Should i blame soy?

Question

when i was little i was very girl like. i didn't like rough howzing with the guys and was a little wuss. i resently found out that soy causes female hormons to enter a males body. i was given soy when i was little because my mom thought it was healther than meat. now i dont eat soy at age 17. will the female hormones leave if i continue to eat meat intead of soy?

Answer 1

Well, if you're eating dairy foods, you're getting a lot more hormones--and far more powerful hormones--than if you're eating soy.  The phytoestrogens in soy are incredibly weak when compared to the hormones given to dairy cows that find their way into the milk.  There are also hormones in the meat, as the cows and chickens are given hormones and steroids to make them grow bigger and faster.

The antisoy propaganda is put out by anti-vegetarian groups trying to get people to eat "natural" meats and dairy.  But since you are a human being and almost an adult, you really don't need cows' milk, which is meant for baby cows, do you?

Look, you're not a stereotypical macho guy, and some women might just find that a lot more appealing than your average lunkhead.  If you go to college next year, try to go to one in a big city--assuming you don't live in one already--where your so-called "girliness" will garner more acceptance.

Answer 2

First, don't be scared. You're actually born with female hormones, just like every other male.

Second, just because you didn't like rough housing, doesn't make you a wuss. However, you probably want to weight train at least a little and learn how to defend yourself. People will always mess with you. Jackarses outnumber us like 5:1 im sure.

Finally, if you're just naturally feminine, use it to your advantage. There are a number of skills and a certain level of awareness that will definitely put you ahead of the average macho brickhead.

Answer 3

Yeah, it's easier to blame soy than to come to a realization that you may actually just be a wimp.  

My husband is 37, 6', and 175 lbs of pure muscle.  Our family is vegan, so he obviously consumes a lot of soy.  He is no way feminine.  He kicks butt in Kenpo Karate.

You are using the soy you consumed as a child as a scape goat for a completely unconnected issue.  Once you stop blaming the soy you can find out how to be manly.

And I hate to tell you this, but plenty of other foods that contain estrogen...They are

Alfalfa

ANIMAL FLESH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anise seed

Apples

Baker's yeast Barley

Beets

Carrots

Cherries

Chickpeas

Clover

Cowpeas (black-eyed peas)

Cucumbers

Dairy Foods

Dates

Eggs

Eggplant

Fennel

Flaxseeds

Garlic

Hops

Licorice

Oats

Olive oil

Olives

Papaya

Parsley

Peas

Peppers

Plums

Pomegranates

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Red beans

Red clover

Rhubarb

Rice

Sage

Sesame seeds

Split peas

Sunflower seeds

Tomatoes

Wheat

Yams

You can't get away from estrogen just by avoiding soy...And your Mom was right.  Soy is healthier than meat.

Answer 4

LOL, don't try to blame a bean for all of your problems.

I'm guessin' that there be plenty of wusses that eat meat at every meal.

Soy contains PHYTO-estrogens, not the estrogen that ALL human bodies create. Estrogen is found in all men's bodies but at different ratios than those found in women.