Why You Should Avoid Soy

Tacos Have you ever wondered about soy? It's promoted as the miracle food that will feed the world while at the same time prevent and cure all manner of diseases. But what if all you've read about soy is nothing but a multi-million dollar marketing strategy based on scanty facts, half-truths and lies?

How could anyone get away with that? The soy industry is one of the world's most wealthy and powerful and one that will steamroll anybody that dares suggest there may be problems with the darling soy. When the Soy Online Service first questioned the safety of soy, a representative of Protein Technologies told them that they had:

teams of lawyers to crush dissenters
owned television channels and newspapers
could divert medical schools
and can even influence governments

That boast has proven all too true, but you'll be shocked to learn that much of what you've read about soy is nothing but a con:

Read how the animal kingdom caused us to uncover the dark side of soy.
Learn the truth about the history and traditional use of soy in Asia.
Find out what they didn't tell you about chemicals in soy that are toxic.

The soy industry is worth billions and spends millions on promoting its products. Is it any wonder that their political influence is global?

And if you need some advice about what constitutes a safe level of soy intake, we think we can help.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
History of Soybeans Soybeans come to us from the Orient. During the Chou Dynasty (1134-246 BC) the soybean was designated one of the five sacred grains, along with barley, wheat, millet and rice. However, the pictograph for the soybean, which dates from earlier times, indicates that it was not first used as a food.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
In short, not that much, and contrary to what the industry may claim soy has never been a staple in Asia. A study of the history of soy use in Asia shows that the poor used it during times of extreme food shortage, and only then the soybeans were carefully prepared (e.g. by lengthy fermentation) to destroy the soy toxins. Yes, the Asians understood soy all right!

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
Two separate studies � one in animals and the other in humans � that considered together suggest that a diet high in soybeans and other legumes during pregnancy and breastfeeding may have a subtle but long-term impact on the development of children.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
A Swedish study shows that soy, like its botanically-related cousin the peanut, could be responsible for severe, potentially fatal, cases of food allergy, particularly in children with asthma who are also very sensitive to peanuts.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
Two senior US government scientists, Drs. Daniel Doerge and Daniel Sheehan, have revealed that chemicals in soy could increase the risk of breast cancer in women, brain damage in both men and women, and abnormalities in infants.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 7/20/2004
The propaganda that has created the soy sales miracle is all the more remarkable because, only a few decades ago, the soybean was considered unfit to eat - even in Asia. During the Chou Dynasty (1134-246 BC) the soybean was designated one of the five sacred grains, along with barley, wheat, millet and rice. However, the pictograph for the soybean, which dates from earlier times, indicates that it was not first used as a food; for whereas the pictographs for the other four grains show the seed and stem structure of the plant, the pictograph for the soybean emphasizes the root structure.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
Supplements that contain concentrated phytoestrogens -- plant-based estrogens found in soy -- do not appear to improve mood, memory or menopause symptoms in women over age 45.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
While even in 1966 there was considerable research on the harmful substances within soybeans, you'll be hard pressed to find articles today that claim soy is anything short of a miracle-food. As soy gains more and more popularity through industry advertising, we are moved once again to raise our voice of concern.

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 6/24/2004
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submitted by Dr. Gary Farr 1/22/2003
"Tofu Shrinks Brain!" Not a science fiction scenario, this sobering soybean revelation is for real. But how did the "poster bean" of the '90s go wrong? Apparently, in many ways � none of which bode well for the brain