Synthetic vs. Natural Hormones ... BIG Difference
Yesterday, I told you that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is pushing the FDA to restrict your access to safe, natural hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). They're doing this because the natural alternatives are so far superior that they've cut into Wyeth's sales by more than a billion dollars.
So, what's the difference between the natural and synthetic versions of HRT?
Bio-identical hormones are derived from plant compounds. As the name implies, they are identical to the hormones produced in the body. Unfortunately (for the drug companies), these hormones cannot be patented. On the other hand, the synthetic versions (which are derived from the urine of pregnant mares) are altered in the lab to produce a patentable - and profitable - product.
Women by the thousands are choosing bio-identical hormones to avoid the side effects of synthetic hormones. For example, the following was posted in the Health Sciences Institute (HSI) Forum.
"I have been on a variety of hormone replacement options over the years. Regardless of what I tried, I had many unwanted side effects (acne, sweating, fluid retention, etc.). After reading up on bio-identical estrogen, I asked to be switched to a bio-identical tri-estrogen compound. All side effects I experienced with other therapies went away almost immediately. I have been very happy with the results, whereas I had been miserable for years with other therapies." ...
- Jon Herring
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Notes From Michael Masterson's Journal: Love Isn't the Only Thing That Money Can't Buy
Ads for "Meals on Wheels" programs often say things like "Dignity is life without hunger." This illustrates, very plainly, something that I think is wrong with contemporary liberal sentiment: the idea that virtue is a material commodity.
If dignity is nothing but a full belly, why are there so many well-fed people out there without a shred of it? Likewise, if dignity is the negation of hunger, was Gandhi's fasting undignified?
It's so dumb. So predictable. Today's do-gooder thinks the world is better if it has more material goods. The mission of such a person is to give everyone a minimum level of material comfort. The impulse itself is myopic and self-indulgent. The actions that come from it are futile at best and most often destructive.
You can't buy dignity. And you can't pay for it either.
- Michael Masterson
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Word to the Wise: Bellicose
"Bellicose" (BEL-ih-kos) is another way of saying "warlike." The word is derived from the Latin "bellum" ("war").
Example (as used by Walter McDougal in Promised Land, Crusader State): "And John Adams insisted that where European diplomacy was secret, bellicose, and riddled with intrigue, American policy would be open, peaceful, and honest."
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #1658, 02/21/06], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
Yesterday, I told you that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is pushing the FDA to restrict your access to safe, natural hormonal replacement therapy (HRT). They're doing this because the natural alternatives are so far superior that they've cut into Wyeth's sales by more than a billion dollars.
So, what's the difference between the natural and synthetic versions of HRT?
Bio-identical hormones are derived from plant compounds. As the name implies, they are identical to the hormones produced in the body. Unfortunately (for the drug companies), these hormones cannot be patented. On the other hand, the synthetic versions (which are derived from the urine of pregnant mares) are altered in the lab to produce a patentable - and profitable - product.
Women by the thousands are choosing bio-identical hormones to avoid the side effects of synthetic hormones. For example, the following was posted in the Health Sciences Institute (HSI) Forum.
"I have been on a variety of hormone replacement options over the years. Regardless of what I tried, I had many unwanted side effects (acne, sweating, fluid retention, etc.). After reading up on bio-identical estrogen, I asked to be switched to a bio-identical tri-estrogen compound. All side effects I experienced with other therapies went away almost immediately. I have been very happy with the results, whereas I had been miserable for years with other therapies." ...
- Jon Herring
______________________________
Notes From Michael Masterson's Journal: Love Isn't the Only Thing That Money Can't Buy
Ads for "Meals on Wheels" programs often say things like "Dignity is life without hunger." This illustrates, very plainly, something that I think is wrong with contemporary liberal sentiment: the idea that virtue is a material commodity.
If dignity is nothing but a full belly, why are there so many well-fed people out there without a shred of it? Likewise, if dignity is the negation of hunger, was Gandhi's fasting undignified?
It's so dumb. So predictable. Today's do-gooder thinks the world is better if it has more material goods. The mission of such a person is to give everyone a minimum level of material comfort. The impulse itself is myopic and self-indulgent. The actions that come from it are futile at best and most often destructive.
You can't buy dignity. And you can't pay for it either.
- Michael Masterson
______________________________
Word to the Wise: Bellicose
"Bellicose" (BEL-ih-kos) is another way of saying "warlike." The word is derived from the Latin "bellum" ("war").
Example (as used by Walter McDougal in Promised Land, Crusader State): "And John Adams insisted that where European diplomacy was secret, bellicose, and riddled with intrigue, American policy would be open, peaceful, and honest."
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #1658, 02/21/06], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
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