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Dec 2017
A safe alternative to Soy Sauce
We all love a little soy sauce every now and then with an Asian inspired dish, but what if you are like myself, and stay far far away from any soy products, but still want to enjoy the addition of this flavorful addition?
Before we get into this tasty alternative, a little bit about soy products…
First off, all soy is not created equally. The tradional raw soy products out there, typically made in Japan over an 18 month period, are not only fermented in a traditional manner but also unpasteurized to retain beneficial enzymes and nutritional cofactors. This is completely different than commercially made soy products, made in less than 2 days, which I will talk about below…
To make commercial soy sauce, that is sold at most grocery stores, and used in nearly all restaurants, soybean meal and often corn starches are rapidly reduced to their component amino acids using a high-tech process known as “rapid hydrolysis” or “acid hydrolysis”. This involves heating defatted hydrolyzed soy protein with eighteen percent hydrochloric acid for 8 to 12 hours, then neutralizing the brew with sodium carbonate. The result is a dark brown liquid — a chemical soy sauce.
Aside from containing antinutrients which are natural toxins, it has a number of alarming compounds that may put your total health in peril.
Soy has been shown in numerous studies to have a strong link to malnutrition, digestive distress, immune system breakdown, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders and infertility — even cancer and heart disease.
A lot of people turn to soy products as a healthy alternative to other foods. I think it is great that people are taking this initiative, but please don’t be fooled by the marketing scams out there. They are highly effective, and have fooled thousands into believing they are choosing a healthy alternative.
So what is this awesome alternative I speak of…?
It’s called – Coconut Aminos!
Coconut Aminos are made from the sap of the coconut tree mixed with sea salt. It has a lightly sweet and salty flavor that is actually a lot more enjoyable than soy sauce.
Try it out as a condiment or a direct substitute for soy sauce in recipes. You can usually find Coconut next to soy sauce at your local grocery store, and can always find it online.
For those of you who cannot go without soy, do some research on your own (watch out for marketing ploys), and take a food sensitivity test to see if you have any sensitivities to it, it’s always good to know when you are ingesting something your body deems toxic.
In fitness,
Coach Chris
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