Has manic depression (as opposed to just depression) increased since the introduction of anti-depressants?
Category: Toxins
Stories from Aunt Ruth
There are so many things I’m excited to share on this site! Here a few ideas that I’m eager to write about, as something I can look forward to, and hopefully you will too :)… Continue reading “Stories from Aunt Ruth”
Nutritionist Says Avoid Soy Unless It Is Fermented
To Soy or Not to Soy?
by Tracie Hittman, MS www.itsyourplate.com 608-213-2021
Article from Dustin Maher’s Fitness website
Can you believe that as a nutritional consultant, I actually warn my clients about the potential heath dangers that the consumption of soy can cause?
You may be thinking to yourself, “What the heck? The media tells me that if I include a lot of soy into my diet, I will decrease the risks of cancer (especially breast and colon) and also reduce my chances of getting heart disease.” Those sound like positive claims, right? This is where the controversy begins: To soy or not to soy?
If you really read your food product and supplement labels, you will quickly discover that soy is everywhere. Some examples of soy derivatives that you can run across while reading labels arehydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), vegetable protein concentrate, vegetable oil, MSG (monosodium glutamate), soy protein isolate, soy lecithin, TVP (textured vegetable proteins) and, the most prominent of all, soy oil. Other popular soy products include: soy milk, soy yogurt, soy cheese, soy protein powders, soy baby formula, tofu, soy sauce, vegetarian burgers and meat alternatives. According to the media and some health experts, this would be a good thing, but I would encourage you to think again! Continue reading “Nutritionist Says Avoid Soy Unless It Is Fermented”
Soy Dangers
Confused About Soy? Soy Dangers Summarized
From an article by the Weston A. Price Foundation
Click here for full article including references: Soy Alert
- High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children.
- Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. In test animals soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth.
- Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women.
- Soy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.
- Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase the body’s requirement for B12.
- Soy foods increase the body’s requirement for vitamin D.
- Fragile proteins are denatured during high temperature processing to make soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.
- Processing of soy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.
- Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during soy food processing and additional amounts are added to many soy foods.
- Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum which is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys.
Research Reminder #6: Worst Air
Dad said the news said in July that the dirtiest air in the country is in Cerritos, CA. Which is where my Nana and Tata live, and is the neighborhood adjacent to where I am living now! Gotta see how they determine this and if it’s true…
Research Reminder #4: Fish Cancer
Do fish get cancer? Seeing that mercury gives us cancer and there is so much of it in fish, how is it affecting them?
Research Reminder #2: Glycerin Soap
Is vegetable glycerin soap made from soy?
Research Reminder #1: Pepper
Schram says Gina says cooking pepper, the common household dinner table condiment akin to salt, results in carcinogens. Gina says it should only be used to season after the food is cooked or on uncooked food…
Food Glorious Food
Mama went from 148 lbs to 125 lbs in 3 months eating this way. Her doc also took her off of her mood stabilizefood glorious food r, Zyprexa, as we started the diet. Over the last 3 years, Zyprexa made her gain ALOT of weight and it raised her blood sugar levels to a near-diabetic state. She lost 12.5 lbs the first month of this diet, mostly due to the medicene change. But continues to lose 2-4 lbs per month with the lifestyle change! Her blood sugar and her BMI (Body Mass Index) are in the normal range again!
I had gained a few extra pounds on my trip to Utah and LA. Nana’s cooking is tasty, but not good for the waistline, and Becca eats healthily, but in portions for a calorie-burning yoga instructor, not a motionless spinally-injured me. After eating according to this paper for 2 months, I lost 7 lbs and am back at my high school weight! (Except in high school, it was all muscle, where as today, I’m still weak. But one step at a time…)
*There’s one change we made to the diet, drink your water separately from your meals.
**And since starting my nutrition program at the beginning of August, my diet has changed even more. But I thought this would be a good start for Clara. Food, Glorious Food
