Isoflavone-Free Soy Diet and Ovarian Hormones – (07-12-01)



Isoflavone-Free Soy Diet and Ovarian Hormones

There are two things to consider here. First, that despite its bad press, soy unquestionably has health benefits. The cultures with the highest intakes of soy typically have lower rates of many chronic conditions. But they consume soy in its unprocessed form. Here in a Western culture we need the active component hammered down into a small pill to give us the same health benefits. Well, this article shows that, without the isoflavones that are typically given most of the health-containing benefits, that soy still has the potential to positively affect a woman’s circulating hormone levels.

JCEM — Abstracts: Lu et al. 86 (7): 3045

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James Bogash

For more than a decade, Dr. Bogash has stayed current with the medical literature as it relates to physiology, disease prevention and disease management. He uses his knowledge to educate patients, the community and cyberspace on the best way to avoid and / or manage chronic diseases using lifestyle and targeted supplementation.







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