Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
1. How Modern Life Affects Health: The ALA Connection
2. Biology, Nutrition, and Supplements: The Role of ALA in Keeping Us Healthy
3. Aging: How ALA Can Slow It Down
4. Fighting the Free Radicals That Cause Aging and Cellular Damage: ALA As Antioxidant and Chelating Agent
5. Cancer: Can ALA Treat and Prevent Cancer?
6. Liver Function: The Important Role of ALA
7. Diabetes Mellitus: How ALA Can Treat Complications
8. Heart Attack, Stroke, and Cardiovascular Disease: How ALA Can Help
9. My Prescription for Good Health: ALA As Part of a Whole-Life Plan
Afterword
Notes
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Introduction
Not Your Ordinary Bean
The First Soybeans
How to Talk Soy
1. The Nutritional Wonder Bean
Vitamins
Minerals
Proteins
Fats
Carbohydrates
Fitting Soy into Your Diet
Summing Up
2. Something Special in the Bean
Hormones and People and Plants
Fabulous Phytoestrogens
The Safety of Phytoestrogens
Summing Up
3. Soy and Your Heart
Heart Disease and Its Victims
Cholesterol and Your Heart
Soy versus Cholesterol
Soy's Cholesterol Busters
Beyond Cholesterol
Summing Up
4. Soy, the Cancer Fighter
The Statistics of Cancer
Diet and Hormone-Related Cancers
The Asian Experience
How Soy Fights Cancer
Is Soy Safe?
A Practical Guide to Your Personal War on Cancer
Summing Up
5. Building Better Bones with Soy
Your Hormones and Your Bones
The Hormone Dilemma
Soy and Your Bones
Getting the Calcium You Need
Summing Up
6. Hot News About Hot Flashes
What a Hot Flash Is
Soy and Hot Flashes
Other Plants That May Relieve Hot flashes
Vitamins, Minerals, and Hot Flashes
Simple Lifestyle Changes
Summing Up
7. Cooking with Soy
The Joy of Soy
Whole Soybeans
Tofu
Tempeh
Texturized Soy Protein (TSP)
Soy Flour
Soy Milk
Soy Sauces
Soybean Oil
Miso
Appendix A: Shopping for Soy Through the Mail
Appendix B: Directory of Soy Manufacturers
Appendix C: Directory of Soy Researchers Whose Studies Are Included in This Book
Sources
Index