03/03/2026
Check out this post I made back in December!
A good reminder on WHY we should cut soy and other sources of out of our own and our animal’s diets! 🫣
Soy you think you know about nutrition? 👀
Well then let’s talk about why soy should be cut from you and your horses’ diet! ✂️
Soy is a legume that in recent years has become a popular source of nutrition for both humans and animals. Soy is considered a complete protein and is rich in fiber, fats, vitamins and minerals making it seem like a wonderful plant-based source of nutrition…. Or so we’ve been told.
Soy is also rich in phytoestrogens which is a plant estrogen that behave as xenoestrogen.
Xenoestrogen mimics the body’s natural estrogen by binding to estrogen receptors. Because xenoestrogen structurally resembles estrogen it can behave as a weak estrogen OR it can block stronger estrogen from the receptors.
In simple terms xenoestrogen disrupts the entire endocrine (hormone) system. Disruption of the endocrine system is generally bad news.
Let’s go a little deeper… 🕵️♀️
Soybean oil is rich in Omega 6 fatty acids (linoleic acid) which can promote inflammation when consumed in excess and without a balanced intake of omega 3 fatty acids (alpha-linoleic acid). Omega 3s and Omega 6s compete with one another for three different enzymes- delta 5, delta 6, and elongase which are necessary for the conversion of these fatty acids into longer chain, unsaturated acids. Once converted they form eicosanoids. These molecules manage inflammation, omega 6 varients being pro-inflammatory while omega 3 variants are anti-inflammatory. The competition for enzymes leads to a bottleneck and while these enzymes tend to prefer omega 3s, the over-abundance of omega 6s from a high soy oil intake overwhelms the system encouraging an inflammatory response within the entire body.
Inflamation releases signaling molecules such as cytokines, prostaglandins, histamine, bradykinin which trigger blood vessels to dilate. Long term inflammation leads to cytokines storms which
damage healthy cells, cause oxidative stress, trigger DNA damage, create internal scarring, and disrupt normal cell functions, leading to chronic disease. Cytokines storms turns the body's defense system against itself, causing systemic breakdown. This systemic breakdown can trigger autoimmune disorders.
In conclusion, the over consumption and abundance of soy products in both the human and animal food industry is leading to long term inflammation within the body which over time leads to ailments such such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, dementia, and most of all CANCER. 💀
Want to make a big difference in you and your animal’s health and wellbeing? CUT OUT SOY! 👏🏼
