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| View Larger Image | The Hidden Dangers of Soy | Paperbackby Dianne Gregg (Author)
| List Price: | $17.95 | | Price: | $16.15 | | You Save: | $1.80 (10%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Outskirts Press | | Page Count: | 160 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 16, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 258,489th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS | Product Description Could Soy be Killing Your Family?Do you believe that soy offers protection or a cure against cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, menopause, and other illnesses? Want to know whether soy formula is good for your infant and what the possible affects soy foods can have on your entire family? Are you one of the millions of people suffering from unusual weight gain and never thought that soy might be the cause? If so, you are not alone. I reveal the dangers of soy and what you need to know. I want to share my story with you and possibly save you and your family's life. Learn:* What ingredients to look for on the labels* What alternative ingredients to use including soy-free recipes.* Why the soybean industry wants you to believe it's the "miracle" food.* Read testimonials from others and how soy affected them."Everyone concerned about their health and the foods they eat needs to read The Hidden Dangers of Soy by Dianne Gregg. From prepared meat to bread, from vegetable oil to soups, soy, its anti-nutrients and estrogens are everywhere. Soy is wrecking lives and creating everything from allergies to infertility, weight gain to depression, and fibroids to sexual dimorphism. Find out how and what you can do!" William Wong, ND, PhD. WAM Essentials, Inc.The Western version of soy is not a food-it is a poison, and millions are allergic to it. This book chronicles one woman's heroic efforts to trace her life-threatening illnesses to soy consumption. Once done, her next battle was to avoid this omnipresent "food," that is cleverly disguised to trap the unwary A must-read for all who believe the propaganda that soy is a health food, and for those who know it isn't, and are fighting a losing battle to keep it out of their lives. Elaine Hollingsworth, Director, Hippocrates Health Centre of Australia, Author of the best seller, Take Control of Your Health and Escape The Sickness Industry. Addictionology, Forensics, and Nutrition. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 9 reviews)
| Soy is everywhere by Gary Spinell (Dallas, Texas) 5 Stars July 30, 2009 I strongly appreciate that Dianne wrote this book. As someone who is aware of Soy and its supposed health benefits, I was not fully aware of how many foods and supplements actually contain Soy. One can quickly and easily find themselves with a Soy overload just from consuming a good every day diet. I also appreciate Dianne taking the time to provide some counter points to her beliefs.
| | Blog Book Review by [...] by Dianne Gregg (USA) 5 Stars June 21, 2009 Due to recent indigestion problems on my part, after some research on the Internet, Alex decided to buy me a book titled THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF SOY by Dianne Gregg. What an eye-opening book! I never realized too much soy in the diet could cause some of the problems I was havingsuch as; bloating, nausea, a feeling that I had to throw up, diarrhea and gas. I did go to a gastroenterologist to see what he could find. Alex even questioned soy, but the doctor didn't seem to think that was my problem. After reading this book, I think soy may be at least part of the problem I am currently having.
Dianne stated in her book that she learned she was severely allergic to soy. She had almost died due to eating what she considered a healthy diet, which included soy. She began to gain weight, felt sick to her stomach, had nausea, diarrhea, and then almost died due to anaphylactic shock. All because she ate and drank a lot of soy products. She learned the hard way, but she wrote this book so others won't have to learn as she did. Soy is not good for everyone.
No longer does Dianne take life for granted. She has to be very careful not to let soy ruin her life. Perhaps that is what the rest of us should also do. Cutting back on the amount of soy in your diet may help lessen problems in the future. Children are subjected to soy on a daily basis, even babies. Soy is in baby foods, soymilk, soy bars, cereals and more. We as parents have to be on the look out for dangerous things our children may eat or drink. Read labels when you are in the grocery store. If the label states soy or lecithin, and some vegetable oils in the first three ingredients, then the product has too much soy.
Soy is grown to be an emulsifier in foods. An emulsifier is a food additive that prevents separation of sauces or other processed foods. Soy is used widely in Asia, where it is fermented. The United States does not ferment the soybeans, leaving in the toxins. This may be part of the problem, which Dianne suggests. More and more babies are being fed soymilk, resulting in health issues as they grow up. Studies indicate Mrs. Gregg may be right, but she may also be wrong. Would it really hurt to lessen the amount of soy in your diet? Read her book. The price is low enough so you can buy it, but it's also well worth spending those few dollars to understand the dangers soy can have on your own health and that of your family.
| | Life saver by Joseph Chaffee (Central Valley, CA) 5 Stars February 18, 2009 This book has confirmed what I had learned in Europe while living there, and what I experienced when consuming soy products. Getting off soy has really improved my health, and I am thankful the word is getting out.
| | Buy this book if you have a specific interest in soy or think you may have an allergy by Gen of www.LibraryOfEden.com (California) 4 Stars July 14, 2008 I like to read a lot of general interest books - medical, health, etc, and I have long suspected that soy, in the quantities that we eat it, is probably not healthy. I read an article a while back in a science magazine that said as much - that as a healthy food which we eat in small quantities, it is fine and even beneficial, but used as an additive in everything, as a formula for babies, to replace milk or meat products, or as a supplement, can cause some really unfortunate health effects in otherwise healthy and non soy-sensitive people, and even the soy growers associations had said that it's only healthy in certain doses, and isn't recommended as a supplement/ pill.
So I was interested and sympathetic to this message, and I learned some new information and gained some new tips on avoiding soy additives in my food.
The thing that I did feel could use improvement about this book is that while the message and information were on point and important, the critical information for most people to know could be condensed down into a five-page article. For example, there is a soy-free recipe section that, while it includes some delightful-sounding recipes, the recipes are for things that, when I make them at least, don't contain soy anyway. They were mostly meat-containing recipes, so while a few of the side dishes would be helpful to vegetarians, there wasn't really a good consideration given to how to replace soy products in a vegetarian lifestyle.
The majority of the book is personal stories of people who have had problems with soy. If you suspect you are a person suffering from a problem with soy, then you may see yourself in these stories and this could be a very valuable book for you. Doctors with an interest in soy may also like to read this to hear some of the anecdotes of people who have had an issue with soy.
The problem for me with most of the book being personal stories is that I feel like you can construct a case for anything using hand-selected personal stories from people. I really wanted a meaty scientific analysis, or a lot of case studies from multiple doctors, or something more to make it feel like this was really given a thorough scientific consideration.
This gets four starts because it is dealing with a topic that is really being ignored and deserves to be considered and researched more, and for those with a specific issue, it could be a lifesaver. For the average reader, if you use moderation when eating soy, watch out for hidden soy in your food by reading labels, and don't take soy supplements or give soy formula or milk to children, you probably don't need to read this book.
| | Like Olestra before it, could soy have a dark side? by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5 Stars June 08, 2008 Soy - the commonly promoted substitute for numerous fatty foods to improve the health and well being of its consumers - but like Olestra before it, could it have a dark side? "The Hidden Dangers of Soy" is a look at the oft unspoken downsides to the product of soy - including potential weight gain, the potential allergic reactions, among others. A truthfully and deftly written look at what some promote as a miracle food, "The Hidden Dangers of Soy" is highly recommended for community library health collections and for anyone who is suspicious of the soy bean.
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