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"Okinawans eat an average of three ounces of soy products per day. Tofu, their main source of soy, may play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease. Greg Plotnikoff recommended that consumers select fermented soy products over nonfermented soy products whenever possible. "The medical literature demonstrates comparatively much better nutritional content in fermented soy," he said. "And Okinawan tofu has a greater concentration of protein and good fat than even its Japanese or Chinese counterparts." I asked Suzuki if he thought Kamada's vitality came from hormones or something else." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Because soy products have the potential to be counterproductive to efforts to eliminate estrogen dominance, we recommend eliminating all soy products and other phytoestrogens from your diet. We have found that most people don't miss soy products and can easily find many enjoyable alternatives. the oops, uh-oh factor when you just cant say no Over the years, a number of patients have literally started backing out the door the moment they learned that a hormone-balancing diet required them to avoid all caffeine and alcohol." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"I see many women who complain of breast tenderness on diets with excess soy, and for this reason I recommend not using more than about one to two cups of soy products daily, less if you are cycling and suffer from breast disease. The way your soy is prepared matters. Fermented soy products are the best because they don't contain phytates or digestion inhibitors and they are less stimulating to the breast." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Greg Plotnikoff recommended that consumers select fermented soy products over nonfermented soy products whenever possible. "The medical literature demonstrates comparatively much better nutritional content in fermented soy," he said. "And Okinawan tofu has a greater concentration of protein and good fat than even its Japanese or Chinese counterparts." I asked Suzuki if he thought Kamada's vitality came from hormones or something else. "I think the fact that she still retains her duties as a noro is very important," he replied. "Roles are very important here in Okinawa." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Select Superior Soy Despite what current marketing campaigns would have you believe, soy can be a challenge to digest, and you'll recall from Chapter 3 that some soy products may come from a genetically modified (GM) food source. Uncultured soy products, which include texturized vegetable protein (TVP), isolated soy protein, soy protein isolates, soy milk, soy flour, soy nuts, and edamame bean, pose a digestive challenge for some people." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"But I also don't think soy products are among the healthiest foods on the planet, for all the reasons mentioned above. Currently, my thinking can be summed up this way: 1. Fermented soy products such as miso and tempeh—fermented the old-fashioned way, the way they are in Asia—are very healthy foods, as are most traditionally fermented foods (e.g., sauerkraut). 2. One serving of a high-quality soy protein powder a day is not going to kill you and may even be good for some people. 3.Most "soy products"—e.g." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"So instead of pouring soy milk over your cornflakes or mixing it in your fruit smoothies, use fermented soy products such as tempeh (good in soups or stews) and season your foods with fermented soy sauce. Try drinking miso soup, which is easily made from miso paste. Unfermented soy products, such as soy milk and tofu, are less desirable because they contain phytates and enzyme inhibitors that can interfere with your digestion and thyroid function. Phytates bind minerals such as iron, zinc, and calcium, which can also worsen bone health and thyroid function." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Some of the strongest phytoestrogen-containing foods are soy products, including soybeans, soy milk, tofu, tempeh, textured vegetable protein, roasted soybeans, soy granules, miso, and edamame. Although their chemical structure resembles estrogen, it is much less powerful than human estrogen; in fact, its effectiveness is just a thousandth of human estrogen's effectiveness. Unlike lignans, which attach to estrogen and help to reduce estrogen overload through excretion, soy products actually have the potential to compound the problem." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "Consumed in moderation, soy products can be healthy food choices for some people. Nevertheless, for the overweight woman or man with a preexisting condition of estrogen dominance, eating too much soy can compound an underlying hormone imbalance. Also, nutritional researchers have identified that in some cases soy products act as a potent antithyroid agent, suppressing thyroid function and causing or worsening hypothyroidism." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Foods high in phytates, such as beans, whole grains, and soy products, or foods high in oxalic acid, such as cabbage and spinach, may slightly inhibit manganese absorption. Teas are rich sources of manganese, although the tannins present in tea may reduce the absorption of manganese. Iron and manganese compete for absorption in the intestines. An excess of one will limit absorption of the other. Excess manganese is eliminated in bile. Supplemental manganese comes in several forms including manganese sulfate, manganese gluconate, amino acid chelates, and manganese ascorbate." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"MALDI-ToF MS analysis of isoflavones in soy products, J Agric Food Chem 48: 5887-5892. Wang, J. and Sporns, P., 2000b, MALDI-ToF MS analysis of food flavonol glycosides, J Agric Food Chem 48: 1657-1662. Wang, S. P. and Huang, K. J., 2004, Determination of flavonoids by high performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis, J Chromatogr A 1032: 273-279. Waridel, P., Wolfender, J. L., Lachavanne, J. B. and Hostettmann, K." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"We suggest eating a live, plant-sourced diet that is not processed or cooked, and to avoid restaurants that serve foods with soy products in them. The recipe section of this book will provide you with ample foods that are nutrient-dense, non-allergenic, delicious, and filling, and that will have you wondering why you ever ate processed soy-containing meals. Excitotoxins Excitotoxins represent another health disaster associated with the better-living-through-chemistry paradigm of the Culture of Death." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "It has also been shown that during the heat of processing (yes, all soy products are cooked) of these products there is a formation of naturally occurring MSG. Food Preparation Equipment High-quality food preparation equipment is essential for optimizing the health-giving properties of the recipes in this book. The purchase of quality equipment for the living-foods kitchen requires a small investment, but the durability and the results are well worth the initial cost. Most of the items listed here are available from the Health Store on the Tree of Life website: www.treeoflife.nu." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Mass spectrometers with laser desorption ionization combined with the time of flight analyzer (MALDI ToF) also were used for the analysis of isoflavone glycosides in soy products (Wang and Sporns, 2000a), and [M+H]+ and Yn+ type ions were observed in the mass spectra. The same authors tried to apply this MS technique for the analysis of flavonol glycosides in food (Wang and Sporns, 2000b). A OH o V OH Figure 2.3 Fragmentation pattern and daughter ion nomenclature of different glycosides of isoflavonoids. (A) Genistein-7-O-glucosyl-glucoside. (B) Genistein-8-C-glucoside." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"Eating soy products during pregnancy may affect the sexual differentiation of the fetus toward feminization; studies even show malformations of the reproductive tract or offspring born with both male and female sexual organs.38 Kaayla T. Daniel writes: Ingrid Malmheden Yman, PhD, of the Swedish National Food Administration, wrote to the Ministry of Health in New Zealand informing the agency that children with severe allergy to peanut should avoid intake of soy protein." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"As a senior scientist at the FDA's National Center forToxi-cological Research wrote, "Confidence that soy products are safe is clearly based more on belief than hard data." Until those data come in, I feel more comfortable eating soy prepared in the traditional Asian style than according to novel recipes developed by processors like Archer Daniels Midland. «» DON'T LOOK FOR THE MAGIC BULLET IN THE TRADITIONAL DIET. In the same way that foods are more than the sum of their nutrient parts, dietary patterns seem to be more than the sum of the foods that comprise them." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"David Jenkins applied a vegan diet with standard cooked vegan elements such as nuts, seeds, oat bran, soy products, and plant sterols. In a four-week period, he achieved a 29.6 percent drop in LDL cholesterol. On a natural live-food vegan diet, our results in four weeks were 50 percent better, without the use of oats or soy. High-Stress Lifestyle and Hypertension When the body is under stress, many hormones are released that indirectly increase insulin excretion and indirectly create insulin resistance, a precursor to a diabetic physiology." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Americans are eating more soy products than ever before, thanks largely to the ingenuity of an industry eager to process and sell the vast amounts of subsidized soy coming off American and South American farms." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"There were no serious safety concerns with soy products for the treatment periods, which were up to six months. In the second systematic review, 25 trials involving approximately 2,300 women met the study criteria.30 Soy and red clover isoflavones were evaluated in this review, including soy foods, beverages, or powders; soy extracts; and red clover extracts, for a total of 25 studies. Only one soy food trial and two soy extract trials showed the ability to reduce hot flushes." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Increase fiber in diet. Eat soy products, oats, and oatmeal. Chromium, 200 meg. Hydro-soluble CoQIO, 90-120 mg. Tocotrienol (a form of vitamin E), 50-100 mg. Garlic, 400-800 mg. Plant sterols (phytosterols), 500-1,500 mg. Probiotics (healthy bacteria supplement). Red yeast rice extract, 1,200 mg twice daily. Flax, 2 tbsp crushed flaxseed a day in a healthy shake with 8 oz. soy milk or sprinkled on cereal or salad as a source of fiber. Promotes bowel movements that carry cholesterol out of the body. Assess for insulin resistance if low. Reduce weight. Exercise." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Eat soy products cautiously. Many are highly processed and high in fat. Use "light" tofu. Avoid soy cheese, which almost always contains oil and casein. 13. Read The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell with Thomas M. Campbell II (BenBella Books). Keeping these rules in mind, the rest of the world of vegetables, legumes, and fruits is yours to enjoy, and it's a very rich world, as you will learn. A few words about salt: we do not use it. And we do not include it in our recipes, since most of my husband's patients have cardiovascular disease and hypertension, and salt may cause further injury." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Soy. soy products tend to help lower LDL, promote HDL, and lower blood pressure. 10. Weight loss. Last but certainly not least, you will be happy to know that the fats found on the PAM program—from sources such as olive oil, cold-water fish, eggs, and nuts—are not only healthy but sustain energy levels longer and help satisfy appetite better than high-carbohydrate foods. Following the program's guidelines helps prevent the spikes and drops in blood sugar associated with consumption of refined carbohydrates." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"In order for your body to make 2-methoxyestrone from 2-OH estrone, two things must happen: (1) Your diet must be rich in cruciferous vegetables, some soy products, and flax meal; and (2) your body must be able to methylate (discussed later), which requires vitamins B6, B]2, and folic acid. 16-hydroxyestrone (16-OH estrone) is poorly understood, but it may behave badly. I consider her a mysterious drama queen. This metabolite is short-lived in our circulation, where it readily converts into estriol. It has some good estrogen effects on the bones and possibly bad effects on other organs." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "Unfermented soy products, such as soy milk and tofu, are less desirable because they contain phytates and enzyme inhibitors that can interfere with your digestion and thyroid function. Phytates bind minerals such as iron, zinc, and calcium, which can also worsen bone health and thyroid function. Digestion inhibitors in unfermented soy can reduce many of the nutrients you absorb from your food and can cause excess gas or indigestion. 2. Lignans Lignans are a group of phytoestrogens that are converted by "good" bacteria in our gut into substances that improve estrogen metabolism." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Also beware of estrogen-mimicking foods, including soy products and others, that both men and women are advised to eat. There are better ways to prevent prostate enlargement. In a study published in a recent issue of The British Journal of Urology International, researchers from the University of Chicago reviewed the results of nearly 20 trials that tested Permixon, a commercial extract of saw palmetto." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Soy isoflavones, found in most soy products, are compounds that resemble estrogen, and in fact bind to human estrogen receptors. But it is unclear whether these so-called phytoestrogens actually behave like estrogen in the body or only fool it into thinking they're estrogen. Either way the phytoestrogens might have an effect (good or bad) on the growth of certain cancers, the symptoms of menopause, and the function of the endocrine system. Because of these uncertainties, the FDA has declined to grant GRAS ("generally regarded as safe") status to soy isoflavones used as a food additive." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Genis-tein and daidzein are the isoflavones found in soy and soy products. Pairing soy with citrus sounds like a partnership that can't miss. SMART FATS AND VITAMINS You might be wondering, Are there actually fats that are smart* Smart fats, as I fondly refer to them, are dietary fats that offer health benefits without harming the body like the other "bad" fats (namely, saturated and trans fats). In this book we'll focus on two smart fats in particular: omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fats. Monounsaturated fats lower LDL cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"In addition, soy products: Increase the body's requirement for vitamins D and B-12. Contain denatured proteins formed during high temperature processing—soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein. Contain msg, a potent neurotoxin formed during processing, and which is also added to the products to enhance flavor. Contain carcinogenic nitrites formed during processing. In their report on The Third International Soy Symposium, Fallon and Enig presented an interesting overview of the soy question." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "By contrast, almost no phytoestrogens have been detected in dairy-based infant formula or in human milk, even when the mother consumes soy products.16 Fitzpatrick's research confirmed problems Richard and Valerie James were encountering with their own two children, and which other parents were recounting to them about children fed soy-based formula. These included extreme emotional behavior, asthma, problems with immune systems, pituitary insufficiencies, thyroid disorders, and bowel irritations. Another report, presented to the Third International Soy Symposium by Dr." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

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