Is eating roasted edamame bad for you?
The ingestion of soy interferes with thyroid function and the absorption of some minerals. Fermented soy (miso, tempeh) has removed these harmful substances from soy. Edamame is a less mature soy, but until I know differently, I assume it acts like its more mature counterpart and is harmful to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'soy'
Edamame
May 9th, 2011 · 11:13 AM
Tags: edamame, miso, soy, thyroid
Soy Lecithin
February 3rd, 2011 · 9:44 PM
is soy lecithin fermented? is it good/bad for you based on your article ref soy??
The lecithin extracted from soy has none of the bad ingredients that make soy harmful. Lecithin is the old name for phosphatidylcholine, an important element for nerve and brain function. Short answer, long name…
Tags: brain, nerve, phosphatidylcholine, soy, soylecithin
Non-Fermented Soy
January 13th, 2011 · 12:11 PM
My sister-in-law forwarded me the article about not eating soy, especially genetically-modified as is often found in the US. My 2 year old son has a peanut allergy and we have been giving him soy butter in place of peanut butter. The ingredients say Non-GMO Canadian toasted soy, soy oil and a few other ingredients. [...]
Tags: soy
Why Not Soy?
October 20th, 2010 · 7:02 AM
You have mentioned several times [in the Ease on Down Weight Balance Program] “no soy”. Why?
Soy interferes with thyroid function and the absorption of some minerals in the intestinal tract. This includes soy milk and any soy product except those that have been fermented, like they do in Japan. The fermented (and acceptable) soy products [...]
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: