June 15, 2007, Newsletter Issue #69: Soy Product Showdown?

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Soy products don't help breast cancer. Soy products do help breast cancer. Consume whole soy. Don't drink soy milk. Soy what? Say what? Why all the soy conflict? Sad to say, medical studies don't always agree -- some studies doubt evening primrose oil, while others doubt GLA. But this is your health and your family's health you're talking about. Women's products with soy combined with fish (all those essential fatty acids) can be a powerful defense against disease for women. If you eat soy three times per week and take soy isoflavones, including soya lecithin, you can guard against breast cancer and heart disease. Experts caution that soy products need to be combined with essential vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron. If you're menopausal, add black cohosh to the mix. Experts also say you should take soy supplements with a variety of isoflavones including genistein and daidzein, and should ingest a total of 100 mg from soy foods and soy supplements. Don't take soy if you're pregnant or nursing. Also, there may be an increased risk of breast cancer depending on the supplement you take. Confused? Not you. You know what to do, and to the critics, you just say, "Soy what?" To your doctor you say, "What's up with soy products?"

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