daniedb Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I've been reading on the Dish that a lot of people avoid using soy in their b&b because of allergies...what the heck? I realize this may cause me to sound like an absolute idjit, but I thought soy was generally used by people who were highly allergic to many foods. I know that there have been some recent studies that show that very, very levels of soy intake have been linked to health problems, and contribute to certain kinds of cancer, but allergies? I knew this not. Anyone want to enlighten me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmille3 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Is it soy or the pesticides used on soy? I've seen the argument that soy isn't all people claim it is but since I don't have a problem, I ignored them.I do know people that are allergic to shea but not soy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I have a Friend who has severe allergic reactions to soy, life threatening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca_IA Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I think that it's the protein in soy that most are allergic to, not sure though. The oil should be okay, since that doesn't contain any of the protein, but still, if I had an allergic reaction to something, I'd stay away from all forms of it just to be safe, the more you are exposed, the stronger your reaction can be (with some allergies).Soy oil is used in almost all breads, crackers, cookies, etc made today. Not just in regular stores, but in healthfood stores also, there is a lot of soy listed on the labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniedb Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 OKay, so it's an allergy just like one might be allergic to milk protein or chocolate or peanuts. I see. I realize that, again, I'm looking like a complete dork, but I didn't know soy was even an allergen. Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I had a customer at farmer's market ask me if I used soy in my soaps. Since I do use some soy (not in ALL my soaps, just some), I said yes, in some. She wigged out completely because of a soy allergy. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I bet it will become more and more common, as we see the children that have be raised on soy milk and other soy products exclusively, due to other milk allergies, grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawyer's moon Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 My MIL is allergic to soy (and everything else under the sun it seems) and said she got headaches from burning my soy candles. I don't know if I quite believe that...but hey - it's not me so what do I know :undecided ?Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 It is an allergy that can have a very severe reaction like peanut allergy. Right now it is not as common as peanut allergy. But then several years ago peanut allergy wasn't all that common and now look at how airlines have stopped serving peanuts as snacks. So I am thinking that in time to come soy allergy will become more prevalent, perhaps as much so as peanut allergy. How soon this will happen I do not know, but because I don't want to have to reformulate everything in the near future, I opted not to use any soy ingredients. Like Gene, I do know someone with soy allergy and it is no joke. It is really a hassle for allergy sufferers because soy ingredients are in so many things these days, perhaps even more so than peanut ingredients.P.S. I've also read that high levels of intake can cause breast cancer. Not sure how true this is, but probably best not to take too much just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMommy Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Someone else also told me that they avoid soy because it is high in Vit. K(I believe) and can effect blood thinner meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hey, Sudsnwicks, is that Grommit in your av? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hey, Sudsnwicks, is that Grommit in your av? Yes it is! The pic is from the movie A Close Shave. I can't watch it enough times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 I'm a fan of that one too. I borrowed it from a friend so my kids could watch, and they loved it as well. Now I need to find our own copy!I did get them the newest one, about the Were Rabbit. LOL ETA: Sorry for the hijack, danie! My bad! :-( Don't blame sudsnwicks -- she was just being courteous to answer my question. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniedb Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Oh, pshaw! I got my question answered, I don't care about no sinkin' hijack! And in fact, to add to the hijack: my dad has recently taken to calling the H-Bomb "Grommit". I've never seen the movie, so I don't know if that's good or bad, LOL! Kidding, of course, he adores the kid. Don't we all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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