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February / March 2006
Morris Fishbein, AMA, Enemy of Health
by Christopher A. Shaw
Mixing Aromatherapy and Cancer
by Jennine Stromkins RA part three
BE YOUR OWN HERBAL EXPERT
by Susun S.
Weed part four of seven
EMOTIONS, THE MIGHTY MESSENGERS
by Carla Muth
Soy Protein Isolate Is Often Processed With Hexane
- a Gasoline-like Solvent
by Margaret I. Jang
WHEN A MAN REALLY LOVES A WOMAN...
by Colin
Hillstrom
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Soy Protein Isolate Is
Often Processed With Hexane
- a Gasoline-like Solvent
Soy farmers (and potato farmers, too) spray toxic herbicides and
fungicides – often up to 10 times per crop. Industrial soy agriculture
is a major contributor to poisoning our groundwater, rivers – and to
the killing beneficial earthworms and good microbes.
Processors crush soybeans using hexane – an industrial solvent that is a
by-product of gasoline. Hexane is a major air pollutant, off-gassing
into the atmosphere. Hexane–processed soy protein isolate is sent to
“natural food” brands and manufacturers, offering soy bars and protein
powders. Foods not processed with hexane are; soy milk, tofu and
fermented soy products such as soy sauce.
Hexane is highly flammable and a toxic hazard to workers. How can
non-organic soy foods sprayed and processed with petroleum-based
chemicals be considered health foods? The average American diet also
consists of up to 20% soy oil, throwing off our
Omega-3 / Omega 6 ratio and which can lead to health issues.
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