Soy Isoflavone Concentrate

Soy provides isoflavones (phyto estrogens) which are plant sourced natural substances that effectively 'top up' women's hormone levels that decline during menopause.

The Japanese, who have low rates of breast and prostate cancer, consume daily 20-80 mg of genistein, a phytochemical almost entirely derived from soybeans. But in the United States, the daily dietary intake of genistein is only 1 to 5 mg.

When Japanese women move to the United States and consume the standard American diet, their risk of breast cancer increases dramatically. Previously, doctors thought that this was because of the high fat content of the western diet, but new studies fail to show a significant link between dietary fat and breast cancer risk. Some researchers now think that the increase in breast cancer results from a diet that is deficient in soy isoflavones.

Genistein and other soy components provide anticancer protection by the following mechanisms:

	Blocking the cell mutating actions of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and other pollutants by preventing their binding to estrogen-testosterone cell receptor sites in the breast and prostate.
	Inhibition of the activity of tyrosine kinase, an enzyme required for most tumor cell proliferation.
	Inhibition of new blood vessel growth required to feed tumors.
	Inhibition of cancer cell protein synthesis.
	Induction of cancer cells to differentiate into normal cells.

	Prostate cancer
	Leukemia
	Glioblastoma multiforme
	Bladder cancer

	Alleviate post-menopausal symptoms
	Stimulate bone formation
	Inhibit LDL cholesterol oxidation
	Reduce total and LDL cholesterol levels
	Inhibit the development or progression of atherosclerosis
	Prevent gallstones
	Reduce the risk of cancer at multiple sites
	Protect kidney function