Tuesday, June 21, 2011

More about the dangers of soy

Yeah, soy's all around us, unhealthy as it is, and it'll be here to stay as long as we continue to eat it and not complain.  Al Sears, MD, in his June 1, 2011 health letter http://www.alsearsmd.com/frankenstein-lurking-in-your-pantry enumerates five dangers of soy as listed here: indigestion and blockage of absorption of key nutrients; boost of estrogen; gout and thyroid disruption; cancer and harmful fats; and clotting of Red Blood Cells.  Phil Angell, director of corporate communications for Monsanto, is quoted as saying that food safety is the concern of the government (FDA) and that Monsanto's business is selling as much of its product as it can (I'm referring to genetically modified soy here).  While Michael Taylor, food safety czar at the FDA, would like to see the onus of food safety taken off the federal government and placed on the backs of state and local government. http://www.grist.org/article/2009-07-08-monsanto-FDA-taylor I don't know about where you live, but where I live funds in state and local government coffers are pretty much at an all time low.  Guess that would result in little or no testing? more food borne illness, more disease and a field day for the GREEDY?

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