The Truth About Soybeans
In the February 18 menu you will find all sorts of healthy and delicious dishes to select from. And we encourage you to choose them all in order to insure proper nutrition and balance to create a healthy life.
We are using fermented soybeans in the form of tofu, miso, and shoyu this week, and in most of our menus. Fermented soybeans are among the most powerful of anti-cancer foods. New studies continue to show that soybeans are protective for everyone, including breast cancer survivors. Plant isoflavones found in soybeans have anti-cancer effects in both cell culture and animal studies. Asian countries, where soybeans are a staple food have much lower incidences of cancer than the U.S.
Isoflavones, lignans, and coumestans are three common types of plant source phyto-estrogens. Lignans are found in the fibrous part of plant and seed coatings. Flax seeds are an example of a popular lignans source. Coumestans are found in red clover and bean sprouts, and isoflavones are found in all legumes (beans), such as chickpeas and green peas, they are just highly concentrated in soybeans, so soybeans get all of the press, good and bad.
As little as one ounce of minimally processed soybeans per day have a protective effect in regard to breast cancer in particular. Research at the USDA by Dr. James Duke and published in the Journal Of Alternative Complimentary Medicine has shown that the fermentation of soybeans (or any bean, think chick pea miso), increases their isoflavone levels 25 to 30 times.
Another study done by Jeffrey Tice, MD, assistant professor of general internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco states that the consumption of soy foods is beneficial for patients and cancer survivors as part of a healthy (naturally) low-fat diet.
However none of these studies or research suggest supplementation with high doses of phyto-estrogen pills derived from soy or any other source.
More is not better.
Always seek nutrition form real food sources. Reserve supplementation for special needs and circumstances, and always seek the advice of an experienced educator in making your supplementation choices.
In Health As Always.
Gayle and Jaime / Wholly Macro
We are using fermented soybeans in the form of tofu, miso, and shoyu this week, and in most of our menus. Fermented soybeans are among the most powerful of anti-cancer foods. New studies continue to show that soybeans are protective for everyone, including breast cancer survivors. Plant isoflavones found in soybeans have anti-cancer effects in both cell culture and animal studies. Asian countries, where soybeans are a staple food have much lower incidences of cancer than the U.S.
Isoflavones, lignans, and coumestans are three common types of plant source phyto-estrogens. Lignans are found in the fibrous part of plant and seed coatings. Flax seeds are an example of a popular lignans source. Coumestans are found in red clover and bean sprouts, and isoflavones are found in all legumes (beans), such as chickpeas and green peas, they are just highly concentrated in soybeans, so soybeans get all of the press, good and bad.
As little as one ounce of minimally processed soybeans per day have a protective effect in regard to breast cancer in particular. Research at the USDA by Dr. James Duke and published in the Journal Of Alternative Complimentary Medicine has shown that the fermentation of soybeans (or any bean, think chick pea miso), increases their isoflavone levels 25 to 30 times.
Another study done by Jeffrey Tice, MD, assistant professor of general internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco states that the consumption of soy foods is beneficial for patients and cancer survivors as part of a healthy (naturally) low-fat diet.
However none of these studies or research suggest supplementation with high doses of phyto-estrogen pills derived from soy or any other source.
More is not better.
Always seek nutrition form real food sources. Reserve supplementation for special needs and circumstances, and always seek the advice of an experienced educator in making your supplementation choices.
In Health As Always.
Gayle and Jaime / Wholly Macro