The USDA’s 2010 Dietary Guidelines came out early this year, and the soy industry is thrilled that “soy made the cut.”    Soy products are cited twice in the executive summary of the report with the recommendation that all Americans … Continue reading →

This holiday season Whole Foods Market is offering gift boxes and certificates brightly printed with the wish “Soy to the World.” Whole Foods Market, of course, perceives soy foods and soy milk — particularly modern packaged and processed soy products … Continue reading →

Eager readers want to know how to incorporate the “health benefits” of soy into their Thanksgiving dinners.    As the Naughty Nutritionist, I suggest we not eat soy this Thursday but speak it.    In other words, let’s talk tofurky. … Continue reading →

Every week I get agonized letters from parents who fed their sons soy infant formula and who report estrogenized boys who are flabby, lethargic, high strung and/or embarrassed by breasts and underdeveloped genitals.   These parents want to know, “What … Continue reading →

It’s Halloween time, and once again our newspapers are spooking readers with stories about “creepy food.”   So what are these creepy foods?   Heart, liver, kidneys,, sweetbread, tripe and other organ meats.   Bones are especially gruesome as can … Continue reading →

  What is edamame?   Is it soy?  — Al  Edamame is the Japanese word for sweet, green vegetable soybeans.  They are harvested at the point when the beans are well developed but still soft and green.  Boiled or steamed … Continue reading →

Ever wonder about those plump well-endowed DD cup chickens at the supermarket?  Yes, chickens today are bred to be mostly breasts, but that’s not all.   Such chickens — or at least their parts — could well be examples of … Continue reading →

On August 10, 2010, Dr. Mark Hyman posted an article “Soy: Blessing or Curse?” on the Huff- ington Post blog (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ dr-mark-hyman/soy-blessing-or-curse_b_673912. html). Widely circulated online, it is being widely touted as an example of “sanity” in the “soy debate.” … Continue reading →

Dear Dr. Daniel: I live in a city which has a high level of ozone and particulates, but I lived here for many years without making my asthma worse. Then I started drinking soy milk with the intention of improving … Continue reading →

Dear Dr Kaayla,   What is lecithin?  Is it soy?   Should I take lecithin supplements? My ND thinks I should.  — Jessie Dear Jessie:   Lecithin is an emulsifying substance found in the cells of all living organisms.   … Continue reading →