China has used soybeans to make soy milk for health purposes for 2000 years. Although studies have found that soybeans have many health benefits, some believe their soy isoflavones are carcinogenic or may affect thyroid function. Should we drink soy milk or not? If so, what is the best way to drink it?
On the TV program “Health 1+1,” Zhang Weijun, a fifth-generation traditional Chinese medicine practitioner of Taiwan Huai Sheng Tang, reveals these mysteries and shares the healthiest way to drink soy milk.
Legend says that during the Western Han Dynasty in China, Liu An, prince of Huainan, soaked, then ground yellow beans to make soy milk daily and gave it to his sick mother. His mother’s condition gradually improved, and soy milk was passed down through generations….