REAPING
THE BENEFITS OF PLANT ESTROGENS
REAPING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SOY
Decrease breast cancer risk
1-2 portions
Reduce menopausal symptoms
1-2 portions
Lower cholesterol
2-5 portions
Approximate a bone-protective dose of Pharmaceutical estrogen
3-8
portions
ONE PORTION OF SOY EQUALS:
1 cup soy
milk
1 soyburger
1/3
cup soy flour
¼ cup TVP
1/2
cup soybeans
1/3 cup
dry-roasted soy nuts
¼ cake tofu
2
soy hot dogs
"I reviewed the flaxseed research. Judging from the studies, a
tablespoon of flaxseed is approximately equal to a portion of
soy."
Source: Estrogen: The Natural Way by Nina Shandler, pp
18-19.
"I had decided
to forgo hormone replacement therapy as long as my bones
remained strong. Now 1 needed to figure out a simple system for
tracking my daily plant estrogen intake. I went into
chart-making mode. I summed up the soy research."
"...plant
estrogens (phytoestrogens), such as those found in soy, seem to
protect against breast cancer. This...may result because
different receptors react differently, or the same receptor
reacts differently, to different compounds. As with the varying
effects of progesterone versus progestins, natural estrogen may
stimulate the breast and phytoestrogens may react with the
receptor in a different way. Substances in soy appear to block
estrogen in the breast while acting like estrogen in other
organs, such as bones. What you eat may affect the amount of
endogenous estrogens you have...several studies have
shown...women who develop breast cancer have higher blood levels
of estrogen and testosterone." p 117, Dr. Susan Love's
Hormone Book, by Susan M. Love, MD
"Although not all claims for soy have been
proven in a rigorously scientific way...there's no risk involved
in increasing the amount of soy in your diet.. p. 197, Dr.
Susan Love's Hormone Book.
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