Dr. Richard Brouse
conversation
Shaklee has known
how to separate soy with cold water extraction for 30 years. Dr.
Shaklee was one of the earliest researchers in soy in the
USA.
The effects of soy
was first measured in birds which showed they changed foliage and
matured very young as well as slowing down the thyroid function. After
this observation they realized there was an anti-tyrosine property in
raw soy beans.
Dr. Shaklee had to
separarate the protein from the raw soy bean and leave behind the
enzymes that contained the anti-tyrosine
substance.
Another
problem is when you cook soy, in order to de-nature compounds like the
anti-thyroid substance, then you begin to rearrange the amino acid
substance in soy which then becomes a toxic substance.
Two years ago
Vegetarian Times ran an article telling their customers not to eat soy
products because they are poison. Shaklee has known this for a long
time.
There is a process
called a "Mallard" reaction - whenever you cook a food you de-nature
it and make it into something different. That's why the Chinese would
take tofu, which is a water extract of soy curd, and cook it and eat
it right away, before there was any time for degradation.
There is no word
in the Chinese language for hot flashes because they don't cook things
and store them to eat them later, especially soy.
Dr. Shaklee
knew that too. By using a cold water extraction technique, you get the
very best of the soy and all of the positive things like the
phytoestrogens which inhibit breast cancer and prostate cancer in men.
There are over
1500 studies showing the positive benefits of soy and only 12 to 20
negative studied showing that when you alter and de-nature soy you end
up with junk. Dr. Shaklee knew the difference.
Some people today don't read the
fine print to realize there is a difference in soy. The
Veggie burger group and several other companies' textured vegetable
protein products produce cancer, we know that. So it's just coming
to the news media, and they are making a good
point.
The difference in Shaklee is
that they did the research long before people even started talking
about this stuff. You can go on the net and get an article written by
Chris Jenson about the anti-thyroid affects of
soy.
Soy Quality Control
Checklist
Do not
purchase soy powders and expect them to produce positive health
results unless you know that the following "ESSENTIAL SEVEN" quality
controls have been met by the manufacturer:
1.
___ The beans must be organically grown
2.
___ The beans must NOT be genetically engineered
3. ___ Each batch must be checked to
confirm that it contains the 9 essential amino
acids
4. ___ In the manufacturing process
to produce the soy isolate, the crushed soy flakes must be water
washed (not alcohol washed)
5. ___ The
anti-thyroid/anti-growth substance MUST be
removed
6. ___ The process must be without
heat
7. ___ The soy isolate must have
calcium added (when the oil is removed it becomes an acidic food -
when calcium is added it makes it neutral again)
The attached
explanations will help you to clear up
confusion.
a)
Were the soybeans ORGANICALLY GROWN? ..... studies have shown
decreased levels of food nutrients and increased levels of nitrates in
chemically fertilized crops, when compared with their organic
counterparts.
There is a
connection between the ingestion of nitrates & CANCER!
Therefore, it is important to know that pesticides, fungicides, and
herbicides have not been used during the growing process.
In particular,
with soy beans, since they are such a hardy plant, a powerful and
DEADLY weed spray called Round-up is usually used. For your
safety, you must know that your soy products are organically
grown.
b) Were the
soy beans GENETICALLY ENGINEERED? ..... genetically engineered
soybeans are much cheaper to purchase, and most companies producing
soy products look for ways to save money.
c) Does your
soybean powder contain ALL of the nine essential amino acids?
....... One of the most valuable features of the soybean is that it is
a complete protein and provides ALL nine of the essential amino
acids. The body requires these daily to produce hormones,
digestive juices, antibodies, and enzymes. HOWEVER, not all
soybeans are created equal ..... quality and amino acid content will
vary based on soil conditions, and variable growing and harvest
conditions.
If one essential
amino acid is missing, the immune system can be depressed 30%, and
many important body functions are delayed or stopped. Therefore,
it is essential that each batch of soybeans be checked for amino acid
content if we want to depend on the soy isolate to provide a
GUARANTEED supply of the nine essential amino
acids.
d) Were the
crushed soy flakes washed in alcohol or water? Alcohol
washing destroys isoflavone content up to 88%! It is the
isoflavones that reduce the risk of breast, prostate, lung and bowel
cancer! As well, it is the isoflavones
that are so beneficial in hormone balancing and increasing bone
mass.
e) Was the
"anti-thyroid", "anti-growth" substance in the raw soy removed?
....... Orientals, who have consumed large amounts of soy for years,
have known that RAW soy contains an "anti-growth", "anti-tyrosine"
substance.
Tyrosine
deficiency will cause low blood pressure, low body temperature, and
restless leg syndrome. Therefore, Orientals always lightly cook
their soy foods to deactivate the "anti-tyrosine/anti-growth"
substance.
Shaklee has
designed an extracting process that removes this substance, yet keeps
the soy in a raw form in order to maintain the HIGHEST LEVEL OF AMINO
ACIDS and ISOFLAVONES which are very sensitive to
heat.
f) Is
your soybean food RAW or heated?
Amino acids are
very sensitive to heat. In some studies, cooking protein has
been shown to destroy up to 50% of some ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS.
If an individual consistently consumes a diet that is lacking in all
of the essential amino acids, inadequate brain development and
hormones, or other body tissue development can be the
result.
g) Has CALCIUM
been added to your soy powder?
Some negative
reports about soy say that soy powders are VERY ACIDIC and cause bone
loss because it causes calcium to be drawn from the bones!!!!
The raw soy bean
is a NEUTRAL food ..... neither acidic or alkaline. However, the
removal of the soybean oil (which is essential so the soy powder will
not go rancid very quickly), makes the powder very acidic.
Therefore, adequate calcium (which is very alkaline) must be added
to cause the powder to be neutral again, or it can cause the above
stated problem. Many protein powder manufactureres do not
add any or enough calcium.
h) Do soybeans
cause cancer?
It is true that
"overcooked" soy does contain "carcinogenic" compounds. When soy
is extruded through high temperature, high pressure steam nozzles to
form what is called "textured vegetable protein - TVP for short", this
form of processing renders the soy "meat substitute" carcinogenic or
cancer-causing. TVP is what is used in soy dogs and soy burgers,
and should be avoided.
i) What about
roasted soybeans?
Whole soy beans
are high in plant fat. If soybeans are roasted to eat as soy
nuts, the heat alters the fat and makes it a trans-fatty acid, which
causes both cancer and heart disease. As roasted soy nuts sit on
the shelf or in the cupboard in storage, the oils are becoming more
and more rancid and carcinogenic. AVOID roasted soy
beans.
j) But
I've heard that soy protein is hard on the
kidneys!
Animal protein is
much harder to digest than vegetable protein. Since many people
have digestive difficulties, protein that is not thoroughly digested
is very challenging to the kidneys. Powdered protein is in a
predigested state, and the BEST protein source to choose!
Protein is not the enemy - it is essential for life. It is true,
however, that EXCESSIVE protein is hard on the kidneys, so if a person
consumes more than 2 grams of protein per pound of body weight daily,
AND does not consume adequate carbohydrates with it, this could cause
kidney damage.
k) But I
have breast cancer, and I've been told I cannot have soy!
It is true that
soy is a "phyto-estrogen" food, which means it contains substances
that have hormone-like components. However, their estrogen
strength is 1/1000th that of the body's own stronger estrogens.
Therefore, you want to load your digestive system with quality
controlled raw soy powder, because these weaker estrogens will block
the estrogen receptor sites from receiving your body's own stronger
estrogens and therefore be very protective against estrogen fed
cancer
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