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When progesterone levels fall as a result of overian follicle failure (lack of ovulation), the body responds by increasing its production of the adrenal cortical steroid, androstenedione, an alternative precursor for the production of other adrenal cortical hormones. Androstenedione conveys some androgenic (male-like) properties, in this case, male pattern hair loss. When progesterone levels are raised by progesterone cream, the androstenedione level will gradually fall, and your normal hair growth will eventually resume. Since hair growth is a slow process, it may take four to six months for the effects to become apparent.
Taken from Dr. John Lee’s book, What Your Doctor May Note Tell You About Menopause page 323 ~~~~~~~~~ It's also very important to read Dr. John Lee's books, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause and is most recent book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer. These three books are must reads for any woman who refuses to pump synthetic hormones into her percious body.
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Re: Premenopause & Menopause « Result #5 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:31am »
Two Vitamins that help STOP hot flashes
Vitamin E: E for Excellent from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals Copyright 1997 by Dr Alan Pressman, D.C., Ph.D., C.C.N and Sheila Buff
The benefits of Vitamin E really kick in only at daily amounts over 100 IU. There's no way you can eat that much Vitamin E--in fact, it's hard to eat even 25 IU. To get 100 IU from food, you'd have to eat about 15 ounces of almonds (which would have over 2,500 calories) or swallow five tablesthingys of wheat germ oil (600 calories) or 22 tablesthingys of safflower oil (over 2,600 calories). Supplements are the way to go. But which kind? Here's how to choose:
Natural or Synthetic?
Natural Vitamin E is made from vegetable oil, usually from soybeans or safflower seeds; synthetic Vitamin E is made chemically. Natural Vitamin E is about twice as expensive, but it's also more active. You absorb it better and it stays in your system longer. Natural E is definitely the best choice.
When you look at the label on the vitamin jar, you can easily tell the difference. Natural Vitamin E is called d-alpha-tocopherol, while the synthetic version is called dl-alpha-tocopherol. Look for supplements that have just the d- prefix.
I'm All Mixed Up
Vitamin E isn't just Vitamin E--it's the whole family. To make sure you're getting everything the family has to offer, choose a mixed supplement that has all the tocopherols; you can also get supplements that have tocotrienols. Most of the E's in a mixed supplement will still come from alpha-tocopherol, since it's the most active form.
Wet or Dry?
Vitamin E supplements are available in "dry" and "wet" forms. In the dry form, the alpha-tocopherol is chemically bound to succinate; in the wet form, it's bound to acetate. Acetate and succinate are weak acids found naturally in your body--they're added to keep the Vitamin E from reacting with oxygen in the air and don't affect you in any way.
Dry Vitamin E is made into tablets or capsules. Wet Vitamin E is more like an oil, so it's usually sold as soft gel capsules or as a liquid. If you have trouble digesting fats or oils, pick the dry succinate form. Otherwise, choose the wet form--you'll absorb the E's better.
The trace mineral selenium helps Vitamin E work better and longer in your body. You need only very, very tiny amounts of it--the amount in your daily multivitamin/mineral supplement is usually plenty. If you think you're not getting enough, though, try one of the Vitamin E supplements that has added selenium.
Now You're Cooking
You absorb Vitamin E a lot better if you take it with food, especially dietary fat. Always take your E's with a meal.
Vitamin E is broken down by high heat, light, and freezing temperatures. Store your Vitamin E supplements in a cool, dark place, but don't let them freeze.
If you take the blood-thinning drugs warfarin (Coumadin) or heparin--or any other drug to thin your blood or prevent clots--do not take Vitamin E supplements! The combination could lead to dangerous bleeding. Talk to your doctor about all supplements before you try them.
B Vitamins are important for hormonal health, they help to get our hormones in balance and keep them there. The following is Dr. John Lee's suggestion on what we need as a woman going through premenopause:
Biotin: 100-300 mcg Choline: 50 to 100mg Folic Acid/Folate/Folacin: 400 to 800 mcg Inositol: 150 to 300 mg Niacin (B3): 20 to 25 mg (please be aware that Niacin can caus a flushing) similiar to that of a hot flash and may trigger a hot flash when first starting out with this particular B) Pantothenic Acid (B5): 50 to 100 mg Pyridoxine (B6): 25 to 50 mg Riboflavin (B2): 25 to 50 mg Thiamine (B1: 25-50 mg Vitamin B12: 1,000 to 2000 mcg
Other roles of the B Vitamins:
B's are an important part of your stress-buffering system. If you're under more stress than usualy, you may want to add an extra B complex to your multivitamin for a little insurance.
The B's also play multiple roles in brain function, mood regulation, the transformation of food into energy within the cells, and neutralizing of a toxic by-product of protein metabolism called homocysteine.
B Vitamins shoiuld always be taken together (called a B complex) as just taking one can cause imbalances of the others.
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Re: Premenopause & Menopause « Result #6 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:30am »
Progesterone and Hot flashes
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1999 found that natural progesterone cream significantly reduced hot flashes in about 80% of the women that were experiencing this "vasomotor symptom". This study including a small number of women but the results were significant. The women in the progesterone groupexperienced the disappearance of lumps and bumps in their breasts, were less depressed (experienced greater feeling of well-being), had less hot flashes. In the book "The Wisdom of Menopause", Northrup says that natural progesterone skin cream works in about 85% of perimenopausal women. As little as 20mg of this real/ natural progesterone per day can ease hot flashes.
Dr John Lee stated "So, I learned that every time I added progesterone to a woman already on estrogen I had to tell her to cut her estrogen at least in half. Then later she could cut it down even more because the progesterone was handling so many of her problems. She didn't need all that much estrogen. Then I had some ladies who kept cutting it down, cutting it down and pretty soon they weren't taking any, and they were doing fine. No hot flashes, no girl thingyl dryness, no problems, they were doing fine and I said, "how can this be?" I was taught in medical school estrogen goes to zero." (However it only drops around 35% so a women still has over 60% of estogen estrogen that they had before menopause. Progesterone on the other hand drops significantly.)
Dr. Willix also says: "A hormone replacement drug is one that most doctors prescribe to women when they develop the "disease" of menopause - which is no disease at all - to help them avoid heart disease and slow osteoporosis and to relieve symptoms such as hot flashes, depression and insomnia. I've seen the studies. Yes, it's true that it does all those things. But at what price? I can accomplish every one of those things without foisting a drug on my patients by encouraging them to follow a low-fat diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, take supplements, exercise, maintain a positive attitude, use herbs and natural progesterone cream."
New Orleans' Toxic Soup is Served Up All Over America
News of the 'toxic soup' contained in the floodwaters of New Orleans has been making headlines around the world, but this recipe is served up daily in practically every city throughout the United States. While the recipes differ from state to state, the "backbone" ingredients - pesticides, heavy metals, petroleum products and other industrial chemicals - are virtually everywhere. Americans watched in horror and shame as our government - on every level - did not live up to our expectations and as a result so many suffered in New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf Coast following hurricane Katrina. Yet this same travesty continues with the toxic assault on our environment that affects everyone within our borders.
So many have put their trust, along with the health and well being of our country, in government agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Institute of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but the proverbial levee won't hold here either. To date the EPA has approved over 80,000 synthetic chemicals that continue to be released into the environment. We are told that these toxins are at "acceptable" levels but common sense tells us otherwise.
Toxic chemicals are in our air, our water, our fruits, vegetables, meats, fish and poultry. They're in everyday products like household cleaners, nail polish and remover, make-up, lotions and cigarettes. And now they're showing up in newborn babies.
A study released this summer by the Environmental Work Group (EWG) tested umbilical cord blood of infants born in the U.S. and found an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants. In total, tests identified 287 chemicals of which 180 cause cancer, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system and 208 are linked to birth defects or abnormal development.
These findings refute the assertion by some that the placenta shields cord blood (and the fetus) from most chemicals and other toxins in the environment. But we don't need a researcher's study to tell us what we already know - carrying around these toxins in our systems is not acceptable.
For those who need a little more convincing, consider this: A Washington State University study reported in the June 3 issue of Science Magazine indicates that exposure to environmental toxins impacts health far greater than anyone ever imagined. Researchers found that the effects are passed along to offspring for as many as four generations.
It's time for the national spotlight to shine on the actions we must take to reduce our exposures to these toxins in our homes, schools and businesses. First and foremost - ignore the chemical industry's assault on our lives. Don't buy into the current "better living through chemistry" mindset. We need to be conscious of our actions. The days are gone when we can spray chemicals without a thought of where these chemicals end up because they end up in our air, our water, our soil and in our children.
There are plenty of all-natural alternatives to keep any surface clean and germ free. The same is true for pesticides. Buying organic fruits, vegetables and meats may be a bit more costly, but what price do you put on the hormones, antibiotics, pesticides and other chemicals in non-organic foods we consume?
We don't have to wait for Congressional confirmation to recognize that our children are facing problems like asthma, leukemia, autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD and diabetes in alarmingly high numbers. And the rates keep rising. There are safe, accessible and effective methods available to eliminate these toxins from the body. This information must be mainstreamed into our national healthcare system and national media.
It's time for America to take a long hard look at our actions - and inaction - over the past centuries. Some view our toxic environment as an unavoidable byproduct of our industrialized world; others claim it is callous greed - the need for power and money at any cost. No matter where we ultimately choose to lay blame, we owe it to our children and to the planet they must inherit to do all we can to clean up our act.
Dr. James H. Martin is a Diplomate in clinical nutrition, certified naturopathic physician and licenced doctor of chiropractic with an expertise in environmental medicine & toxicity. For the past 30 years he has served as clinical director of the Martin Clinic in Sarasota, Florida, which provides complementary/alternative health services to patients from all over the world. Dr. Martin is also the editor and publisher of the Well News Newsletter, a cutting edge resource of nutritional information.
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TOXINS!!! « Result #8 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:23am »
Killing Her Softly
When the alarm rings she slowly gets out of bed, turns on the shower and under the steady stream of warm water, she gently scrubs her body with Ammonia, Formaldehyde and Phenol.
Next, she shampoos her tinted hair with DEA and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.
Rinsing the shampoo, she applies a good amount of mutagenic DEA & Propylene Glycol and lets it penetrate while she pops the top on the shaving cream and shaves her legs with A-Pinene.
The shower finished, she towel dries and spreads on an even coat of Contaminant, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PHAs) and a dusting of an Asbestos Substance over her skin. She sprays the scented Aluminum under her arms, brushes her teeth with FD&C Blue#1 & Resorcinol, Saccharin, and Fluoride. Then she rinses and gargles with Ethanol and
Phenol Alcohol. She combs setting gel through her hair then blows it dry and sprays it with polyvinylpyrrolidine (PVP).
Sitting at her vanity, she carefully applies a thin film of Phenol Carbolic
Acid, Dioxin and Propylene Glycol, over her face to reduce the fine lines.
Today, she'll wear foundation and a little FD&C Red #3. And, better add some eye-Iron Oxide for today is a special meeting and a little Toxic and Mutagenic Ascorbyl Palmitate to line her lids and a stroke of Bacteria & Polyvinylpyrrolide (PVP) to her lashes.
A dab of Benzo-A-Pyrene and Benzo-B-Fluroanthene to color her lips, a spritz of her favorite scent, Toluene and Benzaldehyde, and a little Carcinogenic Nitrosamine, NMPABAO on her face arms and legs to block the suns rays and she is set for the day. She looks radiant and healthy, but her looks are killing her!
If you are wondering if these poisons are being absorbed through her skin go cut open a clove of garlic and rub it on the bottom of your foot and see how long it takes to taste it in your mouth, about 3 seconds!
What have these product brands exposed her to in a matter of minutes? Read on to learn about what it is that we are really putting on and in our bodies every day.
*Bar Soap has a pH of 9, which removes the protective acid mantle of the skin making it more alkaline and therefore, more vulnerable to penetration.
It also contains ammonia, formaldehyde and phenol, known carcinogens and triclocarbans.
*Shampoo contains cocamide DEA, which is associated with carcinogenic nitrosamines and sodium lauryl sulfate, a known mutagen.
*Hair Tint contains quaternium-15, which releases
carcinogenic formaldehyde and the carcinogen,
phenylenediamine.
*Conditioner contains DEA & Propylene Glycol both known mutagenic carcinogens
*Shaving Cream contains a-pinene, a chemical that damages the immune system.
*Body Lotion contains mineral oil, which, as a cosmetic grade petroleum product, includes the contaminant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAs) known as xenoestrogens that can mimic estrogen in the body.
*Dusting Powder contains talc, a substance like asbestos. When talc was combined with a common air pollutant, benzo(a)pyrene, it induced tumors in 80% of the animals tested. Many scientists believe talc should be placed on the "known carcinogens" list.
*Deodorant has aluminum, which is being tested in connection to Alzheimers.
*Toothpaste contains saccharin and FD&C Blue#1, which are carcinogens. It also contains resorcinol, which can cause a blood disorder (methemoglobinemia), convulsions and death.
Fluoride is also a known carcinogen.
*Mouthwash contains 27% ethanol, which is suspected of causing esophageal cancer. It also contains phenol, which can cause fatal poisonings through skin absorption.
*Hair Spray contains polyvinylpyrrolidine (PVP) and reports show that it may cause harm if the particles are inhaled. Modest intravenous doses fed to rats caused tumors.
*Skin Moisturizer contains phenol carbolic acid, which can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma and death as a result of respiratory failure. It also contains
PEG-40, which contains dangerous levels of dioxin and propylene glycol, which studies show, can negatively alter brain waves and cause liver and kidney disorders.
*Blush contains FD&C Red #3, which caused human breast cells to grow, mimics the effect of natural estrogen at the molecular level and damages the genetic material of human breast cells.
*Eye shadow contains iron oxide, which is a suspected carcinogen, teratogen or toxin.
*Eyeliner contains ascorbyl palmitate, and studies suggest that the palmitates are to be considered carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic.
*Mascara may be contaminated with bacteria. It also contains polyvinylpyrrolide (PVP), a carcinogen.
*Lipstick contains paraffin, which is a mixture of
hydrocarbons and is derived from petroleum. It is known to be contaminated with the carcinogens, benzo-a-pyrene and benzo-b-fluroanthene.
*Perfume contains toluene, a suspected potent carcinogen that was found in every fragrance tested, and benzaldehyde, which is a central nervous system depressant that may cause
kidney damage.
*Sunscreen contains padimate O and the preservative, BNPD, which together create the carcinogenic nitrosamine, NMPABAPO
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Re: Mens Health Issues « Result #9 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:16am »
HORMONE BALANCE IN MALES
by John R. Lee, M.D.
Commentary on an Article by Jerome Groopman, published in the New Yorker magazine, July 29, 2002
Mr. Groopman discusses the commercialization of “andropause,” a moniker that implies a fall in androgen hormones similar to the menopausal fall of estrogen in women. The commercialization comes via Unimed, a division of Solvay, a Belgian conglomerate that includes pharmaceuticals. Unimed hopes to broaden the concept of andropause to include men with symptoms of fatigue, low sex drive, depressed mood, or poor erections. Their product, AndroGel, is a 1% transdermal gel, i.e., containing 1 mg of testosterone per gram of gel. Their recommended dose, as listed by their three page ad in this weeks TIME magazine, is 5 grams of gel (5 mg of testosterone).
The author points out that FDA approval of AndroGel was given for treating rather rare disorders such as Klinefelter’s syndrome (a rare genetic disorder causing underdeveloped testes), or testes damaged by viral inflammation or trauma, and pituitary disorders that lead to loss of testicular function, and not for “andropause.” Once a drug is approved for sale, however, physicians can legally prescribe it for any clinical condition he thinks might benefit from it.
Mr. Groopman’s article describes the dichotomy between physicians who find it useful (and remunerative) for practically every man entering their offices, and medical scientists who are still uneasy about the definition of andropause and question the use of supplemental testosterone. Points of difference include the questionable value of blood tests and the wide variability of testosterone levels in men without any sign of andropause symptoms, the subjective nature of so-called benefits, as well as testosterone’s potential risk of heart attacks and prostate cancer, and the claims that testosterone prevents aging. Unfortunately, Mr. Groopman does not seem to understand that risk of hormone side effects is largely a matter of dosage.
In his conclusion, the author regards the present surge of testosterone replacement therapy by approximately a quarter of a million American men to be a vast, uncontrolled experiment, whose consequences remain uncertain. He feels that what is needed is large scale study involving “many thousands of men” over a period of many years, such as was done for women in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study of conventional HRT.
Medicine’s Lack of Understanding about Male Hormone Balance
I find the article, written in the cool, cosmopolitan style so adored by the New Yorker magazine, to be glib and mistaken in its underlying hypotheses. Yes, there is a parallel with the problems uncovered by the recently stopped WHI study. The major problem is conventional medicine’s lack of understanding of the realities of hormone balancing. Any single hormone does not work in isolation – it works something like a member of a large orchestra with many different players. The question of testosterone’s role can not be determined, in most cases, by knowing merely its serum concentration. What is the right level for one person may not be right for another person. Absolute levels are deceptive. Far more relevant is the ratio between testosterone and estradiol concentrations. Testosterone is an antagonist of estradiol; it acts to oppose estradiol’s actions. Thus, a given estradiol level will lead to breast growth in a man with low testosterone, and not in a man with higher testosterone levels.
Testosterone and Estrogen in Men
It is well known that the estradiol level in 55-year old men, for example, is usually a bit higher than that of a 55-year old woman. The man, however, does not develop breasts because he has a higher testosterone level than women do. As men age, their estradiol levels gradually rise, whereas their progesterone and testosterone levels gradually fall. The hormone balance changes. These gradual changes lead to reduction in testosterone benefits and eventually to estrogen dominance. That is, his estradiol effects emerge since his testosterone level is not sufficient to block or balance them. Estrogen dominance stimulates breast cell growth and endometrial cell proliferation in women. In men, estrogen dominance stimulates breast cell growth and prostate hypertrophy. Estrogen dominance is responsible for the majority of breast cancers and is the only known cause of endometrial cancer in women. Since the male prostate is the embryonic equivalent of the uterus, is should not be surprising that estrogen dominance is also a major cause of prostate cancer.
Testosterone Supplementation in Men
Testosterone supplementation is the obvious treatment for men with testosterone deficiency relative to their estradiol levels. If the estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone balance that prevails in younger men (when they do not get prostate cancer) is a healthy one, why not restore the hormone levels in older men to that same healthy balance?
To achieve this desired goal of a healthy balance between these major sex hormones, one must learn how to accurately measure their levels. All steroid hormones are fat-soluble. When they circulate through the liver they wrapped up, so-to-speak, by a protein coating, a process known as protein binding. When protein-bound, the hormones are water soluble but less bioavailable. Being water-soluble, the protein-bound hormones pass through the kidneys and are excreted in the urine. The non-protein-bound hormone (referred to a “free” hormone) on the other hand, is the bioavailable form of the hormone. It is fat-soluble and is carried in blood by red blood cells rather than in the serum, that is the watery, non-cellular portion of the blood. When the blood circulates through the tissue of the salivary glands, the “free” hormone, whether in red blood cells or in the serum, filters through into the saliva, whereas the protein-bound form does not. If one wished to know the concentration of “free” bioavailable hormone in the blood, it is obvious that saliva hormone levels are more accurate and more relevant than serum hormone levels.
Serum vs. Saliva Holds True for Men Too
For reasons that escape rational thinking, conventional medicine persists in using serum tests rather than saliva tests. The results have been disastrous. When using hormone creams or gels, the hormone is absorbed through the skin and into the blood without first passing through the liver. Thus, they are essentially all absorbed in the “free” form. When given orally, they pass first through the liver and 90% of them become protein-bound. For this reason, transdermal dosing is at least 10 times more efficient than oral dosing. If one uses serum testing to measure the blood levels achieved by transdermal dosing, the test will fail to measure all the hormone carried by red blood cells. As a consequence, physicians are apt to greatly over-dose their patients.
When using saliva testing, it is found that the transdermal dose of testosterone when treating someone with testosterone deficiency is only 0.25-0.5 mg in women, and 1-2 mg in men. As the New Yorker article indicated, the transdermal doses of testosterone ranged from 5 mg to 100 mg a day. The same is observed in estrogen replacement therapy – the doses are generally all greatly excessive. The same hormone that brought good health without side effects when in normal endogenous levels will bring on very bad side effects when given in grossly excessive doses.
The problem is not the hormone, per se, the problem is the dosing.
Some physicians have attempted to measure “free” hormones in serum. Regardless of how well this is done, such tests fail to measure the “free” hormone being carried by red blood cells.
Use Only Bio-identical, Natural Hormones
The final correction that must be made is equally obvious – when treating someone with a hormone deficiency, use only bio-identical hormone. Altered, synthetic versions of our natural hormones will not do – they are foreign to the body, do not convey the same benefits as the real hormone, and all are fraught with undesirable side effects not conveyed by the real hormone.
Our problems in using hormones can be solved by the four guidelines summarized below:
Learn how to measure total “free” hormone. Use physiologic doses rather than pharmacologic doses. Use only bio-identical hormones. Learn how to achieve hormone ratios that produce proper hormone balance. Failure to follow these three guidelines is the principal cause of the problems exposed by the Women’s Health Initiatives. The makers of AndroGel use bio-identical testosterone but their dosing regulations are faulty and dangerous. Any good compounding pharmacist can make up a testosterone cream that will more easily supply the right dose of testosterone in men with estrogen dominance due to testosterone deficiency.
For more information on this topic, please read Hormone Balance for Men a booklet by John R. Lee, M.D.
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Re: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT! « Result #10 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:11am »
From the USB Even though soy isoflavones exhibit very weak activity (1/100 to 1/100,000 the potency of endogenous estrogen) in women consuming soyfoods, blood levels of isoflavones can be 1,000 times higher than endogenously produced estrogen levels.
>From Natural Health Magazine Does Soy Have a DARK SIDE? Author/s: Sally Eauclaire Osborne Issue: March, 1999
Does Soy Cause Hormone Havoc?
The plant estrogens (phytoestrogens) found in soy, including isoflavones, resemble the natural estrogens in our body. This could be why soy consumption promises relief from menopausalsymptoms, among other benefits. Yet critics of soy say these isoflavones could cause two specific problems.
a few researchers question if isoflavones could interfere with the hormonal and sexual development of children. Cliff Irvine, D.Sc., a reproductive endocrinologist at Lincoln University in Canterbury, New Zealand, studied the isoflavone levels in soy infant foods and found that the daily recommended intake of soy formula provides 3 mg of isoflavones per kilogram of body weight--a level he says is more than four times the level found to change reproductive hormones in women. His findings were published in Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine in March 1998.
ISOFLAVONE a plant-based estrogen (also called phytoestrogen) thatinterrupts the function of hormonal estrogen. Two well-known isoflavones are daidzein and genistein.
Does Soy Disrupt the Thyroid?
The thyroid gland in the front of the neck secretes thyroid hormones and controls metabolism. Several scientists have linked soy consumption to suppressed thyroid function, including hypothyroidism (in which the gland produces not enough hormones). Researchers at the North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College in Manhasset, N.Y., found that children with autoimmune thyroid disease had consumed significantly more soy-based milk formulas than had their healthy siblings and other healthy children. These findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition in 1990. One year later, a 1991 Japanese study published in the Japanese journal Nippon Naibunpi gakkai Zasshi showed that soybeans could trigger goiters (an enlargement of the thyroid) and hypothyroidism. Half of the 17 healthy adult participants who ate 30 g of pickled roasted soybeans a day for three months developed a small goiter and/or experienced hypothyroidism. One month after the study was completed, all thyroids had returned to normal size and hypothyroidism symptoms such as constipation and fatigue had disappeared.
Some experts, however, believe that only certain people are apt to develop hypothyroidism from eating soy. "For soy to actually cause hypothyroidism, you'd have to be bordering on hypothyroidism to begin with," says naturopath Martin Milner, N.D., president of the Center for Natural Medicine in Portland, Ore., and developer of a new treatment for hypothyroidism.
Does Soy Prevent the Absorption of Minerals? The bran or hulls of seeds, found in beans,grains, nuts, and other plant foods, contain phytates (or phytic acids). These phytates bind to essential minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc in the digestive tract and prevent them from being absorbed
Does Soy Contain Digestion Blockers? Some researchers consider soy difficult to digest because it inhibits the functioning of the pancreatic enzyme called trypsin. The body needs trypsin to properly digest protein. But all legumes have substances called trypsin inhibitors that interfere with the work of this enzyme. (Soy is thought to have more of these inhibitors than other beans.) When there is less trypsin, more undigested and partially digested protein molecules move through thedigestive tract.
Article from No-Soy Soybeans have a component which stimulates estrogen production (in both men and women) and most doctors don't recommend using estrogen in any form for people with a family history of breast cancer or fibroid tumors. A Report released this June states that women who take estrogen for more than ten years have an increased risk of breast cancer. A Yale physician specifically warned us off estrogen way back in the 1970's. Menopause is a poor time, because of the stress, to take soy as an estrogen replacement because the stress can trigger an allergy to soy (as more and more women are writing to us).
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