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Presently 87% of American Soybeans are "Genetically Modified" to allow the use of "Round-Up Herbicide". The justification was increased production for a hungry world, however the record does not support better yields. We do not have a production problem, we have a distribution situation to resolve.
None of our soy products are made with ingredients that have been bio-engineered or genetically modified to resist powerful herbicides or processed with Hexane. All soy protein is water extracted.
No hydrogenated fats are used. Our labels have listed trans-fats since 1996 though not required until 2006.
Organic ingredients are used when possible, practical or when it makes a difference in quality, nutrition or purity. We support better growing practices, not consumer exploitation.
All products are conscientiously formulated to have unsurpassed nutritional integrity with the highest quality ingredients.
Dear Tom,
My dear friend, Jane Heimlich (wife of Dr. Henry Heimlich, the "Heimlich Maneuver" physician), included this in her book, "What Your Doctor Won't Tell You."
"Of the nearly 7 million Americans who have rheumatoid arthritis, most are women. Symptoms are stiffness, aching muscles, fatigue, pain that accompanies motion, and tenderness. Nutritional therapy, not drugs, is the cornerstone of alternative treatment. A treatment for arthritis that relieves symptoms in a large percentage of patients is based on the theory that most arthritic symptoms are allergic reactions."
I've found many examples of physicians and scientific studies linking dairy consumption to rheumatoid arthritis. I've included a few of the following citations in my new book, MILK A-Z.
"Rheumatoid arthritis is more severe than osteoarthritis, is most common in the hands and feet, and is characterized by swelling of joints. Since this type of joint pain can be a symptom of a food allergy, dietary change sometimes has a profound effect. Dairy products, the most common food allergen, are one likely candidate as a contributing causative factor."
Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition by George Eisman, M.A., M.Sc., R.D.
"...43 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, those assigned to a vegan diet...had improvement in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms." British Journal of Rheumatology, 36(1) 1997
"In the case of the eight year old female subject, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis was a milk allergy. After avoiding dairy products, all pain was gone in three weeks." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1985, 78
"Controlled trial of fasting and a one-year vegetarian diet eased symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis." The Lancet, 1991, 338
"In 1964, I learned of the experiences of Dr. William Deamer of San Francisco. He had pointed out the frequency of milk protein's casual relationship to musculoskeletal pain in children and especially the so-called 'growing pains.' Since that time, I have had several children with what appeared to be early rheumatoid arthritis relieved and returned to good health by little more than reassurance and careful dietary manipulation." Don't Drink Your Milk, by Frank Oski, MD
"In systemic arthritis, like Rheumatoid, the cause is coursing through the blood, and it got there through the diet. When all of the joints are involved, the cause is not physical, but chemical. It's usually casein.(Eighty percent of milk protein is casein). I once saw a 65 year old man, Bob, who complained of neck stiffness and headaches. His hands were so stiff and sore. Bob lived to play golf. I instructed him to give up all milk and dairy products. Since giving up dairy products, he no longer experienced pain and headaches, and his hands were also pain-free. Joy, a 42 year old woman noticed that her knees were pain-free after eliminating dairy products. Once, after drinking a glass of milk, her knees swelled within 20 minutes." No Milk, by Daniel Twogood, D.C.
"There is a colossal amount of information linking the consumption of milk to arthritis... and a multitude of other problems as documented by Hannah Allen, Alec Burton, Viktoras Kulvinskas, F. M. Pottenger, Herbert M. Shelton, and N.L. Walker, among others." Fit for Life, by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
"Certain foods trigger the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, and eliminating these foods sometimes causes even long-standing symptoms to improve or even remit entirely. It is important to avoid the problem foods completely, as even a small amount can cause symptoms. All dairy products should be avoided: skim or whole cow's milk, goat's milk, cheese, yogurt, cream, etc." Forward this message to your milk-drinking friends.
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