Each time we shop for food and supplements we are making a decision that affects our health and wellness. It’s time we think about soy and how it affects our health. Today thousands of products contain soy or soy by-products. During the holidays many people tend to forgo good health practices but these facts about soy should not be ignored.
Many consumers are not even aware that what they are buying contains soy or soy by-products. We can thank labeling laws that protect multi-national corporations and companies for this. Senators and Congress have consistently sided with industry over the consumer when it comes about your right to know or labeling laws. Despite the attempts of many organic consumers and even the voters of entire states the current labeling act, from 1967 is in use on a nationwide basis.
Since the 60’s much has changed in the food industry. First products were introduced to our diet that were never considered fit for human consumption. The soybean is one of those products. Henry Ford, that automaker used the soybean oil as a fluid and lubricant in his automobiles.
A simple search on Wikipedia shows us the different names that our friend soy goes by. These are some of them included on labels: soy milk, tofu, soy meal, soy flour, textured vegetable protein (TVP), tempeh, soy lecithin, soybean oil, SVP (soy vegetable protein) and soy isoflavones. The most common way soy is used in food products is as a low-cost substitute as a meat or dairy extender. These industries regularly use soy, to extend their products and make them less expensive, food service (fast food), retail and institutional (primarily school lunch and correctional) facilities.
This video by David Wolfe tells the story of Soy and why it should not be in your diet.
Many dietary supplements and vitamins contain soy. This is especially try with prostate supplements that men rely upon to help them with an enlarged prostate. No men’s health product or prostate formula should contain soy.
The most disturbing thing with the soybean occurred in 1996. Scientists genetically modified the soybean so that when it was grown it could be sprayed with glyphosate. Many of us do not recognize “glyphosate” however what brings this word back to earth is Monsanto’s product RoundUp. Round-Up is also known glyphosate. Men and women who have used RoundUp ® (Glyphosate) in the backyard know that it kills everything that it is sprayed on. It definitely is not something you want to spray on anything you plan on eating. Right on the container there are warnings to call a poison control center immediately and seek medical attention if swallowed.
For thirty-five years Monsanto the maker of RoundUp ® (Glyphosate) has claimed that: “If ingested, glyphosate is excreted rapidly, does not accumulate in body fat or tissues, and does not undergo metabolism in humans. Rather, it is excreted unchanged in the urine.” But the extremely high levels found in breast milk throw this “alternative fact” out the front door.
Monsanto holds the patents to many genetic modified crops being planted across the United States and Canada. This GMO soybean has 93 percent of the market in North America. So if the entire circle represents all SOY grown in the USA and Canada. Then if what you eat contains Soy or is made from Soy then odds are that 
you have been consuming Roundup.
Soybeans are not the only GMO (genetically modified) crop in North America. Potatoes, tomatoes, corn and rice are also big time GMO. So is rapeseed (canola oil).
Soybeans have another unique quality in that they are a very high source of plant based estrogen. Yes estrogen the female hormone. This is also a concern for men as it does not help to maintain a stable testosterone level. Published studies have shown that the consumption does have an undesirable effect on testosterone levels. Testosterone, an essential male hormone, helps men to retain and build a more muscular physique. In addition it helps a man’s libido or sex drive.
Many studies confirm that cancer has skyrocketed in the past fifteen years. “Research has been done in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand investigating possible links between glyphosate, Roundup’s active ingredient, and cancer. A large number of studies have focused on glyphosate’s possible association with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.” The research shows that Roundup is linked to a host of cancers including both B cell lymphoma, and to brain cancer. The gold standard for scientific proof is a randomized controlled trial, which would be unethical as it would definitively measure exposure and related cancers.
In 2015 urine and water testing was organized by The Detox Project and commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association. The results of that test reported that Glyphosate was found in urine of 93 percent of Americans tested. This 2015 public testing project carried out by a laboratory at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The average level of Glyphosate detected was 3.096 parts per billion (PPB). Children had the highest levels with an average of 3.586 PPB. The regions with the highest levels of Glyphosate in urine were from the West and the Midwest with an average of 3.053 PPB and 3.050 PPB respectively. Also it is important to note that Glyphosate residues were not observed in any tap water samples tested. Equally disturbing is that Glyphosate levels were just as high in city dwellers as they were in agricultural communities where the Glyphosate was being sprayed on crops. The Organic Consumers Association stated that: “These test results highlight the massive failure of U.S. regulatory agencies, including the EPA, USDA and FDA, to protect us even as they continue to perpetuate the myth that low-level exposure to glyphosate is harmless.”
It’s up to each of us to decide if soy should be in our diet. If you have grandchildren you might want to share this article with their parents. We save money when buying products made with soy but the hidden costs to our health are a reality. Obviously it is less expensive to buy meat products that are not organic or grass-fed. The long-term affect on our health and the expense of healthcare far exceed the initial savings on the front end. Each and every one of us needs to decide on whether we feel safe consuming RoundUp. The key is being informed and making a decision.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.
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