mercurior1 Wrote:
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> this is an interesting topic, heres a site i like
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> the thing about soy is interesting
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> Like all seeds, soybeans have phytic acid in their
> hulls, but soybeans have considerably more. This
> substance binds with several minerals, notably
> calcium, zinc and iron in such a way that it
> prevents the digestion from absorbing them. This
> can result in deficiencies of these essential
> minerals.
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> Soybeans also contain other undesirable chemicals:
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> ¨ Potent enzyme inhibitors that block the action
> of trypsin, a digestive enzyme needed to digest
> proteins. This leads not only to chronic amino
> acid deficiencies but also to enlargement of the
> pancreas (in animals) and cancer.
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> ¨ Hemaglutinin, which promotes the clumping of red
> blood cells. These clumped cells are less able to
> take up oxygen and carry it to body tissues.
> Hemaglutinin is also known to retard growth.
> Eating soy with meat reduces its mineral blocking
> effect but vegetarians who eat tofu, expecting it
> to act as a protein substitute, risk severe
> mineral deficiencies. Soy products also contain no
> vitamin B-12, or the essential fat-soluble
> vitamins A and D that are needed for the
> absorption of minerals. Indeed soy increases the
> need for these vitamins.
> Recently soy products have been promoted for their
> 'cancer preventing properties'. The Gerson Clinic
> is a specialist cancer clinic. To cure cancers it
> bases its treatment regime on a strict vegetarian
> diet. It would seem reasonable to expect,
> therefore, that soy would feature frequently on
> the Gerson Clinic's menu. But Dr Max Gerson, the
> clinic's founder, has always banned the use soy
> products in the clinic. Why? Because it is
> suspected of causing cancer.
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Soy is also a thyroid inhibitor--how many women do you know that are hypo-thyroid these days? I know a TON of them, all different ages, too.
And guess what? Soy is in EVERYTHING!! Lecithin is soy, and soybean oil has replaced all tropical oils in processed food.