant Women

How Soy Infant Formulas Can Devastate Your Child's Health

Government and Agribusiness Shenanigans

Soy and Your Reproductive System

Soy and Your Thyroid

Soy and Your Brain

Soy and Your Kidneys

Soy
Can Lead to Kidney Stones

Soy and Cancer Risk

Soy and Allergies

Other Soy Issues

source -- http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/18/soy-can-damage-your-health.aspx

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Alert!! Soy Such a Risky Food to Eat?