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Why Having ‘Normal’ or ‘High’ Bone Density is Bad For Your Health

  By ironman45 | May 17, 2013 - 1:04 pm | breast cancer, osteoporosis, Women's Health
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Why Having 'Normal' or 'High' Bone Density is Bad For Your Health

A new study published in The Breast Journal, authored by researchers at the Department of Surgery, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY confirms numerous past studies showing low bone mineral density lowers the risk of breast cancer,[i], [ii], [iii], [iv], [v], [vi], [vii], [viii], [ix], [x], [xi], [xii], [xiii]  and validates the hypothesis that women with breast cancer and low bone mineral density will have lower breast cancer recurrence rates than women with so-called ‘normal’ bone density. (more…)

Osteoporosis — Not Just a Woman’s Disease

  By ironman45 | February 4, 2013 - 5:01 pm | blood pressure, osteoporosis
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Because so much of the focus surrounding osteoporosis tends to focus on women, it’s easy to forget that men get this condition too. Osteoporosis is more common in women—affecting an estimated 30 percent of postmenopausal women. But one in five men over the age of 50 will at some point suffer a bone fracture as a result of osteoporosis.

After the age of 75, men become even more vulnerable to bone loss and breaks than their younger peers. And, by some estimates, the number of hip fractures in men worldwide will double by 2025.1

What’s to Blame? (more…)

Calcification and Its Treatment with Magnesium and Sodium Thiosulfate

  By ironman45 | January 6, 2013 - 9:05 pm | heart disease, osteoporosis
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Cardiac CT showing calcified plaques.

Calcium plays a central role in the electrical stimulation of cardiac cells and in the mechanical contraction of smooth muscle cells in the wails of arteries.

Calcium is essential to health yet it holds a hidden danger that brings us to our graves much quicker then we would like. Calcium is the most promoted nutrient by proponents of conventional, nutritional, and alternative medicine. This is a great and tragic mistake. They should have been promoting magnesium. Magnesium deficiency leads to an increase in myocardial levels of both sodium and calcium. This is a problem because Coronary Artery calcium is a predictor of near-term coronary heart disease events. In the face of growing magnesium deficiencies calcium becomes increasingly more toxic to human physiology. (more…)

A drink a day stops bone loss in women after the menopause

  By ironman45 | January 6, 2013 - 8:18 pm | Women's Health
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Women who face bone loss and endometriosis after menopause might have an alcoholic drink once in a while. It seems to help preserve bone density.

Alcohol seems to have the same bone-preserving qualities as estrogen, and its effects are very significant, say researchers from the Oregon State University. They studied 40 post-menopausal women who regularly had one or two alcoholic drinks a day and weren’t taking HRT. Within two weeks of non-drinking, researchers noticed that the women’s bone deterioration accelerated, and stopped in less than a day when they started drinking again.

Exercise and a good diet play a part, too, say the researchers. The other problem is that this ‘moderate’ amount of alcohol may not be so moderate after all, and revised safety levels are now suggesting just one small glass of wine every other day.

(Source: Menopause, 2012; 19:).

The Calcium Wars: Magnesium deficiency causes heart disease

  By ironman45 | December 12, 2012 - 7:18 pm | heart disease, osteoporosis, stress
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Many people think that calcium is the only nutrient necessary for strong bones. This is a dangerous myth that needs to be addressed.(1)

In fact, it takes 18 different nutrients to make durable bones. However, the most important bone mineral is magnesium because it activates alkaline phosphatase, the enzyme required to ensure optimal bone cell activity, as well as a strong bone matrix.(2)

It is vitally important to understand that calcium and magnesium are in an endless and dynamic dance within our cells.(3) These two key metabolic minerals are actually biological antagonists, and through their opposing actions, activate many of the vital functions we take for granted. But when these minerals get out of balance, due to stress-induced magnesium loss, a whole series of problems and chronic diseases unfold – most notably Heart Disease, our Number 1 killer.

Allopathic medicine is slowly recognizing the following facts about calcium and magnesium:(4) (more…)

Curcumin: Linking Leptin, Obesity, Joint Problems, Inflammation

  By ironman45 | September 28, 2012 - 4:46 pm | arthritis, cancer, cold/flu/immunity, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis
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Curcumin is the yellow pigment derived from the spice turmeric. Fine quality dietary supplements standardize curcumin for the amount of curcuminoids, the primary biologically active ingredient. It is widely researched as an anti-inflammatory nutrient1 with cancer risk reduction properties2. A number of new studies demonstrate how curcumin can reduce the inflammation associated with obesity and in so doing simultaneously improve joint health. (more…)

A Novel Use for Curcumin

  By ironman45 | September 21, 2012 - 5:26 pm | osteoporosis
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Bone is dynamic tissue that goes through regular three- to six-month buildup/breakdown cycles. Osteoclasts are special cells that break down and dissolve old bone. Once they’ve done their job, a team of cells called osteoblasts takes over to build new bone. This continuous cycle keeps the bones healthy and strong, and prevents them from becoming weak and breaking. (more…)

Osteoporosis Is Scurvy of the Bone, Not Calcium Deficiency

  By ironman45 | August 17, 2012 - 1:11 pm | osteoporosis, vitamin D
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Osteoporisis Is Scurvy of the Bone, Not Calcium Deficiency

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.“~Proverbs 17:22

It saddens me to see older women diagnosed with “osteopenia” or “osteoporosis” listening to their doctors and taking supplemental calcium and even problematic drugs called bisphosphonates.  These are irrational, dogmatic, harmful approaches to the problem of degrading bone as we age.  In my time practicing nephrology and internal medicine, I saw numerous patients suffering from vascular disease while taking the recommended doses of calcium.  X-rays revealed perfect outlines of calcified blood vessels and calcified heart (more…)