Phytoestrogens Alter Adrenocortical Function This study finds that the genistein and daidzein (both found in soy) lower cortisol levels and increase DHEA levels, essentially reversing the pregnonolone steal. The pregnonlone steel occurs when precursers in the adrenal cortex get shunted over to cortisol production instead of DHEA in times of chronic or extreme stress. JCEM […]
Soy Extract Slows Prostate Cancer Growth in Mice More evidence is accumulating that altered estrogen metabolism in men can lead to prostate problems. This would be the unhealthy conversion of estrogen into a more dangerous by product, potentially irritating the prostate. It makes sense that soy would attunate these effects. Cruciferous vegetables high in indole-3-carbinol […]
Caution Urged on Soy-Based Menopause Remedies Remember what I said about natural medicine being held to a higher standard than traditional medicine? Here we have a researcher saying that we are not fully informed on how soy works in the human body and so we need to be careful with its use. A little reality […]
Few dietary recommendations garner as much controversy as soy. Even more complicated is trying to decide if soy milk is bad for breast cancer recurrence. If you just run an Internet search for “soy” you will get results back that suggest that soy products will cause men to grow instant breasts, leave newborn males infertile, lead […]
FLAVONOID GLUCOSIDES ARE HYDROLYZED AND THUS ACTIVATED IN THE ORAL CAVITY You can add this one to the damaging effects of antibiotics. Always irks me when all the concern about antibiotic overuse focuses on antibiotic resistance, when the real, long term damage comes from destroying normal bacterial flora. This study finds that the bacterial conversion […]
