Why Tofu Wrecks Your Brain

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Joshua J — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:34:49 GMT

I have been drinking rice milk for years instead of soy. Still has some processing to it, but overall is far superior to soy. Tastes better too!!

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Otorongo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:12:36 GMT

funmom,

If the allergy symptoms are stuffy nose, tight chest, difficulty breathing, or waking up with difficulty breathing after consuming dairy products, it's a true allergy and be careful of cross over allergies with dairy products from other animals such as goats milk.

I am truly allergic and hidden trace amounts of dairy cause me great difficulty for 1 -2 days after consuming, whether it's, cow, sheep or goat's milk cheese or butter. Look out for whey in ingredient lists. It's also a dairy product.

I won't advocate soy instead of anything. I've seen too many people diagnosed with IBS these days.

I was a vegan for 12 years. I ate a variety of beans, vegetables and fruits and some soy. Soy became more and more problematic as did the whole grains, barley malt and so on. I became so sick, and sicker until I had to put myself on an elimination diet to see what I was reacting too. My entire digestive tract has been permanently compormised and my choices have become very limited as a result.

My daughter was on soy base formula as and infant. She was so collicy all she did was scream. I couldn't nurse her due to RH factor and antibodies in my milk.

She had chronic ear infections and now has a hearing deficit. She also does not ovulate and will probably never have children, which she truly desires.

Soy is VERY Bad and it permiates our entire food source!

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CEM — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:59:56 GMT

I get tired of reading about how foods are 'bad' for you. It's one thing to call a food 'bad' because it is treated with chemical pesticides, genetically modified, or otherwise tampered with from its natural state, but to call a food 'bad' otherwise? - I don't buy it, and I even have problems with soy and can't eat it.

Eat this, don't eat that. Eat this PH, but avoid that one. Eat this fat, but not that fat - and in this ratio. Chew your food 35 times before swallowing - blah blah blah...it's getting old.

Fact is that God designed our bodies to digest everything He created, so if we can't digest a food that hasn't been genetically modified, or chemically treated, or otherwise tampered with, stop picking the food apart molecularly and look for another reason for its indigestability or other unwanted health effect - THE WIRELESS BOOM. Yep, you heard that right - the wireless boom!

Because the entire world is in love with their cell phones, I am unable to produce the needed enzymes to digest many foods - and not just soy. Google the Bioinitiative Report. I'd rather live without wireless technology, and even electricity, and be able to eat red meat, greasy french fries, lard, sugar, etc...than have to tip-toe around the garden trying to determine which food will be healthy for me today.

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somdbob — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:08:00 GMT

The question has been raised but not clearly answered in these posts--i.e., is the legume soy, before any sort of processing, about like the other legumes--navy beans, black eye peas, gorbanzos, etc???. That is, quite nutritious, relatively low-fat--in short, a commendable adjunct to one's diet.

I rather like the edamame--steamed fresh soy beans--that are served in the US as appetizers or beer chasers in Asiatic restaurants and bars.. Hope they're not on the condemned list tho they certainly aren't fermented. Natto is not for me.

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GWN — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:45:12 GMT

I drink a glass of eden soy every day to shrink my prostrate and lower my PSA. It has worked for years. No more getting up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Everything else functions fine, I am 60 and my memory is excellent.

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Julieanne — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:26:00 GMT

I saw a homepath today who went to a seminar on thyroid problems recently. I didn't see the source of the research (not enough time), but apparently, if you have enough iodine soy is less of a problem. And who has enough iodine?

This may be why we have so many conflicting views here. I have hypothyroidism and did the iodine patch test yesterday. It has gone in 24 hours, when it should take 48 hours.

Obviously, vegetarianism is OK for some, and meat eating for others. Just observe your reactions and go with that.

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webwitch6 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:56:36 GMT

My choices as a vegetarian are getting to be fewer and fewer. I like the fakeburgers occasionally so I can somewhat fit in with others who are having a quick meal or a barbeque. I do avoid it in just about everything else. I buy expeller pressed oils, olive and safflower. I can only eat Rice Krispie type cereals, I look for organic-not sure I believe it totally-but it has 4 ingredients in it and makes me feel good to eat it.

I drank Silk three times in my life, for about a month, and had a horrendous -HORRENDOUS- menstrual episode.

(Stopped using Silk and returned to my regular human self instead of Mrs. Werewolf.)

I eat more fruits and veggies-unprocessed-than ever, but the pesticides scare me. What is one supposed to eat in winter, here in Maine, when the local farmers and such are closed? Anything in a can, bag or box is bad for you, even the so called "good" stuff.

I have managed to stop the cravings I had for 35 years for anything made of chocolate. I cant believe it but I actually dont crave that stuff anymore. I look at it rather thoughfully, as if I am contemplating its existence on the earthly plane, but I dont want it. My sugar intake is about 80 percent less than when I was a younger girl.

I have been a veg girl for 20 something years, and I dont want to start eating meats again. I never felt well as a child and teenager when I ate it, and now I just cant change my ways.

I am sorry that other vegetarians and vegans seem to attack meat eating people, I dont attack anyone over their choices. I have meat eaters all around me, in my family, all of my friends. We respect each others choices.

The ways of America just seem to be a great contradiction. We fight for freedoms than we turn around and forcibly take away from the masses their freedom to choose healthy ways of eating. We demand clean water and food for other nations than poison our own food supply. What the hell??

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Shortandsweet — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:30:46 GMT

If you think Kaayla Daniel's book was funded or backed by the meat industry, then you'd have to wonder why it does recommend fermented soy? If it was backed by the meat industy it would say NO SOY WHATSOEVER don't ya think? I think it is pretty factual and well researched. Like so many others, I have tried a vegan diet (for 10 years) and didn't realize how awful I felt until I started getting animal protein and fat back into my diet. I also gained 20 lbs. while a vegan and have since lost it all and feel wonderful!

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amberrayofsunshine — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:29:57 GMT

Here is another great article that affirms Dr. Mercola's comments:

www.worldnetdaily.com/.../article.asp

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mhs6681 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:01:39 GMT

I'm SOOO confused... I had thought Tofu was fine, I really thought I had read that in another article on here and my 15 month old just LOVES it! So I shouldn't give it to her anymore???

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saturnruler — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:29:20 GMT

For the person lamenting the use of soy lecithin in chocolate, Navitas has pure raw choc powder. Nothing more, nothing less. I make a 50/50 raw choc/carob drink mixed w/stevia (I also add a small amt of powdered matcha green tea. There are sites that sell high quality w/out the high markup of Dr. M's matcha) Admittedly I use silk creamer since a little soy is OK for my blood type. Tho this hasn't anything to do w/soy, I'm trying to be a human sunscreen via my diet. Eating lots of dark vegies & goji berries daily. But choc powder & raw carob are loaded w/anti-oxidants.

Have a healthy day!

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proteintype — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:22:08 GMT

Nils, you may want to rephrase this statement. Based on what I have read here and on the site, what do you base this on? Can one really "get healthy" from stopping soy in one day? Please explain. True, if there was say...some inflamation like a throbing pain for instance...as in a headache...and you remove the source of the "headache" Be it stress, running too long, a bad fume...etc. the headache goes away. Just curious.

Nills said, ."the day I stopped eating and drinking soy I started getting healthy again, and am healthier now than I've ever been in my life." My mind is clear and sharp again. Of course you'll read claims that soy is "healthy" because the soy pushers push that message continuously..."

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Glyn_203 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:19:32 GMT

OK. Dr. Mercola - or anyone - what am I supposed to eat? I am vegan and I am not turning back. I do not eat dead animals or their milk and eggs, and never will ever again. Please help us moral vegetarians who do not depend on other sentient beings to complete our diet. Many thanks.

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Aussieveg — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:18:49 GMT

As a vegan I am disgusted by this article.

This research is nonsense and was no doubt funded by the meat industry!

As long as the soy is organic there is no problem.

I love my Tofu and soy milk and I'm going to eat a big meal of the stuff as soon as I get off the internet.

I'm contacting PETA about this.

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traci_cakes — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:14:17 GMT

Twice in my life I went vegan, omitting all animal products from my diet and eating lots of soy products (soy milk, tofu, textured soy protien, and plenty of soy-based, highly processed, meat substitutes). Both times coincide with severe bouts of depression as well as what were classified as "hypo-manic" episodes. The second time, this happened despite being on about 13 different meds in less than two years (sometimes three at a time!). Anyway, I realized that the meds were not helping (on top of still being terribly depressed I was also gaining a great deal of weight) so I went off of them. Shortly after that I finally "gave up" on being vegetarian. I won't say that it was a miracle over night, but it has been about three years and I have been free of any major depression or what I would consider hypo-manic episodes. I knew the meds were wreaking havoc on my body (which is why I had resisted them for so long) but it never occurred to me that the soy might be doing so also.