new protein bars from Celebrate
I think these are 150-160 calories each, 16 grams of protein.
Celebrate's stuff is expensive. They have some really good products, though. They've been really good about sending me free samples of things in the past. Even things they "officially" don't give out samples of - for instance, they say they don't send out samples of their ENS protein shakes because they sell them in packs of just seven (but if you drink one and hate it, what are you going to do with the other six?), but the CEO agreed to send me free samples anyway. They have great customer service and I love the CEO, Vic.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Soy= slow- low thyroid..or even damaged thyroid. Been there. Took me 2 years to reverse the damage. Ask yourself: how many people do you know that eat a lot of soy proteins (from processed soy powder) that after few years do not have thyroid issue? I know many that do...
No thanks.
The bars also use glycerin - to make them sweet. Not really that healthy either. Will rather stick with quest bars. 20 gr of proteins, low shipping cost, whey proteins... no glycerin...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
maybe for now... no offense Kelly - but you do have many other health issues. There are a lot of studies that link chemical sensitivity to many neurological issues. Some people are more sensitive than others. You should know that. I know that when I follow a real healthy clean diet - not only physically and also mentally I feel much better. But I have to be on a clean diet for a while.
some chemicals are neurotixins. They may affect how we think and our moods. The chemicals that they use to clean the soy proteins - are like that.I did enough research on that. I know they messed me up in the past.
As I said before - it too me 2 years to reverse the damage I caused when I use soy consistently for 2 years. soy protein powder. That is is toxic.
if you have been using the soy for long time - you really do not know how they are affecting you. Some of your issues - may be related to the heavy metals and chemicals. Some - may not. You decided to use raw milk - yet you still using the very heavily processed soy proteins. You may chose to research that. Really.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Yes, I do have other health problems, and no, I cannot guarantee I will not have thyroid problems at some point in the future.
I think I have researched my diet pretty carefully, but I'm always open to new information. There are multiple reasons why I choose the foods that I choose. Obviously, being healthy for me is one reason. The primary reason I chose raw milk, though, wasn't about health although I do believe it is also healthier for me. It was about ethics, about choosing a method of getting milk that is kind to cows.
I look at all kinds of issues when choosing what food to buy and where to buy it. If it includes animal products, how are the animals treated? Is the company environmentally responsible? Does it treat its workers well? Use child labor? Give money to political organizations I don't support? Do any testing on animals? Does the product come in excessive packaging and can the packaging be recycled? Is it a locally produced product and if not, can I buy something similar that is local? Can I visit the farm where it is grown? Is it organic? If it's a dairy product, were the cows given antibiotics or hormones? I can't answer all of those questions for every product I buy, but I bet I know more of the answers than many people do.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
If you used soy for 10 + years - please ask your doc to check your blood for thyroid antibody. Most likely - you may be fine... but please watch for that. And when you do eat more soy - try to get natural - iodine - seaweed..
Please research and in doubt - one day ask the doc to run full panel Thyroid. TSH- T4-free T4 - T3 -FreeT3, rT3, and thyroid antibody... If everything is fine - don't worry - but if some numbers are low or too high - start examine why (ie.my TSH , T4 etc are great - but my T3 is consistently too low... and that indicates some issue with conversions from T4 to T3... too much rT3 indicates that my body is removing T3 faster than it can make it...)On the surface - (TSH, T4 - the numbers are beautiful... but Free T3 sucks,,, )
- Soy is a goitrogen -- a food that promotes an enlarged thyroid known as a goiter -- and consuming large quantities of soy can have an antithyroid effect, slow thyroid function, and in some patients, trigger thyroid disease.
- A number of studies of soy and the thyroid have found that soy has various negative effects on thyroid function. This is most likely to occur in that segment of the population that is iodine deficient.
- For some thyroid patients, soy can inhibit their body's ability to absorb thyroid medication properly
Tips on Eating Soy for Thyroid Patients
Until we have definitive, rigorous, high-quality studies on soy toxicity and the effects of soy on thyroid function, we can't assume that soy is universally safe for thyroid patients. But if you feel it's necessary to include soy in your diet, here are some guidelines.- Be sure that you are not iodine deficient. This is tricky, however, because the only way to really determine if you are deficient in iodine is to have a urinary iodine clearance test.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
