Originally Posted by
N0help4u
That is correct.
the man made/man altered soys are not good because it messes up the balance of estrogen.
some other things that can cause hormonal imbalance are
plastic bottles
meats --from the growth hormone injections given to animals
many household cleaning items and air fresheners
tap water
synthetic hormone pills such as birth control water (claimed to be how it is in the tap water)
You might be interested in this.
Genetic Roulette - Seeds of Deception
I do believe that many of the chemicals in foods are what is making Americans fat. MSG is put in foods to make you want more (remember the Lay's commericial, "Bet you can't eat just one''
NoHelp4U:
I agree 100%.Except for one thing. When I was having some hormone problems and hot flashes, in spit of taking estrogen prescription, I started drinking soy milk, using soy in cooking and even eating soy beans cooked with a little butter spread and S&P.(Good by the way) I took black cohosh with EstroV and I no longer needed hormone supplements and my hot flashes disappeared. My Doctor told me that it is only young males in a development stage that would be affected adversely by the natural estrogens in soy. And even then have to eat a lot of it. Tofu is made from soy bean curd.
If there is extra estrogen in soy products, and I believe there is, we should at least be careful about how much of it we eat and some of us older ladies maybe could eat a lot of it for hot flashes!(LOL) Men taking Estrogens for prostate cancer take huge amounts and it causes muscle weakness and breast engorgement, I suppose it might have some effect on males if they ate a lot of it.
About the plastics and food contamination. I have been writing to bottled water companies about that problem and I have received answers from the two biggest companies, Coke and Pepsi. Pepsi bottles Aquafina. They did not have a label saying where they got the water and that makes them suspicious in my book so I wrote and asked, in 2008. They said they were going to start labeling their product as to what it is in 2009 and were aware of the problem with plastic contamination. I checked and sure enough, they use tap water and purify it. They are working on a plastic replacement and have the plastic in the bottle we buy down to 35% plastic already. They use a reverse osmosis to purify the water and replace any minerals lost in the process. Good news and glad to hear they are working on it. The thing is, if plastic is used in the bottle cap of water in a glass bottle, some studes have found phalphates in that water also. It could be coming from the cap.
Then I got a letter from Coke and they too are aware of the problem, Their water is purified and put in plastic bottles. They go to a lot of trouble to make that water pure and tasty with the minerals we need and then put it in plastic bottles. So they said they and all the food companies in North America are trying to find a way to get the foods we eat out of plastic. Glass is not a good alternative because of breakage. They asked if I know something they could use to make a suggestion. I did. I said use cardboard, like we use for juices and milk etc. I haven't heard back from them on that one. What do you think? Is that a good idea? Would the wax be harmful in any way and if so what about the juices and milk we drink out of them?
I believe it is all the chemicals in our foods that are blowing us up like balloons. All the uncontrolled hormones put into food and side effecdts of chemicals changing the hormone physiological balance that is making the weight of people out of control.The more sugar free, fat free, fake food we eat the worse it gets. I put myself on a diet of cooking from scratch everything I put in my mouth. I ried it for 3 months and my cholesterol went down but my triglycerides went up. I ate like a colonial might have, roasted and baked food. Bought meat and prepared my own hamburger. I made my own bread and cooked with eggs and cheese. I ate bacon made in this day and age though. I haven't made bacon yet but I am going to. I make my own sausage. I bought the best ham I could find and made ham loaf and had ham even though it is made with preservatives of names I can't pronounce but I generally tried to eat nothing that used other than sugar, salt, lemon, Vit C, (ascorbic acid) etc for preservatives. When I used sugar, I used brown sugar and raw sugar. I made my own yogurt and cheese. I bought produce from an organic co-op farm near here. I ate all I wanted and did not even think of dieting or using low calories. I lost wight any way. Most of us are too busy to do all that and so am I right now and I am gaining back the weight. I want to take the time to live like that the rest of my life, I just have to get started again.