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Healing Strategies: 4 Breast Detox methods
According to Elizabeth Vaughn, MD, at www.brafree.org, the answer is yes.
In the November 4, 1978 issue of Lancet, John Douglass, MD, from the Southern
California Permanente Medical Group, tactually noted the breast temperatures of
550 women after bra removal. Large, bra-encased breasts were hotter than
smaller ones, but braless breasts, large, medium, or small, were cool. Observing
that men with undescended testes have a high cancer incidence due to glandular
tissue overheating, and testicular cancer increasing markedly after men began
wearing hotter jockey-type underwear, he suggested that a similar mechanism was
at work with breast cancer. If women keep their breasts hot, they develop more
cancer.
In the early 1990s, medical anthropologists, Sydney Singer and Soma
Grismaijer, studied 4,500 women in 5 cities across the U.S. about their habits in
purchasing and wearing bras, and later published their findings in the book,
Dressed to Kill. Though the study did not take into account other lifestyle factors, the
results are too striking to be denied:
1. If you wear a bra 24 hours a day, you have a 3 out of 4 chance of
developing breast cancer.
2. If you wear a bra less than 12 hours, you have a 1 out of 7 chance of
developing breast cancer.
3. If you wear a bra less than 12 hours a day, you have a 1 out of 15 chance
of developing breast cancer.
4. If you wear a bra rarely or never, you have a 1 out of 168 chance of getting
breast cancer.
Suggestions:
At the September 2005 National Homeopathic Association at Duke University,
Dr. Bruce Shelton presented slides of a sample of patients who had non-malignant
breast changes and used homeopathy to help detox their breasts. Homeopathic
remedies are based upon the belief that small doses of medicine, herbs, or both
may stimulate the immune system. Using homeopathic remedies solely to detoxify
their breasts for a minimum of three months, these patients improved and reversed
some of their non-malignant changes as seen on before and after thermograms.
A digital thermogram, which is radiation-free, is a heat-seeking camera that
develops a color image on a computer screen based upon temperature
differentials on the surface of any area of the body. The rapid growth in malignancy
causes the body to need more blood supply and even to grow new blood vessels,
and this extra blood and blood supply make a distinctive heat pattern.
According to Dr. Shelton, the value of using thermograms is that there is an ability to
make an early diagnosis of breast abnormalities, such as fibrocytic disease and
lymphatic congestion, before these abnormalities can be felt by self-examination or
seen on a mammogram. Early diagnosis leads to early treatment of these
abnormalities to help ensure that they will not progress to cancer.
Every woman who has a mammogram is elated to find out that she does not have
cancer. But what if the mammogram shows benign changes? She might take her
chances and wait until the next year before she gets another mammogram.
Dr. Shelton emphatically advises every woman at the first sign of problems, to
be proactive. Take control of your body. Work to reverse the abnormalities before
any potential cancer can arise.
While Dr. Shelton's patients use a variety of detox methods, such as progesterone,
metals' removal, and chelation, the sample of patients presented at the conference
only used homeopathic remedies to detoxify their breasts. To deal with all levels
of toxicity, Dr. Shelton devised a program using homeopathic remedies that target
the liver, kidney, intercellular matrix, and the cell to help drain poisons from the
body and help detox the breasts. After a minimum of three months, the results were
promising. All improved and were able to reverse some of the non-malignant
breast changes as evidenced on the thermograms. (Drbruceshelton.com)
[The website editors are in the process of preparing Dr. Shelton's slide show which
demonstrates how homeopathic detox was visible on follow-up thermograms.]
This website is intended as information only. The editors of this site are not medically-
trained. Please consult your licensed health care practitioner before implementing any health
strategy. The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the
relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. This site
accepts no advertising. The contents of this site are copyrighted 2006 by Breast Cancer
Choices, Inc. Contact us for reprint permission. Website updated August 7, 2006.
- 1. Iodine and Breast Detox
- The editors of this website consider iodine a first line strategy for healing the
breast. Iodine in the form of Lugol's Solution or tincture of iodine has
reduced swollen, tender, fibrocystic breasts in every woman in the Amazon
Listserv who has had this problem.
Women applied several drops of iodine to the breasts with a Q-Tip each day
until the pain and swelling diminished then found a comfortable
maintenance dose. Reduction of symptoms took from 24 hours to 3
months. If you are allergic to iodine consult an iodine-literate physician.
- Iodine taken orally in the form of Iodoral (Lugol's in tablet form) also has
helped reduce breast pain and swelling. See the Iodine Page for a more
comprehensive explanation and documentation.
- 2. Reduce Bra Wearing
- Is wearing a bra a risk factor for developing breast cancer?
According to Elizabeth Vaughn, MD, at www.brafree.org, the answer is yes.
In the November 4, 1978 issue of Lancet, John Douglass, MD, from the Southern
California Permanente Medical Group, tactually noted the breast temperatures of
550 women after bra removal. Large, bra-encased breasts were hotter than
smaller ones, but braless breasts, large, medium, or small, were cool. Observing
that men with undescended testes have a high cancer incidence due to glandular
tissue overheating, and testicular cancer increasing markedly after men began
wearing hotter jockey-type underwear, he suggested that a similar mechanism was
at work with breast cancer. If women keep their breasts hot, they develop more
cancer.
In the early 1990s, medical anthropologists, Sydney Singer and Soma
Grismaijer, studied 4,500 women in 5 cities across the U.S. about their habits in
purchasing and wearing bras, and later published their findings in the book,
Dressed to Kill. Though the study did not take into account other lifestyle factors, the
results are too striking to be denied:
1. If you wear a bra 24 hours a day, you have a 3 out of 4 chance of
developing breast cancer.
2. If you wear a bra less than 12 hours, you have a 1 out of 7 chance of
developing breast cancer.
3. If you wear a bra less than 12 hours a day, you have a 1 out of 15 chance
of developing breast cancer.
4. If you wear a bra rarely or never, you have a 1 out of 168 chance of getting
breast cancer.
Suggestions:
- Avoid wearing a bra.
- Consider substituting a tank top, or camisole. Check the lingerie section of
- department stores for bra alternatives which are becoming more popular.
- If you do wear a bra, try to shorten the hours that you wear it.
- 3. Thermograms and Homeopathy Detox
At the September 2005 National Homeopathic Association at Duke University,
Dr. Bruce Shelton presented slides of a sample of patients who had non-malignant
breast changes and used homeopathy to help detox their breasts. Homeopathic
remedies are based upon the belief that small doses of medicine, herbs, or both
may stimulate the immune system. Using homeopathic remedies solely to detoxify
their breasts for a minimum of three months, these patients improved and reversed
some of their non-malignant changes as seen on before and after thermograms.
A digital thermogram, which is radiation-free, is a heat-seeking camera that
develops a color image on a computer screen based upon temperature
differentials on the surface of any area of the body. The rapid growth in malignancy
causes the body to need more blood supply and even to grow new blood vessels,
and this extra blood and blood supply make a distinctive heat pattern.
According to Dr. Shelton, the value of using thermograms is that there is an ability to
make an early diagnosis of breast abnormalities, such as fibrocytic disease and
lymphatic congestion, before these abnormalities can be felt by self-examination or
seen on a mammogram. Early diagnosis leads to early treatment of these
abnormalities to help ensure that they will not progress to cancer.
Every woman who has a mammogram is elated to find out that she does not have
cancer. But what if the mammogram shows benign changes? She might take her
chances and wait until the next year before she gets another mammogram.
Dr. Shelton emphatically advises every woman at the first sign of problems, to
be proactive. Take control of your body. Work to reverse the abnormalities before
any potential cancer can arise.
While Dr. Shelton's patients use a variety of detox methods, such as progesterone,
metals' removal, and chelation, the sample of patients presented at the conference
only used homeopathic remedies to detoxify their breasts. To deal with all levels
of toxicity, Dr. Shelton devised a program using homeopathic remedies that target
the liver, kidney, intercellular matrix, and the cell to help drain poisons from the
body and help detox the breasts. After a minimum of three months, the results were
promising. All improved and were able to reverse some of the non-malignant
breast changes as evidenced on the thermograms. (Drbruceshelton.com)
[The website editors are in the process of preparing Dr. Shelton's slide show which
demonstrates how homeopathic detox was visible on follow-up thermograms.]
- 4. Reduce Personal Products
- Commercial deodorants and antiperspirants may block the protective detox
mechanism of the armpit. Although breast cancer has never been linked
directly to deodorants, parabens have been found in surgically removed
breast tissue. Try health food brands and avoid aluminum, parabens, and
propylene glycol (antifreeze) ingredients. Talc also been associated with
ovarian cancer but has not yet been studied for breast cancer.
This website is intended as information only. The editors of this site are not medically-
trained. Please consult your licensed health care practitioner before implementing any health
strategy. The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the
relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. This site
accepts no advertising. The contents of this site are copyrighted 2006 by Breast Cancer
Choices, Inc. Contact us for reprint permission. Website updated August 7, 2006.