As the holiday season approaches, a gathering would not be complete without a cheese board. Until I started researching the genetically engineered growth hormone called rBGH, I was a hard core grazer at those cheese boards. Not anymore. This is not new news, but like news, it is released and falls by the way […]
October is Breast HEALTH Awareness Month! Let’s focus on Breast Health, exploring ways to prevent cancer at a cellular level and minimize our exposure to radiation. While commonly performed, mammograms are uncomfortable and use ionizing and cancer-causing radiation. It is true that mammograms have saved lives and been helpful in detecting cancer. Many women are […]
During my many years as a thermographer, I’ve learned that a great majority of women who seek out thermography have dense breasts. Many have had years of mammograms and/or biopsies with benign results, and all of them want to avoid radiation and compression. In fact, more than 40% of women have dense breast tissue. If […]
I was so thrilled to sit down with Alexis Brink of Jin Shin Institute to talk about one of my favorite topics: breast thermography. If you haven’t heard of Jin Shin, it’s a Japanese healing art that uses hands to balance the energetic body, mind and spirit. Jin Shin Institute is in New York and […]
I hope you are all doing well – physically and emotionally – in this time of uncertainty and turmoil. At Breast Thermography International, of which I am a member of, your health and well-being are our first priority. Many people are asking questions about thermography and its ability to detect the Coronavirus. Let’s do a […]
As a clinical breast thermographer, I see more and more fibrocystic breast cases than any other abnormality of the breast. Fibrocystic breast syndrome or disease is a common condition. It is also called cystic breasts or mammary dysplasia. Breasts can feel swollen or have a different texture, or even feel lumpier than they did yesterday. […]
Gratitude may be one of the most overlooked tools that we all have access to every day. Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous. This article written by Ocean Robbins for the Food Revolution Network talks about the neuroscience behind gratitude. I am grateful […]
Did you know that root canals can have untold, negative effects on your health? There is a growing recognition among integrative dentists and physicians that dental health has a tremendous impact on the overall health of the body. People are slowly discovering the hidden dangers of root canals as more medical professionals speak out about […]
Thermography is an excellent screening for early prevention of breast cancer because it detects heat associated with pathological processes years before it can be detected with conventional anatomical screening. Many women, including some doctors, fear mammograms are causing over treatment. According to a recent study published by scientists at The New England Journal of Medicine, […]
Remember the old canary in the coal mine? Miners used to carry caged canaries down into the mines with them, and if there was methane or carbon monoxide, the canary would die before the gas became hazardous to humans. When it comes to our breast health, we can’t wait for the canary! Did you know […]
