Undoing soy damage!

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After doing a lot of reading on the subject, I have come to the

conclusion that my hormonal disturbances (the inexplicable

amenorrhea, the breast lump, which I found out today is an enlarged

milk duct, the acne) have probably been caused by drinking a lot of

soy milk in the early days of fighting my candida (January/February).

I didn't know about this group then, and I certainly didn't know

about soy's oestrogenic properties, and I was drinking a LOT of soy

milk (because it was the only creamy thing I could have!) - sometimes

even a litre a day. If I knew then what I know now, etc etc!

I now know that genistein and daidzein, two soy proteins, are

oestrogen mimics; that is, they fit into the body's receptor sites

for that hormone and block its uptake. As a result of this, the body

becomes very confused and doesn't produce progesterone, hence no

bleeding. I still have " proper " oestrogen in my bloodstream - blood

tests have shown that. It's just not getting to the right place. And

yes, I know that candida makes the cells go rigid etc, but I never

had a problem with my periods until, well, not having had one since

March, and my candida was much worse a few years ago. So this seems

to be the alternative explanation for the sudden cessation of my

periods.

What I want to know is if anyone here has any ideas on how to solve

the problem! I have avoided soy in all its forms for about four and a

half months now, and I've been giving my body all the right things it

needs to heal itself (and I'm doing pretty well in other respects; I

can think clearly for the first time in years, for example!), and

still - no period. So clearly just eating right is not the answer for

me, my body seems to need some extra help.

I have noticed correlation between when I would have been getting my

period and the incidence of gut problems and some bloating, which

indicates that my body is trying to do something, I just don't know

what!

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.