Zoodles Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hi all, I've done 2 Whole30s, one in October 2012 and one in Jan of this year. Since then I've pretty much stuck to the plan, with just being a little less demanding at restaurants lol! But what I've really missed are cappuccinos. Anyway, the other day I decided to have a soy cap, and it was SO GOOD. Better than cow milk (which I've also had once since I finished my most recent Whole30). So what I'm wondering is, how bad is the occasional (as in once a week or so) soy cappuccino in the scheme of things? I didn't have any noticeable reaction, and I looked at the ingredients of the milk they used, it wasn't too horrific. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted March 9, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2013 It Starts With Food focuses on the problem of soy on pages 119-120. Basically, soy contains plant estrogens that our bodies recognize as female sex hormones. They stimulate some estrogen receptors in the body and block others. As a man, I don't want to consume a substance that acts as female sex hormones in my body. And as a woman, you may not want extra hormones. Scientists don't know a lot about what effect soy has in the human body, but it is definitely a hormonally active substance. Eating soy is kind of like taking a drug without knowing the safe dose or all its possible effects. To me, no coffee drink tastes good enough for me to roll the dice with how it may effect my health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyS Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 My brain went a different direction than Tom's - I was thinking about soy and thyroid function. If you have any thyroid issues, your body will do better without soy. (I have the lab tests to prove it, woah!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Can you get organic, non-gmo soy? Because if you can't, I'd be skipping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoodles Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Ok thanks guys, you've successfully turned me off Yes it is organic/non gmo soy, however I do have thyroid problems as well as other hormonal issues so I guess I should give it a miss! Boo Does anyone out there know how successfully froth coconut milk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1121 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Melissa at TheClothesMakeTheGirl does http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/07/04/red-white-blue-bowl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoodles Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Oh yeah i've whipped coconut cream before, never thought of putting it in coffee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenderbender Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I've reintroed just about everything with out a problem but choose to stay mostly compliant, just because I really don't crave " oatmeal" or "dairy" ... Then I went for sushi ( I had reintro rice with no problem) and this time I had soy sauce.... Mistake!!!! Next day my joints hurt so bad and I was sluggish and in a bad mood for about 48 hours.... I know it was the soy... So no more soy anything for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tclass Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I just wrote a post on soy: http://expatpaleo.com/2013/03/07/soy-no-bueno/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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