Welcomes Tianna, Mirage writer from Third Age women's wellness here with your stronger bones without drugs portion soy isoflavones, the pros and cons. So you probably heard, you know, should I have soy? Maybe I shouldn't have soy, you know, have risk of breast cancer. And so I'm hoping to quell some of those fears or at least give you information so that you can make a decision for yourself. And I'm not going to give any kind of injury, individual specifics because I don't know you as an individual. So please use the information at your discretion and speak to a health care professional that you trust in making or helping you make these decisions.

So always soy isoflavones, come in different types. Those listed there Jenna Stein, dazeem cyclic team. I sofa bones themselves are within minutes. Different kinds of foods. So once you ingest them, they bind, they can bind to estrogen receptors within you. So they're considered Phyto estrogens, they act like an estrogen within the body.

So there's lots of different foods that actually have Phyto estrogens in them. And we know that as we age, going through perimenopause, menopause and then beyond and maybe through surgical, menopause through having your having a hysterectomy and possibly having your ovaries removed that estrogen levels decrease, we know that estrogen is protective in our bone health and on all of our tissue health. So by the thought is that by ingesting soy isoflavones that we are creating a Phyto estrogen effect or an estrogenic effect within the body and that can help promote bone growth, tissue growth. Because while and I should say that while estrogen levels are decreased during those times, we are still producing them. So our nerve cells are still producing them. If you have your ovaries, they're still producing them a little bit, just not to the stage that they were when you were in those birthing years.

So let's look a little bit more about where we can find isoflavones in our berries, wine grains, nuts and then the most abundant found in soybeans and lagoons. So soy is found in many names. We know perhaps of Edom ami, raw green soy beans, fermented forms such as me so in Tempe, tofu soy flour, Nacho, just also fermented soybean based meat products, soy milk, and then soy protein. isolette so those are usually found in your processed foods. Let's look a little bit more at that soy protein isolate and how it's hidden in some foods, infant formula, energy bars and granola bars, sports drinks, imitation dairy, ice cream and cheese. So just be mindful about reading some of the, the ingredients of some of these things that you might be ingesting and just know you know, these are more of, of just that processed form of soy, so just not naturally occurring in these foods.

And that you might actually be overdoing overdoing the soy intake. I know growing up in my late 20s it was a big soy craze and I was also vegetarian. So just ingesting soy, soy, soy soy milk, you know, I was probably having Clif Bars and energy bars up the wazoo imitation dairy for sure. And I broke out in a rash I started breaking out in a rash and my face blew up. And I you know, it can just be too much for your body. So there was some revolts I'm sure of my system amongst other things that were going on in my life.

But we just want to be mindful about what we're actually ingesting so you can over do this whole soy thing as we can overdo so many things. Okay, so there are benefits of soy. So Jenna stone has been found to potentially slow tumor Genest tumor Genesis, so, tumor growth and also, it can be neuroprotective for the brain. So they have found I don't want to get too much into the science, the genistein. We'll talk about the cancer part of it. So Jenna Stein inhibits this activity of something called a protein tyrosine kinase, and lots of tissue cells like breast cancer cells.

These protein to sync kinases can catalyze phosphorylation of their own tyrosine residues and those of other proteins, including growth factors involved in tumor cell growth. So by inhibiting these protein tyrosine kinases, genistein actually can potentially slow the tumor Genesis. So they're looking at it for the potential therapeutic effect in breast and prostate cancer. Now, these protein tyrosine kinases are also really highly expressed in several brain areas including the hippocampus important from memory And have been found to be critical and numerous brain responses, like plasticity of the brain and response to neuronal injury. So at high doses, Jenna Stein suppresses these protein tyrosine kinases, their expression in the brain. And this effect is interpreted to be neuroprotective.

So just in case you wanted a little more science on it, but I think it's interesting to think about the basis of why we say these things that we do. So just knowing where that comes from. We know that phytoestrogens or or soy isoflavones can assist in healthy skin. So, through that pre perimenopause, menopause post menopause. That vaginal moisture and hair nails start to dry. So, possibly supplementing with isoflavones can help to improve the health of the skin and the tissues.

We'll talk about bone health to anti inflammatory and I suppose bones also anti oxidant. So some pros of supplementation also get. We talked about some of this but possible relief from menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, specifically soy, red clover or flax seeds. So those all include isoflavones, the bone sparing effects, particularly in genestein and die design, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. And then there's pros and cons found regarding breast cancer. So like I said, with some, it might be that the Jenna Stein is helping to reduce the tumor tumor Genesis, the cell the cell growth.

But then there are some forms of breast cancer that are estrogenic. So you would want to reduce your estrogen consumption with those kinds of breast cancer. And if you have breast cancer, you had breast cancer, you were likely told what form that you had, whether it was estrogenic or not. So there's importance of actually helping to increase the absorption of isoflavones when you do ingest them. So in the gut, their specific microbiome that convert diet designed into equal now equal has the higher estrogenic potency, so it's more Phyto it's more estrogenic. Now, only 30 to 50% of Individuals actually have this capability.

So the rest of us are you, I don't know if I have it or not, don't have the capability. It's thought that vegetarians and those of Asian origin have more of a likely chance. Now, those being of Asian origin have been probably eating soy all of their life. And so it was just inherently within their, their guts to be able to digest it and actually utilize it as a phytoestrogen. So this ability to actually produce equal or not, maybe the defining factor in who actually benefits from a soy rich diet. So let's talk about some things were soy might not might definitely not be recommended for so those with more estrogenic or estrogen dominant processes within their body Such as endometriosis, excess uterine bleeding and dysmenorrhea painful periods.

So, probably a good idea to eliminate or carve out estrogen products or soy. Sorry, not estrogen products. Phyto estrogens are soy isoflavones from the diet if you're suffering from any of these. So simple bones can also worsen a thyroid function for those with iodine deficiency. So it's not common in the USA because most of us are eating enough salt. But if you're, you know, definitely not eating salt or you're in a very low salt diet and you have a thyroid issue, just be mindful of that.

And soy foods can also inhibit your thyroid drugs. So be mindful of that. So in the end, is this soy supplement safe for me so Definitely say for those of Asian descent who've been eating it all their lives, so it's just natural within their bodies, they're able to digest it. They're usually eating amounts of one to two servings a day, 40 milligrams a day traditional soy foods, and not actually eating all these soy products or soy isolates that are within these food products. So they're actually eating soy foods, and usually of the fermented variety. It's important to assess any sensitivity so you may have a sensitivity to eating soy.

And so in that case, you're not going to want to eat it. So a good way to test that is, you know, if you're having digestive complaints or skin complaints, or if you're still getting your period and it's, you're having some disruption of your period or painful periods, excess bleeding, you want to assess your sensitive tivity so you're going to carve out or eliminate any kind of soy products for two to three weeks. And then at the end of that start bringing in, you know, traditional soy foods before you start bringing in any soy products that you might have been eating previously. So if you start to get those reactions again, then you know that soy is a sensitivity for your system and you don't want to be ingesting any excess soy. If at the end of that if it doesn't seem to be affecting you any differently, then you're probably okay.

So safe for those who have no family history or increased risk for breast cancer. If you do or you have had breast cancer then please just checking with your physician and you know, making sure what kind of breast cancer you have if it was an estrogenic form. Then you really probably want to stay away from from soy supplementation. And it's also shown that it may be helpful to actually have a healthy gut microbiome that can help that can help digest and transform that soy myself alone into a helpful, helpful product for your body. If you're eating fermented soy, you can knock out multiple things with one of having the fermentation the fermented products to help with the healthy microbiome, and then also have the soy for your Phyto estrogen. So we look at what is about 30.

What is 35 to 50 milligrams of soy isoflavones look like and so this is a list of what that would look like. In one cup of soy milk, a half cup of tofu, a half cup of Tempe would have 30 to 535 to 50 milligrams, a half cup of edamame me the same, and so on. And so this powdered soy, such as revival, this brand revival, which has had a lot of research done on it usually, that's the one that's used in the research studies when they're using a soy supplementation contains about four to six servings of soy in one drink. So you wouldn't want to be having multiple revival servings over the day, because you probably be getting in excess of 35 milligrams of soy, which is considered the amount that those of Asian descent would normally be eating in a day. So again, just being mindful of looking at ingredients and making sure that you're not over supplementing just like with anything we don't want to over supplement and just like my story of Oh for eating, you know, soy, this soy, soy soy, I was probably getting probably 10 servings of soy a day.

And the body will surely tell you when you've had enough. So that's where I would say I would have a sensitivity to soy. I don't anymore, but at that time because I was overdoing it, it did become a sensitivity. So I'm sure there are questions. And please feel free to send them to third h wellness@gmail.com. Or feel free to enter them in the comment boxes so that I can help you and maybe you'll help others because I'll be answering those questions right on there.

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