Hello! Mammals are
animals that have a number
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of specific
characteristics, one of which is
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that they suckle their young.
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They produce milk,
and the mammary glands
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being rather complicated
and subject to a number
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of influences, can have
certain diseases to happen
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to them, both men's as
well as women's breasts
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so we would like to
talk about some of these
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in this program.
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We believe that you
will learn some things
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that may be of assistance to
you, so join us in this program.
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Welcome to Help
Yourself to Health,
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with Dr. Agatha Thrash
of Uchee Pines Institute,
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and now here is
your host Dr. Thrash.
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Now mammary glands are
the only gland that I know
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that is not fully
developed at the time of birth.
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But the mammary glands do
not fully develop until the time
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of puberty, and then women's
breasts because of various
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specific hormonal changes
and because of certain germ
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cells that lie in
the area of the breasts
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are susceptible to the
influences from outside
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of the cell itself,
these germinal cells,
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and can therefore
develop into the female breast.
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Now I would like to
talk with you some about
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these various
aspects of breast disease,
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and breast health, and
some lifestyle patterns,
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that can make for healthy
breasts, because healthy breasts
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are resistant to a number
of different kinds of diseases.
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To help me to explain
these matters to you more fully
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I have invited my
colleague from Uchee Pines
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Rhonda Clark, who
is a registered nurse,
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and at this time is one of
the counselors at Uchee Pines.
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Have you enjoyed your work
as a telephone counselor mainly?
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- Yes! A great deal, and
I'm always surprised by the new
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diseases that I get calls about,
that I have the opportunity
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to research, and really
appreciate the opportunity
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to help people.
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- It's amazing how many
different kinds of disorders
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people inquire
about by telephone,
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it gives one
quite and opportunity.
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Now one of the diseases that
you have had some experience
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with is that of
fibrocystic breast disease,
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and other breast disorders,
would you like to talk a bit
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about fibrocystic breast
disease, and what we can do
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to help alleviate that problem?
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- I wanted to share today
a story, a case example of
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a woman who was in her mid
forties, she was pre-menopausal
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a little over weight and
had fibrocystic breast disease.
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For her it manifested as
breasts that felt very lumpy,
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the lumps would change
according to her monthly cycle,
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and she would have a
lot of breast tenderness
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in relationship
with her monthly cycle.
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In her case the interventions
that helped relieve her symptoms
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were very simple,
weight loss was a big component
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of her treatment, the
adipose tissue or fat cells
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store estrogen which
is normally broken down
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and eliminated from
the body by the liver,
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and that increased estrogen
in the body can contribute
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to fibrocystic breast disease,
and also to breast cancer.
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In fact women with
fibrocystic breast disease,
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have six times greater
risk of developing breast cancer
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than women
without this condition.
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She lost weight by following
a very simple plant based diet
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avoiding all animal products
was another successful part
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of her treatment.
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Animal product coming
from animals who themselves
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produce hormones, hold
within them hormones that
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can contribute and exacerbate
symptoms of fibrocystic
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breast disease
and other disorders.
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So that was a very essential
part, she also took a supplement
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of Evening Primrose
Oil, one gram per day,
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this she felt had
been a beneficial component
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of her treatment, and she also
very strictly avoided caffeine
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even substances like
chocolate which contain caffeine
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even is smaller
amounts, she was very careful
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to avoid all of the
brown drinks, sodas, anything
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that would have
caffeine within it.
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In learning more about
fibrocystic breast disease
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to help this woman, and
give her counsel on the best
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treatment to pursue, I happen
to cross some very interesting
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research about how our
dress affects the health
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of our breasts, as early as
1978 a physician by the name of
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John Douglas had his research
published in the reputable
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medical journal The Lancet,
and that was the first link
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between breast
cancer and the temperature
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of the breasts.
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He hypothesized that bra's
especially heavier material
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bra's contributed to elevating
the breast temperature,
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which in turn contributed
to increased breast disease.
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Harvard University took this
on and published some research
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in 1991 that showed indeed
women who did not wear bra's
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had a 60% less incidence of
breast cancer, than women who
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routinely wore bras.
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Further studies were done and in
1995 a really interesting book
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entitled Dressed to Kill,
the author is Sydney Singer,
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has fascinating research
about dress and breast health.
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In fact a quote from
Sydney Singer says "throughout
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the world, the only
cultures that have breast cancer
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are those where
there are bras. "
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In addition to increasing
the temperature of the breasts
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the bra being a snug
garment, compressed the skin,
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and the breast tissue full
of lymph tissue and lymph glands
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the compression prevented
the natural and easy flow
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of lymph.
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Waste products could then
accumulate in the breast tissue
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and it was felt that it
was these that contributed
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to an increased
incidence of breast cancer.
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A study in Japan in 2000
confirmed this saying that
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not only did the compression
of bras eliminate full and free
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flow of lymph, but
interestingly this compression
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decreased the
production of melatonin.
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Melatonin is a hormone in
our body that's very essential
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to the full functioning
of our immune system.
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In Spain in the year
2000 a study was published in
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night workers or women who
were exposed to great amounts of
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light during the night
hours that was something
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that was know to
decrease melatonin production,
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as there melatonin
levels were low, the incidence
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of breast cancer rose, so
we were seeing an interesting
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link here.
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The Glasgow Royal
Infirmary here in 2001,
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published research that
cancerous breasts were at least
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one half degree centigrade
higher than breasts that were
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healthy, and as recently
as 2002 some breast surgeons
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in Britain did a study of
women where for three minutes
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they wore a bra, three minutes
they wore a non-restrictive
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camisole top and studied the
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difference in
breast temperature,
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breast pain, characteristics
of breast tissue,
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and they found that even
in a time period as short as
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three minutes, the women
had improved health by taking
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a camisole top as their
undergarment rather than a bra.
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Some interesting
quotes that I wanted to share,
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on this one from a book Child
Guidance that said tight bands
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hinder the action of the heart
and lungs and should be avoided.
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No part of the body should at
any time be made uncomfortable
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by clothing that
compresses any organ,
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or restricts its movement.
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The other quoted is
from health reformer,
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I have heard of young ladies
complain of pain is the side
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when in a sitting position,
I have found upon examination
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that the only cause was
the tight bands pressing upon
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the tender nerves and veins
impeding the free circulation
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of blood, when the underclothing
as well as the dress waist
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was made loose, and
the garments were suspended
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from the shoulders by
straps the pain disappeared.
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The clothing should be worn
so loose as to give the most
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perfect freedom of circulation,
respiration, and the exercise
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of every portion of the body.
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So a further recommendation
if you have breast disease or
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are concerned about
breast disease, is to consider
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this issue of dress.
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If you must wear a
garment that is binding
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limit that to as
short a time as possible,
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and explore alternatives
camisole tops, or undershirts
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that can be non-restrictive.
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One important thing
is to avoid overheating
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so the layering of clothing
on the upper body is important
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to consider that there are
not greater numbers of layers
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over breast tissue, than
over the arms for example.
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Equitability in coverage
of the body is important
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for that perfect circulation
leads to perfect health.
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One final consideration is that
the undergarment should be made
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of fabrics that are natural
products such as silk or cotton
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which help release heat,
rather than hold in heat.
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I don't know if you
have any further experience
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with fibrocystic
breast disease Dr. Thrash,
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I'm sure this has come your way.
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We have had quite a
lot of experience with
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fibrocystic breast disease,
in fact one of those things
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that we have done to
treat fibrocystic breast disease
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is to use a large charcoal
compress over the painful area.
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If a woman has a painful breast
we will make a large charcoal
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compress, just made by mixing
charcoal powder with water
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putting it on some
kind of material, such as
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one of these
under patient bed pads,
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cut a portion that's
the size that we want
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not a dainty little compress
just big enough to cover
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the painful spot but to
cover the entire breast.
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This can also be
used for mastitis,
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the mastitis that
women have during lactation
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when they are
nursing their children.
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So that can also be very
helpful, the charcoal compress
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the charcoal material is simply
spread on the cottony part
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of the under patient bed
pad, and then the filmy part is
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replaced and then the
edges taped with something like
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masking tape,
then the charcoal side
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is put next to the skin
and held in place by something
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like a snug fitting sweat shirt.
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I find this thing of the
garments to be quite fascinating
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I need to do more research on
that and see some of the reports
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that have been made
already on breast health
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and the kind of
dress that women wear.
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We have known for a long
time that in cold climates
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there tended to be more breast
disease, and breast cancer
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than in warmer climates
and it was felt the chilling of
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the extremities on a habitual
basis was a part of what caused
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the breast disease in women
who lived in colder climates.
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I have some pictures
that I would like to show you
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about the subject of breast
disease, and the first one is
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a disease of the nipple,
or a disorder of the nipples,
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and you will see on your screen
a nipple in an older woman
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with a little droplet of
blood right at the nipple.
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Now interestingly enough
one would think right off
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"well oh blood from the nipple"
that must surely mean something
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really serious like cancer.
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It is often a little
lesion but, it's most likely
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a benign lesion, in
this case you will see,
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in the next graphic
that I have for you,
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you will see what
caused the problem
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in this nipple discharge.
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You will notice that on
the right of your screen
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there is a little V
which actually represents
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the suture material that
the surgeon left he took out
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this little portion of
breast, and he opened the duct
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which you can see as
sort of a bluish streak,
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a broad bluish streak pointing
toward the left of your screen
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from that V
shaped suture material.
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Then immediately after
that a lavender colored bump,
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or little lump
that sticks straight up.
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That is the intraductal
Papilloma, and it was this
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that caused the bleeding.
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You will see also a
little spot where there had been
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an ulceration of
the duct and that too
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was a cause of bleeding.
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It's a very benign disease and
taking it out is a complete cure
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for this kind of disorder,
rarely it is felt by some
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that these
Papillomas can become malignant.
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I don't know that I
have ever actually seen one
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become malignant, but
some authorities researching
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in this field do
believe that they can be.
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Now the next graphic
shows a more serious disorder.
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This is what is called
a breast cancer in situ
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In situ is a Latin term meaning
in the site where it formed.
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So inside this duct
you will see a mass,
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you will see the round
outside perimeter of the duct
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and then a bunch of
reddish pink, or pinkish red
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granular material,
then on the very inside
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some crumbly material
which actually represents blood.
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That blood may be there
from the operation that was done
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to take this out.
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This in situ carcinoma of
the breast is the most favorable
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type of cancer of the
breast, it is 100% curable
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with surgery, so just take it
out, it's cured, gone for good.
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But if it is left in,
it may cross the boundary
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of that outside perimeter,
so my next picture will show
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you where it is
breaking through, this is still
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a cancer in situ, but is
breaking through the boundary
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of the duct itself,
the structure that holds
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the duct in place.
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You will see that almost in
the center, a little to the left
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of the center, you will see
certain round nests of tissue
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that's where it's breaking
into the breast tissue itself
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and can become
an invasive cancer.
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But there is an interesting
phenomena that you see going on
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here, do you see those tiny
black dots in the left upper
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corner of the screen?
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Those blackish dots are
actually deep, deep purple,
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they are lymphocytes that
are guarding the breast itself
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from invasion and also from
the conversion of this in situ
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cancer to and invasive cancer.
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Very important reaction on
the part of the body itself,
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now we can encourage
this kind of defense,
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this is a powerful defense
and doubtless has kept this
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person from getting and
invasive cancer for years.
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And as long as those lymphocytes
are there as a garrison
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against the spread of this
cancer it will be inhibited
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in it's growth.
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So we need to learn how to
keep this army of this garrison
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of soldiers in good health
and one way is by of course the
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most healthful
lifestyle that you can lead.
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Plenty of outdoor
exercise, and air, and sunshine,
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plenty of water, good
food, high in fiber, high in
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a lot of natural nutrients,
all of this can keep this army
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in good health.
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Avoid high sugary foods, high
fat foods, refined protein foods
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we're learning now can
also be a hazard to this army.
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Now the next slide shows the
full blown cancer of the breast,
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notice here that these ducts
are just spreading all over
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it is at this point that it may
also spread to organs other than
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the breast itself, and so here
you have seen the progression
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of a lesion of the breast
one that was benign totally and
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not a problem, to one
that was a potential threat,
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to one that was definitely
a threat, to one that was
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a life threatening problem, full
blown invasive ductal cancer
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of the breast, that's
the common garden variety
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of cancer of the breast.
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That kind of cancer
has stimulated a reaction
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on the part of the body, but
that reaction has not stopped
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the cancer, it has become
aggressive, and is now able
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to invade the tissue that
the body itself has put up as
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a barrier, and it even
makes some of its own support
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so it can stay as a malignant
tumor that will not be stopped
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by your ordinary means.
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Surgery may be curative but
is less likely now than it was
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in the beginning, for
this reason we recommend that
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women stay always in
good health, follow always
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a good lifestyle, and
do breast self-examination
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since 80% breast lumps are
discovered by the women herself
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and not by her physician.
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So learn when the
lesion is small, at that time
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it is very likely
to be 100% curable.
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Now we've been
talking about women's breasts,
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do men get cancer of the breast?
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Yes! and they get
other afflictions as well,
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and I have asked
Dr. Donald Miller,
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Dr. Miller is one of our
colleagues at Uchee Pines
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and also does global trotting
in the global mission work
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that you do, we are very
happy that you could be with us
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in between your
appointments over seas.
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Welcome!
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- Thank you!
It's good to be here!
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- You're going to talk with us
today about some of the diseases
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of the breast that men can have.
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- Yes! You know men don't
realize that we as well as women
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can get breast cancer. - Yes!
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And frankly if you are talking
about men with breast cancer
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we should be talking
about the same preventions
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as for a woman,
there's really no difference.
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A man, I forget how
many thousands each year
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in America die of breast cancer.
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So men should do some
breast self-examination also
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and should live the same
lifestyle, again treatment
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is no where near as good as
prevention, eat the good diet,
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especially high is isoflavonoids
like soy products are very good
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you go to stores and you
see these soy milk cartons now
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with the pink ribbon on
there, and that little loop
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which is basically talking
about women's breast cancer.
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Men should be drinking the
same soy milk, because they too
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need to protect themselves,
plus it has lots of other
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protective values.
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The main one I would like
to discuss is gynecomastia
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which is basically
breasts in young boys.
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We've all seen it, I believe
we are seeing a rise in it
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because we see a rise in
something else in our society
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or a few other things.
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One there is a great
rise in childhood obesity,
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it's amazing how many
young people now are obese
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not just in this country,
I do a lot of work in Japan
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and even that thin nation
is becoming much more corpulent
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if I can use that
term, since World War II
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they are becoming
much more westernized.
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Almost anywhere you go
in the world, you can see
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the typical American
restaurants are there too,
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the fast food restaurants, so
young boys developing breasts.
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They can be either unilateral or
bilateral, it's basically benign
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there is really no major
problem with it, although
00:22:02.02\00:22:04.07
there can be real
social implications,
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usually it will
correct in a couple of years
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as long as the child
gets the weight under control.
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I have seen grown men
with what you might consider
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gynecomastia, because of the
fact that they've got breasts
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but a lot of it is just
fat hanging off the chest.
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So you get the young
boys get them on a good diet,
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now the good diet is primary
to taking care of this problem
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because of the fact that...
well let me just give you an
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illustration here, a fact.
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A cow left out in the field
that just takes care of itself
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eats the grass, eats
the grain, and raises a calf
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every once in awhile,
it's not used for milk
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will produce between four
and six quarts of milk a day,
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enough to feed it's calf.
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Your low end producer in a
factory farm for milking will
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be twenty five quarts, it
can be up to forty, eighty.
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The world record cow that
produces milk is 140 qts of milk
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a day, now where in the
world is it going to get that
00:23:04.78\00:23:07.15
capability, is only through
the introduction of hormones
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into the body which accelerates
the growth of the mammary tissue
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which accelerates
the production of milk.
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So if you are drinking a
product coming from the cow
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you yourself are taking into
yourself those growth hormones,
00:23:22.05\00:23:26.71
those estrogens
and whatever they are,
00:23:26.74\00:23:29.16
which is going to do
the same thing in your body
00:23:29.19\00:23:32.01
make your mammary
glands grow larger.
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This is a real problem
for women as well as men,
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my recommendation is
this is not wholesome food
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any more, there was a time
yes, no longer wholesome food.
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There has been to much
tweaking with those foods
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that it's not safe any
more so: One get the young boys
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under control as far as
their diets, get them away from
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dairy products, especially
the more refined dairy products
00:23:54.94\00:23:57.78
concentrated like cheeses,
that's just got those hormones
00:23:57.81\00:24:02.06
are just packed
in there Dr. Thrash.
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- Yes! That is true and
your recommendation is a very
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good one, and that is weight
control in the young boys.
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We're seeing it much
more, as a matter of fact
00:24:12.07\00:24:15.35
it's probably the major
public health concern today
00:24:15.38\00:24:19.61
is the great rise in
obesity that we are seeing.
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Now a few more
things about the breast,
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I would like to say
a few more things about
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breast discharge
since I showed you the blood
00:24:30.51\00:24:35.88
in the nipple due to
the Intrauctal Papilloma
00:24:35.91\00:24:38.70
but I would like just to mention
that most nipple discharge
00:24:38.73\00:24:43.94
is not from a malignancy.
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Milky discharge is the one
that we see most frequently
00:24:46.99\00:24:51.06
and both breasts
when they are involved
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we feel very good about that,
when both breasts are involved
00:24:54.00\00:24:59.16
rather than just one alone
then we feel much more confident
00:24:59.19\00:25:04.18
that it is a benign lesion.
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Many more things that we
could say about milk discharge
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but let me say a few things
about cancer of the breast.
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One thing is that seaweed
is know to have an inhibiting
00:25:12.99\00:25:18.82
influence on the
production of breast cancer.
00:25:18.85\00:25:22.07
In various parts of Asia
where seaweed is used a lot,
00:25:22.10\00:25:29.68
But when women begin to cut
down on the amount of seaweed
00:25:29.72\00:25:37.27
that they eat,
breast cancer rates rise,
00:25:37.30\00:25:39.95
even in Asian countries.
00:25:39.98\00:25:43.19
lodine deficiencies known
to increase the likelihood
00:25:43.22\00:25:47.71
of several breast
diseases, including fibrosis,
00:25:47.74\00:25:52.46
and the
fibrocystic breast disease
00:25:52.50\00:25:54.10
that we spoke of earlier.
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Pain in the breasts,
painful breast or Mastalgia
00:25:55.93\00:26:01.21
as we call it, can be due
to very simple things and not
00:26:01.24\00:26:05.23
a big problem at all.
00:26:05.26\00:26:07.14
Rosemary has been used
in chili as a treatment for
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breast cancer, now in
this country we recommend
00:26:12.73\00:26:16.46
that women use Rosemary
to diminish the likelihood
00:26:16.49\00:26:22.42
that they will get
breast cancer, but we have not
00:26:22.45\00:26:25.64
in this country yet used
Rosemary as a treatment for
00:26:25.67\00:26:29.98
breast cancer, but certainly
it would be a good thing to
00:26:30.01\00:26:32.96
encourage one's diet to include.
00:26:32.99\00:26:38.78
I know it is a bit controversial
right now, but there have been
00:26:38.81\00:26:44.70
several reports on therapeutic
abortion, or abortions done
00:26:44.73\00:26:50.92
prior to the term of pregnancy
and the likelihood that
00:26:50.95\00:26:56.89
there might be a relationship
to cancer of the breast.
00:26:56.92\00:27:01.81
Certainly there is another
reason why we can encourage
00:27:01.84\00:27:07.12
young women not to
engage in abortions.
00:27:07.15\00:27:10.84
Then of course breast feeding
of babies does indeed cut down
00:27:10.87\00:27:17.11
on the probability
that a woman will have a
00:27:17.14\00:27:20.53
breast cancer, so we should
encourage a woman to breast feed
00:27:20.56\00:27:24.67
their babies.
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Now if a woman gets a cancer
of the breast, then if she has
00:27:25.68\00:27:31.45
good social support, if her
husband is firmly behind her
00:27:31.48\00:27:36.30
and helps her in
every way that he can
00:27:36.33\00:27:38.94
to change her lifestyle,
and to have a very healthful
00:27:38.97\00:27:42.19
lifestyle, then she is
likely to out live her peers,
00:27:42.22\00:27:46.60
who do not have this
kind of social support.
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Now I hope this
discussion of breast diseases,
00:27:49.79\00:27:52.50
male and female will
be a blessing to you.
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