It really is quite odd. Thanks for posting.

Snowgirl, I would think that making soy milk involves quite a lot of processing (but I don't know). Personally, I would not be ok with drinking soy milk and being ER+. Why do you have to drink milk at all?

What about regular 2% milk? I love milk and it's good for my bones. I can use all the help I can get, being on Femara.

Just a quick question- a little off topic about soy- does anybody think it's beneficial to take calcium supplements? I'm pretty much screwed on what I eat and drink.

Hi, June- I didn't mean a thing except that my diet isn't the best. There seems to be soy or sugar in so much of what most people eat or drink. We have been discussing diet and such over on the IDC board .. and I happened upon the same topic of soy here on the Complementary one.

Some women at my holistic cancer group said the other day that many Ca supps contain lead and should be avoided. I don't remember which kind though so you may want to investigate.

I like it fpr the sleepy properties, a bit in cocoa before bed for instance. have cut way back though & only organic. a bit of organic is better than a whole lot of not

I like  Butter Pecan Glucerna instead of milk of any kind. I tried the others too and didn't care too much for them. My doctor suggested I try Glucerna because it's low in sugar and has vitamins and minerals. I keep it ice cold in the fridge , to drink and use on my cereal.  I especially like it in corn flakes cereal for breakfast. I don't ever drink it late in the day, because it gives me energy and keeps me awake.  My friend, who's also a breast cancer survivor, freezes it in little containers and eats it like ice cream. I've survived 26 years without soy products and I'm doing fine so far. I'm not a salesperson for Glucerna, lol, and Butter Pecan is my favorite.

I think I would choose cow's milk or soy milk over the Glucerna:

Ingredients

Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Milk Protein Concentrate, Fructose, Glycerol, Short-Chain Fructooligosaccharides, Soy Protein Isolate, High Oleic Safflower Oil. Less than 1% of the Following: Canola Oil, Soy Oil, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Magnesium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Cellulose Gel, Salt, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Phosphate, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan, Liquid Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Cupric Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Chromium Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Phylloquinone, Cyanocobalamin, and Vitamin D3.
Contains milk and soy ingredients.

Hi everyone, I am allergic to milk products so have been drinking soya for lots of years. I've tried the coconut milk and almond milk and don't like them.I drink soya for the calcium and for the protein. As I don't eat eggs or yogurt so I am limited for a protein so i have a fruit smoothie for breakfast The soya milk I drink isn't processed much I think and is certified organic. Phytoestrogens are different than the estrogen in our body and reports I read said it was beneficial.. But I'm not so sure. I have so much to learn. I was taking an anti depressant called abilify and it stimulates prolactin and then they added a sleeping med called trazadone and then the tumor developed both these meds mess with prolactin running through the breast and stimulate milk production and who knows what else. I found the lump when my breast were engorged with milk from the meds. I should read some more I guess I feel so sick on the letrozole want to boost my immune system and hope for the best and you guys have so many excellent ideas so I will keep reading. And consider what to do next

Thank you for your help most of all for the are you show in your responses.

this supports other stuff that I have read - that soy food, like tofu and tempeh, are helpful, but soy supplements, like soy protein isolate (found in lots of "health" food and protein bars) is dangerous. Thanks for sharing that article