SOY – DID YOU KNOW?

   One tablespoon of Soy Oil contains more estrogen than 5 whole roasts of beef – even from animals raised with conventional use of growth hormones.

   The estrogen levels present in a 6-ounce serving of beef from a treated animal is approximately 3.8 ng. (nanograms). Furthermore, the amount of estrogen present in a 6-ounce serving of beef from a non-treated animal is approximately 2.6 ng.  Beef is not the only food product that contains hormones.     Many foods that we eat every day contain hormones, too. For example, four ounces of cabbage contains 2,700 ng of estrogen. A glass of milk contains 34 ng. One tablespoon of soybean oil contains 28,370 ng of estrogen—that’s almost 7,500 times the amount of estrogen present in a 6-ounce piece of meat from treated cattle!

   Phyto estrogens that disrupt endocrine function and are potent anti-thyroid agents are present in soy, including the potentially devastating isoflavone Genistein. Infants exclusively fed soy-based formula have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogen compounds in their blood than babies fed milk-based formula, the estrogenic equivalent of at least five birth control pills per day. Premature development of girls has been linked to the use of soy formula, as has the underdevelopment of males. Infant soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.   Soy is linked to infertility, breast cancer, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer, and many other disorders..

VITAMIN D NOW RECCOMMEDED

                                The findings of a collection of 18 studies analyzed in September 2007 involving people over the age of 50 found that those who took at least 500 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily had a seven per cent lower risk of death.

                Lead researcher Dr. Philippe Autier suggested that Vitamin D may block cancer cell proliferation or improve blood vessel  and immune system functions. The study reviewed research involving 57,311 participants.    In June 2007, the Canadian Cancer Society said that based on current research adults should consider increasing their daily dosage of vitamin D. The society said Canadians should now consume 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily during the fall and winter months, in consultation with a health-care provider.  Some providers suggest a regular daily amount of 2,000 IU..

COFFEE FACTS!

                Coffee is probably the most popular drink among Canadians.  Most of us jump start our day with a fresh hot cup of coffee!  While some reports state that a little coffee can have surprising health benefits there are some negative effects.

•      Enhances stress - Excessive consumption of coffee raises anxiety levels, which leads to more stress.  The caffeine ‘jitters’ can also prevent us from sleeping well at night.
•      Excessive coffee drinking increases heart attack risk
•    Coffee increases blood pressure and obviously stresses your heart.  The heart is designed to beat for around 130 years yet few of us will ever live that long and some less than half that. 
•   Coffee can lead to sterility
•   Coffee can reduce sperm count.
•     Stomach problems - Coffee can disturb the stomach as it irritates the lining of the stomach. This is, again, the case of heavy coffee drinkers.
•     Coffee Doubles the Risk of Miscarriage!

Pregnant women drinking more than two cups of coffee daily double their risk of miscarriage. In a study of over 1000 women, those drinking 200mg or more of caffeine daily (this means at least two regular cups of coffee or five 12 oz (300 mg) cans of caffeinated drink) doubled their miscarriage risk, compared to women who did not consume caffeine..

U.S. Concedes Vaccine - Autism Case  in Federal Court

After years of insisting there is no evidence to link vaccines with the onset of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the US government has quietly conceded a vaccine-autism case in the Court of Federal Claims. The unprecedented concession was filed on November 9, and sealed to protect the plaintiff's identify. It was obtained through individuals unrelated to the case.

The claim, one of 4,900 autism cases currently pending in Federal "Vaccine Court," was conceded by US Assistant Attorney General Peter Keisler and other Justice Department officials, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, the "defendant" in all Vaccine Court cases. 

                The child's claim against the government- that mercury-containing vaccines were the cause of her

autism- was supposed to be one of three "test cases" for the thimerosal-autism theory currently under consideration by a three-member panel of Special Masters, the presiding justices in Federal Claims Court.  Keisler wrote that medical personnel at the HHS Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation (DVIC) had reviewed the case and "concluded that compensation is appropriate." 

                The doctors conceded that the child was healthy and developing normally until her 18-month well-baby visit, when she received vaccinations against nine different diseases all at once (two contained thimerosal).  Days later, the girl began spiraling downward into a cascade of illnesses and setbacks that, within months, presented as symptoms of autism, including: No response to verbal direction; loss of language skills; no eye contact; loss of "relatedness;" insomnia; incessant screaming; arching; and "watching the florescent lights repeatedly during examination.".