October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
Educate and Optimize Your Health Today to Prevent Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is at the top of the list for women's health risks. Over 95% of breast cancers are preventable with proper screening and education. Women with a family history of breast cancer and a genetic predisposition including BRCA1/BRCA 2 genes need breast health screening more often and sooner than the suggested annual mammogram at age 40. Although mammography is a useful screening tool, most breast cancers are found by the woman herself during monthly self-breast exams. Familiarizing yourself with the density and quality of your breast tissue is an invaluable way to personally screen breast tissue and breast health on a regular basis. In the United States today breast cancer is on the rise. Specific nutrient deficiencies and lifestyle practices have been linked to breast cancer and can be PREVENTED!
Iodine and Vitamin D deficiency have been specifically researched in clinical studies in relation to the hormone component of breast cancers. Iodine is no longer commonly included in dietary salts. Additionally, the soil is depleted of minerals. These facts along with reduced salt intake for cardiovascular health, women are unable to absorb the proper amounts of Iodine necessary for regulating proper hormone health, particularly regarding estrogen, progesterone and thyroid hormones. If breast cancer runs in your family and you suspect that you have a thyroid or metabolic disorder, have your Iodine levels checked today to rule in or out a serious contributor to breast and overall wellness. Vitamin D, also a hormone, is an eclectic molecule that strongly participates in hormone regulation as well as immune modulation. Sunscreen use and the inappropriate latitude (creating the angle of the sun to the earth) in most regions of the U.S., including Southern California, make it difficult for us to absorb the necessary amounts of Vitamin D we need. Vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of breast cancer.
Get Screened Today!
- Iodine Deficiency and Breast Cancer Excerpt from Life Extension October 2011: Human breast tissue and breast milk contain higher concentrations of iodine than the thyroid gland itself, which contains just 30% of the body’s iodine stores. Breast tissue is rich in the same iodine-transporting proteins used by the thyroid gland to take up iodine from the blood. The evolutionary reasons for this are clear…Read More.
- Early signs of breast cancer may include skin irritation, dimpling, swelling, a breast lump, tenderness, nipple changes or pain or a mammogram abnormality. Women should contact their health care provider if any of these symptoms appear and should follow guidelines for yearly breast health screenings.Vitamin D Deficiency and Breast Cancer Risk: Clinical study shows Vitamin D is safe and effective in lowering breast cancer risk and as prevention. Supplementation with Vitamin D in 6500 women with breast cancer and those without reduced the risk of breast cancer by 25%. …Read More
When breast cancer is found early, your chances of survival are 96%! This means that 96 out of 100 women survive for 5 or more years! There are many options for treatment when breast cancer is found early.
Contact Dr.Martin for your annual Breast Exam, PAP and how to best prevent disease and optimize your female health. Address hormone changes/symptoms and nutrient deficiencies associated with breast cancer, cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death on women and prevent osteoporosis.
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