6 Ways Soy Benefits Your Health!
by Monique N. Gilbert
6 Ways Soy Benefits Your Health!
by Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc. (Personal Health & Wellness
Coach) http://www.MoniqueNGilbert.com
Soy, and most soy-based products, are nutritional powerhouses. Soybeans are the only plant food that has
all of the essential amino acids our body requires, making it a complete protein. Soy foods do not have any
cholesterol, and most are high in fiber. Soy also has many vitamins, minerals, and phytochemical compounds
(like isoflavones) that work together to create numerous health benefits.
Research shows that a daily intake of at least 25 grams of soy protein and 30-50 milligrams of isoflavones
can improve and safeguard your health. This is the equivalent of 1-2 servings of soy foods a day. Here is a
list of soy's properties and how they can positively affect you.
1. Soy's protein and isoflavones lower LDL (the bad) cholesterol and decrease blood clotting (thrombosis),
which reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.
2. Soy's protein and isoflavones provide antioxidants, reduce artery clogging plaque, improve blood pressure
and promote healthy blood vessels, which protects the body from free radical damage, boosts the immune
system, and lowers the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), heart disease, and hypertension
(high blood pressure).
3. Soy's soluble fiber protects the body from many digestive related cancers, such as colon and rectal cancer.
While its isoflavones may protect the body from many hormone-related cancers, like breast, endometrial
(uterine) and prostate cancer.
4. Soy's protein enhances the body's ability to retain and better absorb calcium in the bones. While its isoflavones
slow bone loss and inhibit bone breakdown, which helps prevent osteoporosis.
5. Soy's isoflavones help the body regulate estrogen when this hormone is declining or fluctuating, which helps
alleviate many menopausal and PMS symptoms.
6. Soy's protein and soluble fiber help regulate glucose levels and kidney filtration, which helps control diabetic
conditions and kidney disease.
To learn more about soy, visit the Virtues of Soy website at . . .
http://www.geocities.com/virtuesofsoy/
Copyright © 2005 Monique N. Gilbert.
All rights reserved.
Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc. is a Health, Nutrition, Weight-Loss and Lifestyle Coach; Certified Personal Trainer/Fitness
Counselor; Recipe Developer; Freelance Writer and Author of Virtues of Soy: A Practical Health Guide and Cookbook.
She has offered guidance in natural health, nutrition, fitness, weight-loss and stress management since 1989. Monique's
coaching will give you the motivation, guidance and support you need to naturally get healthy and fit, lose weight and
keep it off, strengthen your immune system, increase your energy levels, reduce stress and anxiety, look and feel years
younger, and achieve your goals! To learn more about Monique's personal coaching program, go to
http://www.MoniqueNGilbert.com
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Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc., is a Health & Wellness
Coach; Certified Personal Trainer/Fitness Counselor; Recipe
Developer; Freelance Writer and
Author of Virtues of Soy: A Practical Health Guide and Cookbook. She has offered
guidance in natural health, nutrition, fitness, weight and stress management since 1989. Monique has received international
recognition for helping people get healthy, manage stress, lose weight and keep it off. Through her coaching program and
writings, Monique motivates, inspires and teaches how to improve your well-being, vitality and longevity with balanced
nutrition, physical activity and healthy stress-free living. For more information about Monique's personal coaching program,
visit her website at www.MoniqueNGilbert.com
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Monique N. Gilbert may be contacted at http://www.MoniqueNGilbert.com
