Soy Foods for Menopause Hot Flash Symptoms
Soy can be considered a first-line treatment for menopausal hot flash and night sweat symptoms.
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I eat nearly every day whole cooked soy beans as a Snack (and chickpeas).
Soy is so underrated by most. I had tofu yesterday.
Does soy make men have boobs?
It does not. Dairy products probably because of estrogen naturally produced in breast milk. Not good since it plays with mens testosterone. Soy however, protects by producing phyto estrogen so it blocks foreign estrogen from entering.
It comes from a single case study where a man was drinking a gallon of soy milk daily, which is over 1000 calories from soy milk alone. Daily. Hasn’t been replicated since or come up in soy feeding studies. No studies I’m aware of show any negative effects of soy on testosterone levels. Way more likely to be allergic to soy that to get gynocomastia from it, statistically speaking.
@galkinp i think you didn´t listen to the vdeo. If soy increases estragenlevls in women it does the same in men. And the and the general statement you made belongs to the soy industry to prevent soy from being no longer consumed and disdained, since most other people m/f do not need extra estrogen in their bodies, on the contrary, it has a detrimental effect -> more fat, man breasts , sometimes hair loss to the point of baldness, aggressive behavior and much more.
I do both. HRT and soy.
It appears that you are not willing to share your blood results, your Vo2 max, your grip strength and your bio-age. This lacks of transparency clears shows that your book on aging is a total joke
Wouln’t that just be anecdotal if he did
This guy doesn’t try to convince people based on his own personal results, he only uses the results of research to promote behaviors. It’s definitely a different paradigm than your average Youtube-based health influencer, and a paradigm many would say will yield more successful results! It might be worth it to put the opposite question to other Youtubers: So, other youtubers, you have a good grip strength, VO2 max, etc, but what does the research actually say?!?
Way to mistake actual research with anecdotal evidence. Try again.
Its a joke that he wrote about actual research??
Yes. Once I started eating soy I saw a significant drop in mine.
I had zero traditional symptoms. What I did get was giant kickstart for rheumatoid arthritis. Yippee. Still eating soy but not sure if it’s having any effect.
what kind of diet are you on?
@RiseUpBlue WFPB, minimal oil and sugar. I do the 30 plants a week minimum and Dr. G’s daily dozen most days. Focus on anti-inflammation and blood glucose (RA + T2D).
But at the time I was eating SAD CRAP so I wasn’t doing myself any favors.
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Nice to see the PCRM-Barnard medical center studies in there!
I’m in menopause, recently, whole food plant based since 2020 or very minimal animal products (cheese, butter egg in baked products, or pepperoni pizza for example), 2x per week if that, never had a hot flash that I had to take off layers, fan my face or know it was happening! Seriously! Unless I’m one of the few lucky ones that wouldn’t experience them genetically, I totally believe it is because of my diet, 100%. No headaches, fatigue, nothing to complain about.
Can I have hashimoto’s and am on Synthroid … can I consume soy foods ???
I have seen other videos with plant based doctors recommending upping your bean intake during menopause. I think all beans help, but soy does the best job.
And are soy foods like soy burgers etc ok
Does this mean that, conversely, if there is a lack of progestone (antagonist of estrogen), it is anything but advisable to consume soy products? And the whole statement that soy products do not accumulate as estrogen in the body is simply wrong? :-O
I’m longtime soy eating vegan, 3 years post menopausal. My hot flashes/night sweats aren’t bad, compared to what I read some folks’ descriptions of their experiences. I’ve tried the addition of soybeans and very low fat foods only that Dr. Barnard recommends, for almost a year, but didn’t notice any differences. I’ve tried various things, and nothing has stopped the symptoms, and there’s Lots of symptoms related to menopause.
In the commonly used botanicals list nobody included ginger – we use it to reduce pain and inflammation naturally, and turmeric. Also ground flax & chia LADIES these are your new best friends along with green leafies & cruciferous veggies for great health. 🥦❤ Don’t be discouraged by the 12 week part of the soy studies as it can work a lot faster but please stop the dairy. Dry soybeans batch pressure cooked then frozen in 1.5c portions can be defrosted for three days of 0.5c servings which kick hot flash butt, included in any meal like any bean or blended into soy milk or a shake
Очень плохо, перестаньте относиться к женщине, как к инкубатору, мы тоже люди. Да, соя повысит шансы родить, но может вы дадите честный выбор женщинам: жить для себя или рожать.
I love this channel!
Me too!
Fascinating! Thank you so much <3
What about taking a heaping teaspoon og fenugreek a day,or 6 grams to overcome menopause symptoms,i have read that it helped a lot!