Comments on: Breakfast Granola http://quasilaur.net/2009/10/14/breakfast-granola/ life is to be lived, not written Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3362 By: Laura http://quasilaur.net/2009/10/14/breakfast-granola/comment-page-1/#comment-7409 Laura Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:26:39 +0000 http://quasilaur.net/?p=552#comment-7409 With regards to avoiding soy - it depends on who you listen to. I've heard for many years (including while I worked for Whole Foods) the pros and cons of soy. Women came in asking for it as an alternative to HRT (hormone replacement therapy) citing articles that the phytoestrogens in soy were as good, or better, than the synthetic hormones offered by their doctors. Men would come in (often cardiac patients) with the recommendation that soy was heart-healthy. Body builders coming in for protein powders would typically avoid the cheaper soy protein like the plague, citing negative effects. To say that soy, which has been in our food supply in so many ways anyway, has infiltrated everything. I mean, think about it - a vegan can eat most of an entire meal consisting of soy, wheat and corn products only. Animal free, but loaded up with food from Big Ag, and a bulk of it made either totally, or mostly, from soy. What I've learned about soy historically is that it was traditionally eaten by monks to dampen sexual desire. Also, that it wasn't eaten unfermented (soy sauce, natto) until very recently in history, and was usually fed to livestock or used for fertilizer. And then the punchline, a rather worrisome article in Men's Health titled <a href="http://www.menshealth.com/bestfoods/food_features/Is_This_the_Most_Dangerous_Food_for_Men.php" rel="nofollow">Is This the Most Dangerous Food for Men?</a>. I figure that I get enough soy in my diet without eating it on purpose. I also know that my endocrine system is already messed up (PCOS, one of the most common endocrine disorders in women), so avoiding soy is my effort to be pro-active about a syndrome that the medical establishment doesn't seem to know a lot about. And not to be a too conspiracy theorist, but I know many women who have been diagnosed with PCOS, and note that my generation had a lot of people started with soy based formula as babies. To say the least, I'm curious as to if there is any connection. With regards to avoiding soy – it depends on who you listen to. I’ve heard for many years (including while I worked for Whole Foods) the pros and cons of soy. Women came in asking for it as an alternative to HRT (hormone replacement therapy) citing articles that the phytoestrogens in soy were as good, or better, than the synthetic hormones offered by their doctors. Men would come in (often cardiac patients) with the recommendation that soy was heart-healthy. Body builders coming in for protein powders would typically avoid the cheaper soy protein like the plague, citing negative effects. To say that soy, which has been in our food supply in so many ways anyway, has infiltrated everything. I mean, think about it – a vegan can eat most of an entire meal consisting of soy, wheat and corn products only. Animal free, but loaded up with food from Big Ag, and a bulk of it made either totally, or mostly, from soy.

What I’ve learned about soy historically is that it was traditionally eaten by monks to dampen sexual desire. Also, that it wasn’t eaten unfermented (soy sauce, natto) until very recently in history, and was usually fed to livestock or used for fertilizer.

And then the punchline, a rather worrisome article in Men’s Health titled Is This the Most Dangerous Food for Men?.

I figure that I get enough soy in my diet without eating it on purpose. I also know that my endocrine system is already messed up (PCOS, one of the most common endocrine disorders in women), so avoiding soy is my effort to be pro-active about a syndrome that the medical establishment doesn’t seem to know a lot about. And not to be a too conspiracy theorist, but I know many women who have been diagnosed with PCOS, and note that my generation had a lot of people started with soy based formula as babies. To say the least, I’m curious as to if there is any connection.

]]> By: Lasky http://quasilaur.net/2009/10/14/breakfast-granola/comment-page-1/#comment-7408 Lasky Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:37:58 +0000 http://quasilaur.net/?p=552#comment-7408 One of the best things about working for the Tall Grass Bakery was getting their granola for free. It was simply the best I've ever had. Maybe one day I will try making my own... Should I be avoiding soy?? One of the best things about working for the Tall Grass Bakery was getting their granola for free. It was simply the best I’ve ever had. Maybe one day I will try making my own…

Should I be avoiding soy??

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