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Osteopenia (1992) and Osteopororsis (1994) were formally identified as diseases by a group of World Health Organization (WHO) “experts” as bone mineral densities 1 and 2.5 standard deviations below the peak bone mass of a 30 year old healthy female average, as measured by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or DEXA).
These radical new definitions resulted in the diagnosis and subsequent labeling of millions of healthy middle-aged and older women with what they were made to believe was a “condition” serious enough to justify the use of expensive, experimental and extremely dangerous drugs in the pursuit of increasing bone density by any means necessary.
Osteopenia is in fact a medical and diagnostic non-entity. The term itself describes nothing more than a statistical deviation from an arbitrarily determined numerical value or norm. Anyone over 30 years of age should have lower bone density than a 30 year old, as this is consistent with the normal and natural healthy aging process. And yet, according to the definition of Osteopenia being employed, the 3 billion years of evolution which programmed our bodies to gradually shed bone density as we age, is to be considered a faulty design and/or pathology. How the WHO, or any other organization which purports to be a “medical authority” can make an educated public believe that the natural thinning of the bones which accomodates aging is not normal, or more absurdly: a disease, is simply beyond me. In defense of the public, the cryptological manner in which these definitions and diagnoses have been intentionally cloaked makes it rather difficult for the layperson to discern just how outright insane the logic they are employing really is.
WHO are they kidding?
If it not already obvious following the fraudelent H1N1 pandemic, the WHO is a morally bankrupt organization, whose crimes against humanity are increasingly becoming difficult to conceal. In a past expose we looked closer at the WHO’s targeting of pregant women and children to be the first to receive both Tamiflu and experimental vaccines, despite the fact that these are exactly the populations most susceptible to being harmed by them. It is for this reason that when the WHO makes pronouncements and/or definitions about health, I do not automatically assume their motive is one of public service.
There are several insurmountable problems with the WHO’s definitions.
#1: Previous to the 1994 WHO definition the term “osteoporosis” was only used after a fracture or break had occured in the elderly. It was not a term that described the density of the bone, rather, it was used to describe a lack of bone quality or strength…..which incidentally can not be determined by bone mineral density readings alone.
#2: The Dual energy X-ray absorpitometry device simply reveals the mineral density of the bone, but not the bone quality/strength. In some cases having higher bone density means that the bone is actually weaker. Glass, for instance, has high density, but it is extremely brittle and lacks the tensile strength required to withstand a fall. Wood, on the other hand, which is closer in nature to human bone is relatively less dense, but extremely strong, capable of bending and stretching to withstand the very same forces which the bone is faced with during a fall. In this scenario, having high bone density (and thereby not having osteoporosis) would actually increase the risk of fracture in a real-life scenario like this.
#3: A 60-year old woman’s bones should not be as dense as a 20-year old woman’s bones. But if we accept the WHO’s T-score based definition, we are to believe that the natural thinning of the bone which accompanies healthy aging is a disease, and must be stopped by all means necessary.
The new definition of Osteoporosis distracts from key issues surrounding bone quality. The quality of human bone depends entirely on dietary and lifestyle patterns and choices, and unlike x-ray-based measurements, bone quality is not decomposable to strictly numerical values, e.g. mineral density scores. Vitamin K2 and soy isoflavones, for instance, significantly reduce bone fracture rates without increasing bone density. Scoring high on bone density tests may save a woman from being intimated into taking dangerous drugs or swallowing massive doses of inorganic calcium, but it may not translate into preventing “osteoporosis.”
Ultimately, with the WHO’s bone density definitions the goal of osteopenia/osteoporosis prevention and treatment became densification of the bone by any means necessary. Medical authorities, allopaths and naturopaths included, advocate taking massive doses of inorganic calcium, including the very kinds found as contributing factors in diseases like breast cancer and artherosclerosis: calcium hydroxyapatite, a.k.a. bone meal (Learn more about the problem with calcium supplements). We are quite literally being asked to turn ourselves into stone.
Here are a few Myths which are ripe for debunking….
Myth #1: High Bone Density is good for your health.
FACT: Being in the top quarter percentile for bone density in middle-aged and older women actually INCREASES their risk of breast cancer by 200-300%, and this is according to research published in the world’s most esteemed journals. It has been known for well over a decade that high bone density profoundly increases the risk of breast cancer – and particularly the malignant variety – and this research has been published in some of the world’s most esteemed and well-respected journal, i.e. the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the New England Journal of Medicine, etc. view the articles here.
This should put a nail in the coffin of any lingering doubt that the WHO’s fixation on high bone density was designed not to protect or improve the health of women, but rather to convert the natural aging process into a blockbuster disease, capable of generating billions of dollars of revenue. The truth is that increasing bone density beyond the natural density of one’s age group (the Z-score), may result in one of the most terrorifying diseases that afflict women today: breast cancer. Given the increased risk for breast cancer associated with scoring well on bone density tests, being diagnosed with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis within the WHO’s definitions may actually be a good thing for overall health. After all, one may survive a fracture and/or bone break and attain a full recovery, but breast cancer often results in mortality, if not a lifelong depreciation in the quality of life caused by chemotherapy and radiation.
Sally Fields Selling Out Millions ofTrusting Women, Knowingly or Unknowingly?
Myth #2: Osteoporosis is caused by Calcium Deficiency
FACT: There is no word for “osteoporosis” in the Chinese language (a 5,000 year old system), and the average Chinese woman, for instance, consuming a traditional calcium poor (250 mg), high potassium, silica and magnesium rich whole-food, plant-based diet has less dense but far stronger bones than us.
FACT: The Harvard Nurses’ study, which tracked the dairy-based calcium consumption of over 78,000 Nurses for 12 years, demonstrated that those in the highest quarter percentile for calcium consumption had the highest risk of bone fracture.
FACT: Mammals, in part through the symbiotic bacteria that inhabit their ailmentary tracts, are capable of biotransforming minerals like potassium, silica and magnesium into calcium, making it unnecessary to consume the mineral in large amounts. This is clearly demonstrated in cows and chickens who excrete far more calcium than they ingest. For more informaton read Louis Kervran’s Biological Transmutations and Modern Physics
Myth #2: Bone Drugs Are Safe and Effective.
FACT: Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax, Evista, Actonel and the horrific injectable form known as Reclast, are all derivatives/analogues of industrial cleaning solvents. The mechanism of action upon which they depend requires the poisoning, inhibition and destruction of the bone-building cells known as osteoclasts which are responsible for breaking down the bad bone so that new healthy bone can be put in its place via the osteoblasts. The drugs cause the bad bone to build up, making the bone denser BUT WEAKER, while also acting as a metabolic poison generating serious, if not sometimes life-threatening side effects, e.g. osteonecrosis, atrial fibrillation, sudden bone fracture, esophageal ulceration/perforation, liver and kidney damage, etc. There are millions of formerly healthy women who by taking these drugs have had their right to informed consent violated. In turn thousands of physicians have violated the Nuremberg code of medical ethics, in their immoral promotion of an industrial cleaning solvent to treat medical conditions which do not exist. I believe that history will show the use of bisphosphonates is a major contributor to what has become nothing short of a medical holocaust.
FACT: Forteo, the parathyroid hormone analogue produced from genetically modified E. Coli, is associated wtih aggressive bone cancer.
FACT: Evista, the synthetic selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), is associated with increased risk for embolism. Evista has wanna-be selectivity, but does not approximate the built-in adaptogenic properties of the soy isoflavone genistein, whose metabolic behavior almost conveys a rudimentary form of intelligence.
Myth #3: The T-Score is Relevant and Valid
FACT: The T-score is used because if you compare the bones of a middle-age or older woman to that of a 30 year-old at peak bone mass (which is what the T-score is), most all women will fall short, and will then be required to subject themselves to an invasive, though profitable treatment. The expressed reason why the Z-score is not used is because if you compare a 65 year old woman’s bone density score to that of a 65 year old woman (which is the age-mediated Z-score), in most cases her bones will be right in line with what they should be for their age. This would ruin the drug-manufacturers and DEXA-scan operators who depend on misinformation for the bread and butter.
Read more about the T-score/Z-score mythology here.
For more information on this topic read my article…..
“The Breaking Point: How Too Much Calcium and Over-Medication can break your bones”
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Thanks so much! I know that eating better (more veggies & fruits) and exercise are the best thing for us but this info has really boosted my focus to doing more on a regular basis and to teach my kids to do the same.
Comment by Margie February 27, 2010 @ 12:20 pm