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please please don't complain about tone of voice or rudeness, or we'll lose this thread too.  I do know that when I juiced a lot of fennel, very estrogenic as I learned later, that's when the cyst turned very bad, & when I ate a bunch of red beans, & way too uncooked I had a great deal of pain.

what then are xenoestrogens?  them "birth controll" pills or the mares can I please say piss?  I love anglosaxon words & dislike latin ones for body/parts/functions at least, don't mind them for herb nominaclature (?SP?) 

that wasn't my point at all.  we're all stressed & tone of voice on a discussion board, in written language shouldn't be noticed for rudeness or whatever.  just for information.  please

very true, patmom, & for heavens sake don't "report" anyone for anything.  apparently that's how we lost the locked forum (& I hope it will be unlocked soon) It wasn't the moderator being mean, It was that she had to lock it because of "reports"

Well, now I'm truly confused.  When I posted on the Colonics thread, I didn't say anything even remotely controversial.  All I did was agree with zuvart and express surprise at blackcat's post.    

It doesn't much matter, however - I think "organic soy in moderation" as Sunflowers said it, seems to be the way many integrative docs are going.  At least, that was the consensus of the ones that I talked to.  It's totally possible that other doctors are saying other things.    I actually don't even like tofu.  But I do like edamame and tempeh - delicious!  And I agree with SelenaWolf - I don't think any one thing in moderation is going to tip the scales.  It's more of an overall, comprehensive approach that seems to be effective.  

abigail48~

You do not eat vegetables anymore?

& of course lots of brocolli, I often juice the stems as well, gary says the curative ingredient is sulphur, & so how about hot springs?

sounds like a phytochemical & must be related, brocolli certainly smells like sulfer, esp raw

Abi, you're right, of course

What are the benefits of the sulfur compounds found in cruciferous vegetables? 

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=45

I'm crossing my fingers and praying that you get your market back ASAP !! 

I think xenoestrogens are things like BPA lining cans and making up the plastic probably in bottled water. Also, dryer sheets. I am looking into wool dryer balls to get away from dryer sheets. It seems we have been truly assaulted by these xenoestrogens. Oh yeah, they are in non-organic chicken and I would assume other non-organic meats. Xenoestrogens are my latest freak out. lol. So I'm eating a lot of fish and thus consuming lots of mercury. It's a very toxic world.

And I finally allowed myself a glass of wine tonight. I didn't find out until I was pouring it, but the small bottles in 4 packs put out by Sutter Home are now made of plastic. Lovely. So got some BPA with my reveratol tonight. I'm going to write to Sutter Home and complain. Wine belongs in glass bottles!

Yes, xenoestrogens are hormone disrupters like BPA and methylparaben.  Very bad stuff.

It's sulforaphane.  It's found in highest concentration in broccoli sprouts -  I try to eat them twice a day.  

Can you get a filter for your tap water?  That's better than bottled water, both for you and the planet.  Bottled water often has BPA in it - BPA is used in plastic.   

Yes, it does.  You would need to change your filter every six months.  But honestly, bottled water is not good for you - it is often just tap water that is poured into a bottle (with BPA) and then shipped to you.   Even if it is spring water, the bottles pretty much always have BPA, so you are still getting a healthy dose of BPA.   It's bad for you and for the planet.  Anyway, just think about it - I know you are committed to your health (and a filter is probably cheaper than all that bottled water.)

OK, but Poland Spring definitely uses BPA in their plastic, which is a bummer.  The stuff should be banned.

dunesleeper:  For the little wine that we drink, we should be able to buy it in a glass bottle with a real cork!  The only problem is, once I open the bottle I can't drink all the wine in one sitting, so I have to wait until I have friends over or it ends up beng used for cooking.

 Funny story...my DIL likes a cheap sweet wine and she always brings it to family gatherings.   My DD only drinks expensive wine with corks, so she went to open the wine DIL brought with a wine opener, not realizing that it had a screw top!  What a reality check for her...lol.