OSTEOPOROSIS
OSTEOPOROSIS In Parade Magazine, March 19, 2000, Joan Tarshis article Celebrities Reveal Their Secrets, has the following: Debbie Reynolds, 67, actress-singer "I was asked to be a spokesperson for osteoporosis but didn't quite understand it. Then I took the bone density test and found that I do have osteoporosis! I was shocked, having been a dancer, an athlete, a swimmer my whole life. If the osteoporosis people hadn't come to me, I probably would have broken a hip. So I tell women, You must take this test! It's so easy. You just lie on a table, they roll this thing over the top of you, and in five minutes you're out of there you don't even take your clothes off. And if you test for it early enough, you need not get osteoporosis in the first place. It absolutely can be prevented. I have to be on extra calcium and medicine, because my osteoporosis cannot be cured, though I do keep exercising to maintain my bone density." Im sharing this with all of you because I also have osteoporosis. Im 87 and about 10 years ago, because of a back problem, I took the bone density test. Low and behold, even though, for many years, I had an avid exercise program and kept a high fiber and low fat diet, I had osteoporosis. I differ with Debbie Reynolds. After 10 years of proper medication my doctor tells me that I have gone from having full-blown osteoporosis, to now Im a border line case. My purpose in sharing this piece is to encourage those getting up in years to have a bone density test.
RE: Blaming the victors
I believe this captures a great deal: "It is not necessary to construct a theory of intentional cultural control. In truth, the strength of the control process rests in its apparent absence. The desired systemic result is achieved ordinarily by a loose though effective institutional process. It utilizes the education of journalists and other media professionals, built-in penalties and rewards for doing what is expected, norms presented as objective rules, and the occasional but telling direct intrusion from above. The main lever is the internalization of values." [P.8, Herbert I. Schiller, CULTURE INC; Oxford, 1989. ISBN 0-19-506783-5] Brian McAndrews
Re: OSTEOPOROSIS
The medico-industrial complex peddled osteoporosis tests/pills by writing In Parade Magazine, March 19, 2000, Debbie Reynolds, 67, actress-singer "I was asked to be a spokesperson for osteoporosis but didn't quite understand it. Then I took the bone density test and found that I do have osteoporosis! I was shocked, having been a dancer, an athlete, a swimmer my whole life. No big surprise, since osteoporosis is mainly caused by wrong nutrition. A Swiss consumer health magazine recently reported that the high consumption of phosphoric acid, in soft-drinks such as Coke, has caused a true epidemic of osteoporosis (the phosphoric acid leaks calcium out of bones). Another factor is meat consumption, leading to chronic acidosis with a similar effect. A study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found a dose-response relationship between Coca-Cola consumption and the likelihood of breaking bones. There are kids who break bones from simple falls, because they have consumed 3 litres of Coke per day. HTH, Chris you need not get osteoporosis in the first place. It absolutely can be prevented.
