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THE TRUTH ABOUT SOYBEANS

Soybeans contain high levels of phytic acid, a substance which blocks the uptake of 

minerals in the intestines. Fermentation for a long period is beneficial, and is theonly process that will reduce these phytates in soy. Examples of this include soysauce and miso soup.

For example, people who drink soy milk every day run the risk of increased cavitiesand infection due to calcium loss, anemia due to iron loss, thyroid dysfunction due to

iodine loss, and sexual and brain dysfunction due to zinc loss. Soy usage isparticularly dangerous for children and pregnant mothers.

However, this is just the tip of the iceberg regarding soy. More data can be foundincluding research at:Soy Online ServiceWeston A. Price Foundation

I researched soy in my practice and found that one for one, frequent soy users hadextensive mineral deficiencies. I created a "soy-safe" office - there are no

supplements for sale in our office that contain soy.

Why does America think soy = health? The soy industry spends well over 80 million

dollars per year in advertising. One of the results of this marketing is that the foodindustry adds soy to most packaged, flour-based food and many other pre-prepared

foods.

You can improve your health simply by avoiding soy and all foods containing it!

Best Wishes,Dr Anita Mary Pepi DC

www.DrPepi.com 

Have you ever wondered about soy? It's promoted as the miracle food that will feed theworld while at the same time prevent and cure all manner of diseases.

But what if all you've read about soy is nothing but a multi-million dollar marketingstrategy  based on scanty facts, half-truths and lies?

Most people remain unaware that soy is known to contain an array of potent chemical

toxins. The modern manufacturing processes of high-profit industries make no effort toremove these potent toxins. High levels of  phytic acid, trypsin inhibitors, toxiclysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines are all present in soy products.

Phytoestrogens that disrupt endocrine function and are potent antithyroid agents are presentin vast quantities in soy, including the potentially devastating isoflavone Genistein. Infantsexclusively fed soy-based formula have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogen compoundsin their blood than babies fed milk-based formula, the estrogenic equivalent of at least five

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 birth control pills per day. Premature development of girls has been linked to the use of soyformula, as has the underdevelopment of males. Infant soy formula has been linked toautoimmune thyroid disease.

Soy is linked to infertility, breast cancer , hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer , and many other disorders.

"Imagine drugs that are known, by years of scientific documentation, to be both

carcinogenic and to also cause DNA and chromosome damage being prescribed and 

administered through the food supply to populations of many countries around the world without the knowledge or consent of the individuals consuming these foods ... with no way

to track dosage, individual reactions, or harmful side-effects ... and without any concern

 for some people’s increased vulnerability to these drugs, such as cancer patients. It  sounds crazy, but that is exactly what is happening around the world when Soy is added to

our food supply. Soy contains the scientifically documented carcinogenic and DNA

damaging and chromosome damaging natural chemicals genistein and daidzein."  - True Health,the magazine of Carotec Inc., Naples, Florida. May/June 2004.

"(Soyfoods) are not nutrients. They are drugs."Dr. L. White, Honolulu Aging Study.

How could anyone get away with this?

The answer is simple, given the soy industry is one of the world's most wealthy and powerful multi-billion dollar industries.

"Despite an impressive array of scientific evidence that soy is not a fit food for man nor 

 beast, the soy marketing mastodon has marched through the American market likeSherman through Georgia - and likely doing about as much damage as Sherman's UnionArmy did. In our opinion the widespread use of non-fermented soy is part of the chronicdisease problem since soy is known to wreak havoc with the human thyroid and other hormone systems." - True Health, the magazine of Carotec Inc., Naples, Florida. May/June 2004.

The result is an industry that will systematically steamroll anybody that dares suggest theremay be problems with the darling soy. When we first questioned the safety of soy, arepresentative of Protein Technologies told us that they had:

"...teams of lawyers to crush dissenters, could buy scientists to give evidence, owned

television channels and newspapers, could divert medical schools and could even influencegovernments..."

This boast has proven all too true, and you'll be shocked to learn that much of what you'veread about soy is nothing but a con.

Are all Soy Beans bad?

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Soybeans are widely known to contain a gamut of natural toxins - and it makes nodifference whether they are organic, "Round-Up Ready", or in any number of modern products (see our GUIDANCE page).

The trouble with modern soy products is that fast industrial processing does not equate tohistorical methods of fermenting "for two summers" or boiling "for the length of anincense". The method of modern get-rich-quick corporations is simply to leave these well-known natural toxins in our products.

"Among the Hawaii "study's" conclusions: that tofu accelerates brain weight loss in agingusers, that the more soy you use the more it impacts your mental abilities, that soy acts likea drug, not a food." - True Health, the magazine of Carotec Inc., Naples, Florida. May/June 2004.

A few things you should know...

Would you like to help?

We are frequently asked for suggestions. One way to inform your fellow citizens is toask your local newspaper to print a factual article, post one on public and supermarketnotice boards, and on Internet newsgroups. Also in MOMS club and womens' issueswebsites.

Three which we feel are short, accurate and to the point are the two by Susan Starr Paddock: Soy Foods Have Downside For Health Of Infants, and .Thyroid Problems Mis-Diagnosed As Depression and the one in "Moonlight Health", which is authored by amedical doctor.

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The Dangers Of Soy A brief summary of the reasons why soy is potentially harmful. Youwill find plenty of further detail throughout this site.FAQ: Soy Myths We dispel the myths about soy and address some commonmisconceptions.Soy and your baby Think twice before you feed your child soy-based formula - learn whatyour are really giving your baby.Doses Simplified How much soy is too much soy? Learn about the levels at which thechemicals found in soy are dangerous.Didn't know Soy was Toxic? Find out what they didn't tell you about phytoestrogens andother soy toxins.Good Reading: Soy: For Your Health or Their Wealth?The History Of Soy The history and traditional use of soy in Asia. The Politics of Soy The soy industry is worth billions and spends millions on promoting its products. Is it any wonder that their political influence is global?Soy and your Pets How the animal kingdom caused us to uncover the dark side of soy. Further Reading Our Hot Reading page provides you with a list of excellent articles werecommend you read to uncover more on the truth about soy.Hot off the Press Go to this page for recent publications that will fill you in on the wholesoy story..

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DID U KNOW ... YOU KNOW... 

...that Solae Corp (aka DuPont and Bunge) claimed fraudulently that isoflavones can prevent cancer? Read the media release, and further detail on our Hot News! Page

...that food giant Archer Daniels Midland sought to gain GRAS (Generally Recognised asSafe) for phytoestrogens? Read what became of their application.

... that concerns about the soy phytoestrogens in the human dietare not new? For example,see the comments made about soy in the Wingspread Statement 

Who Are We?

Soy Online Service is a small group of private citizens with a mission to inform the publicof the truth about soy. We have no membership as such and are not sponsored by industryor any other group, in fact our research is funded out of our own pockets. We do not seek the destruction of the soy industry or to stop people eating soy. We have no desire to stopyou being Vegan or to cause you to switch to dairy products. Rather we seek to expose thedeceit of the major soy companies and to uncover the truth about soy products. We do this by providing you with factual material that you can read for yourself, so that in the futureyou can make an informed choice about what you eat.

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Soy Dangers Summarised

SOY DANGERS:

• High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium,

copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparationmethods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate dietshave caused growth problems in children.

• Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreaticorders. In test animals soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth.

• Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to causeinfertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women.

• Soy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and

may cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of soy formula has been linkedto autoimmune thyroid disease.

• Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase the body’srequirement for B12.

• Soy foods increase the body’s requirement for vitamin D.

• Fragile proteins are denatured during high temperature processing to make soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.

• Processing of soy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly

carcinogenic nitrosamines.

• Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during soy food processing and added to many soy foods.

• Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum which is toxic to the nervous systemand the kidneys.

SOY INFANT FORMULA — BIRTH CONTROL PILLS FOR BABIES

• Babies fed soy-based formula have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogencompounds in their blood than babies fed milk-based formula.

• Infants exclusively fed soy formula receive the estrogenic equivalent of at least five birth control pills per day.

• Male infants undergo a “testosterone surge” during the first few months of life,when testosterone levels may be as high as those of an adult male. During this

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 period, baby boys are programmed to express male characteristics after puberty, notonly in the development of their sexual organs and other masculine physical traits, but also in setting patterns in the brain characteristic of male behavior.

• Pediatricians are noticing greater numbers of boys whose physical maturation is

delayed, or does not occur at all, including lack of development of the sexualorgans. Learning disabilities, especially in male children, have reached epidemic proportions.

• Soy infant feeding—which floods the bloodstream with female hormones thatinhibit testosterone—cannot be ignored as a possible cause for these tragicdevelopments. In animals, soy feeding indicates that phytoestrogens in soy are powerful endocrine disrupters.

• Almost 15 percent of white girls and 50 percent of African-American girls showsigns of puberty such as breast development and pubic hair, before the age of eight.Some girls are showing sexual development before the age of three. Premature

development of girls has been linked to the use of soy formula and exposure toenvironmental estrogens such as PCBs and DDE.

Soy Politics 

The soy industry's influence over the media, research institutions and government agenciesis strong.The goal of soy research is to boost industry profits and the US economy.

We uncover soy industry politics.

"Soya: The Quiet Conquest"

Follow this link to a 1994 revelation on the way soy has infiltrated your food, your

government and has captured well wishers in food safety regulatory agencies

everywhere.

 Who Funds Soy Research and Why?

$4 Million in Research Grants to Examine Soy Health Benefits. The soybean checkoff'sSoy Health Research Program solicits research proposals to study soy consumption and itsimpact on the prevention of osteoporosis, breast cancer, prostate cancer and the health benefits of isoflavones, a component of soy protein. Scientists submit research proposalapplications to USB and, if their applications are selected, USB awards a $10,000 grant toscientists to help defray the cost of preparing the proposal submission to the NIH. In 2000,

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the very first year of the program, it yielded a $1.2 million NIH grant. Since then, anadditional $4 million has been secured.

Multiple millions of dollars are spent on soy research each year. Most State SoybeanBoards fund their own research programmes (e.g., Arkansas Soybean Board which spent

US$1.1 Million in research in 1998-1999) but the grants offered are insignificant whencompared with that of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA Soybean Promotion and Research Program was established by the SoybeanPromotion and Research Order and is authorised by the Soybean Promotion, Research, andConsumer Information Act [7 U.S.C. 6301-6311]. The Act was passed as part of the 1990Farm Bill. It authorized the establishment of a national soybean promotion, research, andconsumer information program. The program became effective on July 9, 1991, when theOrder was published. Assessments began September 1, 1991.

As required by the Act, USDA conducted a referendum among soybean producers on

February 9, 1994, to determine whether the program should continue. Of the 85,606 valid ballots cast, 53.8 percent of soybean producers voting favoured the program. As required by the Act, USDA conducted a producer poll on July 26, 1995, to determine whether  producers supported conducting a referendum to determine if refunds should continue.Only 48,782 producers participated in the poll--less than the 76,200 required to cause arefund referendum to be conducted. Refunds were discontinued on October 1, 1995. The program’s goal is to strengthen the position of soybeans in the marketplace and tomaintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for soybeans and soybean products. It is funded by a mandatory assessment of 0.5 of 1 percent of the net market priceof soybeans. All producers marketing soybeans must pay the assessment. Assessments

under this program total approximately $80 million annually and are used to fund promotional and informational campaigns and to conduct research with the objective of expanding and improving the use of soybeans and soybean products.

 You can read more about the USDA Soybean Promotion and Research Program at theUnited Soybean Board Site.

Of course there's nothing wrong with research , but Soy Online Service think that themotivation for research should be the honest search for scientific truth (remember the goodold days!!). The vast majority of current USDA and industry funded soy research isobscenely slanted toward the benefits of soy. And, what do you know? Soy cures cancer!Little surprise soy consumption is up, the soy magnates are laughing all the way to the bank and the US economy also gets a nice little boost.

Well the facts are that if you believe the industry message about how great soy is then youare just another sucker. Soy Online Service views the soy industry as the worst type of scum on the face of the earth; happy to promote dubious health claims and take your money, while at the same time endangering more than a million soy formula fed babieseach year.

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Don't upset the Soybean Cart

Soy Online Service first encountered the politics of soy when we addressed the New

Zealand Ministry of Health over concerns about the phytoestrogen content of soy formulasfor infants. An internal memo from the Chief Toxicologist to the Minister of Health (andex Prime Minister, Jenny Shipley) indicated a high level of concern for the health of infantsfed soy formulas but stating that:

'if the dose was high enough over a sufficient length of time, such toxicants could causesignificant adverse health effects including growth depression, immunosuppression,abnormal responses to hormonal stimulation and cancer'.

However, the memo also noted that the concerns we had raised had potential for 'mischief,especially in the media' and that 'soybeans are big business, especially in the United States

and is a traded item on international commodity markets''. An earlier memo clearly statedthe New Zealand government's desire to 'regain control' of the situation.

This was in 1994 and rather than 'risk damaging an industry' the New Zealand Ministry of Health lied to the public about the risks associated with feeding soy formulas. Despitemounting evidence to the contrary, and continual questioning in Parliament, the Ministry of Health maintained the lies by continuing to state that there 'was no evidence of harm' and'no substance to our concerns'. But in November 1998 came a dramatic about-face. Onecan only wonder at the power of multi-national interests when Ministers of the NewZealand government would condone the breaking of consumer protection laws that they intheir oaths of office swore to uphold."

 

Quote from "The Cholesterol Conspiracy" by Dr Russell L. Smith.

Both the public and clinical physicians have simultaneously been swamped by an ever-growing tidal wave of exaggerations, distortions and even fabrications of the facts. Themedia blitz has been so successful that nearly everyone is now thoroughly brainwashed.

In fact, it is nothing less than astonishing that this juggernaut has grown larger, richer andmore powerful as the mountainous negative findings accumulated. How can this happen?

If you control the money and the media, negative findings are little more than irritants because the public will never hear about them. It is a version of George Orwell's Newspeak.

The reader should be aware that such a state-of-affairs is by no means unique. It hasoccurred in every branch of science for as long as anyone cares to remember. But it is particularly devastating in medicine where billions of dollars are spent worthlessly andmillions of lives are lost prematurely because research funding agencies have disregarded

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masses of scientific findings and fraudulently used public monies to disseminate dogmaand propaganda.

Hitler did it. He was not the first but he did it quite successfully.  It being the big lie. Heand his cohorts told it often enough, and with official state backing, so that just about

everyone involved believed it. And if you thought it could never happen again - outside of  politicians, that is - you were mistaken. What is even worse, the big lie may well killmillions of people without ever interfering with their rights, their beliefs or their  backgrounds.

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