@questforhealth they “seem” like they have a lot of minerals but the are bound up and can’t be utilized. They take minerals and vitamins out with them and have all kinds of other issues…
“Besides fasting, or chronic protein deficiency, the common causes of hypothyroidism are excessive stress or “aerobic” (i.e. anaerobic) exercise, and diets containing beans, lentils, nuts, unsaturated fats (including carotene), and undercooked broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and mustard greens. Many health conscious people become hypothyroid with a synergistic program of undercooked vegetables, legumes instead of animal proteins, oils instead of butter, carotene instead of vitamin A, and breathless exercise instead of stimulating life.” -Ray Peat
“The various specific actions of the many estrogenic substances in beans and other legumes haven’t been throughly studied, but there is evidence that they are also–like estrogen itself–both mutagenic and carcinogenic.” -Ray Peat
“Beans and lentils happen to be powerful anti-thyroid agents, so it isn’t surprising to see indications of decreased aerobic capacity, resulting from decreased peak oxygen consumption( 5) in association with the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), if that syndrome is caused by chronic exposure to dietary legumes.” -Ray Peat
“The estrogenic properties of legumes were studied when sheep farmers found that their sheep miscarried when they ate clover. (I think it’s interesting how this terribly toxic effect has been neglected in recent decades.) All legumes have this property, and all parts of the plant seem to contain some of the active chemicals. In beans, several substances have been found to contribute to the effect. The estrogenic effects of the seed oils and the isoflavones have been studied the most, but the well-known antithyroid actions (again, involving the oils, the isoflavones, and other molecules found in legumes) have an indirect estrogen-promoting action, since hypothyroidism leads to hyperestrogenism. (Estrogens are known to be thyroid suppressors, so the problem tends to be self-accelerating.)” -Ray Peat
“The various specific actions of the many estrogenic substances in beans and other legumes haven’t been throughly studied, but there is evidence that they are also–like estrogen itself–both mutagenic and carcinogenic.” -Ray Peat
“Special preparation is needed to reduce the toxicity of seeds, and in the case of beans, these methods are never very satisfactory.”- Ray Peat
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