I don't eat meat and I just learned how BAD soy products are. I have gallstones and that is a contributor. THIS IS A HEALTH FOOD????

let's wean you off of that.

Certain Soy sauces are banned in England .....most all are not at all healthy to splash over your food ...they have really high sodium contents plus other junk ...it also raises your blood pressure considerably..:(  

Not sure where you got the idea that soybeans were a "health food".  Or how you have been construing that phrase. Health is a matter of balance of a number of foods and it is not like there is any one that we can just eat whatever and it will just be healthy on its own regardless of how much we eat!

Soybeans are slightly poisonous so traditionally they have not so much been eaten just themselves but used to make various other products - soy sauce, tempeh, natto, tamari, yuba, and many others. Now these are refined foods so we must be careful how we use them.  Not to be consumed at every meal but can add interest and texture and protein to other foods and OK if we confine them to once or twice a week use in with other things.  

Also quality affect our health.  Anything grown with a lot of chemicals and processed with a lot of additives is not going to be beneficial to our health so important to know how products were grown and what is in them.

Many people take up some soy-derived products because  they are trying to replace consumption of meat with them. Not a very good strategy.  Better to instead go for a whole-grains based diet where the whole grains become the primary food rather than meat or soy or other protein products.  These are much easier on our systems long as we chew them well and accompany them with fresh vegetables  - leafy, ground, and root vegetables, and sea vegetables and good quality fermented foods like pickles to help with digestion.  To which we can then add small quantities of fish or seafood sometimes, or bean products or fruit. 

We are not vegetarian because we do eat some fish and seafood, a little cheese , and perhaps a little meat once or a couple times a year.  But we eat mostly vegetable food and no junk or industrial food or sugared food.   We sometimes season our food with a little good quality  tamari or I might use some cubed tofu in miso soups or serve a little browned tempeh in with rice on occasion. With tofu once or twice a year I make a dish where I marinate it in soy sauce and sherry and saute it with red peppers and other things and then we eat a couple of pieces of it with our rice at meals while it lasts. Also on occasion I make a light tofu sandwich spread with tiny pieces of chopped raw vegetables for my husband's lunch. 

Really don't know much of anything about gall stones but don't they form when we drink a lot of cold liquids to isolate fats in the organ?  Don't know because never had them.  Though I guess I am about maybe 14 years younger than you so who knows what I have to look forward to when I become older?  Time will tell. I try to be careful about my health and my husband's since I cook for him but I know I am not perfect either. 

Tofu May Cause Problems for Some People

Eating tofu and other soy foods every day is generally considered to be safe. That being said, you may want to moderate your intake if you have:

Kidney or gallbladder stones: Tofu contains a good amount of oxalates, which may worsen oxalate-containing kidney or gallbladder stones.
Breast tumors: Due to tofu's weak hormonal effects, some doctors tell women with estrogen-sensitive breast tumors to limit their soy intake.
Thyroid issues: Some professionals also advise individuals with poor thyroid function to avoid tofu due to its goitrogen content.

I've never heard that, and it's listed on this site as just the opposite. https://www.healthline.com/health/gallbladder-diet

For a healthy gallbladder, incorporate the following foods into your diet:

• bell peppers
• citrus fruits
• dark, leafy greens
• tomatoes
• milk
• sardines
• fish and shellfish
• low-fat dairy
• beans
• nuts
• lentils
• tofu
• tempeh

Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet full of fruits and vegetables is the best way to improve and protect your gallbladder’s health. Fruits and vegetables are full of nutrients and fiber, the latter of which is essential to a healthy gallbladder.



I can't find the site that Element99 got that info from. I found info about it contributing to kidney stones in people at risk because of high oxalates, but if that's the culprit, you'd also have to avoid spinach, almonds/cashews, bran and shredded wheat cereals, and many other foods.

Did your doctor tell you this or where did you get the info? I would look into it more, because it's a fact that the meat industry is doing everything they can to malign soy and other meat alternatives. Filthy bast@rds. 

I just found this one. Overall, it's considered healthy for most people and I can't find where it's related at all to gallstones. 
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-975/soy