Reasons Why We Don't Put Nuts and Soy in pHresh Greens
Nov 12th 2021
Although nuts and soy have health benefits, pHresh Products has made sure to give health-conscious individuals a high-performing and great-tasting addition to their daily regime without any side effects — allergic reactions and other health triggers — to their body.
Soy-based foods like tofu, soy milk, miso, tempeh, and edamame may sound like classic "health" foods. But for vegetarians, vegans and other dieters who have come to rely on this common meat alternative in their diets, grocery store items rich in soy have developed scary reputations for a purported "disease risk." Some previously published research can be downright scary, with claims that increased soy can mess with your hormones, the thyroid, and possibly cause chronic illnesses.1
Allergy to soy, a product of soybeans, is a common food allergy. Often, soy allergy starts in infancy with a reaction to soy-based infant formula. Although most children outgrow soy allergy, some carry the allergy into adulthood.
Notwithstanding, many people consider soy to be part of their healthy and balanced diet, there have been persistent concerns about its effects on the thyroid gland. Studies have suggested that certain chemical components of soy — the isoflavones — may be linked to thyroid disorders, especially goiter and low thyroid. The two main soy isoflavones, genistein, and daidzein inhibit thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme necessary for making thyroid hormone.2
Wondering why we never add soy to pHresh greens®? Well, there is no cure for soy allergy. The best way to treat a soy allergy is by avoiding the consumption of soy products.
Hence, peanuts and tree nuts are among the most common foods to cause severe allergic reactions. Studies show 3 million Americans have been affected by nut allergies.3 Thus, a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) is life-threatening.
When someone has a nut allergy, the body's immune system, which normally fights infections, overreacts to proteins in the nut. If the person eats something that contains the nut, the body thinks these proteins are harmful invaders and responds by working very hard to fight off the invader. This causes an allergic reaction.
The best way to prevent a reaction is to avoid peanuts and tree nuts. Avoiding nuts means more than just not eating them. It also means not eating any foods that might contain tree nuts or peanuts as ingredients. This is the reason why there are nuts in pHresh greens®.
TAKEAWAY:
Prevention is better than cure. No matter how healthy a certain food can be, if it can trigger your allergy it can still cause your body harm. So, it is best to be sure that the food you consume is nut or soy-free.
To do it, you have to read the label. Manufacturers of foods sold in the United States must state on their labels whether foods contain soy, peanuts, or tree nuts. Check the ingredients list first.
After checking the ingredients list, look on the label for phrases like these:
- "may contain tree nuts or soy"
- "produced on shared equipment with soy or tree nuts/peanuts"
To know more about the ingredients of pHresh greens®, visit pHresh Products.