Comments on: The School of Natural Healing’s Official Stance on Soy http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Herbal Legacy admin http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-431 Herbal Legacy admin Tue, 19 May 2009 14:07:13 +0000 http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-431 Hi Chelsea, Thank you for your comment - please see next week's article (May 13, 2009) for Master Herbalist Jared Tropple's comments on estrogen and soy. Hi Chelsea,

Thank you for your comment - please see next week’s article (May 13, 2009) for Master Herbalist Jared Tropple’s comments on estrogen and soy.

]]> By: Chelsea http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-428 Chelsea Tue, 19 May 2009 06:20:27 +0000 http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-428 I appreciate your article on soy, although I would have liked to see you touch on the fact that soybeans are rich in estrogen and could inhibit fertility (lowering sperm count in men) or help replace estrogen in postmenopausal women (but should be regulated just as HRT is in western medical practices.) Since soybean oil and soybean byproducts are found in most food items (even organic ones, and it is a major ingredient of supplement capsules) I feel like we are getting an rather high doseage of soy whether we want to or not...slightly frustruating! My resources for this information are The Aromatherapy Encyclopedia (Schiller) and The Whole Soy Story (Daniel). I appreciate your article on soy, although I would have liked to see you touch on the fact that soybeans are rich in estrogen and could inhibit fertility (lowering sperm count in men) or help replace estrogen in postmenopausal women (but should be regulated just as HRT is in western medical practices.) Since soybean oil and soybean byproducts are found in most food items (even organic ones, and it is a major ingredient of supplement capsules) I feel like we are getting an rather high doseage of soy whether we want to or not…slightly frustruating! My resources for this information are The Aromatherapy Encyclopedia (Schiller) and The Whole Soy Story (Daniel).

]]> By: Herbal Legacy admin http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-417 Herbal Legacy admin Tue, 12 May 2009 21:34:58 +0000 http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-417 Catherine, Thank you for your comment and concern. We have been doing some research on goitrogenic foods. For those who aren't familiar with this goitrogens are substances that supress the function of the thyroid gland which can cause enlargement of the thyroid. Our concern is in the number and types of foods that are listed as goitrogens - from soybeans to strawberries to cabbage and many other very healthy foods. For people with thyroid diseases we always encourage you to focus on taking care of the thyroid problems with herbs, but we still maintain that most of the foods of the goitrogenic list are safe and healthy for most people. We remind every one that we do NOT recommend processed soy foods or drinking soymilk as a beverage. If you have a problem with soy or thyroid diseases then you may want to exercise caution. Soy is a food, as are strawberries, radishes, broccoli, millet and the other foods on the goitrogenic list. We welcome any other comments - and encourage those who have had good and bad experiences with soy to post their comments here. Catherine,

Thank you for your comment and concern.

We have been doing some research on goitrogenic foods. For those who aren’t familiar with this goitrogens are substances that supress the function of the thyroid gland which can cause enlargement of the thyroid.

Our concern is in the number and types of foods that are listed as goitrogens - from soybeans to strawberries to cabbage and many other very healthy foods.

For people with thyroid diseases we always encourage you to focus on taking care of the thyroid problems with herbs, but we still maintain that most of the foods of the goitrogenic list are safe and healthy for most people.

We remind every one that we do NOT recommend processed soy foods or drinking soymilk as a beverage. If you have a problem with soy or thyroid diseases then you may want to exercise caution.

Soy is a food, as are strawberries, radishes, broccoli, millet and the other foods on the goitrogenic list.

We welcome any other comments - and encourage those who have had good and bad experiences with soy to post their comments here.

]]> By: Catherine Clark http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-410 Catherine Clark Wed, 06 May 2009 10:48:06 +0000 http://articles.herballegacy.com/the-school-of-natural-healings-official-stance-on-soy/#comment-410 You totally ignore the fact that soy is a goitrogen! For the many thousands of Americans who have thyroid disease, either plain hypothyroidism or Hashimoto's, soy should not be ingested unless it is fermented. Your article was okay, but incomplete and misleading. Just because soy beans might be organic doesn't mean that they are safe to eat for everyone. Only fermented soy is safe to eat for those with thyroid disease, and only in moderation. That is a fact. Your article was remiss in ignoring this very important fact. You totally ignore the fact that soy is a goitrogen! For the many thousands of Americans who have thyroid disease, either plain hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s, soy should not be ingested unless it is fermented. Your article was okay, but incomplete and misleading. Just because soy beans might be organic doesn’t mean that they are safe to eat for everyone. Only fermented soy is safe to eat for those with thyroid disease, and only in moderation. That is a fact. Your article was remiss in ignoring this very important fact.

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