Fosamax: Turning Bone To Marble
Other non-estrogen drugs which are prescribed to supposedly reduce
the chance of osteoporosis, have serious side effects. In his video,
Dr. James Lee outlines the dangers of a very popular drug named
Fosamax. It's actually quite simple. Again, living healthy bone must
go through a constant process of old cells being replaced by new
cells, so that every few years we have an entire new skeleton.
Osteoclasts are cells that tear down bone; osteoblasts build new
cells in those spaces. Got that? OK.
The intellects behind Fosamax have decided that if they can stop the
osteoclasts from doing their normal job of tearing down bone, this will
prevent osteoporosis. How?
By the buildup of Fosamax crystals in the bone, which just stay
there long after a normal lifespan, which artificially stops the
removal system - the osteoclasts. Now there are no spaces in which
new bone cells can form.
The Fosamax crystals cannot be broken down by the body, and remain
in the bone for 15 or 20 years, taking up space, and offering an
artificial, plastic-like composition in what should be normal
healthy bone.
Dr. Lee tells us that modern Fosamax is 1000 times more potent than
the original drug. Even the manufacturers caution against indiscriminate
long term use of this drug: on p 1657-8 of the 1998 Physicians Desk
Reference we find that:
"bone formation is ultimately reduced Fosamax decreases the rate of
bone resorption [tearing down] directly, which leads to an indirect
decrease in bone formation."
Decreased bone formation? Does that sound like something that's going to maintain
normal bone and prevent osteoporosis in your golden years? Dr. Lee and
many others don't think so.
The PDR also tells us that they have no idea what effects Fosamax
may have after four years! (p1661)
Here we have a prime example of the philosophical difference between
allopathic and holistic medicine: they forgot that Mother Nature
Always Bats Last. You can't arbitrarily interfere with one half of a
complete life process like bone synthesis and expect no adverse
consequences.
With Fosamax, we have arrogantly overpowered the body's normal
system of bone building which has developed and maintained the
skeleton just fine for the person's whole life, by pretending that
one phase of that system exists in isolation from the whole rest of
the endocrine Internet, and can be omitted with no consequences.
Doctors trick women by telling them that Fosamax will increase "bone
mineral density" but what they don't tell them is that the new
mineral is not calcium and is no longer part of the living dynamic
process which has maintained their bones their entire lives.
This is not yet even mentioning the side effects of Fosamax:
- kidney disease
- ulcers
- heartburn
- joint pain
- headache
- rash
Fosamax is a risky, artificial approach to osteoporosis which
pretends like the problem can be divided up into separate, distinct
unrelated phases, like with a car. Same old idea, over and over:
another drug in search of a market.
Same old story. Osteoporosis is big business. Big business to keep
it happening, and big business to treat it. The dairy industry, the
meat industry, the soft drink industry all keep it happening. The
HRT industry, the nursing home industry, and the hospitals gain from
the treatment of osteoporosis. John McDougall explains:
"The diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis is so profitable because
millions of people unwittingly weaken their bones, making them dependent
for the rest of their life on diagnostic tests and drug therapy that
slows the disorder but never cures it."
- The McDougall Plan - p17 www.thedoctorwithin.com
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