Re: OFF TOPIC- SORT OF- New, different info

[Guest guest]

Please include who funded the studies. That makes a big difference in whether I

pay attention or not...

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>October – December 2001 No Greater Joy

>

>Soy Alert by Debi Pearl

>

>This past month a dear friend of mine called with the disturbing news that

>she had estrogen receptive breast cancer. She asked, “What do you know

>that

>could help me?†I knew nothing, so I got busy on the web trying to find

>everything I could on the subject. I found more than I could have

>imagined.

>

>In the course of my research, I discovered that I had been swallowing a lot

>of propaganda. If you say something loud enough, often enough, and

>convincingly enough you can make anyone believe anything you say. The

>commercial side of the health food industry in America has vigorously

>promoted soy products and additives, turning a deaf ear to research that

>should throw up red flags. While other countries have acknowledged the

>potential danger and taken steps to warn their citizenry, powerful, rich

>concerns in this country have not admitted the problem.

>

>Soybeans! Healthy, right? Full of vitamins? Full of protein? Yes, everyone

>knows that. Not according to new research. It is common knowledge that

>soybeans are loaded with plant compounds that mimic estrogen, a female

>hormone. Many post menopausal women use soy products to help control hot

>flashes and other problems caused by hormonal imbalances. And soy is very

>effective in supplying the hormones needed! Think about it. If soy

>products

>supply sufficient hormones to balance out older women, what are they doing

>to

>newborn babies fed soy formula? What is this female hormone doing to men

>who

>have a constant diet of tofu and soy milk? What about younger women who

>already have a full supply of estrogen; how does a diet of estrogen rich

>soy

>affect them? Research is now strongly pointing to some very disturbing

>facts.

>I have summarized many studies and reports and have tried to give a brief

>outline of the increasing volume of research now being done.

>

>Some studies on the effects of soy products on humans have been in progress

>40 years. They are now examining the brain tissue of the deceased. There

>are

>many recent studies done on animals. They noticed that birds fed soy

>developed their adult plumage at 2 months instead of the normal 18 months.

>At

>first this was a real plus because the young chicks could be marketed

>better

>with their full adult color. Then they noticed that the early maturing,

>soy-fed birds aged prematurely and died young. This caused much

>consternation

>among bird handlers, for they also noticed a great increase in growth

>disorders, thyroid problems, infertility, and tumor growth.

>

>This was a wake-up call. People were asking, “If soy does this to birds,

>what

>is it doing to us?†National health agencies and physician associations

>of

>some countries have warned their populace to exercise caution in using soy

>based infant formulas. In the U. S. two of the Federal Drug

>Administration’s

>own researchers, Doerge and Sheehan, have stepped forward to

>protest their own agency’s allowance of health claim labeling regarding

>the

>effects of soy protein on coronary health. In a letter to the FDA, they

>cite

>their deep disturbance over potential risk to the public by the FDA’s

>failure

>to require that the same safeguards be put in place for soy use as for

>estrogenic (prescribed hormone substances) and goitrogenic drugs (thyroid

>medication), i.e., that people be informed of the risks and be under a

>physician’s care while using it.

>

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>Our Babies

>Preliminary studies are indicating that children given soy formula go