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[trac896]

What's your views on this?  My menopause specialist told me to drink soya milk as it has estrogen but not sure I should be replacing milk with this.  What about calcium etc?

[ancient runner]

Soya milk I think has calcium in anyway, but if you look at the labels it often says with added calcium and vitamins. Been drinking it for years and prefer it in tea.

[Winterose]

Please do your own research but understand that the soya in soya milk is not particularly good for us, the only soya we should eat is the fermented Japanese kind.  Because that is good for us we tend to think of all soya as healthy,

[dahliagirl]

I am always sceptical about soya as there is a very big industry out there promoting it and its many products, and trying to find a use for byproducts.

http://www.alpro.com/uk/products/drinks/soya-plain/fresh-original

Soya milk contains some calcium and this is upgraded to the level of cows milk with the addition of calcium carbonate and with vitamin D2 (D3 is usually preferred as a supplement) and other things are added (see above).  (Tinned sardines are way better for calcium and D, as well as the advantage of omega 3 oils if that is what you are looking for)

I avoid it as I have oral allergy syndrome (silver birch pollen related) and it concentrates the allergens found in soya.

[Hurdity]

There is some basic information about phyto-oestrogens (that are found in some plants including soya) on this website, which explains what they are and how they work in simple terms:

http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/phytoestrogens.php

There is a fantastic review (from last year) listing scientific articles/research about the effects of soy on all sorts of different medical conditions here (you'll need to scroll down for menopause!):

http://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/trends-news/article/tofu-what-does-science-say

Hurdity x

[Ju Ju]

I was given a recipe for HRT Cake by a nutritionist I saw, containing soya milk and soya flour. She recommended making it in a loaf tin and slicing it, then freezing it. A slice a day and very pleasant. Lots of good stuff in it. I can post the recipe if anyone is interested.

[ancient runner]

Always up for a cake recipe Ju Ju!🍰

[Winterose]

The soya beans are washed in a petroleum based solvent, bleached, deodorised and pumped full of additives then crushed and mixed with water to  make the milk, from this I would suggest organic soya might be the one to look for, perhaps Almond milk would be better.

[CLKD]

A bean is a bean, doesn't need additives so what will 'they' be adding?  Do you have printed info Winterrose?  The website to check for this type of info is Ben Gold's he probably has some knowledge of soya milk.  Not something I have fancied, ever 

[ancient runner]

Trouble is with almond milk is that it encourages a water-hungry crop in a drought area. Soya no better ethically though I guess.

[CLKD]

Also, if people are allergic to nuts  ……… why try other types of milk, if I don't need milk then I don't buy it.  It has never crossed my mind to use any other …….. goats' milk is supposedly good for people with lactose intolerance but I don't like the smell   

[Kathleen]

Hello trac 896.

I just wanted to add that I gave up cows milk five years ago and have drunk soya milk ever since. I have never noticed any hormonal effects but then I wasn't looking for any lol. I also like almond and coconut milk and they all seem to include added calcium etc.

I think these foods are beneficial to those of us who need to avoid dairy products.

Wishing you well.

K.

[CLKD]

I love coconut milk - glad I don't have to climb to get the nuts though 

[lancashirelass]

Do not use unorganic highly processed or if.you have had endometriosis or fibroids at all

[CLKD]

I can't see that soya milk would be non-organic …...