Soy Milk - Walland,TN

All of the negative things that are said about soy are not true. I have an article written by a doctor countering each issue. Let me know if you want to read it.

I work in the cutting-edge nutrition industry, and I can tell you that the studies about soy being bad for you are completed debunked by new research. HOWEVER, that means NON-GMO soy that has not be washed in alcohol or otherwise stripped of its nutrients. The phytoestrogens are PLANT-BASED estrogens and are not human estrogens. They do not upset the estrogen balance in women or cause men to grow breasts! In fast, they are very weak estrogens which have been proven (again, in good quality, non-GMO soy) to encapsulate breast cancer cells to prevent metastasis, and to bind to the receptor cells in the breast to prevent cancer cells from attaching. So, the rate of death from breast cancer is reduced, and the rate of breast cancer return in cancer patients is drastically reduced. I cannot vouch for a particular brand of soy found in supermarkets or health food stores, but there is soy available in the U.S. that is non-GMO and extremely high quality. There is a powdered soy milk available directly from the manufacturer that you can use with confidence during pregnancy and all the time. I can give you more info if you are interested.

The purpose of cow's milk is to turn a 150 pound calf into a 1000 pound steer in 6 months. I do eat dairy so I'm not opposed to it at all, but I don't drink a lot of milk unless I know the source (because the hormones and antibiotics worry me), and I don't like the taste all that much anyway.

The soy is not bad for the baby per se. It's the quality that is the issue. There are high quality soy products for children and infants that are safely given through feeding tubes and used in clinics/hospitals all over. In fact, I have just attended a conference where a physician reported his work giving soy products to 10,000 children in extremely compromised health (disease, malnutrition, HIV) and their health improvement in just 30 days. He's been doing this for years, as have many others, so there is nothing inherently wrong with soy. Again, it's the quality. The physicians who get top quality products from the most respected manufacturer have zero problems and only positive results.

Do not believe what you are told about phytoestrogens being bad - it's simply not true and there are studies to prove it!

I wasn't able to drink anything but water while pregnant this last time and we're all fine - not the ideal I understand. FTR, I've hated cow's milk since I was a kid. According to statistics, 95% of the world is intolerantand the only people group that regularly can stomach it is Anglo-Saxon. So pregnant women can't have been doing too much wrong over the ages by not drinking it....

In terms of soy, as long as you pick a *non-GMO*, organic milk I would think you'd be fine. We had to stop Silk the brand when they started processing with nuts, but there are several other brands that fit the non-GMO, organic specs locallly - Naturally Preferred, Kroger brand, Walmart brand....

Do check with your dr tho! And consult their nutritionist if offered. We had Humana with my pregnancies and they offered a call-in nutritionist and nurse help-line. Use that if available.

Congrats Mama!

I don't know about the soy milk during pregnancy, but my pediatrician said that it can act like regular cows milk in babies and that if they have a sensitivity to one then they probably will to the other. One of my babies was allergic to milk but could have soy and the other is allergic to both, so I guess it depends.

But, I do know that I could not have any dairy with the first pregnancy, and near the end I could tolerate white cheese only, and with the second one I couldnt' even do that, so I had to get calcium in other places and you can do it. So, if you don't like milk, don't drink it, eat other dairy instead, or take a supplement, like Viactiv, unless you can't have chocolate like I couldn't. (Don't get me started on what would make me sick...) But, it does occur in other foods naturally besides milk. Good luck, maybe talk to you doc or call the nutritionist at WIC and see what they have to say, they actually seem to know a lot.

My husband has been vegan for 1 year as a way to avoid prostate cancer which is what his father died of. He was able to cut his PSA level in half and his doctor has many patients who have pre-cancerous biopsies that remain pre-cancerous for many, many years after giving up all dairy. We do buy organic, fortified soy milk and also add almond and rice milk into the mix. I am sure you are fine. What does your doctor say?

Everything in moderation. I LOVE soy milk (especially for heartburn during pregnancy). My daughter thrived on it (first soy formula and then soy milk) yet my son didn't like soy formula. C'est la vie.

Again, everything in moderation...

Not bad for your baby. Soymilk is loaded with natural estrogen- not reallly ideal for boys. That being said, I lived on the stuff when I was pregnant with my first son and he is the picture of health. I still have a glass almost every day and I'm pregnant with baby boy #2. My take? It is better for you than twinkies and the artificial hormones found in cow's milk. If you are really worried, try almond milk- it has fewer sugars and way more calcium and iron than cow's milk.- Also delicious.

I drank Soy milk throughout my whole pregnancy but I did not learn of the 'soy dangers" until my son was about 15 months or so. I did quit drinking it and don't give it to him either. We drink Almond milk now and it is comparable in calcium content (actually, I think Almond has a bit more). It is quite yummy :-) I always think of nuts as high in fat and calories but our milk only has 60 calories and 2.5 g of fat. The one disadvantage to the Almond is it only has one gram of protein per cup where as the Soy and Cow's milk have much more (8 I think). If you are getting adequate protein though and are only concerned about calcium, Almond's worth a try. Good luck.

If you are looking for calcium, the best source hands down is leafy greens. Kale, Collards, and broccoli have a much more absorbable form of calcium than any milk. Another possible side effect: they say your kids like to eat what you eat while they are in utero. . . my 2 and 4 year old LOVE kale. They will go pick it right off the plant in the garden and gobble it up! Good luck!

People are down on soy because of its phytoestrogens, but a lot of things contain this(hops, yams, other roots). The phtytoestrogen CAN be converted into estrogen in your body, supposedly can cause an imbalance. But i see no evidence of this to be true in Asian countries where soy is in basically EVERYTHING.

Cows milk has ACTUAL estrogen in it, the cow is given hormones in shot form to keep them producing milk, this milk goes into us and the remnants go directly into us as well. If i were to choose which one to worry about "indirect" or "direct' contact with an unwanted hormone id go for indirect every time.

Also a fun fact, fermented soy (miso) is the only known substance on earth that testing has proven can reverse the effects of radiation damage...pretty cool huh?

Now before you are convinced i sell soy milk (lol) let me say that i drink cows milk on occasion and I certainly eat dairy. Also I find these alternatives to be much tastier.9theres also goats milk , but it tastes,........ well like i would imagine a goat to taste like)

coconut milk- its sort of tasteless, so get the sweetened one, but talk about good fats...this ones loaded with it.

hemp milk- very sweet, sort of "silty" , harder to find

Almond milk- my favorite, high in protein, perfectly sweet, great texture

rice milk- also silty but very sweet as well, more carbs

.....................when you drink these be sure you shake them well, sometimes extra calcium is added and it sinks to the bottom

In our house, we are of the opinion that soy is very bad because of the phytoestrogens, most of it is GMO and it increases your need for vitamin D. I'm sure other "pop-culture" posters will blast me, but that is my opinion.

We juice a LOT of organic greens and supplement calcium. Seems to work for us...great bone density, teeth etc.

This is an excellent article on the dangers of soy.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/1...

My son is 18 and drank soy milk formula as an infant. If I had it to do over again, I would. Perhaps goat's milk. I was unable to nurse. He is a healthy 18 year old boy who likes girls, but I wonder about the long term affects of the soy.

Good luck and good for you for investigating. Sounds like you are doing many things right.

I would talk to your dr. Soy does have natural estrogen in it, not sure that's good for you while you are pregnant.
now days, many cows milk brands are no chemicals and hormones, just check the label. I know Kroger and Walmart store brands both are that way.
you can always mix it into chocolate milk or strawberry milk.

Soy milk isn't bad for you. There are some issues of hormones in soy milk (??I haven't really done the research) but you could try rice milk...it's good, as well.

Have been using Silk soy milk almost exclusively for the past 9-plus years (although we do use other dairy products some), including through two pregnancies, and I have a 7-year-old and a 5-year-old, who also use Soy milk. My husband was raised "semi-vegan," (they were vegans at home, but would eat dairy products if they were invited to someone else's home for a meal or whatever) and has been using soy milk his whole life (41 years). We're all very healthy!