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Offline cammiec

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Estrogen in Soy Butter?
« on: January 16, 2015, 10:09:51 PM »
Since I have nut allergies, I have been eating soy butter & apples. Every day for months. I've noticed lately some unusual symptoms, but couldn't figure out why. I mentioned to someone that I wondered if I'd been eating to much soy, since it's a bean, & they told me that it contains estrogen. Does anyone know anything about this? Should I talk to my doctor or dietician? I am avoiding soy for now.
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Offline GoingNuts

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Re: Estrogen in Soy Butter?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2015, 07:48:24 AM »
First of all, hi and welcome!

High doses of soy mimic estrogen; it's why products with soy isoflavones are recommended for menopause symptom relief. 

I have no idea how much soy you are consuming and what your symptoms are, but this is probably something you should probably discuss with your physician.

Good luck!
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Offline SilverLining

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Re: Estrogen in Soy Butter?
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2015, 08:03:41 AM »
High doses of soy mimic estrogen; it's why products with soy isoflavones are recommended for menopause symptom relief. 

Now you tell me!

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Re: Estrogen in Soy Butter?
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2015, 01:34:40 PM »
http://blogs.webmd.com/healthy-recipe-doctor/2011/03/four-soy-food-myths-exposed.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11694655
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20378106

I'm sure there's no shortage of the Mercola-esque versions out there on the internet. 

Whatever the case not at all related to soy allergy or allergy in general.
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Offline cammiec

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Re: Estrogen in Soy Butter?
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2015, 02:08:48 PM »
I spoke with my doctor about my symptoms, she said the soy-estrogen would not cause this. I'm afraid I may have developed a soy allergy now.  :-[ I'll speak with my allergist next week.
wheat, buckwheat, rye, oats, flax, plum, kiwi, watermelon, honeydew melon, squash, garlic, pinenuts, pistachio
And now severely lactose intolerant