DANGERS OF SOY PROTEIN: If you are using soy protein, you may be doing more harm than good. Take a look at the health risks associated with soy based products as cited from Mercola. Soy Dangers Summarized ✔️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 preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting, and long, slow cooking, but only with long fermentation. ✔️High-phytate diets have caused growth problems in children. ✔️Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. ✔️In test animals, soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth. ✔️Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women. ✔️Soy phytoestrogens are potent anti-thyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may cause thyroid cancer. ✔️In infants, consumption of soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease. ✔️Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase the body's requirement for B12. ✔️Soy foods increase the body's requirement for Vitamin D. Toxic synthetic Vitamin D2 is added to soy milk. ✔️Fragile proteins are over-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 additional amounts are added to many soy foods to mask soy's unpleasant taste. ✔️Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum, which is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys. #wellnesswednesday #wellnesswarrior #soy #soyfree #soyfreeprotein #realprotein (at Bradford West Gwillimbury)