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Welcome to the inaugural issue of my wellness newsletter.  If you know me, you know that I've been into wellness for quite a while.  If you don't know me, then you'll just have to take my word for it.

I decided that it was time that I shared some of the information that I've been accumulating, and at the same time share some information about Herbalife products with my friends and customers.

In this issue, we'll look at one of the basics - soy.  We'll look at its history and its benefits, and of course we'll look at where you find it in Herbalife products!

Soy - Is it really magic?

You probably know that soy has been around for a long time.  But it's not just about being around, but about being in use.  Soy has been a staple in Asian diets for thousands of years.  As with many food items, there's no clear reason why people should eat soy, we just do.  But it turns out that this is one of the better choices that humanity has made along the way!

The Joy Of Soy

Smile! Soy loves you!

This bland, unassuming little bean and its by-products may not knock your taste buds out, but it certainly packs a punch against certain forms of cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease, and it can ease the symptoms of menopause. Its lack of flavor can actually serve as a big plus, allowing you to hide soy in everything from milkshakes to chili. Your body will cheer while your taste buds won't even notice it's there.

A longtime staple of the Japanese diet, soy is high in calcium, iron, and protein while low in saturated fat. Studies indicate that this love affair with soy has led Japanese men to enjoy a far lower mortality rate from prostate cancer than their counterparts worldwide, and Japanese women to suffer a far lower incidence of breast cancer than Western women. Soy neutralizes the hormones testosterone and estrogen, both of which are essential to certain body functions but which can also cause cell damage and tumors that lead to these cancers.

Most other cultures have yet to embrace soy, preferring to get their protein, calcium, and iron from animal by-products like meat and cheese (instead of tofu and other soy products). Soy's taste, or the lack thereof, seems to be the culprit. But eschewing soy on these grounds is like swearing off liquids because you don't like the taste of water. Soy, like water, can blend into almost anything, taking on the flavor of soup, chili, or a strawberry milkshake while adding its own distinctive brand of nutrition. Soy comes in a variety of forms, including powders, solids (like tofu), and liquids, all of which work well with other foods. Soymilk can be particularly beneficial to those who suffer from milk allergies, delivering all the nutrients and none of the side effects.

Other stuff about soy with brief excerpts: 

http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~stratsoy/soyhealth/

Welcome to the Soy and Human Health World Wide Web Home Page, where news, research and additional information on nutritional advantages of soy are reported. Interest in soyfoods is increasing as scientists uncover substances in the soybean that reduce risk of breast, colon and prostate cancer, lower cholesterol, and prevent osteoporosis and other chronic diseases.

http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/Supp/Soy.cfm?path=hw

The mild estrogen activity of soy isoflavones may ease menopause symptoms for some women, without creating estrogen-related problems. A group of 58 menopausal women, who experienced an average of 14 hot flashes per week, supplemented their diets with either wheat flour or soy flour every day for 3 months; the women taking the soy reduced their hot flashes by 40%.10 In one double-blind trial, 60 grams of soy protein led to a 33% decrease in the number of hot flashes after 4 weeks and a 45% reduction after 12 weeks.11 In addition, soy may help regulate hormone levels in premenopausal women.12

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/300_soy.html

Soy protein products can be good substitutes for animal products because, unlike some other beans, soy offers a "complete" protein profile. Soybeans contain all the amino acids essential to human nutrition, which must be supplied in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the human body. Soy protein products can replace animal-based foods--which also have complete proteins but tend to contain more fat, especially saturated fat--without requiring major adjustments elsewhere in the diet.

http://www.soy.com/men_faq.html

In recent years, soy has gained a lot of attention from the popular press for the role that it may play in the prevention of breast cancer, a predominately female disease.  However, soy does offer several benefits to males as well.  In particular, a diet rich in soy (approximately 30 grams of soy protein per day) has been found to lower cholesterol, especially in those people who start out with high cholesterol.  By reducing your cholesterol you reduce your risk for coronary heart disease, the number one killer in America.  In addition, soy protein has been shown to help protect diabetes patients from kidney disease and may help in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

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