Birth Defects are showing in studies now from Roundup ready soy crops.  That is a lot of the soy in circulation, including formula, but it begins before the many babies being fed non-organic and GMO soy.  Mamas are ingesting lots of soy in good faith about it’s benefits.  Make sure your clients who are attached to their soy understand 3 or three things as they make their choices if you can.

1. Research is strong now showing long term genetic effects on sterility third generation – we haven’t as humans given this a chance yet, but scary animal research.   Already known in humans to reduce testosterone levels and M/F libido, not just from ingestion or absorption of the pesticide, roundup, it is also from the soy itself.   But lots of Roundup is being used on Monsanto’s directly influenced growing soy market – from seed to farming.
2. Ayurvedic medicine explains the properties of soy are cold, drying, heavy, difficult to digest.  IE, increasing to the metabolic imbalances already most naturally experienced already after childbirth – VATA dosha.  If using soy, a) use partially digested via fermentation (this is the ancient use of it, anything else was for animal fodder, or came up just a few centuries ago at most) – which is heavy energetically and emotionally postpartum even if easy to digest, or b) use freshly made (tofu, soy milk) and cook LONG and with generous digestive spices – ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, clove etc.  And use organic GMO free!
3. The story with soy formula influences is appalling – babies are coming up with many times normal adult levels of estrogen in their bodies just the beginning.  Risk of fibroids 25% higher in adult women fed soy formula.  Often high aluminum, risks to thyroid and more.  GMO author Jeffrey Miller and Dr. Joseph Mercola are just a few blowing the whistle. Discussed in the core class, Ayurvedic Maternal Newborn Care and Cooking in the chapter on Baby’s Best Nourishment.

Although Ayurveda didn’t predict many of these things, the qualities of soy are contraindicated for early postpartum mothers and for babies already, or anyone with delicate system.  It could be enough, or maybe you need to cite corroborating discussion for your client such as these links or this great article by Sally Fallon, The Ploy of Soy.  She wrote it in the 1980’s!

Peace is beyond understanding, thank God!  And more essential to our practice than ever.

Ysha Oakes, LMT, CPAD, D.Ayur.

Dean and Founding Faculty