If I had a dollar for every High School and College Athlete that’s come up with chronic health issues in adulthood related to things they’ve done for their sport. I’d be as rich as Trump at least.
Isn’t it fascinating how people who were in such peak physical condition end up looking worse after playing days are over? Football players specifically. Kobe Bryant was one of the few retired players who looked as healthy after retirement as he did during playing days.
Part of it I think is people taking some of these sports way too seriously. Stress can put a lot of miles on your body and age you prematurely.
There’s also undoubtedly some sort of drug use going on. Whether that’s the illicit performance enhancing kind. Or simply taking excessive amounts of various vitamins and supplements far and above what people actually need to be healthy. Too much of something that’s ostensibly good for you. Can be just as bad long term as a narcotic or alcohol addiction.
Often enough they also pull players out of relative poverty. There’s a lot of people who don’t do well when suddenly handed piles of money. If they aren’t already used to it. Part of why lottery winners often end up back where they were originally and or in worse straits despite winning what should have been a life changing amount of money. Professional Sports players known for being party animals and spending frivolously aren’t exactly uncommon either. Which puts more mileage on one’s health and physical appearance.
I’d imagine injuries may also play a factor. Just because a Surgeon gives you the greenlight to play again doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll ever be back to what you were pre-injury.
In the case of non-professional play. Such as Highschool/College play or younger. There’s family stressors. Parents trying to live vicariously through their kids. Pressures to perform even from family and other adults in your life. Especially if you’re playing on a school team.
Maybe it’s me but it seems like for years Academics and actual learning has taken a backseat to Sports at many schools. Both public and private. With absurd amounts being invested into the athletics departments. Which might explain why teachers elsewhere feel like they could get away with the leftist shit. As for years all the attention of parents and others was directed at the sports teams. None spent watching the teachers.
Point being. Lots of different variables and factors. Some of which are avoidable. Others not so much. Combined simply with stress.
And ACL tears in women’s basketball. It’s the money. Look at the push behind the WNBA. How long to support a losing venture. Then sabotage someone like Clark in Indiana when she brings in fans and attention.
Riley Gaines explained she took birth control in college specifically to stop her periods because swimming six hours a day in revealing bathing suits made bleeding uncomfortable. At age 26 she underwent comprehensive health screening including blood work and cancer checks. Doctors flagged her super low bone density as unusual given her weight lifting routine. When asked about possible causes the doctor identified the birth control that allowed her to skip periods as the likely culprit. Gaines noted she is young enough to rebuild bone density but warned that longer use could have caused serious long-term harm.
And that ladies and gentlemen is because birth control uses progestins. For a quick run-down on the differing effects on the body:
Progesterone appears to have a direct bone‑building (anabolic) role when combined with estrogen, whereas various synthetic progestins are more neutral or even detrimental for bone in some contexts, with effects depending strongly on the specific molecule and dose.
Essential points:
Natural progesterone (bioidentical)
Osteoblasts (bone‑forming cells) have progesterone‑specific receptors, and progesterone promotes bone formation when present with estradiol.[1]
Clinical and mechanistic work from endocrinology groups (e.g., Jerilynn Prior’s research) indicates that progesterone plus estradiol can increase bone formation and help maintain or improve bone density in peri‑ and postmenopausal women.[1]
Progesterone with estrogen is therefore considered supportive of bone density, complementing estrogen’s anti‑resorptive effect (slowing bone breakdown).[1][2]
Progestins (synthetic progesterone‑like drugs)
Progestins differ structurally from progesterone (often by “one molecule off”), which changes receptor binding and tissue actions.[1] They are not simply interchangeable.
Their primary design goal is endometrial protection/contraception, not bone support.[2]
Effects on bone are highly variable by agent:
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA/Depo‑Provera) is associated with significant bone density loss; it carries an FDA black‑box warning against long‑term use (>2 years) partly for this reason.[4]
Other progestins used in combined oral contraceptives are often bone‑neutral or mildly beneficial in young women because of the estrogen component; the progestin itself does not confer the same anabolic bone benefits seen with natural progesterone.
Some progestins have glucocorticoid or androgenic properties, which can negatively influence bone and lipid metabolism, unlike natural progesterone that lacks androgenic effects.[1]
Why the difference?
Receptor specificity: Progesterone binds to classical progesterone receptors on osteoblasts and appears to stimulate bone formation; many progestins have different affinities for progesterone, androgen, glucocorticoid, or mineralocorticoid receptors, leading to different bone effects.
Metabolism and downstream signals: Natural progesterone is rapidly metabolized to neuroactive and other metabolites that may exert additional protective effects; synthetic progestins have different metabolites and signaling patterns.
Clinical data pattern:
HRT regimens using estrogen + certain progestins (e.g., medroxyprogesterone acetate) in WHI showed protection from fractures primarily attributable to estrogen; the progestin did not add a specific bone‑building effect and was linked to higher risks in other systems (breast, cardiovascular).[2]
Emerging data using estrogen + micronized progesterone suggest maintenance of bone density with a better overall safety profile, and mechanistic data support a pro‑formation effect from progesterone itself.[1][2]
In practical terms:
For postmenopausal women at risk of osteoporosis, estrogen is the main driver of fracture reduction, but adding natural progesterone may enhance bone formation and overall bone quality, whereas progestins are chosen for endometrial protection/contraception and may not provide the same bone benefit.
A prominent negative example is Depo‑Provera (DMPA), where long‑term use can reduce bone mineral density and is discouraged as a chronic method in young women for this reason.[4]
So, progesterone tends to be bone‑supportive (anabolic in combination with estrogen), while progestins have heterogeneous effects, with some—especially DMPA—clearly associated with bone loss and others largely bone‑neutral rather than bone‑building.
The push for extreme athleticism at early ages is concerning. It most definitely has the potential for detrimental injuries and health problems. I know of a young man, 17 who just had a full Tommy John! I’m also confused with the girls wrestling craze. That amount of lean muscle and use of birth control is a recipe for a lifetime of hormonal disaster.
Birth control is unknowingly making women crazy. I mean this with all sincerity. I have personal experience with the effects and withdraws and lots of observation. The best thing a woman can do is study her hormonal patterns, learn NFP and teach this to her daughters. The clear blue ovulation monitor can be used for natural birth control and is 98% effective when done correctly. I know this doesn’t stop periods, but there are other options and maybe it should be taken as a sign to slow down and give your body what it needs.
If I had a dollar for every High School and College Athlete that’s come up with chronic health issues in adulthood related to things they’ve done for their sport. I’d be as rich as Trump at least.
Isn’t it fascinating how people who were in such peak physical condition end up looking worse after playing days are over? Football players specifically. Kobe Bryant was one of the few retired players who looked as healthy after retirement as he did during playing days.
Part of it I think is people taking some of these sports way too seriously. Stress can put a lot of miles on your body and age you prematurely.
There’s also undoubtedly some sort of drug use going on. Whether that’s the illicit performance enhancing kind. Or simply taking excessive amounts of various vitamins and supplements far and above what people actually need to be healthy. Too much of something that’s ostensibly good for you. Can be just as bad long term as a narcotic or alcohol addiction.
Often enough they also pull players out of relative poverty. There’s a lot of people who don’t do well when suddenly handed piles of money. If they aren’t already used to it. Part of why lottery winners often end up back where they were originally and or in worse straits despite winning what should have been a life changing amount of money. Professional Sports players known for being party animals and spending frivolously aren’t exactly uncommon either. Which puts more mileage on one’s health and physical appearance.
I’d imagine injuries may also play a factor. Just because a Surgeon gives you the greenlight to play again doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll ever be back to what you were pre-injury.
In the case of non-professional play. Such as Highschool/College play or younger. There’s family stressors. Parents trying to live vicariously through their kids. Pressures to perform even from family and other adults in your life. Especially if you’re playing on a school team.
Maybe it’s me but it seems like for years Academics and actual learning has taken a backseat to Sports at many schools. Both public and private. With absurd amounts being invested into the athletics departments. Which might explain why teachers elsewhere feel like they could get away with the leftist shit. As for years all the attention of parents and others was directed at the sports teams. None spent watching the teachers.
Point being. Lots of different variables and factors. Some of which are avoidable. Others not so much. Combined simply with stress.
And ACL tears in women’s basketball. It’s the money. Look at the push behind the WNBA. How long to support a losing venture. Then sabotage someone like Clark in Indiana when she brings in fans and attention.
All true. & depression from not getting to do what you love & are good at anymore.
You get so many cell divisions in life. Use them early or make them last.
See drug and alcohol free Trump.
Shocking that something designed to stop your body’s natural processes causes damage.
Population control in the pursuit of sports ball
Fertility is proof of good health. Women have been taking medication to cure themselves of that good health for sixty years now.
Riley Gaines explained she took birth control in college specifically to stop her periods because swimming six hours a day in revealing bathing suits made bleeding uncomfortable. At age 26 she underwent comprehensive health screening including blood work and cancer checks. Doctors flagged her super low bone density as unusual given her weight lifting routine. When asked about possible causes the doctor identified the birth control that allowed her to skip periods as the likely culprit. Gaines noted she is young enough to rebuild bone density but warned that longer use could have caused serious long-term harm.
SOURCE: https://x.com/KatieMiller/status/2067590332309442565 SOURCE (mirror): https://xcancel.com/KatieMiller/status/2067590332309442565
Messing with any system, especially natural, analog ones, is bound to have unintended consequences.
Shocking /s
And that ladies and gentlemen is because birth control uses progestins. For a quick run-down on the differing effects on the body:
Progesterone appears to have a direct bone‑building (anabolic) role when combined with estrogen, whereas various synthetic progestins are more neutral or even detrimental for bone in some contexts, with effects depending strongly on the specific molecule and dose.
Essential points:
Natural progesterone (bioidentical)
Progestins (synthetic progesterone‑like drugs)
Why the difference?
In practical terms:
So, progesterone tends to be bone‑supportive (anabolic in combination with estrogen), while progestins have heterogeneous effects, with some—especially DMPA—clearly associated with bone loss and others largely bone‑neutral rather than bone‑building.
From Perplexity AI.
The push for extreme athleticism at early ages is concerning. It most definitely has the potential for detrimental injuries and health problems. I know of a young man, 17 who just had a full Tommy John! I’m also confused with the girls wrestling craze. That amount of lean muscle and use of birth control is a recipe for a lifetime of hormonal disaster.
Birth control is unknowingly making women crazy. I mean this with all sincerity. I have personal experience with the effects and withdraws and lots of observation. The best thing a woman can do is study her hormonal patterns, learn NFP and teach this to her daughters. The clear blue ovulation monitor can be used for natural birth control and is 98% effective when done correctly. I know this doesn’t stop periods, but there are other options and maybe it should be taken as a sign to slow down and give your body what it needs.
So make sure you're taking the D ladies.