Osteoporosis is found to be a Result of Aging Factors, NOT Estrogen Loss

If you know of anyone that is or may be affected by osteoporosis (or even the phony bogus "diagnosis" of ostopenia which mainstream med is now needlessly "treating" with drugs) you need to inform them of new research that concludes that the bone loss condition is due to the "age-related mechanism" of oxidative stress (aka "OS"). Further, whereas the estrogen/androgen loss decreases the bodies defenses against this oxidative stress in the bone, the actual root cause of bone loss is the resultant oxidative stress and not directly (only in a roundabout manner) the loss of estrogen. Consequently, this research delineates a shift away from the long standing views of the condition and the treatments for it. Preventing the oxidative stress prevents the bone loss, negating the need for the controversial estrogen replacement therapy, and of course the pharmaceutical drugs pushed by drug companies.

If you would like to view a brief technical abstract about the research, click on this link.

If you would like to view extended technical information about the research, click on this link.

If neither of the above, the following statement from the abstract pretty much sums it up: "This emerging evidence provides a paradigm shift from the 'estrogen-centric' account of the pathogenesis of involutional osteoporosis to one in which age-related mechanisms intrinsic to bone and oxidative stress are protagonists"...

Note that some of the major causes for increased oxidative stress and therefore osteoporosis -- at any age, noting that bone loss starts in the 30's -- are environmental toxins, toxins in vaccines, poor (or even good) diet that results in vitamin/mineral deficiencies, smoking, alcohol consumption, over the counter "medications", and oddly enough -- you guessed it -- pharmaceuticals, by design of course. Note that oxidative stress is not only responsible for osteoporosis, but also many other diseases such as hypertension, cancer, diseases of the eye, Parkinson's, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's, fragile X syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, and on an on...

We do not mean to infer that you should begin countering oxidative stress until after age 30 -- it should begin at birth, or actually prenatally...

Note that, terminology-wise, "free radicals" are involved in oxidative stress, which is often abbreviated to "oxidation", and "anti-oxidants" are known to fight free radicals in repairing the damage of oxidative stress.

We have a section on oxidation, free radicals, and antioxidants to combat them, therefore combating oxidative stress, osteoporosis, and as a bonus all of the aforementioned diseases. This is a link to our webpage on the main WisBits website regarding our advice on free radicals and antioxidants. We provide normal, healthy, natural solutions to the problem of oxidative stress and disease, as opposed to the proven and even admitted damaging pharmaceutical drugs.

POINT. Consider, and always remember this, and warn everyone, that in the case of osteoporosis, mainstream medicine and of course the eagerly duplicitous drug companies had it all wrong. Surprise, surprise...

Legislation to Give Big Pharma's Puppet F.D.A. Control of Banning Supplements

Yep, Big Pharma has paid off politicians to allow the good ole corrupt, bribed FDA to block your access to vitamins, minerals, supplements -- you know, that stuff that keeps you healthy, that boosts your immunity, that keeps you from acquiring diseases, that keeps you out of the mainstream sick care system and under control of the deleterious deadly drugs from Big Pharma...

The following is from the Life Extension Foundation, partially explaining this outrageous legislative ripoff fiasco to allow the FDA to weaken and sicken the populace in order to forcefully drive more victims over the cliff into the mainstream pharmaceutical sick care abyss.

"A bill has been introduced to the Senate that would drive up the cost of dietary supplements and restrict your access to them. This bill seeks to give the FDA arbitrary control over what supplements you are allowed to have. This bill proposes to squander tax revenue, while burdening the private sector with oppressive laws that will hinder scientific advances and increase costs. The net effect will be to take away your free access to dietary supplements. Pharmaceutical interests are obviously behind this latest effort to legislatively force more Americans towards expensive prescription drugs and away from natural ways of preventing degenerative disease. Please use our convenient legislative action center to e-mail your Senators and Representatives to protest against this dangerous piece of legislation." It is absolutely critical to contact your Congressmen and oppose this bill. Life Extension Magazine has a convenient "Action Alert" page here with which to do so.

You can also use the links in the right sidebar of this blog under "How to DO SOMETHING", but the link above is a little easier, altho it sends out "canned" emails to your politico representatives...

And, here is a link to the article if you would like more info.

Prostate Health/Cancer Truths/Advice

In the year 2009, a count of more than 218,000 American men were diagnosed with some form of prostate problem, from BPH to cancer.

A report by the mainstream medical community on clinical studies regarding this topic, indicated that of seven prostate cancer treatments offered by mainstream medicine, ranging from prostate removal to radioactive implants, not only did none of these mainstream recommendations have any redeemable merit, but they also were indicated as causing "harm", with the most superior treatment being to do nothing at all medically. Studies have also indicated that the PSA test for prostate cancer saves few lives and generally leads to the introduction of the aforementioned "harm", doing more harm than good. We did NOT make this up -- there are links at the bottom of this post to the report and an article from the New York Times about the report.

But first, we have to relate that we have personally experienced relatives being inflicted with this cancer and had already come to this same conclusion long ago because of that experience. The point which we came away with is that while mainstream medicine admits that their treatments are not only not effective in this scenario and conversely "does harm", that there are alternative treatments that are effective not only in treatment of the cancer, but most importantly in preventative measures to avoid every contracting the cancer in the first place.

We list some advice based on our acquired knowledge from our personal experiences below. Note that this is still in a draft stage and that we are posting it with what information we have managed to document at this point, but that we intend to get back to this and add to the list...

Considerations for Prostate Health

The mineral zinc is hailed as the most effective measure in avoidance of prostate disorders -- note that men deplete zinc when they ejaculate.

A daily supplement of 50 to 100 milligrams of zinc for men is the general recommendation, depending on the degree of zinc depletion and also ingestion of foods rich in zinc. Be careful to avoid consistently consuming the equivalent of more than 100 milligrams of zinc for prolonged periods of time.

Although animal based foods such as meat and dairy products are rich sources of zinc, they should generally be avoided as the modern day products are heavily tainted with contaminants that can lead to prostate cancer...

Lycopene is an antioxidant agent that is said to be beneficial for prostate health.

Saw palmetto extract and nettle leaf are highly recommended supplements for the prostate.

Fermented soy products such as tofu, tempeh, and miso are said to be beneficial for prostate health -- non-fermented soy is not recommended.

Genistein and isoflavinoids, which are found in soy, have been found to be particularly effective against hormone dependent cancers such as prostate cancer.

Beta-bitosterol, one of many beneficial plant sterols, is said to be very important in many health conditions including prostate health -- good sources are pecans, cashews, saw palmetto, avocados, pumpkin seeds, black cumin seed, pygeum africanum, rice bran, wheat germ, sea buckthorn, and wolfberry (also referred to commercially as goji berry).

The spices circumen and cayenne pepper contribute to prostate (and overall) health.

We should note that some studies have indicated that increased sexual activity in men under forty tends to increase the incidence of prostate cancer but the opposite is true of men over forty. What the studies failed to address and clarify on the former point, was that the high level of ejaculations led to zinc deficiencies which cause prostate problems. And, to emphasize the latter point, older men that remain sexually active have a lower incidence of prostate cancer. The bottom line is to clean out that prostate gland, but don't overwork it unless you supplement with zinc to compensate...


Link to NYT article on the report.

Link to Annals of Medicine report.

Cumulative Effect of Pharmaceuticals

The "cumulative effect" of pharmaceutical drugs is the intense adverse reaction of a drug after it has been administered either for a prolonged period of time or ingested beyond the tolerance level of a given individual. This cumulative effect would not normally be associated with the published "side effects" of any given drug.

First, ingesting a prescription drug too frequently, aka overdosing, particularly those drugs which are excreted slowly, will result in accumulation of residual "sediments" within the organs, muscle, tissue, and even the bones of the body. At some point this produces debilitating effects, and will eventually result in a poisonous effect that may lead to diseases and cancer. Simple avoidance of exceeding the "recommended dosage" is not necessarily a means of avoiding the cumulative effect of a drug, for a number of varying reasons, but largely due to loose and even inaccurate guidelines (speculatively?) established by the drug companies, particularly in relation to tolerance levels varying widely between individuals. We logically deduce that this guideline is set minimally at the average tolerance level and does not allow for those that may be intolerant to any given drug. Note that this also applies to OTC "medications", such as Tylenol, which is also "hidden" in many other OTC products, as well as also being laced into prescription drugs, and is even found in drinking water, consequently one can overload on Tylenol without even being aware of the overdosing, hence Tylenol is the number one leading cause of liver damage even over alcohol. Be wary...

Secondly, the cumulative effect may be inflicted by ingestion of prescription drugs for a prolonged period of time. We personally know many people that have been taking the same prescription drug for decades, such as diuretics, and the prescribing doctors stated at the outset that they would have to continue to take the drug for the rest of their lives, with of course increases in strength and dosages as the (supposedly beneficial) action of the drug continually fades over time. This deleterious tactic of the profiteering western orthodox mainstream sick care medical community is referred to as "treat the symptom and not the cause" of an ailment, which of course is due to the cumulative effect of drugs and leads to more ailments which leads to the need for more medical treatment and more pharmaceutical drugs. In the example of prescribing diuretics, whereas it might be beneficial and even deemed necessary on a temporary basis, there are many alternatives to treating the conditions that lead to retention of fluids that are never addressed by doctors, only the need to use a life long drug to only counteract the symptom of a larger problem.

A third means of inducing the cumulative effect is by ingesting multiple prescription drugs, more than one of which contains the same synthetic substances and/or exhibits the same chemical properties, even redundantly inducing the same side effects. Note that many people are known to take a dozen or more prescription drugs. Do you think that these overlapping dangers have all been discovered, and if so have they have all been documented, and if so is there a thorough overlap analysis performed by doctors that prescribe drugs or by the pharmacies that dispense them?

In an attempt at being impartial and fair to the drug company community, we also succinctly note that some natural vitamins and supplements also have a tolerance level, and that the "RDA", aka "Recommended Daily" or "Dietary Amount" or "Allowance", defined loosely as the amount of an essential nutrient, such as a vitamin or mineral, established as "adequate to meet the average daily nutritional needs of most healthy persons according to age group and sex". This definition results in a rather arbitrary and very controversial measurement, and of course the actual required "average" varies by person in accordance with any debilitating conditions that they may be inflicted with, such as cumulative side effects from consuming too many prescription drugs for too long, and consequently is often well under what might be "essential" for any given person, in some cases exponentially -- that is why there are known wide spread deficiencies of vitamin D, zinc, iodine, selenium, and omega-3s, any and all of which lead to compromised immune systems. While on the combined subjects, note that pharmaceuticals and OTC "meds" are known to deplete vital nutrients. Be very wary.

Note that the "Thanksgiving Day killer" that murdered his family was on anti-psychotic and anti-depressant pharmaceutical drugs Ativan, Chronumet, Seroquel, and Atenolol. Also, realize that this drug-induced massacre was NOT an isolated incident, that this has happened before, and that it is more like a pattern than an incident... The government bureaucracy, the FDA, will never do anything about this -- the only way to combat the problem is to make everyone aware.

Thieves Oil

This is not about the thieves at Exxon and their Big Oil cronies. Rather it is about thievery long, long ago back in the "dark ages". At the height of the bubonic plague, aka the "Black Death", when thousands of people were dying daily, it is said that there were those entrepeneurial types that sought to enrich themselves by garnering the valuables of the newly deceased. It is also said that these thieves had discovered a means of protecting themselves from contracting the highly contagious plague even though they came into direct contact with obviously infected dead bodies and of course the possessions of said dead peops. The secret is that they used antiseptic "handi-wipes" -- no, just kidding. Actually, these desperados were said to have had access to what became known appropriately as "Thieves Oil", said to have been developed by some "Wise Women" of the times based on hundreds of years of knowledge.

This thieves oil concoction as it exists today consists of the oils of clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus, lemon, and rosemary. Which makes us wonder -- since eucalyptus only grew in Australia, a very remote island continent far away from the epicenter of the plague, which also happened to be pretty much devoid of civilization back in the dark ages as far as we are able to ascertain -- if this thieves oil isn't more of a modern day mixture that has been bestowed with this fabled history to provide more credibility and instill interest.

Admittedly, all of these oils are said to exhibit anti-viral properties, as well as antiseptic, anti-fungal, and even antibiotic properties. They are also said to be natural pesticides, although we are not sure that is significant regarding this particular analysis. The quality and strength, and therefore the effectiveness, of these anti-everything properties likely depends on the production process employed by the manufacturer, and we are as yet unaware of any specific measurement process for these attributes, like 80 proof for liquor.

Also, we have noted numerous articles about this oil, none negative (apparently Big Pharma has not hired ghostwriters to discredit it yet), and many articles of course (by retailers of the oils and likely some of their "affiliates") that emphatically promote the effectiveness of the product.

We will provide one link to a site of special interest, which lists 101 uses for thieves oil (uses other than protection from germs while pillaging diseased dead bodies).

If you have any experience or comments on this topic, we would like to hear from you. We would prefer not to hear about "lifting" jewelry from corpses though.

Disclaimer. We have no personal experience with this concoction, as yet. However if we ever actually do have any kind of serious influenza, we plan to give it a try. Point is, this is just an interesting looking concept that, give the times, we thought we would share the information with our readers, and we are not in any way making any claims as to it's effectiveness, other than concluding that the info that we have perused on it so far sounds quite credible...

Updates to Vitamins and Supplements

Just an FYI that we have been making some (other) important updates to the subjects of Vitamins and Supplements (some of which, but not all of which, we have noted here. Click on this link to go directly to the vitamin page of WisBits.

How to Identify Low Quality Supplements

We have been asked if there is an easy way to ID the cheap supplements referred to in the prior post regarding the Centrum brand of "drugstore vitamins". Well first the obvious, if you are in a drugstore, they are very likely cheap low quality supplements loaded (like a firearm) with toxic substances. Price of course is another obvious identifier, as the high quality supplements are more expensive to produce and therefore have a higher price tag -- hence the old adage, "you get what you pay for", but in the case of cheap vitamins it might be more correct to state that you are paying for what you do NOT get and getting malnourished and toxified... Otherwise, check the following points.

One way to identify low quality supplements is by the use of standardized “USP” vitamins. For example, “thiamine USP″ is indicative of the synthetic chemical form of vitamin B1. Another indicator of cheap vitamins is the use of "cyanocobalamin" for the B12 vitamin. These forms of the B vitamins actually sap cellular energy from your body to make them usable to any extent (you will actually feel fatigued rather than energized).

And, a way to identify high quality supplements is to look for the “coenzyme” forms of the B vitamins (listed using the word “coenzyme”). Or, the high quality form of vitamin B12 will appear as either "methylcobalamin" or "hydroxycobalamin". The "methyl" prefix on methylcobalamin stands for methylated, which is a good thing indicating high quality if noted elsewhere.

The Centrum brand of Vitamins are Toxic Junk

We have warned against consuming "drugstore vitamins" in more than one place on the WisBits website but have not yet elaborated on the point extensively. So we thought that we finally should, since we just ran across an article that stated that the Centrum brand of "vitamins" is the highest selling vitamin in the U.S. and we already know that their product is highly tainted with fillers, excipients, and synthetic low grade vitamins that are not absorbable. The bottom line is that these junked up "sick pills" fill you with toxins but do not provide benefits. There is actually an entire website devoted to explaining how lousy Centrum "vitamins" are -- click on this link to go to the "Centrum is Toxic" website for more information. Note that this applies to most all "drugstore vitamins", not just Centrum.

So, you are maybe questioning why they would produce such a debilitating product? Just what is the devious collusion behind this asinine scenario? The answer is that drugstores are providers of pharmaceuticals, which are produced by Big Pharma and prescribed by Big Medicine, both of which benefit if you consume drugstore vitamins that provide little or no nutrient value and instead fill you up with toxins, both of which will result in your contracting illness and disease, both of which will throw you into the clutches of conventional western orthodox medicine for "treatment" and prescriptions for pharmaceuticals, which of course will send you back to the drugstore pharmacy to get your prescription filled for even more poisonous junk, and while you are waiting you can procure even more of their toxic products... Madness!