INTERESTING TIMES

http://independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/regulators-discover-a-hidden-viral-gene-in-commercial-gmo-crops/

Yet another reason not to eat soy, and not to trust Monsanto.

THE LIST (these items all proven to decrease GI uptake of oral thyroid hormone medications)
coffee-->decreases absorption by about 1/3-->vicious cycle
antacids containing aluminum hydroxide (this is also in the anthrax vaccine)
ferrous sulfate
calcium carbonate
soy protein shakes
raloxifene/evista (pharm for osteoporosis)
chromium picolinate (supp for diabetics)

http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/thyroidinterference.htm
( references pulled from DenverNaturopathic link above )

Alert of the Week from Organic Bytes on Monsanto and Generation M--the first generation to be raised on genetically modified foods.
( Text here. )

He was elected governor of Illinois in 2002, and in January 2003 suddenly the inmates got a new diet. Soy protein is cheaper than meat and diary, so the state could save money by feeding it to the prisoners. If meat is served, it is mixed with about 2/3 soy protein. Of course the Department of Corrections is costly to run. And Archer Daniels Midland (soy supplier) was a major contributor to Blagojevich's campaign. But is it really fair to feed prisoners a food-substitute that is increasingly demonstrated to be have toxicity, as well as being hormonally active?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/01/genetically-modified-organisms-are-a-looming-threat.aspx

I haven't been overly worried about GM foods myself, but Mercola has educated me yet again. In 1998 the occurrence of allergic reactions to soybeans in the UK increased by 50%. GM soy products entered the US market late in 1996. The issue seems to be that they're putting genes from peanuts and other common allergens into soy.

But the interesting thing is that the genes can cross from the soy into bacteria---this article considers the possibility that the allergen genes are entering our normal stomach bacteria and causing long term effects such as irritable bowel syndrome.

So you could be having an allergic reaction to a food that you didn't even eat. That food could have become part of your natural gut flora.

Time to rev up our gardens. This is getting out of hand.

I stopped consuming soy about 2 years ago after a survey of the literature. I am surprised at how many health-minded folks are still using soy milk on their cereal and in their lattes, eating TVP in their veggie chili, tofu in their Thai food, and generally gobbling the stuff down.

Soy is used as a filler in NEARLY ALL "low carb" processed food and in most "energy" bars. The ingredient to avoid is "soy protein isolate" which as far as I can tell is indigestible for humans. It definitely gives ME a stomach ache. I avoid this stuff and check for it in any powders that I might add to a smoothie. The cheapest and best protein additive for smoothies is whey---IF you are not allergic to milk.

I just ran across a succinct list of the reasons to avoid soy at the Weston A Price Foundation website. There are also links here to the research papers themselves, if you're interested. Bottom line: if you're going to eat soy, don't eat it with every meal, and avoid TVP at all times. That shit's toxic. DON'T consider it a meat substitute. If you don't eat meat, eat cheese and eggs to get the amino acids and fats you need.

I do still eat edamame, which is fresh green soybeans sucked from the hull, raw or lightly steamed. Not with every meal! But good sometimes with sushi.

http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html