These isoflavones appear to be responsible for many of soy’s reported health benefits. Soy isoflavones function as estrogen agonists, and this is why people who eat diets rich in soy have the lowest incidence of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. [33] This is great news for peri- and post-menopausal women [34] Similar reductions in the incidence of uterine and breast cancers indicate that these phytoestrogens also exhibit powerful anti-estrogenic activity. [35] This is especially important for peri-menopausal women who want to avoid the use of hormone replacement therapies. [36]

A recent study at the Oncology unit at Tulane University examined the anti-estrogenic effects of soy phytoalexins, by taking breast and ovarian cancer cells from sick mice and implanting them into a group of healthy mice who already had their ovaries removed.

By using the same techniques that demonstrated that Tamoxifen stimulated uterine cancer they were able to show that soy isoflavones suppressed the negative effects of estrogen on uterine tissues, and concluded that they were useful for the prevention and/or treatment of breast and ovarian cancers. [37]

Medicarpin is one of the most interesting of the phytoalexins. It is found at high levels in Shaklee’s Alfalfa Complex, which is naturally made from pure and natural organic alfalfa. This compound has been found to be so powerful that Merck Pharmaceutical Company patented a synthetic version of it as a therapeutic agent to treat allergic conditions, asthma, cardiovascular disorders, and inflammation. This helps explain why Alfalfa Complex has always been very popular in the Shaklee Field for managing respiratory and allergic disorders. [39]

Allicin is found in Shaklee’s premium Garlic Complex. It is the first such compound discovered in garlic, onions and leeks, and provides a broad spectrum of benefits, including being anti-microbial, anti-oxidative, anti-tumor promoting, cholesterol lowering, anti-thromboticits the formation of clots in blood vessels), and even blocks damage to cellular DNA [40]

This Shaklee product is a profound addition to your medicine cabinet, and is the perfect partner with Defend and Resist Complex and Sustained Release Vita-C for helping prevent and combat bacterial AND viral infections.

Terpenoids and Carotenoids are another group of phytoalexins that include zeaxanthin, sulforaphane, lycopene, and lutein. All 4 of these are found in Shaklee’s CarotoMax, the Vitalizer System and in the Life Strip

These 4 phytoalexins provide broad-spectrum protection against cancer, heart disease, macular degeneration, cataract development, memory loss, and even improves the detoxification of the liver.

You can learn much more about these 4 nutrients at my Carotenoids Page. [41]




Many manufacturers are now rushing to add some these substances to foods, drinks, and supplements, referring to them as “functional foods” .

In almost every case, these manufacturers are using inexpensive synthetic versions of these molecules, even though these synthetic versions have never been clinically tested for their safety or effectiveness.

This is most unfortunate, because previous studies with synthetic duplicates of natural vitamins have failed to reproduce the favorable health outcomes experienced by people who eat diets rich in fruits and vegetables.



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