information on soy ~ is it really a good thing?

[troutfarm]

food for thought

www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/

I know there are different schools of thought on soy. I am of the opinion that it is not very good for you and doing soy every day for those who do soy milk etc. that it can actually harm you. Here is a site that I think has good information on soy. I heard the man who started the site speak on public radio and I thought he was amazing. He first started studying the effects of soy when people's birds were maturing way too young after eating food with soy in it. If you think you are not consuming much soy it is fed to chickens and other animals so it is in eggs and other things that we consume.

trout

[Kimberanne]

I am hypothyroid and for some reason I'm not supposed to have soy.

[troutfarm]

I do know that some type O blood people are suppose to avoid soy and that it is a food that has been known to be hard to digest in general.

[troutfarm]

found this post about soy over at another site in their health section:

soy is poison
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for any male aspirations !!!

whey protein, anyone giving their baby boys soy should be shot.

muscle guys have known this for 40 years !!

[Kimberanne]

hmmmm...didn't know that. My oldest has soy because he couldn't have milk. My youngest had a rare mink AND soy intollerance and couldn't have either.

[troutfarm]

There is aways rice or almond milk.

One of the problems with soy is it puts fake estrogen in your body and on your estrogen receptors. It is also very hard to digest. It is fed to chickens and other animals so you are already getting it in your eggs, chickens etc. and we live in an already estrogen dominant society. Even wall to wall carpet out gasses estrogen ~ plastic too. Best to drink out of glass and store your water in glass as well when possible.


food.asia1.com.sg/recipes/drinks/recipes_drinks_20010409f.shtml

Almond Milk

Adapted from 'Juices and Tonics' by Elsa Petersen-Schepelern


Nut milks are delicious for people who 'don't do dairy'. You can make them with any nuts, but almonds are easy to find. You can use unblanched almonds (with their skins still on), but the result is browner and grittier. To blanch your own almonds, put in a bowl, cover with boiling water, leave for 5 minutes, then pop them out of their skins.

Serves 1

You will need:

1 packet almonds, preferably blanched (about 100g)
1 tablespoon honey
250ml ice cubes or crushed ice
Method:


Put the almonds and honey in a blender
Add the ice cubes and 250ml ice water.
Zap to a paste.
Gradualy add extra iced water until the mixture is smooth.
Strain and serve over ice.
Note: The process can be repeated several times, producing thinner and thinner 'milk' each time. Eventually, the strained almond meal can be used to thicken sauces or flavour breads, cakes or biscuits.

Health Note: Almond milk is a classic invalid food, a true tonic. All nuts are high in protein (important for vegetarians) and in oils. They also contain Vitamin E - powerful antioxidant - which is more beneficial in foods, rather than in pill form. Almonds also contain minerals such as zinc, magnesium, potassium, calcium and iron.