by Paula Owens

 

Fragile proteins are denatured during high temperature processing to make soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.

MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during soy food processing and additional amounts are added to many soy foods.

Processing of soy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.

Soy contains phytoestrogens, which may increase your risk of dementia. However, tempeh, a fermented soy product made from the whole soy bean, has been associated with better memory. This could be related to the fact that it contains high levels of the vitamin folate, which is known to reduce dementia risk.

Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum which is toxic to your nervous system and your kidneys.

Soy foods increase the body's requirement for vitamin D and calcium. Consumption of soy is not ideal for bone health.

Soy inhibits your thyroid causing thyroid damage and disorders, especially in 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.

Soy is an anti-nutrient with high levels of phytic acid which reduces assimilation of minerals - calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. High phytate diets cause growth problems in children.

Soy is deficient in amino acids.

Soy is extremely toxic to infants. All infants should be fed breast milk the first year of life. The best substitute after breast milk is raw goat's milk. Soy formula should never be considered because soy-based formulas are high in phytoestrogens and other anti-nutrients. Bottom line, feeding an infant soy formula is comparable to giving the baby five birth control pills worth of estrogen every day! For girls, this can cause premature development such as breast buds, pubic hair and even menstruation before age eight. In boys, this can retard sexual development and even cause learning disabilities.

Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and contributes to infertility. Additionally, in Japan, when housewives want to decrease the virility of their husbands, typically they give them soy products.

Soy plays havoc on your immune system.

Soy promotes breast cancer in adult women. Tumors that require large amounts of estrogen can feed off of the phytoestrogens in the soy.

Soy shrinks your brain. In a major ongoing study involving 3,734 elderly Japanese-American men, those who ate the most tofu during midlife had up to 2.4 times the risk of later developing Alzheimer's disease.

Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. In test animals, soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth.

Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase your body's requirement for B12.

There are some redeeming qualities to soy, however these are found primarily in fermented soy products like tempeh, miso, natto and soybean sprouts. If you want to get some health benefits from soy, stick to these four forms and pass on ALL processed soy milks, tofu, soy burgers, soy ice cream, soy cheese and other soy junk foods that are disguised as health foods.

Read the list of ingredients on all products. Eliminate all soy products and those containing soy. Read more about soy in my book, THE POWER OF 4 - Your Ultimate Guide Guaranteed to Change Your Body and Transform Your Life.

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