Hidden Dangers of Soy

Reading Dianne Gregg’s  Hidden Dangers of Soy

www.hiddensoy.com

The toxic reality of soy is becoming less and less controversial and more and more obvious as fact the globe over.

The soy bean has been touted as the healthiest food on the planet, but few people know that this was the result of massive campaigns from Big Soy, who have never had our best interest at heart.

Consider that soy’s first western bonanza was as vegetable oil. Margarine. You got it- hydrogenated fats, now known to be safe at zero levels of consumption only. Once upon a time, soy told us that soy infant formula was better than breast milk!

Soy is a potent estrogenic- causing havoc in men’s bodies (and women’s.) Soy protein is an isolate which is the waste product of soy oil manufacture. Soy contains chemicals which leach vital minerals out of your body. Soy foods suppress thyroid and pancreas function.

But aren’t Asians healthier?

Asian soy is fermented, a traditional art which was developed for the express cause of making a toxic food edible. The fermentation process neutralizes some of the poisons. The Japanese don’t eat nearly as much soy as we assume- they eat a lot of raw fish and pork. The Chinese also eat a lot of pork, and more soy than the Japanese. They have much higher rates of thyroid and pancreas cancers than we do. Soy contains aluminum and hexane.

And it’s also one of the most common allergens we know of.

Dianne Gregg did not know about her soy allergy until she began eating a great deal in hopes of a better menopause. Like all of us, she had heard about the wonderful benefits of soyfoods. She began gaining weight but assumed it was natural aging.

One evening she had a soy burger for dinner and the next day found herself weak, anxious, and vomiting on the bathroom floor. Her blood pressure was dropping steadily and the emergency nurses realized that she was in anaphylactic shock.

Dianne Gregg nearly died.

Later she discovered that soy is a common allergen. She removed it completely from her diet and went back to her usual slim weight and her health was completely rejuvenated.

Dianne realized that even if you are not “allergic” to soy, consuming quantities of unfermented soy foods is hazardous to your health.

To help us, she wrote The Hidden Dangers of Soy.

As a thyroid patient, I’ve long cut soy out of my diet and I’ve written quite a bit about the hazards of this un-food which is not even healthy for cattle to consume. (One of the reasons for our sick livestock is that our food is fed with soy, which causes major illnesses and infections in cattle.) But even though I’m already well versed on the dangers, I found Dianne’s book helpful because she helps me find the hidden sources of soy in my diet.

Nearly everywhere you see the words “vegetable oil” without specifying what vegetable, you can assume it is soy. Fast food meat is stretched with soy filler. Many donuts use soy oil. And you thought it was the sugar! Well, it is, but no one assumes sugar is good for you, and goes out of their way to eat it for better health. Many breads contain soy flour in addition to other flours.

Dianne reminds us to ask at restaurants that our food be cooked in oils of our choosing. Even a simple dish might contain soy oil. It’s in ice cream. It’s in most packaged foods.

You’ve really got to read the labels, even if you don’t suspect anything. Canned tuna often contains soy. Most chocolate contains it. Most commercial sauces do, too. Mixed bean sprouts may have soy. Veggie burgers or nature dogs are not so natural- they are made with leftover sludge, treated with hexane, and served up as heart healthy ‘no cholesterol’ meat substitutes. This is not real food.

Protein bars and protein shakes usually contain the most toxic forms of soy.

Miso, natto, tamari, tempeh, may be traditionally fermented, but if bought in North America, use extreme moderation as fermenting process is usually not complete.

Dianne conveniently lists the many names of soy, which include: edamame, shoyu, sobee, soy grits, textured vegetable protein, and more.

She lists specific cautions where we should be especially vigilant to read labels: unspecified sources of “plant protein,” emulsifiers, bulking agents, shortenings, thickeners, starches, lecithin, and MSG probably contain soy.

Many vitamin and supplement products contain soy filler. Ironically, many thyroid medicines contain it, too (soy has huge effects on thyroid damage, even in small amounts.)

The soy controversy is a real source of contention, unfortunately, for many vegetarians who rely on it as their main protein source. So many trusted nutritionists and gurus discount the evidence piling up all over the world for the great soy con. Because of high emotions and personal ethical decisions to avoid killing, sadly many are playing right into the hands of an industry that is even filthier than factory farming. Soy is not a cottage industry of healthy, happy peace loving hippies- it is among the most massive industries, and destroying more rainforests than cattle. There is increasing evidence pouring in that one of the major reasons for the major health crises of our century- cancer, diabetes, and heart disease-is the fact that we are eating several hundred times more “vegetable oil” than we did in the 1900s. Soy oil is ubiquitous, and it seriously disrupts our balance of omega fatty acids. It is also heavily processed. There is a very real possibility that soy oil is as guilty- or guiltier- than sugar in wrecking havoc on our health. Because soy is a potent hormone disruptor, its deadly implications are vast.

The difference, of course, between sugar and soy is the snake oil salesman. No one believes cigarettes or soda are good for their health. They may choose to indulge. They may get addicted. But we know ice cream is not going to cure our prostrate cancer, and we wouldn’t feed cola to our babies.

Thank you so much to Dianne for sharing her story. You may find some of your health symptoms in her book, or prevent them. You’ll learn how to do your detective work to keep soy out of your diet. Most fascinating are the dozens of testimonials from others who got sick on soy. It’s a book you don’t want to miss.

Order it now at Amazon.

i’m still here

Dear Readers,

I’m a bad blogger. I should write short, frequent bits to keep you amused and coming back for more. Instead I write lengthy pieces and then go on holiday for months at a time.

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