Originally Posted by jmt
The article is written and structured well. I just don't think there was a full understanding of some of the medical terms used. That's what I meant by "misused" worrds.
Water, in total, really doesn't exist in joints. The fluid there is called synovial fluid. And while I don't doubt that it's made up of mostly water, referring to it as "water" is incorrect.
Also, cytokines are just regulatory protein strands (lymphokines, interleukins, etc.) that act as the "middle man", so to speak, between the immune system and other parts of the body. Cytokines, themselves, have no direct anti-inflammaotry, etc. actions. While I won't dispute that a depletion of them might cause a sort of "confusion" in the body, the immune system can still operate.
As for conflicting information, recent studies are surfacing to present findings that estrogen and progesterone levels in the body are having little or no effect on bone density. I understand that the topic isn't discussed much, so such information may arise.
I can't get over the fact that a lot of the supporting evidence comes from estrogen levels and effects in females. The male and female body, with regards to hormones and hormone production, are very different. Sure regulatory devices and hormone creation are somewhat similar, but the comparison might as well be apples to oranges in my opinion.
I know everyone here, as well as I, thanks for you making supportive information available to them.
It's not the construction or the wording of the article that doesn't fit me well, it's the content that lies within. While I'm not claiming to be an expert, and we can all percieve things differently, I just felt that it wasn't as accurate as it should be. This was not a question of his writing ability.
I applaud his efforts, and yours, for trying to bring more scientific issues at hand to the general forum public. I enjoy reading them more than the usual "Well I know a guy..." type posts. So, in that light, thanks.
-jmt