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.
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!
Quote from: GoingNuts on January 17, 2015, 07:48:24 AM
High doses of soy mimic estrogen; it's why products with soy isoflavones are recommended for menopause symptom relief.
Now you tell me!
http://blogs.webmd.com/healthy-recipe-doctor/2011/03/four-soy-food-myths-exposed.html (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/11694655)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20378106 (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.
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.