Guest guest Posted June 15, 2000 Report Share Posted June 15, 2000 , I'm not " downing soy " for some people, it's just not for me. My point is that each day we find out through news and media that some things that have been around forever are not good for us, (so they say). In some people soy can make them more prone to cancer but there are many other factors involved too I'm sure. Even hormones (I was on Web MD website yesterday) of certain types can make you more prone to a certain type of cancer. I was surprised to find out that the hormone Estrogen can make you more prone to endometrial cancer (they say it is real rare though). I know the media is just doing it's job but sometimes I feel they are too " one sided at times " . I think if a person knows they are benefitting from soy then there is no reason to stop eating it, as with anything else. You just need to see if the pros outweigh the cons. Last Friday it was soy on 20/20, this Friday it will probably be something else we have all grown to love in our diets. Just my thoughts. In Cleve. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2000 Report Share Posted June 15, 2000 My naturopath told me the last workshop he was at, changed his mind about soy. He told me to get off of it and ya know? I am feeling better.. Lona <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison?? <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> http://notableweb.com/nativeculture > I'm not " downing soy " for some people, it's just not for me. My point is > that each day we find out through news and media that some things that have > been around forever are not good for us, (so they say). In some people soy > can make them more prone to cancer but there are many other factors involved > too I'm sure. Even hormones (I was on Web MD website yesterday) of certain > types can make you more prone to a certain type of cancer. I was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2000 Report Share Posted June 15, 2000 Years ago, someone pointed out to me that we humans are the ONLY species of mammals that drink milk after the infancy phase of life. Also, that all other mammals, including some rather large ones, manage to grow and mature and get plenty of calcium without milk. When my daughter was 2 years old, I commented to her doctor that she drank very little milk. Her reply was, " That's okay, she is not a baby cow " . I also agree totally about the bovine growth hormone. Sometime ago, my husband and I stumbled across a program on public television about this. The two reporters who broke the story risked their careers (and lost their jobs) to bring the truth out. It was all about money, not public safety. I had always thought the FDA was too picky, taking years and years to approve something that other countries had had for years. But they passed this in months, with so little testing that it was scary. One thing that the report told was that cows that get rBST also have a lot more infections, and are fed a lot more antibiotics. Anyway, I now only ever buy rBST free milk for my kids. Because this costs more, they also get less, which I think is a good thing. J Thielke wrote: > Whether our bodies " need " milk for proper neurological > development is highly debatable as Asians eat almost no > dairy and seem to be doing just fine in the > neurological department. > > One thing is for sure- your kids do NOT need bovine > growth hormones or antibiotics. So if you want milk, > get organic bht free- Horizonis one brand , there are > others, but some of the begger chains carry Horizon. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2000 Report Share Posted June 16, 2000 Hi all, This milk thing makes too much sense, it is a scary thought, we could be poisoning ourselves and children. Everything is produced by genetic engineering now, from the fruit we buy to the cows that supply our milk. I know I have mentioned this before, but doesn't anyone question the products that we were familiar with as children, and what we buy now are new and improved? I know that there is so much introduced to us with propaganda and anything made today is surely made the cheapest way possible. The list of chemicals just in a bottle of shampoo or new food products out on the market, mostly chemicals and fillers or preservatives. How do we know for sure what we are eating in meat? We have come to the age and era of everything being processed, the new and improved. This just can't be what is the best for us, convenience yes. Companies run and produce for profit, and they can't make profit using what is good for you. Anyone who understands the profit organization of industries knows that the number one priority for any company is cutting costs while making the same product, and squeezing the budget tight. FDA isn't on the publics side, there are so many things unregulated that we digest or apply to our body. Did anyone see the documetary about tofu? Now it is bad for you. How about feeding your baby soy milk? Did you know that this is not good for babies now? This was on a show topic for 20/20. The FDA gets involved after the fact of an epidemic or fatalities, Redux, phen phan to name a couple. Does it scare you to read the back of a label and not know what all those long lists of words mean and what they are? What is described as INGREDIENTS? Active ingredients, and inactive ingredients? Now that I am off thinking about milk, what else have we not heard about, who hasn't come forward and risk their job and reputation? Sorry for the deep thinking, just makes me wonder how genuine anything we buy really is. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2000 Report Share Posted June 16, 2000 > Hi all, > This milk thing makes too much sense, it is a scary thought, we could be > poisoning ourselves and children. Everything is produced by genetic > engineering now, from the fruit we buy to the cows that supply our milk. I > know I have mentioned this before, but doesn't anyone question the products > that we were familiar with as children, and what we buy now are new and > improved? > > Terry I certainly question the foods I buy. I am very careful. I am 74 years old and I remember when a tomato tasted like a tomato. I rarely buy fresh tomatoes these days and when I do I only buy one at a time. It has to smell like a tomato and feel like one. Those hard things in the supermarket have no flavor but sometimes I find one that I will buy and eat. When I buy stuff that does not taste like it used to I just don't buy any more. Fortunately I can grow vegetables in my garden which I can rely on but even the seeds have been bio-engineered to produce things that do not look, taste or feel like they used to. Today I found a lovely cantaloupe in the market and I saved the seeds which I will plant when they dry out. Maybe I will get lucky and have some more good ones. I drink only the Horizon Organic milk - whole, not low fat or non-fat because they have things added. I have research the bio-engineered foods and am able to tell the difference in taste. The natural ones taste like they used to but the others have no flavor or very little flavor. Ora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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