For those of you that read my blog post on soy a few weeks ago and still think I’m off my rocker and being paid under the table by the soy growers association, I present exhibit B. With the usual caveats of non-processed and non-GMO soy, the research is overwhelmingly in support of soy as part […]
Phytoestrogen Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk Scanning quickly would give you the idea that soy intake has no effect on breast cancer risk in non-asian women. Reading further, however, you will find that this study evaluated their “usual” intake of tofu at one serving per week, which is less than the 3+ servings shown to […]
A simple Google search will leave you confused about whether eating soy is good for your heart and blood vessels or as evil as Twinkies. Ok…so nothing could be as evil as Twinkies. But what IS the deal with soy? Is it good for us, or does it vaporizes the thyroid, cause breast cancer and […]
Classic Presentation of Celiac Disease Is Not Most Common This interesting portion of this article is that one third of patients in this study were originally identified as having irritable bowel syndrome. Most patients had seen three physicians before the correct diagnosis was made. Celiac disease is an allergy to one of the proteins found […]
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 […]
