Medscape reported at the 2010 American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons that a study was done on the long term implication of bisphosphonates (popular type drugs: Fosamax and Boniva). They found that after 4 years, (I quote lead researcher Dr. Lane) "that the bone was very, very old" when they performed autopsies on patients who were on these drugs and had suffered fractures. They also reported "peculiar" fractures. Here's the rationale. All tissue in the body gets replenished. We get new lung cells, new kidney cells, and new bone cells. The body replaces lung cells very frequently and bone cells get replaced very infrequently. Cells called osteoclasts go through the bone and tear down the old bone and osteoblasts follow them and make new bone. These medications inhibit osteoclasts from doing their job. Therefore, bone is not torn down. And if old bone is not dissolved, then the body is unable to make new bone. In our fabulous scientific jury rigging that we call medicine, we've "cured" one problem and now created a new one. Instead of spending all our research money to figure out what is happening to the bones of the elderly and how we can teach them how to eat and exercise to maintain bone mass, we've decided that it makes more sense to stop one the important body processes and keep the body from regenerating it's bone. So surprise!! We now are starting to figure out that taking this "short cut" was not a blessing after all but now we have a dilemma. Short term gains with long term implications. It reminds me of someone who tries to pay for his rent for a few months with his credit card. At some point, he's going to have to deal with the real issue and then he's going to realize that he's created an even bigger mess. So despite what the flying nun is telling you about Boniva, don't take the short cut. http://amplify.com/u/390i
Monday, March 15, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Raw Milk MUST Be Worse than Cigarettes or even Alcohol!?!
In the state of Wisconsin, it has been illegal to buy/sell raw milk and raw milk products (butter, cheese, etc) for quite some time. The state has been "protecting" us from this evil However, in the mean time, a study just came out that estimates that drinking soda has caused 143,000 cases of diabetes every year, cigarettes are strongly linked with emphysema, lung cancer, and asthma, and excessive alcohol consumption (Wisconsin leads the whole country with 31% of residents having binge drank in the past 30 days) has terrible repercussions. All of the above are legal. In fact, you can do as much as you want (as long as you don't drive after drinking). We have these freedoms. However, something like raw milk that has been around since the goat and cow were domesticated, that is of grave concern to all of us and needs to remain illegal. I think it's about time that they legalized it. I think it's fine that they put the disclaimer on the side saying it's not as beneficial as pasteurized. If you live in Wisconsin, I received this email: The raw milk bill is still alive. There are some groups who have taken a stand against it. But we are a large group of consumers and farmers – an unofficial group of voters in a loose organization – who have become a great influence in the legislative arena. If your representative is not favorable to this bill, you must continue to talk to him or her. Hearings are tentatively scheduled on March 10th for the senate and March 16th for the Assembly. Exact time and location yet to be announced. Thank you for all your calls, which provided the nudge needed to get these tentative dates set. We continue the press to loosen the noose which has been placed upon the availability of raw milk. The bill can progress slowly at times and many people need raw milk right now for health reasons. Your calls to Steve Ingham (Professor, Food Safety Extension Specialist Room 211 Babcock Hall scingham@wisc.edu (608) 265-4801 FAX (608) 262-6872) have gotten the agricultural board’s attention but they remain determined to fight your wishes. We simply desire some flexibility from their end to allow the availability of raw milk during this legislature process. There is word of a lawsuit on behalf of consumers through the farm to consumer legal defense fund. If you know any of the individuals involved, please ask them to drop the idea. Our battle is legislative, not judicial. This is the kind of action which draws increased resistance to the raw milk bill. We need names of doctors, nurses, chiropractors, N.D.s, etc, who are favorable toward raw milk. Please have them contact us or send us their contact information as soon as possible. We need some written testimony from them related to milk. There are many things in the works. I thank you for your time spent making the calls which help everything along. This does not go unnoticed. http://amplify.com/u/2zct
Saturday, March 6, 2010
59% Low Vitamin D - linked to increased body fat, decreased muscle strength
The question with this study - which I believe to be accurate - is this correlation or causation. Does the vitamin D cause low body fat and poor muscle tone? Or do people who stay inside and get very little sunshine, also get very little exercise resulting in an unhealthy fat-muscle balance. We're finding out that low vitamin D is linked to a huge number of diseases... I'll be interested to see if we supplement people (the studies are recommending 1,000-5,000 IU/day), will these diseases go away? I believe that some conditions will improve, and I believe others we'll find it's about being outdoors or being active outdoors. Either way, I'm glad we're looking at natural solutions to solve our problems and not looking to synthetic chemicals with a huge number of adverse reactions. http://amplify.com/u/2afa
Wow! Watch This and Break the Cycle.
We spent countless millions of dollars SCARING people of SWINE FLU. But death rates of flu in general don't even come close to the what we pay our each year because of our bad eating habits and bad food choices. For every dollar we spend to health care, (according to this video) 15 cents of that is related to obesity which includes about 2/3 of America. Personally, I think that we could make 50% of our health care expenses go away if we changed what we ate and how much we ate. If we decided to get rid of pasteurized dairy products, refined sugar and corn syrup, and eliminated all foods that contain ANY white flour, we'd save 100's of billions of dollars every year and reduce our dependence on prescription and OTC medications. The full benefit of this change would probably take 1-3 generations, but it would be huge. The mainstream "extreme" people would tend to point to elimination of red meat and eggs. Truthfully, we need to eat foods in the way God created. We need to make sure we enjoy food, but we need to redefine what is "food". At one point in this video, he asks some school room kids and they can't identify food like potatoes, beets and eggplants. He takes a wheelbarrow and dumps out sugar that the kids are eating in their chocolate milk that the schools are giving the kids over 5 years (JUST FROM THE CHOC MILK). This video will take time, but maybe it will stimulate you to realize how lobbyists have had a deleterious effect on our food supply. Our kids, our health care, all of us.... we are taking the hit for it (financially and health wise). Pass this link on... our country will die otherwise. http://amplify.com/u/2a2b
Babies in the Womb Can Become Allergic to Foods Based on What Mom Eats During her Pregnancy
This is a good article. We are finally looking into some of the reasons why people become allergenic. If a mom has any hints of allergies to foods (tonsillitis, sinus issues, constipation, dark circles under the eyes (allergic shiners), chronic pain, chronic ear infections, eczema, asthma, etc), she should be careful what she eats during pregnancy. I realize this article brings up avoiding peanuts, dairy and eggs, but I would also throw wheat and soy into this equation also. The next step is to also avoid wheat, dairy, soy and eggs in this child throughout the first 2 years. At that point, you can gradually try and reintroduce these foods once at a time. This of course means that during breastfeeding mom is still avoiding these things. It also rules out most formulas because 99% of formulas are soy/milk based. I know these are really hard recommendations, but allergies will last a lifetime. It's a small sacrifice for the mom. And truthfully, a lot of moms feel the best they've ever felt on this type of program. If the sinus congestion is due to dairy products, all of a sudden they find themselves without the chronic "pressure" and pain they always have. If you'd like to hear more testimonials on what food elimination can do, please go to our web site http://www.berglundcenter.com/test.htm. http://amplify.com/u/2a0f
We Need More Anti-Vaccine Voices Crying Out!
I love that concerned parents like this just want to add to the voices that are crying out against this vaccination machine. We need discussion. We need to get people THINKING. People need to know that vaccines are not prevention, they are a shortcut that carries with it RISKS. I have a page on my website about the flu shot (see http://www.berglundcenter.com/flushot.htm) that may provide some additional information. Also, www.nvic.org is always a great resource for additional materials. Be informed. People perish from a lack of knowledge. http://amplify.com/u/2a06
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Another to Avoid Taking Estrogens
Alright! We've known for a while that taking prescription estrogens increases women's risk of breast and endometrial cancer in addition to causing blood clotting disorders like strokes. Now we can add cataracts to the list. If you're going through menopause, there are other ways to offset the menopause symptoms. If you're trying to protect yourself against osteoporosis, take a GOOD supplement that is geared at building bone. (Don't go the Fosamax route. It has lots of other side effects too.) http://amplify.com/u/28aq
Tylenol, Ibuprofen and Aspirin are Responsible for Hearing Loss
This study looked at men. Tylenol usage at twice a week caused TWICE the risk of hearing loss as people that took no medications. Ibuprofen (motrin, advil, etc) was the next highest at almost 2/3 greater risk and aspirin increased the risk by a third. I bring this up because we have this notion in our country that taking OTC pain killers and anti-inflammatories is entirely safe. We feel we can give our kids Tylenol without any side effects. The truth is: all these products are chemicals and, if used over and over, will generate some adverse reactions. http://amplify.com/u/288r
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Physicians Do No Harm!
These drugs are CAUSING heart attacks. The diabetes drug, Avandia, last year was deemed to cause 300-500 cases PER MONTH of heart attacks and heart failure in the treatment of diabetes. In other words, to protect people, they were harming them. Can you imagine in any facet of our society where 3600-6000 people a year die under the "protection" from something different. Isn't that crazy? What's even more crazy is that the FDA back in 2007 was fighting to KEEP Avandia on the market (http://www.injuryblawg.com/372/FDA-Study-Recommends-Pulling-Avandia-from-the-Mark.htm) despite knowing these risks. However (http://www.injuryblawg.com/372/FDA-Study-Recommends-Pulling-Avandia-from-the-Mark.htm) now they are recommending that it be removed. I'm sick of this kind of protection. It's very possible that the FDA's stupidity in this matter caused nearly 20,000 people to die unnecessarily. http://amplify.com/u/26xu
Snake Oil? The scientific evidence for health supplements | Information Is Beautiful
The Medical profession says that they would utilize natural herbs and vitamins if there was actual evidence to their validity. This web page does a pretty fair job of letting the reader know what natural treatments have strong evidence/research that they work, while others have shown little to no benefit. May I suggest clicking the PLAY button on that page or clicking here: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplements. You can click on the circles and they will tell you what they are strong or weak for. Like I said, I think it's very interesting and very revealing to those who have held to the "nutrition is quackery" band wagon. http://amplify.com/u/26p7
Being Bad at Math is a Disorder?!?
This website has a list of DSM IV (there is currently a new book with even more) diagnoses. The goal of this book appears to be to categorize every stubborn personality, every non-compliant personal trait, issues with people, parents, siblings as a DISORDER. The more diagnoses they can come up with, the more likely they (psychiatrists, school systems, prisons, etc) are to justify treatment and to get insurance reimbursement or government funding (based on the fact that they have a higher percentage of "diseased" kids compared to "normal" kids. It's a runaway train. It happens in the medical system too, but there at least appear to be some checks and balances there. The people with the most to gain appear to be the ones rewriting the reimbursement manuals. Course this may benefit me. I am not a big fan of talking on the phone. So maybe in DSM VI I will get to finally have my PHONE AVERSION disorder recognized. Maybe I can even get a disability sticker for my phone. http://amplify.com/u/26nc
The Answer to a Bad Reputation? Change Your Name. NutraSweet is Now AminoSweet
It shouldn't be our job to be ingredient label readers. But unfortunately, we have to today. The artificial sweetener that used to boldly brag on the label: Made with Nutrasweet has had to change it's name to avoid consumer detection. Splenda (sucralose) has been using this method for a while. While shopping, I was looking at hot chocolate ingredients. Typically, you can tell is something is artificially sweetened because it boldly professes on the label that it's low sugar or no sugar or low calorie. Nestle's had it's low sugar brand of hot chocolate and regular. I assumed the regular to be sweetened with sugar, which it was. However, what I didn't suspect was that they went and ALSO added Splenda to the mix. HEADS UP: They now try to sneak the artificial sweetener in the list. Splenda is the proprietary name but the ingredient's name is sucralose, which sounds an awful lot like sucrose. Course they prefer that name to actually listing the chemical structure: 1,6-Dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-β-D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranoside (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose). The advertisers say sucralose is natural. It comes from sugar. That's the equivalent of saying that since plastic jugs come from petroleum and petroleum at one time (a long long time ago) came from plants, then plastic is made from plants and therefore is natural and biodegradable. Sucralose or Splenda is 22 organic chemistry steps away from sugar. It has 3 chlorine molecules attached to it. It's appearance (chemically speaking) is a lot closer to a pesticide like DDT than a food. Supposedly it can't be absorbed. However, most studies have a 25% loss from ingesting it to eliminating it causing us to wonder... where did it go? If it's unabsorbable like they say, then ??? Nutrasweet (aspartame) has it's own slew of issues. It's considered a neurotoxin and has the notorious distinction of being the number one complained about additive in the history of the FDA. The following is a good accumulation of articles that differ from the FDA's opinion that aspartame or NutraSweet or AminoSweet is safe. http://www.321recipes.com/aspartame.html. Do some research. Food should not be made in a chemistry lab. We should be eating food as close to it's original form as possible. The less processing, the better. http://amplify.com/u/26lm
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