No soy for me! Thanks Dede!

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Important info on soy and why to avoid...thanks so much Dede!

I'm glad you posted this, as my husband and I had tried some Vanilla Chai By

Bolthouse Farms, and it was really good, but based on soy! No more for me!!

Patty

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> http://www.drlam.com/opinion/soy_thyroid.asp

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> Soy and Thyroid

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> Lam, MD, MPH

> www.DrLam.com

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> There is ample evidence that isoflavones contain in soy products, including

genistein, are toxins. Isoflavones are inhibitors of thyroid peroxidase that

makes T3 and T4.

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> Unfermented soy products such as to tofu and infant soy formula contain:

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> ?Allergens

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> ?Enzyme inhibitors

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> ?Hormone modifiers

> ?Mineral blockers

> ?Iodine blockers that interfere with thyroid function

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> Since the late 1950's researchers have identified that the soy is a

phytoestrogen. Soy's estrogenic effect is 1/500 the potency of that estrogen

naturally circulating in our body. Soy acts as an competitive inhibitor of

estrogen at the cellular estrogen receptor site, reducing the effect of estrogen

in our body. At the same time, over consumption of soy can overwhelm many of

the body's cell and may overload them

> Infants fed long term soy formula during childhood are particularly vulnerable

to developing autoimmune thyroid disease when exposed to high exposure of

isoflavones over the years. In fact, studies have found that the frequency of

feedings with soy-based milk formulas in early life was noticeably higher in

children with autoimmune thyroid disease later in life. The incidence of thyroid

disease were almost triple in those soy formula-fed children compared to their

siblings and healthy unrelated children.

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> How much is too much? This varies depending age. According to the Soy Online

Service, infant should not take in any soy. For adults, just 30 mg of soy

isoflavones per day is the amount found to have a negative impact on thyroid

function. This amount of soy isoflavones is found in just 5-8 ounces of soy

milk, or 1.5 ounces of miso. Interestingly, while miso have the phto-estrogenic

effect, it does not have the enzyme inhibitory effect because it is fermented.

Other fermented soy product include soy sauce or tempeh.

> The current promotion of soy as a health food will likely result in an

increase in thyroid disorders and possibly raise the risk of thyroid cancer in

decades to come. Remember that it takes an average of 20 years before chronic

insult to the body surfaces as a disease state.

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> The Europeans are far ahead of Americans when it comes to soy. In July of

1996, the British Department of Health issued a warning that the phyto-estrogens

found in soy-based infant formulas could adversely affect infant health. Soy

formula should only be given to babies on the advice of a health professional

after careful consideration. The US is far behind in such public health

warnings.

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following should be refrigerated (but not in the freezer): * Fish oil liquid and

capsule * Flaxseed oil * Essential fatty acid supplements such as borage oil and

evening primrose oil * CoQ10 * Probiotics

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