Protective Breast Formula supplements

ktn

I just finished Christine Horners book and read about the PBF supplement. Is anyone taking it?? It seems to have alot of ingredients she mentions in her book all in one tablet form. I also read she recommends the New Chapter everywoman one daily multivit. When I read the ingredients it mentions soy is present? When I asked my onc about type of vitamins after chemo she said she didn't have a preference. I never realized how many supplements have soy. Any suggestions? Thanks!

tablover

I believe the Protective Breast Formula also has soy. The ingredients say it has phosphatidylcholine(soy) in the Indoplex Complex as well soy lechtin listed in "other ingredients".  I have been wondering that myself since I am trying to avoid soy.I know Dr. Horner is supportive of soy in her book, but to me it seems to risky. The soy is making me question whether or not to take the PBF supplements. Would love to hear other people's thoghts. Thanks, Lisa

makingway

I'm in the same boat.I don't want soy! I saw a book at the health food store; What the Soy Industry Isn't telling you, or something along those lines.

I've found other ingredients that are made from soy i.e., lecithin, phospholipid, phosphatidyl choline.

I also saw that vitamin E, which I always thought was good is derived from soy.

Boy, this is a lot of work...

motheroffoursons

I believe that if you have NOT had breast cancer, soy is good.

If you have a history of breast cancer, avoid it as much as possible, especially the concentrated forms.

Iezzy

i'm also confused about soy. i thought if its organic soy it should be okay. but i guess i'm not taking that risk since i have DCIS.was just contemplating whether i shld get the PBF. after reading yr posts i think i'll just do it the natural way. have enough supplement bottles for now.

MBJ

From everthing I have read, soy in an organic, fermented form is good and everything else is risky.  If you are Estrogen positive, soy can create more estrogen.  Yes, there is so much contradictory information on just about everything--I have used all of this time off of work to read, do research and to come to my own conclusions.  I work with an integrative doctor, Dr. Galitzer who is in the Suzanne Sommer's book, and just having a medical doctor who is knowledgeable is a great help sorting out all of this information.  I am triple negative so my approach is much different then someone who is trying to suppress estrogen.  I understand bio-identical progesterone is a natural way to suppress estrogen but I don't know much else about it. 

Kayleigh3483

My understanding is that organic "whole" soy is fine in moderation...things like soymilk, tofu, tempeh, miso, edamame, etc.  I personally would describe moderation as a few servings per week of 2-4 oz.  I eat about 2 or 3 such servings each week.

The types of soy considered risky would be soy protein isolates and fat derivatives -- both would be a concentrated form of the food and less "naturally occurring".

It takes some searching, but you can find vitamin E from non soy sources...as well as other soy free supplements.

But I have to say, I missed that the PBF stuff has soy in it -- I'm disappointed.