Confused About Soy? Soy Dangers Revealed

(Taken from http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert)
If you have wondered about whether soy or soya is a health food - think again. Here is a very brief rundown of what you can expect from toxic soy:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Items that MAY contain gluten:

There is so much confusion about the gluten family that many people just stay away from wheat, barley, rye and oats but gluten is hidden in our foods as well.

  • Milk Products: - sour cream, processed cheese products, non-dairy creamers, yogurt, malted drinks.
  • Meats: - some meat patties with additives, canned meat, some sausages, processed cold cuts, soy protein meat substitutes, chili
  • Breads/Grains: - packaged rice mixes like rice pilafs, cornbreads
  • Fats and Oil: – salad dressings, mayonnaise
  • Fruits: – pie fillings, thickened or prepared fruit, fruit fillings
  • Vegetables: – vegetables with sauces, commercially prepared or seasoned vegetables, canned baked beans, pickles
  • Beverages: – cocoa mixes, root beer, chocolate drinks, nutritional supplements, beverage mixes, beer and some alcohols
  • Snacks and Desserts: – custards, puddings, ice cream, sherbets, candies, coated popcorn and chips, chewing gum
  • Soups: – commercially prepared soups, canned soups, soup mixes, broths, bouillon cubes
  • Condiments: – flavoring syrups, mayonnaise, horseradish, salad dressings, tomato sauces, meat sauces, mustard, taco sauce, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, chip dips
  • Seasonings: – curry powder, seasoning mixes, meat extracts

Sensitivity Tests:

IgE: [immediate] Immediate onset food allergy: [type 1] Food Allergy:
• 2 in100 adults affected
• Appears within seconds or up to 2 hours later
• Usually genetic
• Involves 1-2 foods
• A reaction happens when a Mast cells lining the digestive tract waits for an allergen to be ingested. The antibodies on the outside of the mast cell latch onto the allergen and instinctively histamines and other allergic related chemicals come gushing out of the mast cell rapidly bringing on a range of symptoms.

Signs and Symptoms of a IgE [type 1] Food Allergy:
1. Nose starts to run like hay fever
2. Sinuses block up and a fuzzy feeling inside your head, then headache across your eyes
3. Dry mouth or tongue swells
4. Mucus is produced in your nose that drips down your throat and you begin to cough
5. Throat feels like you have swallowed a large object
6. Wheezing and tight feeling in your chest
7. Tummy ache and lots of 'wind' and then diarrhoea.
8. Can be fatal

IgG: [gradual] Delayed onset food allergy: IgG [type 3 allergy]

More common in adults and children affecting 1 in 3 people
Occur when your immune system creates an overabundance of IgG antibodies to a particular food allergen
Involves 3 to 10 foods, sometimes 20 leading to leaky gut syndrome.
Attach directly to the food as they enter the blood stream creating 'immune complex'
The more 'immune complexes' floating in the blood stream, the more on edge your immune system becomes, sending out phagocytes to gobble up the 'immune complex' up.
Immune system is on red alert.
Reaction is from 2 hours to several days after consumption

Signs and Symptoms of a IgG [type 3] Food Allergy:
1. Non seasonal rhinitis
2. Anxiety, panic attacks
3. Asthma (may involving both IgE and IgG antibodies at the same time)
4. Autism (associated with milk and gluten cereal allergies)
5. Bed wetting
6. Depression
7. Diabetes (Type II gluten, Soya, milk casein)
8. Eczema (may involving both IgE and IgG antibodies at the same time)
9. Epilepsy (with History of migraines or hyperactivity)
10. Fatigue
11. Fibromyalgia
12. Headaches
13. Inflammatory / Irritable Bowel Disease
14. Iron deficiency Anaemia
15. Middle ear disease
16. Rheumatoid arthritis
17. Sleep disorders (insomnia, sleep apnoea, snoring)

Health tip: "Mind over muffins."

Avoid or ignore triggers like:

  • Adverts showing fun activities involving food, you can have fun activities without fattening food.
  • Rewarding yourself with food, [don't rationalise or justify eating badly] rather pamper yourself at a Spa.
  • Adverts that say "Gives you energy". It means loaded with extra calories that if not used, they are stored in fat cells
  • Thin people in adverts, [Skinny people always die first in a famine; as they have no fat reserves!]
  • Value for money, super-size, bulk buying means more calories needing to be burnt, buy small quantities more often.
  • Serve yourself a plate of food and freeze the rest before you eat. Drink a glass of water before having a second portion.
  • Avoid buffets, or "eat as much as you like" restaurants, as you tend to over eat
  • Avoid unhealthy snacks and junk food at home.
  • When drinking alcohol, either dilute with water, ice, or soda water and only refill your glass when empty. Drink responsibly
  • NO commercial cereals, cereal bars, except rolled oats.
  • Avoid junk food, fast food, instant food; add hot water food, "chuck it in a microwave" food!
  • Eat more plants, nuts and seeds
  • Don't eat anything your Grandmother would not recognize as food
  • Don't eat anything incapable of rotting
  • Avoid food products that make health claims
  • Shop on the peripheries of a supermarket
  • Don't believe all you see about organic.Organic does not mean healthy as you may be allergic to it.
  • Healthy does not mean nutritious
  • Avoid food containing ingredients that are:
    • unfamiliar
    • unpronounceable
    • more than 5 in number
    • high in maltodextrin [man-made sugar]
  • Stay away from foods that you used to eat that made you unhealthy
  • If a reaction occurs, increase your water intake and avoid.
  • Maintain your healthy lifestyle by eating simple, plain food and enjoy life
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