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A New Model - One that REALLY WORKS!
Most of us have heard that monthly breast self-exams are an
integral part of breast cancer prevention. Finding cancer early
is NOT breast cancer prevention. Early treatment is helpful in
most cases, especially cosmetically, but it is not “preventing
cancer.” In fact, the benefit of breast self-exams in early
detection has been called into question.
One large 12-year study in China involving more than 266,000
Chinese women found no clear benefit in breast self-exam over
finding cancer randomly. (1) Nor was there a difference in mortality
rates. What the women who did the regular breast self-exams did
get was…more unnecessary biopsies. The study has flaws
but there really isn’t any study which proves that Breast
Self-Exams are beneficial.
On her website breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love says “I
am opposed to the notion that women should look on their breasts
as though they were enemy soldiers being searched for weapons.
I am opposed to investing money in a technique that has not been
shown to change mortality. And I am opposed to using breast self-exam
as an excuse for not finding better methods of early detection.
I find that women themselves get scared to death and alienated
from their bodies, feeling they need to go on this monthly search-and-destroy
mission. I also think the ones who do feel empowered are often
getting a false sense of security.”
http://www.susanlovemd.com
If breast self-exams
don't work, how come they are still being promoted?
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Breast self- exams are the only early detection/prevention model
that is offered to women too young for effective mammography. Although
75% of breast cancer is in women over 50 years old, the 25% of
women under fifty don’t have any viable method of early detection.
Until there is a more widely recognized alternative, there is nothing
else. The conversation about prevention isn’t even on the
table. That is not acceptable.
The methods taught by The Breast Health Project will be
the alternative. In ten years, most women will know about
them. Because of your curiosity and desire to learn you
are learning it earlier than most. Congratulations!
Is there such a
thing as breast cancer prevention?
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From a western perspective, breast cancer prevention is yet
to be proven. The techniques of prevention are mastectomy
or Tamoxifen. Those methods are more radical than many women
are willing to accept. The idea that you could keep errant
cell from becoming cancer is not the paradigm.
From an eastern perspective, disease prevention is a more
widely accepted concept. Eastern medicine sees symptoms
as signs of some imbalance in the body. Root causes of
symptoms are explored to identify the source of the imbalance.
By bringing the body back into balance symptoms do not
progress to a disease state. Eastern medicine recognizes
that imbalances regularly arise in the system due to stresses,
emotional patterns and environmental exposures. In this
concept ongoing preventative methods are critical to long-term
health.
Where
do the methods of promoting breast health immunity
come from?
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The idea of preventing breast cancer has been around for
thousands of years in the Chinese and Ayurvedic medical texts.
For example, in the Chinese texts it is suggested that one
vigorously rub the breasts until they are red and warm in
order to enhance breast health. This stimulation will activate
and balance the energetic meridians that run through the
chest area. (Go here to learn how to use eastern breast health
techniques to remove
energy stagnation). In western therapies, lymphatic
massage is used to clean tissue and strengthen
the immune system. The Breast Health Project techniques are
adaptations from both eastern and western knowledge.
The idea that underlying emotional issues play a part in the development of disease
is recognized in eastern medicine. In the west, the connection between emotion
and hormonal imbalance is a developing area of research. The Breast Health Project
recognizes the connection between emotion and physical health. We include emotional
awareness techniques in order to remove any emotional patterns that may contribute
to disease manifestation. (Check out our page on PMS.)
How
is this different from a self-breast exam?
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We have replaced the old model of looking for disease
with a new model based on maintaining health. Previously,
we were told to check for cancer monthly. This has
caused so much fear for women that they often don’t
do it. In fact, the China study showed that women who
did monthly exams experienced more benign biopsies.
We have found that by teaching women how to massage
their breast tissue and open
up the energy around the breasts, they
create a different relationship. Rather than being
afraid of their breast tissue, they are empowered.
In energetic theory, fear causes energy to constrict.
Releasing the fear by being proactive opens up the energy
and helps to create health in the breasts. Also the brain
is more curious and able to learn when we are doing something
empowering for ourselves. If we are to get to know our
breasts, let’s start by being nice and loving them!
What
do I do to support my own breast health?
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Healthy lymph movement and a balanced energy system are critical
to breast health. In order to create breast health, we practice
four basic methods that will activate your lymph system and
balance your energy.
Can we add a link here to a Learn about your
lymph page
Breathe:
Deep breathing exercises massage the thoracic duct, which
is the largest lymph vessel in the body. This helps to
move the lymph. There is a direct connection between quality
of breathing habits and healthy lymph.
Deep
breathing also moves our stress response
towards a more relaxed state. Our body works best when
it is not stressed. Remember that more than 80% of
disease is stress related. Stopping your stress response
is a crucial component in disease prevention.
Move: Every
study implicates the positive connection between exercise
and good health. This relates to oxygen, energy and lymph
because movement affects them all. Many types of exercise
are effective for enhancing lymphatic function and energy
movement. The Breast Health Project promotes very simple
movements that are specifically designed to open the energy
channels in the chest. These simple exercises help to develop
awareness of emotional patterns that may surface when energy
begins to move in the chest. (Click
here to learn the movement exercises)
Massage Your Lymph: Lymphatic
massage is different from regular massage
in that it mimics the way lymph moves naturally and
exaggerates that movement. There are a number of lymph
nodes in the armpit area and around the collarbone,
which help to clean and filter the breast tissue. We
can learn to enhance lymph movement in our breasts
using simple massage techniques. (Click here to get
instructions on lymphatic
breast massage.)
Keep Your Energy Channels
Open: If your breast tissue and surrounding
areas are sore, this is a sign that the energy in your
chest area is not moving well. Keeping this area flowing
and pain free is an important part of our breast health
model. In eastern medical theory stagnant energy can
create the condition in which disease can develop.
The exercises that you’ll be taught in this model
support continuous healthy flow of energy in the breast
area. A premenstrual condition may cause breast tenderness.
If this is the case for you and the area is too sore
to touch, try these techniques after your period has
started. Stimulated regularly throughout the month,
these points will decrease premenstrual soreness. (Click
here to learn how to open
your energy channels.)
For more complete instruction you can order
the video or attend
a class in your area.
(1) taken from October 2, 2002, Journal of the National
Cancer Institute
EXCLUSIVE:
CREATING BREAST HEALTH DVD
| We made this DVD because
so many clients begged us to. It is one
hour long and is a complete self taught
course! This way you can learn the exercises
in the comfort and privacy of your own
home. |
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DVD
| “Creating Breast
Health is a wonderful and comprehensive
tool for every person for whom self-care
is a priority.” - Michelle P. Brown,
MD, Medical Director, Lemuria Health
Institute, Monterey, California
“Thank you, for this gift to all
women.” - Kendelyn Beck, Berkeley,
CA
“This month my breasts were nearly
100% pain free.” - Jen Weiher,
Carmel, California
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