Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 annie summers <lammasmoon Re: [AltAnswers] Suggestions for Long-Term Breast Health. Avoid mammograms like the plague!! (WDDTY have covered this subject - very interesting) -- THERMOGRAPHY AS MAMMOGRAPHY ALTERNATIVE Dr. Frank A. Charles, N.D. Page 24 Fall/Winter 2001-2002 Carolina Health & Healing magazine There probably isn't a person in America who has not been touched by a loved one who has battled breast cancer. Medical science has not yet learned how to prevent breast cancer but improvements in early detection promise a greater chance of survival. One of the most exciting and recent developments in the early detection of breast cancer is in the field of advanced medical Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging or DITI. Several new dramatic improvements in DITI technology, coupled with patient awareness and new medical warnings concerning overuse of ionizing radiation from x-rays, are pushing DITI into the breast- screening arena. DITI now offers the advantages of being totally painless, totally safe, low in cost, and effective at any age. You may be asking: " If DITI is so great, why haven't I heard much about it? Why hasn't DITI been utilized more for breast screening if it offers all these advantages? " PRESENTING DITI Medical DITI has been used extensively in human medicine in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia for the past 20 years. While the technology lost favor some time ago because of cumbersome equipment, difficult protocols and unrefined technology, events are rapidly changing. New ultra-sensitive, ultra-resolution DITI devices have many doctors and researchers believing that DITI exams could prove to be a simpler, less expensive and more effective complement to mammography than other newer imaging methods. Recent concerns about mammography and the benefits of a new DITI manufactured by a company from Australia, have resulted in DITI imaging centers in other parts of the world now being able to offer this technology to women interested in taking control of their health. PROBLEMS WITH MAMMOGRAPHY Until recently, mammography was considered to be our only option in breast screening. That is rapidly changing as experts in the field of ionizing radiation are questioning the long- term cumulative effects of these types of procedures. The truth about mammography is that it may not be as safe or effective as once believed. Many informed experts are now questioning the detrimental effects from cumulative radiation. The fact is that this area has not been properly researched, especially considering the multiple-exposures being absorbed by many individuals and the cumulative effects of radiation from mammography, dental and other radiation sources. Based on 40 years of research on the effects of low-dose radiation on humans, John Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., a renowned authority on the health effects of ionizing radiation, estimates that 75 percent of breast cancer could be prevented by avoiding or minimizing exposure from mammography and X-rays. Dr. Gofman believes strongly that there is no " safe threshold " for exposure to low level-level ionizing radiation. Another potential concern about the mammogram is that it may, on occasion, even help spread an existing mass of cancer cells. During the procedure, considerable pressure is placed on the woman's breast by the mammography technologist as the breast is firmly squeezed between two flat plastic surfaces. Dr. Lorraine Day, a pathologist and breast cancer survivor, and other researchers have raised concerns about the negative effects of breast compression. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Academy of Sciences admit that mammography promotes cancer. Their justification for continuing to endorse mammography is that the incidence of cancer is small in relation to the number of early detection cases. However, Dr. Charles B. Simone, founder of the Simone Protective Cancer Center and a former clinical associate in immunology and pharmacology at the NCI, says that earlier detection has not resulted in longer life when the data is really analyzed. Here are some other comments on mammography: " By the time a tumor is large enough to be seen by a mammogram, it is usually 8 years old, has approximately 500 million cells, and is approximately an inch long. " Lancet, Oct. 10, 1992. " If all American women between forty and fifty were screened yearly by mammogram, 40 out of every 100 cancers would be missed. " New England Journal of Medicine, 328:176 1993. " Half of all breast cancers in women under 45 are invisible on a mammogram. " American Health, 1994 MORE ABOUT DITI DITI has been recognized as a viable diagnostic tool since 1987 by the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs, by the ACA Council on Diagnostic Imaging, by the Congress of Neurosurgeons in 1988 and by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabili-tation in 1990. DITI works differently than tests such as x-ray, ultrasound or MRI. Those technologies can detect changes in tissue structure only, because they are anatomical tests. Tumors must be formed, dense and of a certain size to be detected by mammography or ultrasound. DITI is unique in its ability to show physiological change and metabolic processes that are strongly indicative of breast abnormality. DITI can detect subtle changes in breast temperature that indicate a variety of breast diseases and abnormalities. Once abnormal heat patterns are detected in the breast, follow up procedures are recommended to rule out or properly diagnose cancer and a host of other diseases such as fibrocystic syndrome and Paget¹s disease. Breast tumors always involve increased vascularization and blood flow as part of the body¹s immune response prior to tumor formation. Identifying this increased vascularization and abnormal hypothermic patterning is what gives DITI earlier detection advantages over mammography and other tests. Many of the so-called false positives of DITI breast screening are often true positive findings of angiogenesis (increased blood supply) preceding actual tumor development. Detection in these early stages is unreliable by conventional means, often due to the fact that the tumor has not yet developed any mass or sufficient density. For younger women in particular, DITI offers a major advantage. In women under fifty, where tumor-doubling time is significantly increased, mammography is not nearly as effective. The faster a malignant tumor grows, the more infrared radiation it generates. This makes detection by DITI in young women highly probable and accurate at an earlier stage than other types of screening. Non-cancerous masses show different patterns than cancerous masses under DITI screening. DITI therefore has advantages in screening for cancerous versus non-cancerous growths. It is possible and highly probable that with increased use of DITI, many women could be spared unnecessary invasive testing and radiation exposure. While other more traditional methods such as MRI and ultrasound are being developed and touted as new advancements in screening, they are much more expensive and are still limited to structural changes even though they may deliver an improvement in sensitivity to smaller tumors. WHO SHOULD HAVE A DITI EXAM? DITI is for any woman who would rather not undergo the discomfort of mammogram radiation if not necessary. DITI is especially appropriate for younger women between 20 and 50 whose denser breast tissue makes it more difficult for mammography to pick up suspicious lesions. It is appropriate for women who are outside of the mammogram screening guidelines due to surgical procedures, breast implants or other contraindications. The DITI session can provide a clinical marker to the doctor or thermographer indicating that a specific area of the breast needs particularly close examination. A DITI exam takes 15 minutes, is pain-free and establishes a baseline from which other exams can be compared in the future. If an abnormality is found, your doctor can then plan accordingly and lay out a program to further diagnose and /or monitor you until other standard testing is positive. This allows for the earliest possible treatment. DITI's role in breast cancer and other breast disorders is to help in three ways: early detection, the monitoring of abnormal physiology, and the establishment of risk factors for other developments of cancer. When used with other procedures, the best possible evaluation of breast health is made. It is in this role that thermography provides its most practical benefit to the general public and to the medical profession. It is certainly an adjunct, and not a competitor, to the appropriate use of mammography. In fact, thermography has the ability to identify patients at the highest risk and actually increase the effective use of mammography imaging procedures. For more information on DITI, or breast screening centers utilizing the latest DITI technology, please contact the author. Dr. Frank A. Charles, N.D. is President of the Vision Medical Group /VMG, Inc. a medical equipment supplier and consultant to the health care industry for DITI and other biological medicine technologies. He can be reached at 1-888-352-8570. ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< A Consideration: X-Rays and Your Health In 1965, the British Journal of Cancer published the first study indicating that medical x-rays are a cause of breast cancer. In 1969, I entered the nursing profession. In the past thirty-two years, the " cure for cancer " is still " just around the corner " , and little has changed, except that more women, and younger women are diagnosed with breast cancer. In 1997, I was introduced to John Gofman, MD, PhD, while researching an article I was writing for Women’s Health Month. According to Gofman’s study, seventy-five percent of all recent, current, and incubating breast cancer cases are caused by radiation. Gofman’s research, published in his book, Preventing Breast Cancer, gives us much to look at and consider. Gofman contends that the resistance to new ideas is one of the major obstacles that keep the public, and women especially, poorly informed about prevention. While we know that good wholesome, organic food is health promoting, we also need to consider the impact of drinking pure water, reducing stress, and getting good exercise. We have to consider the impact of environmental poisons, poisons in food, and the increasing amount of EMF exposure. Specifically these factors co-act with x-rays to make things worse. Much of this research is addressed in the work of Samuel Epstein, MD, of the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is where education and prevention step in. Radiation doses and disease risk can be reduced significantly without reducing the quality of the diagnostic process. This is important because breast tissue is very sensitive to ionizing radiation. Ultrasound and thermography are screening methods that reduce exposure to ionizing radiation. According to Gofman, " if we care about preventing breast cancer, we will establish a relentlessly positive program of measuring and recording x-ray doses, so that physicians and patients will know if the United States is succeeding, or not, in the one known action guaranteed to reduce breast cancer rates. " Dr. John Gofman is Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at the Univ. of California, Berkeley, former director of Biomedical Research at Livermore National Lab, author of three scientific monographs on x-ray health effects, and chair of Citizens for Nuclear Responsibility. The X-rays and Health Project web site is www.X-raysandhealth.org <http://www.x-raysandhealth.org/> ################################################### Check the sites below regarding the location of a qualified breast thermography center nearest you, this information can be found at the following link. If your state or region is not listed on this page, we are not aware of a qualified center in your area at this time. http://www.iact-org.org/thermographer_links.html Thermography is currently an unregulated industry in the U.S.. Consequently, there are no laws governing the levels of training and experience necessary to provide this service. The doctors and technicians listed on this page have all been certified by recognized thermographic professional associations. This list is provided as a starting point for anyone seeking this important service. Other centers may also exist that are not on this list. However, please be sure to check on the credentials of any and all thermographic technicians and interpreters to avoid visiting an untrained or poorly trained provider. Some helpful links on choosing a qualified center - http://www.iact-org.org/unqualified_thermographers.html http://www.iact-org.org/new_thermography_technologies.html http://www.iact-org.org/thermography_guidelines.html If these links have not answered your questions, please resubmit your question to info and we will respond to your email within 72 hours of receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I have learned that triphala is NOT to be used in pregnancy since it increases apana-vayu (downward moving vata) in addition to the wonderful detoxifying it does. Instead, she should drink warmed milk with a teaspoon of ghee in the evening to help with elimination. This is safe for pregnancy. If she is lactose intolerant, she can spice the milk with cardamon, ginger, cinnamon - that should help with digestive issues around milk. Also, getting non-homogenized milk is easier for those who are lactose intolerant (there's something about the homogenization process that makes milk solids harder to digest...). Hope this helps! I'm sure our dear Ysha has some more to add namaste, Lexie www.lexneon.com 505-275-5906 be happy ayurveda wrote: Perinatal Ayurveda Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 1a. triphala pre-conception jivanimark 1b. Re: triphala pre-conception Ysha Oakes 2. Research beginnings Ysha Oakes View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1a. triphala pre-conception Posted by: " jivanimark " jivanimark jivanimark Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:56 am (PST) Namaskar, Can anyone please advise regarding a question I received yesterday from a 35 year old woman wanting to get pregnant. She says she has been constipated her entire life and recently began taking two capsules of triphala every evening. With great joy she reports this is helping her regularity. She is now wanting to conceive her first child and asked if it is safe to continue taking triphala at this time, mentioning her bottle of triphala states it is not to be taken during pregnancy. She and I would both be grateful for others expertise in this matter. Warm regards, Kim Luchau Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 1b. Re: triphala pre-conception Posted by: " Ysha Oakes " AyurDoulas ayurdoula Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:38 pm (PST) Hi Jivani; A lifetime, or even a few months of chronic constipation creates impurities in the plasma and deeper tissues that will adversely effect quality of foetal development during those critical initial days after conception. The quality of DNA unfoldment is even influenced, to say nothing of the longer range. The level of toxins that are likely stored in tissues are not removed just because bowels are beginning to move for a few weeks with regularity. it is an essential beginning, but Ayurveda will advise her to do at least 1-2 seasons of Panchakarma or modified home cleansing if she has no access (see files for home panchakarma) under ayurvedic practitioner guidance at least by phone access, then ideally, some rejuvenative tonic herbs to support best quality semen and ovum for 2-3 months. The ovum which will be released for conception is among 3 or 4 which are being prepared with special attentions by the body for 3 or 4 months prior to its release, so we actually want to prepare the body several months in advance to prevent problems and give Baby best quality of Life - Mother too! I hope she will be willing to make this commitment for the considerable benefits. As women get older you know the doctors and midwives have to identify for many this gives higher risk of problems for her and baby. The panchakarma is the best style of cleansing I know of, among MANY! to address the cleansing of the deeper tissues and rejuvenate them. There may be need for other cleansings also, if one can afford it is good to test for heavy metals and parasites with an alternative practitioner who has good testing methods and labs; most allopathic practices do not pick up on many things or work with the good tests or labs. A good Ayurvedic pulse practitioner can tell if parasites are at issue, and many more things that may be important to create good balance. " PK " is also for a high percentage of women (forgive, I don't remember) the best way to reverse fertility problems, which are so often related to toxic accumulations and what we call ama in the reproductive tissues which we call the " deepest " tissue. Triphala makes the foetus restless/unsettled and increases apana vayu, the subdosha/direction of vata which governs menstruation, elimination and childbirth. It is contraindicated for pregnancy for real according to perinatal Ayurvedic physician Dr. Sarita Shrestha. So is castor oil by same reasoning though not so astringent. Best choices at this time by my understanding are stewed fruits and extra warm moisture and oiliness in the foods. Blessings; Ysh > Can anyone please advise regarding a question I received yesterday from a 35 year old woman wanting to get pregnant. She says she has been constipated her entire life and recently began taking two capsules of triphala every evening. With great joy she reports Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 2. Research beginnings Posted by: " Ysha Oakes " AyurDoulas ayurdoula Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:08 am (PST) Dear Ones; I'm moved today looking deeper at how much wonderful work is being done by researchers showing the long range impact on health, habits etc from the prenatal thru first year of life at the primal health research database (long list of topics with studies cited/posted) at http://www.birthworks.org/store.phtml. I " m also moved seeing how there seems to be so many positive things Ayurveda can offer in answer to many dillemas posted there. If there are studies done in India which will complement their purpose, certainly they will welcome this information. The broad audience to Dr. Odent's work and database gives me cause to include them in my plans, somehow! Namaste; Ysha Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity 1 New Members Visit Your Group FruitaBü Group A Parent´s Place to share ideas on family cooking. Beauty Groups on A great place to connect and share. Real Food Group Share recipes, restaurant ratings and favorite meals. Need to Reply? Click one of the " Reply " links to respond to a specific message in the Daily Digest. Create New Topic | Visit Your Group on the Web Messages From the Moderator: Please delete unnecessary text with replies. Change settings via the Web ( ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Individual | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Terms of Use | Un Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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