No Tofu for Me!
I hate tofu. I have never been a fan. And now I have reasons for not starting to eat it.There has been a lot of discussion on whether soy is good or bad for breast cancer. Now finally,new research has exposed the answers.If you have always eaten a lot of soy your breast cancer risk is lower, and your recurrence rate is also lower.If you have not always eaten a lot of soy, your breast cancer risk is at normal levels (whatever they are but I didn ' t want to use the word ' worse ' when talking about cancer rates).If you have not always eaten a lot of soy, starting to eat soy after a breast cancer diagnosis, doesn ' t help yo...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - April 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer cancer risk soy Source Type: blogs
A Really Good Reason For Not Eating Tofu
I have been aided in avoiding tofu by the confusion over whether eating soy contributes to breast cancer growth. I really hate tofu. My mother fed it to us as children and I didn ' t like it then and I don ' t like it now. I might eat a little bit in my hot and sour soup but I will never order a dish which is tofu based.But now (finally) we have clarification on the soy or no soy for women with breast cancer:The issue is eating soy products seems to give women protection from breast cancer. Asian countries where soy products are eaten regularly have much lower rates of breast cancer than the US. But the estrogen-similar st...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - February 3, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer cancer recurrence cancer risk soy tofu Source Type: blogs
Glyphosate: not JUST a carcinogen
One of the most potentially harmful aspects of genetically-modified crops, or GMOs, are that such crops are often engineered to be resistant to an herbicide. A farmer therefore can spray the herbicide to kill weeds, while the GM crop plant survives. But it means that the plant now has herbicide residues in it. So GMO crops pose a double-whammy: the crop itself with new genetically-programmed components, especially proteins, coupled with an herbicide.
Glyphosate is the most widely applied herbicide in the world, in part because GM corn and soy have been engineered to be glyphosate-resistant. So much glysphosate is being use...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora gluten glyphosate gmo grains herbicide microbiota soy Source Type: blogs
Join me Wednesday April 10 for a #SoyChat at 1pm ET
April is National Soyfoods month and I’m thrilled to join Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) to celebrate all things soy by hosting a Twitter chat!
When: Wednesday, April 10th at 1 p.m. ET
Who: Everyone on Twitter, especially you Supermarket RDs out there
Where: #SoyChat and your favorite “chat” platform (e.g. TweetChat.com)
The chat will focus on the role of Soyfoods in a healthy diet and easy ways to incorporate it into everyday meals. Everyone is welcome to join — just RSVP below and use the hashtag #SoyChat to be part of the action.
How to RSVP
Mark your calendars today, and if you...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - April 3, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition soy soyfoods soyfoods association twitter chat Source Type: blogs
