Breast Health Handbook and Medical Thermography: Healthy Happy Breasts

By Francine van Broekhoven

So many woman have no idea what they can do to keep their breast healthy, and panic attacks them when they feel pain or something they don’t recognize. This book can help with your breast health questions. 90% of breast complaints are related to lifestyle and by making the right choices you can take back control and understand what your lovely breasts really need. A part of those choices is breast examination. What is medical thermography and how can you benefit from this.

This book is all about putting awareness and knowledge back into the hands of women.

Maybe you want to read this book for more information, that’s a great goal, but with this book you will get a deeper knowledge about your body and the function of your breasts in your health as a whole

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Jun 27, 2019
• ISBN: 9781982215101

Francine van Broekhoven

Francine van Broekhoven has proven herself to be an expert in the field of breast health and Medical Thermography. She has performed thousands of breast studies with Medical Thermography and helped women achieve a better understanding of how to keep their breasts and their bodies healthy. Medical thermography is not diagnostic but a health discovery tool. With this book, you will learn innovative and easy to follow breast health guidelines made possible with the help of medical thermography. This is for you and for the benefits you will receive by maintaining not only your breast health but your health in general. Francine does a most thorough expose on breast health, disease, thermography and the current malaise of the “standard of care” system that has caused many women to have breast disease, loss of their breasts and sometimes their life. She also gives careful directions on the care of these precious moments of femininity on your chest which we all appreciate and adore. Much love to Francine and the breasts and lives she will save through this book and her work. Ben Johnson MD DO NMD

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To my mother, Annemieke Fraterman, who died from the consequences of breast cancer.

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CONTENTS

Foreword by Carol Chandler

Preface

A Preventive Health Approach

What Is Thermography?

My Own Story and Inspiration.

Introduction

Zen and the Art of Breast Maintenance

Chapter 1: The History of Thermography

Hippocrates

Measuring the Temperature

Infrared Operation of Thermography

Light Waves of Herschel

First Thermography for Breast Health

Mammography as Golden Standard

Current Utilization of Thermography

Chapter 2: Clinical Thermography

Who Is Thermography For?

Utilization of Clinical Thermography

How Does Clinical Thermography Work?

Science

Utilization in Dutch Hospitals

Chapter 3: Breast Examination with Thermography

Thermography in Clinical Surroundings

Examples of Breast Thermography

Prevention

Age

What Influences a Thermogram?

What Happens in a Breast Exam?

Physiology in View

The Thermography Report

After the Result

Repetition and the Baseline

Take the Report to Your Doctor

Chapter 4: Breast Thermography and Unusual Patterns

A Concerning Pattern

Various Risks

A Thermogram with a High Level of Concern—and Then?

Chapter 5: Breast Examination with Mammography

Mammography Is Not Prevention

The added value of medical thermography

Chapter 6: Breast Examination: An Emotional Roller Coaster

Fear

Times of Lengthy Stress

Tips to Reduce Stress

Let October Be October Again

You May RemovetThe Blindfold After Fifty

Chapter 7: Breast Health: What Can You Do Yourself?

Taking Back Control Of Your Own Health

Dry-Brushing

Breast Massage

Detoxing your Breasts

Lymph Accumulation

Breast Reconstruction

Lymph Movement

The Underwired Bra

Chapter 8: Breast Disorders

Fibrocystic Breasts

The Estrogen Puzzle

Menopause

Xenoestrogen

Breast Cancer and Estrogen

Dna Damage through Estrogen

Inflammation, Overweight, and Estrogen

Breast Abscess

Bacterial Breast Infection

Inverted Nipples

Mastitis

Fluid and Excretion from the Nipple

Pain in the Breasts

Breast Implant Disease and Healing

Lumps in the Breast

Fibroadenoma

Lipoma

Cyst

Galactokele

Chapter 9: Tips for a Healthier Life

Oral Hygiene and Breast Health

Cleaning the House and Surroundings

Strengthen and Build up he Immune System

Life starts with a healthy gut

Nutrition and Supplements

Perform Breast Examinations

Have a look at your breasts

Feeling Your Breasts

The Pill and the Alternative

Balancing the Hormones

Epilogue

Reading Tips and Websites

FOREWORD BY CAROL CHANDLER

The twentieth-century French writer Andre Gide said, Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, it must be said again.

Since the early 1900s we have seen the greatest advancement of clinical knowledge in the history of mankind. But the realization is that we’ve only scratched the surface. Clinical scholars may have documented the basics, but the real truth is in the details, which we are now on a journey to discover.

Change and adaptation are part of the human journey, and now our world, lifestyles, and health are changing. Societal stress, much of which is driven by technology, is changing the landscape of human health, emphasizing the need for innovation and discoveries.

Because of widespread beliefs and accepted protocols in medicine, adopting new ideas is painfully slow, but that doesn’t mean we should not move forward in the discovery process. In fact, that is why we should.

This book is about the discovery process. Today’s clinical strategy is to cure, and what we want and need is to prevent. This strategy applies to everyone who wants to live and thrive proactively. (That should describe all of us.) In other words, this book is for you, whoever and wherever you are.

—Carol Chandler,Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Mother of Medical Thermography

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

—Andre Gide

PREFACE

Many people are waking up on awareness that they can control a part of their health themselves. Yet often we are missing accurate information about what we can preemptively do to stay healthy. Will you really become healthier by running around and eating wheatgrass? Are you really doing so well with your green smoothies and gluten- and sugar-free dietary products?

One thing is certain. We have become aware that we can do something for ourselves. Yet, no human being is the same as another. Our genes are different, even though we look very much alike genetically. No diet or supplement will keep us all healthy forever. We can, however, do a lot to maintain our health for as long as possible.

A PREVENTIVE HEALTH APPROACH

It would be great if you could take a peek inside your body to see if you are on the right track with your preventive health approach and what you could improve. We try to tap into our bodies with devices that measure our blood pressure, cholesterol, fat percentage, and the number of steps we take each day. We have also devised methods that calculate our true age and what the level of antioxidants in our bodies is supposed to be.

It makes sense to work preemptively on our health. For society as a whole, a preventative health policy is also important. Look at the financial picture too. We really need to save on our health expenses. Health care costs are soaring, and the cost of health insurance increases annually. Moreover, many people—maybe you—also spend a lot of money on complementary care, which is often not reimbursed.

But with what research method are we really able to look at our personal body processes? How can we help ourselves and others in the future develop a preemptive health policy for all? This is the point where thermography and the discovery of our physiology comes into the frame.

WHAT IS THERMOGRAPHY?

When it comes to breast health, the most beautiful research method is thermography. Let’s be clear on this right from the start of this book that thermography is not a stand-alone device. It’s not looking for cancer and a clinical follow up examination with ultrasound can often determine whether deviating patterns need more examination. Thermography can be seen as an exploration of all your bodily processes in an effort to see if those processes have changed and to check for any early stages of an ailment or disease.

And that’s what everyone wants—to not get sick and to gain an insight into their physical health to see if they’re doing well or if they need to improve something in their approach to health. I’m sure that’s what you would like to hear from your doctor. You want to know beforehand the signs of a serious illness, not just the fact that you are already ill. Thermography can give you a view on your changing physiology, which may or may not lead to an illness. It is the research method of the future. We must emphasize, though, that thermography cannot detect cancer. Mammography, ultrasound, MRIs, and prescans can’t either. Ultimately, doctors should investigate further any women with a high-risk thermogram. The only way to diagnose cancer is through tissue research after taking a biopsy.

You do not have to be sick to get better. Every one of us knows that feeling. You sense you have a problem but do not immediately go to the doctor. However, it’s the kind of ailment where you know you will feel a lot better once you take a nice brisk walk. This gives you a good indication of what preventative health care is about—an active attitude and taking care of your own health.

Do not wait until you experience health problems. Doctors are trained to diagnose and treat diseases. Every clinical training and all clinical literature deal with the treatment of disease. Which pathway precedes actually getting that disease is usually not addressed in their education. Read more about the six phases of disease in chapter 2.

Doctors who help you stay healthy after an illness are available. For example, you can find them within the group of doctors who deal with nontoxic tumor therapies or online. There are already many doctors who take a broader approach and see the added value of a regular treatment in combination with complementary ones. There are also doctors who give you clues for improving your quality of life by referring you to a physiotherapist, a podiatrist, a dietitian, you name it. But they usually do so only after the ailments have already arisen. What do you do if you do not want to develop any ailments or if you know that your existing symptoms are not resolved?

In the current system, how should a woman know her breast health is at risk? With the results of mammograms, many professionals say, Everything seems okay. We have not found anything. Or they say, Come back. We have found something. If we look at how physicians today diagnose, namely through an image of our anatomy (x-ray, ultrasound, etc.), we can say that a mammogram shows something at the stage of a detectable lump. The node must be there and of a specific size for a person to see it at all.

Thermography, however, looks at the physical processes and the physiology of the body. With thermography, we are able to see the body’s reaction to what is happening right now. And so with thermography, we can look at a phase that precedes serious breast problems. Which does not say that these problems will necessarily grow to become cancer.

Naturally, it is up to you to decide which action to take. Is a walk in the forest or alongside the sea enough, or do you need to bring in some extra help from a healthcare provider?

So too, bear in mind that with a High Level of Concern thermogram, you will always be forwarded to your GP.

The information contained in this book is intended for general informational purposes. The contents of this book are by no means intended to replace clinical diagnostics and/or treatment. If you have questions about your health, consult a clinical expert. The sources of all allegations, statistics, and facts can be found in the notes list at