INCREASED IMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO LONG TERM BREAST HEALTH
Ours is a proactive approach to breast health, a model based in holistic
medicine. It assumes the principle of homeostasis - that your body
is always working towards maintaining balance. Your body will work
on your behalf. Check out the website and use some of the exercises
to INCREASE YOUR BREAST HEALTH.
INTEGRATING EAST AND WEST
The idea of preventing breast cancer has been around for thousands
of years in the Chinese and Ayurvedic medical texts.
Chinese text suggest, for example, that one vigorously rub the breasts
until they are red and warm in order to enhance breast health
and prevent breast disease. This stimulation will activate
and balance the energetic meridians that run through the chest
area.
In western therapies, lymphatic massage is used to clean
tissue and strengthen the immune system. This website is designed
to educate women about breast health from both eastern
energetic and western anatomical perspectives.
THIS IS TRULY A
HOLISTIC MEDICINE APPROACH
According to eastern theories, before breast disease develops
there will be
signs of hormonal imbalance in other reproductive
organs. A woman's reproductive health is a great indicator for
future disease.
Ovarian issues, menstrual issues, endometrial
issues and fibroids may be considered pre-cursors to breast disease.
From the perspective of this model, if you medicate the symptoms,
you may overlook the underlying cause.
Early interventions to
balance the physiology will prevent more serious conditions.
In the western medical model, OUR LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
IS THE NETWORK THAT KEEPS TISSUE CLEAN AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
WORKING at an optimum level. It is often called
the garbage collector of the body. The immune system also
carries our immune cells to fight infections and bacteria.
There is research to show that increasing movement of the
lymphatic system also increases the immune system function.
Simple yet powerful massage
techniques can increase lymph movement. It
is well accepted today that increased exposure to environmental
toxins creates a burden on the immune system. A high functioning
lymphatic system is important in cleansing toxins from
the system. Studies have shown that when breast cancer
cells are put in a healthy environment, the cancer cells
are recognized and killed by the immune system. Many of
the new cancer drugs are actually immune stimulants. The
lymphatic system is vital to cancer prevention.
This website will introduce you to breast
massage techniques that have a basis in western and eastern medicine.
OUR MISSION
The Breast Health Project is dedicated to educating women in practical holistic
techniques that can be used to increase their breast health, changing attitudes
from fear to knowledge and empowerment.
We are not Doctors. We cannot treat or diagnose you. Nothing on this site is intended as treatment or to replace the advise of your doctor.
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