Comments on: Soy is Not a Health Food

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:55:00 +0000

YW! Sharing is caring, so thank you!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:39:00 +0000

Really interesting stuff! I’ve long been weary of soy. We try to eat very little of it, my son is allergic anyway, and only eat organic when we do eat it. We’ve found some really great miso and soy products from South River Miso company made from chick peas. How cool!

Thanks again for this great post! I’ve shared it on my FB page.

By: Finchop32

Finchop32 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Hi Thank for your reply! I am in Australia and there is a wonderful company called Spiral Foods which is ethical and they source a soy milk called Bonsoy made in traditional way in Japan with whole organic soy beans.
Over here we are more concerned with Palm Oil Production as they are cutting down thousands of acres Indonesian Rainforest every year for Palm Oil Production and the Indonesian Orangatans have become endangered. Palm Oil should also be avoided like the plague.
But i was not aware of the toxins in soy which book mentions that in particular?….I have had some hormonal issues since i introduced soy a few years ago when my youngest became intolerant/allergic to dairy and i was breastfeeding. I cut dairy and felt immediate improvement in my health….I guess as adults we do not need to drink any milk products. My Holistic Doctor who also practising TCM ( Traditional Chinese Medicine) told me to give my son rice milk instead as that is more in line with TCM. But i worry about water use as rice uses so much water!!! Its very hard to eat totally ethically these days but you gotta try.
Thanks Fin

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:26:00 +0000

There is a complete list of the 10 sources I used for this article at the end. Fermented, organic soy grown in the U.S. is the only soy I would even consider eating. Since it is very difficult to get traditionally fermented, organic soy in the U.S., mostly, I just avoid it like the plague.

By: Finchop32

Finchop32 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Hi very interesting article. Do you have any references for your claims? i am not disputing them as i think they may probably be true but would like to do further reading on the subject. Would organic soy beans be ok do you think.? if made with the whole soy bean in a traditional way and not soy isolate? It has definately turned me off processed foods as soy lecithin seems to be in everything these days! Thank you for the information. Fin

By: Dawn Gifford

Dawn Gifford — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:28:11 +0000

Sir, if you have not figured this out from reading other parts of my blog, I do not advocate the consumption of industrially processed foods of any kind. Based on my research for this article, I think industrially processed soy–especially in the quantity that Americans eat it–is both horrible for the environment and toxic to humans. The article is very clear with numerous references as to why I and many other experts believe this.

Toasting does not remove the phytates, protease inhibitors, pesticides, estrogens and other toxins present in soy during processing, and it certainly does not have any effect on the devastation that growing soybeans places on the ecosystem.

If you want to consume soy in moderation, it is safest to consume it as a WHOLE FOOD, ideally naturally fermented or simply processed, like miso or natto.

Best,

Dawn @ Small Footprint Family

By: ahmad zahedi

ahmad zahedi — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:26:46 +0000

Thank you for your reply.

It would be appreciated if you infrom me what are the tosted soy meal antiquality parameters that harmful for human consumption while the white flake dont have it?

As mater of fact in toasting time which poisens being produced that make hazard for human in consumption.

Thank you again for your attention.
Best Reagrds.

By: Dawn Gifford

Dawn Gifford — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:18:01 +0000

Processed soy from either source is not fit for human consumption. Thanks for writing.

By: ahmad zahedi

ahmad zahedi — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:26:51 +0000

thank for your artichle.

Kindly please inform me that to production textured soy protein which raw materials is better (is more safe),tosted defatted soy meal(from DTDC) or defatted soy white flake(From Flash Desolventizer)?
Regards.

By: Dawn Gifford

Dawn Gifford — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:24:19 +0000

Um, Candice, there are links to 10 references at the end of the article, as well as a few within the article too.

Also, Dr. Kaayla Daniels (who was recently on Dr. Oz talking about the problems with soy) and her book The Whole Soy Story are invaluable resources, packed with primary source references to the clinical studies most mainstream readers do not have access to.