Hi PT,
Thanks to you, and everyone else that responded as well, for your responses!! I know she was tested for ‘some’ food intolerances, because the mother said the 3 yr. old was allergic to milk, peanuts, maybe flour, dust, dogs, and a LOT of other things. I’m forwarding everyone’s responses to her (minus your email/contact info), so hopefully this will give her a good start on things to watch out for and websites to research to increase her knowledge about soy in particular, and allergies in general. If she asks me any questions, you can be sure I will forward them on to y’all. Thanks again! Ruth From: PT Ferrance [mailto:ptf2...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:12 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Soy Hi Ruth, Do you know if she was tested for food intolerances as well? These would be substances that would show a reaction several days after ingesting. You can find out more at the website of Alcat Labs. She will need to stay away from those foods for a period of time and then be retested to see where she stands. I needed to stay away for 1 year (and it wasn't easy) but the number of foods I was intolerant of dropped dramatically after a year. The other thing she needs to do is rotate foods so she doesn't eat the same thing 2 or 3 days running. The best is to wait 4 days and eat the food again on the 5th. You are correct that wheat and soy are two very allergic foods. Of the possible soy preparations, according to my research, the ones that are best are the ones that Orientals eat. Real tofu along with tempeh and other kinds of fermented soy products. The way westerners use soy is a problem, seemingly. Also, as a food it should be rotated. Because of all the hormone issues with soy I would be doubly careful about giving it to a young child. Good luck to your friend and her daughter. PT _____ From: Ruth Bertella <berte...@lfdcbham.com> To: Silver List <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 11:05:10 AM Subject: CS>Soy I spoke briefly with a family friend and found out her 3 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with numerous allergies (too many to name here or that I can remember). I asked what she was NOT allergic to, to which she said Wheat and Soy. I found it strange since I thought wheat allergies were the most common, but that’s what she said. I promised to ask all you knowledgeable people on my health forums, so some of you may see this multiple times as I’m sending this to a few different forums. My question relates to Soy products. I know there are good and bad soy products, but haven’t kept the posts I’ve seen from time to time on all my forums since I didn’t have a need for that info, and was concerned that she might start introducing the bad types to the poor child. I have no experience or knowledge of how to deal with allergies. Could y’all let me know what types of soy are good and bad, and maybe if there is something specific to look for on packages? I guess she’d need to know any and all helpful hints you could relate about dealing with allergies overall. Thanks in advance for your usual wonderful suggestions!! Ruth
