Comments on: soy it ain’t so!

By: Smrita

Smrita — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:23 +0000

Sho
Thanks for such great info.Your blogs are really great. I came across them recently. Wanted to ask if we can have soy flour. Can we mix soy flour in our regular whole wheat flour. Is it beneficial or not?

By: Lacy

Lacy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:58:07 +0000

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By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:56:57 +0000

Wow, thanks for the education. My 7 year old son drinks Odwalla Super Protein nearly everyday. I now see that the isolated soy protein and soy milk are not the best choices for his diet. So I’ll control the supply and stop buying it for him. But we’ll keep having miso soup with sushi!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:14:04 +0000

Good job! Enjoy your perspective and your writing. Your links are also excellent. Thanks!

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:26:47 +0000

As usual Sho is a bottomless well of information. This is a great site to gather healthy advice! I love the blogs, keep em coming!
Thank you-
Yvonne, CA

By: sho

sho — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:25:39 +0000

Yes, soy protein isolate in your bar is the toxic form. That’s the form that is processed like plastic, and is soon to be an “edible” plastic wrap. Most bars I have seen are way too processed and have far too much sugar. There are a few decent ones. Here is one http://www.organicfoodbar.com/ Even better than organic food bar is http://www.youbars.com/ You can custom make your own bars. Lastly, you can make bars at home. If you are interested I can post some recipes. Trail mix is another option.

By: Shiela

Shiela — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:38:00 +0000

Thanks for all the facts! I knew soy was bad for us but did not know why. And I am glad to here miso and tempeh is still OK.
Love reading your blogs!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:13:05 +0000

Sho, thanks for the article. After reading I just looked over my nutrition bar labels….they contain soy protein nuggets(isolated soy protein). This is how they have it listed on the ingredient list. It also contains milk protein isolate. Is this the same type of soy you were talking about in your article? Thanks!

By: sho

sho — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:47:10 +0000

Yes Ruthie I would say that is too much, especially the soymilk. You can try rice or almond milk. It’s actually pretty easy to make rice or nut milk. I would say even without symptoms there aren’t too many foods you should eat every day. This goes double for highly refined foods such as soy milk. Variety is the key to a healthy diet!
Paul, you are right about the intro of soy. Even today it is eaten as a condiment in Asia. You will be served some fermented soy with meat or chicken. Often in our culture we hear something is good, and then we overdo it. Thanks for the feedback.

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:58:57 +0000

Shoshana,
I drink soy milk, eat soy yogurt and soy ice cream every single day, Do you think that is too much? I have no health issues at all and actually my PMS has inmproved tremedously. how do you know when it is too much? Ruthie