Hi Everyone,
We’re finally getting a lot of questions on new topics but this week we’re going to visit some older ones. For some reason, I received a lot of mail about articles stretching back as far as two years. Makes me curious if we mailed out the wrong links or something. Regardless, there’s some good stuff below. I’m also finally back to training and blogging, which you can check out at:
http://steve-edwards.blogspot.com/Also, this weekend is our first Million Dollar Body awards show where one of our members will win $250,000. You can check out more about it at:
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Good Morning,
Soy (unfermented) is unhealthy in so many ways, that it should not be considered as a source to promote healthy bones. The only healthy way to consume soy is in the fermented state. Below are 2 links with manifold research to back up the claim that soy is unhealthy. Please consider before posting more info promoting soy and the soy industry.
Thank you,
Catharine Lamb
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I deleted the links because they were a form of advertising for a soy company but she makes good points nonetheless. I’m always suspicious of words like “only” when it comes to nutrition and it’s almost never relevant. Soy is one subject where these terms are often tossed around and it’s often a disservice to what could otherwise be useful information. You can consume unfermented soy. You won’t die. You’ll even get nutrients. It’s just not as healthy as fermented soy options. I’m actually not sure which article was being referenced here but there’s a good mailbag with a lot of soy information here:
http://forums.milliondollarbody.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8082987037/m/778103657and on that note…
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Is there any particular reason that Tony uses rice milk in his protein shake instead of soy milk? I’ve been using soy milk for years but recent articles I’ve read lead me to be concerned about the possible negative effects on my testosterone level by consuming so much estrogen. Anything to that?
Thanks,
Jim
Thank you for this article - It helped clear up some confusion I had by confirming that the confusion surrounding soy just wasn't found in my head. One person told me that soy robs the body of b vitamins ( I think that was the vitamin that she said). She said we shouldn't be eating it at all. What knowledge do you have of that? Also - what does it mean if soy is the main ingredient in the feed for live stock now - what is that doing to them (and us) in the food we eat that comes from them in the form of dairy and meats?
Sherry
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Good questions, some of which are cleared up in the original article written by Denis. Here’s a link:
http://www.beachbody.com/product/newsletters/231.doSoy, even non-fermented, isn’t evil. It’s just that—like MANY things that have found their way into our diet—it’s too often consumed in an over-processed form. Beyond that, due to the rather bizarre state of our farming industry, it’s now found in too much stuff. It not like a normal amount of soy is going to cause you any problem but more like soy is being put into all sort of places it shouldn’t be and our diets contain too much of it.
The livestock question brings up a whole other can of worms. It’s not like meat is bad for us either but due to shoddy animal harvesting practices and, again, over processing of foods we now should be very careful about where our meat comes from.
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Thank you for this article! It really answered some questions I had. One concern I have had that I don't think was covered in your article was that the water being stored in the plastic bottles may be getting contaminated by the plastic bottle and chemical compounds/toxins used to make/process it. Any thoughts?
Sherry
I am curious about the safety of Nalgene water bottles. I believe I
read (or heard on the news) recently that these bottles have their
share of problems with contaminates and/or decomposition. Any truth
to this?
Thank you,
Gwen
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This is another debated subject but there is no question that not all plastic is created equal. Nalgene may have had their problems but they are much better than most and, since their market share depends on these bottles being safe, it’s far more likely that they will change with the latest research. Cheap bottled water, however, that has a business model based on the lowest possible outsourced materials are going to be less apt to change as quickly.
There is research all over the board on the dangers of plastic. Because we, as consumers, will probably not be privy to the real straight dope until it’s too late (considering all of the money in this industry they won’t allow it) logic should dictate that we use some caution in this regard. The easiest way is to avoid plastic bottles as much as possible and whenever you do use one purchase it from a company that offers a lot of research that proves their product is safe. Metal and glass bottles, which still have their own issues, are often good alternatives. No matter what you choose to do some research is necessary if you’d like to ensure your safety. In lieu of this, just limit your use of plastic as much as you can.
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I found an article, titled Bottoms Up! from Steve Edwards and enjoyed it no end. Now I can't find the copy I made and read carefully. Is there anyway you have that and could e-mail a copy to me at smokecyrus@wi.rr.com? Thank you very much if you can do that. It was an excellent article. Nancy Saeger
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That’s because we changed our server and your old link died. Here is the new one:
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Thank you for this article. I had seen a report that I did not get to read on herbs/natural cures to watch out for. That there are certain herbs/barks that are dangerous for the body that can be found in a lot of products. I just purchased some teas a couple days ago that had many different herbs/barks listed in them. I am now concerned if some of the ingredients in the teas I just purchased may be things we should stay away from. Can you or have you previously written an article addressing this concern?
Thank you!
Sherry
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No but this is another subject on a similar theme. It’s highly unlikely, save for an allergic reaction, that any teas on the market are going to harm you unless you drink a ton of them. Therefore I would not worry about throwing them away. If you do find one that you’re going to drink daily than I’d suggest doing further research. This would also be a good message board question once you have a ingredient for us to give you an opinion on.
As far as herbs and barks showing up across the board it’s unlike that this will reach anywhere near the state of corn and soy because these things are harvested and not farmed. The reason we get so much corn and soy in our diet is that the government subsidizes it and the majority of our farms now only grow one or the other. A somewhat scary thought is that, due to this, in our countries farm belt—which is some of the most fertile land on the planet—local residents can’t get fresh veggies because all that’s grown in corn and soy. Yikes!
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Hello;
I was wondering if I eat peanut butter without the bread will I lose weight.
I tend to eat two or three slices of wheat bread with lots of peanut butter and not a lot of jam. I love fruit and fruit juice. I eat lots of oranges apples bananas but I seem to keep getting bigger in the hip/butt area....HELP Please!
Lisa James
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You could use some basic nutrition training. Peanut butter is highly caloric. While healthy, you don’t want to much of it. Calories may not be the only thing that matters in your diet but they do matter. Ditto for juice, which is fruit without fiber that’s very high in both sugar and calories. I would all but eliminate the juice (stick to whole fruit) and start to use less peanut butter. It’s caloric count is listed on the side of the jar.
You also might want to read these:
This is the last link in an eight part series. All the earlier links are at the end.
http://www.beachbody.com/product/newsletters/222.doHere are some fruit tips, along with links to more about fruit vs juice:
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So which juicers do you recommend? There are the Hawked-By-The Never-Gonna-Die Excersize Guy, the Aussie-Can't -Shut- Up Guy who's always yelling at me (and do I have to have all those people in my kitchen to help me drink it all?) juicer, or the Tiny-Bite-the-Bullet one, or the Ouch-ouch-Ouch-I Hit -My-Knuckles-Again low-tech version?
Or should I just go to Jamba Juice (after buying their stock)?
Thanks,
Laurie
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Great question! All questions should be funny. Honestly, I don’t know all of these juicers but let me just tell you a bit about what to look for. Jamba Juice gets thrown out unless you own their stock because, while they use “natural juice” it’s still devoid of fiber. Most of the others (or at least Jack’s) encourage you to use a lot of veggies. As the articles above talk about, the problem with juice is lack of fiber. Jack’s pitch is that you can’t eat enough veggies to get all the nutrients you need BECAUSE of the fiber. While this is debatable he has a point. Veggie juice gets you a ton of nutrients with very little calories. Plus, these juicers generally don’t remove all the fiber like pasteurized store juice does. So juicers, used correctly, can be a great addition to your kitchen.
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I need to know is there a way to tell if anything that doesn't bring a label how many calories they have? If there is how does it go cause there are things that are homemade that I myself can't keep track of how many calories it has so its impossible to know when there is the little I forgots if ur friend brings a batch of homemade cookie from home or a home made cake?
Mitza
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You’ve got to keep track of your “forgots”. That is part of life. But it’s all easier with the Internet because of sites like Calorieking and fitday. This way you can check the calories of everything you eat, provided you can remember what is was.
Until next time, train hard, train smart, and have fun!
Steve
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