Spend just a few minutes on the web researching soy, and you'll learn that soy, in its unfermented form (soy milk, most tofu, edamame, etc.) packs a huge estrogenic punch! Expect mood swings, weight gain, and it certainly throws into question the purported cancer fighting benes of soy.
The only forms that are good, are the fermented soy products, like miso, natto and tempeh. When I gave up soy milk, I lost 10 pounds in the first month.
What's most concerning is that unsuspecting moms are using soy in their baby formula, unwittingly feeding their baby the equivalent estrogen supplement of 3 birth control pills (by body weight) along with their daily milk. If you're drinking soy milk, and it's not organic, you're also probably eating GMO soy too.
For a better choice, see my review on organic raw milk, but boil the milk for your baby.
User Comments:
Jessica T. says:
I've cut out a lot of the forms of soy you mention because soy protein isolate contains/turns into MSG, and MSG is a migraine trigger. Many of the common food allergies are also migraine triggers. I don't have... more »
Jessica T. says:
Oops, his name is spelled Buchholz. more »
Jenn A. says:
Wow - I didn't realize Soy Protein Isolate turned into MSG! That's really interesting - I'm going to check with some migraine-prone friends to see if they have investigated that. The book sounds fascinating! more »