Dirty Thirty #10: A Farewell to Soy

For today's Dirty Thirty, I am rerunning a piece I posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Soy is definitely a "Dirty Thirty." In fact, if this list were in any sort of order, soy would hold the number one spot!

For so many of us who try to limit, or even eliminate, animal protein from our diets, soy has become a staple. What's not to like? A high-protein, plant-based food that has become as ubiquitous in the frozen food aisle as the regular chicken nuggets. Parents often give these alternatives to their children thinking they are giving them a healthy alternative to meat or chicken. Many babies and children are also raised on soy-based formula and "milk."

Like many of you, I had made soy a regular part of my own diet. Several years ago, however, I started struggling with candida. I tried the western medical treatments (over-the-counter topical, prescription oral, prescription topical) and natural remedies (supplements, probiotics, homemade topical treatments). Nothing seemed to work long-term, and, each time the problem recurred, it got worse! I couldn't seem to shake it. Doctors told me that some people just have this problem. I was NOT willing to be one of those people!

Dirty Thirty #6: If You Don't Do It 100%, You Might As Well Not Do It At All

We all have that friend. You know the one. The one that makes you look bad no matter how hard you try. She grows her own food, prepares a different meal every night, exercises three hours a day while you're watching The Real Housewives. Her kids never have a scrap of dirt on them, and their hair is always perfect, and their clothes always pressed. And she does it all in heels! The woman puts June Cleaver to shame! Why are your friends with her, again?

It's people like this who give the rest of us a bad name. We suddenly feel inadequate. We feel that if we can't give 110% to everything that it just isn't worth doing, and that includes how we take care of ourselves.

Dirty Thirty #1: Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

Introduction to LATTitude Wellness' Dirty Thirty:

Many of us try really hard to be healthy. We watch our caloric and fat intake. We exercise regularly. We pay attention to the latest health-related news, but there is so much out there. And, often, what we are told today contradicts what we were told yesterday. How are we possibly supposed to make sense of it all?

Enter LATTitude Wellness' Dirty Thirty! During the month of June, each day (for thirty days), we will highlight on the blog one "healthy" thing we think we are doing right. This is where we will help you sort through the plethora of misinformation and help you make actually healthy decisions for you and your family, without giving into the latest diet fad.

Dirty Thirty #1: Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

Now, doesn't that look delicious? Or at least like what your plate looks like most nights as you try to come up with yet another way to serve the same thing night after night. It's high in protein and low in fat. How could anything be healthier?

A Farewell to Soy

For so many of us who try to limit, or even eliminate, animal protein from our diets, soy has become a staple. What's not to like? A high-protein, plant-based food that has become as ubiquitous in the frozen food aisle as the regular chicken nuggets. Parents often give these alternatives to their children thinking they are giving them a healthy alternative to meat or chicken. Many babies and children are also raised on soy-based formula and "milk."

Like many of you, I had made soy a regular part of my own diet. Several years ago, however, I started struggling with candida. I tried the western medical treatments (over-the-counter topical, prescription oral, prescription topical) and natural remedies (supplements, probiotics, homemade topical treatments). Nothing seemed to work long-term, and, each time the problem recurred, it got worse! I couldn't seem to shake it. Doctors told me that some people just have this problem. I was NOT willing to be one of those people!