"Why Do I Have Breast Cancer?" 7 Cancer Triggers To Avoid

HEAL

BREASTCANCER

NATURALLY

7 ESSENTIAL STEPS TO BEATING BREAST CANCER NATURALLY

DR.VÉRONIQUEDESAULNIERS

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Read This FIRST!

Iam not amedicaldoctor,dentist,oncologist,orbreastspecialistnordo I present myself as one. I am a woman who personally experienced breastcancer.Istaredbreastcancerinthefaceandconqueredit….twice.

IamalicensedDoctorofChiropracticwithover40yearsofexperience in the wellness industry. My passion is empowering women about an evidence-basedwayofsupportingandhealingtheirbody.

Evidence-based Natural Medicine has been scientifically validated for years. I encourage you to take the time to review the hyperlinks and referencesthatIhavecited.ManyofthelinkswilltakeyoutotheUnited States Library of Medicine, www.pubmed.gov. This is a service of the NationalInstituteofHealthandispaidforbyyourtaxdollars.

Inthesearchbarforwww.pubmed.govyoucantypein“breastcancer” and the name of a natural substance and see hundreds of studies validatingtheeffectofthatsubstanceonbreastcancer.Forexample,type in“seleniumandbreastcancer”andabout490studiespopup,proving thepositiveeffectthatseleniumhasonbreastcancerpatientsandhow selenium reduces breastcancer metastasis. Study after study validates thepowerofnaturalmedicine.

“I like the fact that this information is backed by research.” D. O. I did not use traditional diagnostic tests to “confirm” that I had breast cancer.Ichosenottohavemybreastsradiatedandcompressed.Nordid I wantto have a biopsy that could potentiallyspread the cancer. I was notinterestedina “label” ora “stage.”Tome,cancerwascancer,andI hadtogettotheCAUSEofwhatallowedittodevelopinthefirstplace.

The information presented in this book has not been approved by the FDA,AMA,oranyfederalorstateagency.Thecontentsofthisbookmay beconsideredcontroversialbythetraditionalmedicalcommunity. The methods that I chose to detect and reverse the breast cancer may seemunorthodoxtosome.AndtheprotocolsIusedanddescribeinthis bookarenotforeveryone.Buttheendresultsspeakforthemselves. This book is for educational purposes only and is not intended, nor shoulditbeused,asasubstituteforprofessionalmedicaladvice.Ifyou wish to embark on a healing program, you should work under the supervisionofalicensed,qualifiedhealthcarepractitionerwhohashad success in your area of concern. Your physician should be aware of all your medical conditions as well as any medications and nutritional supplements you are taking. Search for a doctor who will support you with your goals of prevention or healing. Anyone who embarks on a healing journey involving any dietary or lifestyle changes accepts full responsibilityfortheirdecision.

BreastCancerConqueror,LLCaswellasDr.VéroniqueDesaulniersare not responsible for any decisions you make as a result of reading the informationinthisbook.Neithertheauthor,editor,norpublisherwillbe responsiblefordamagesarisingoutoforinconnectionwiththeuseof thisbook.

SECTION II: WHY DO I HAVE BREAST CANCER?

“Learn

to calm your mind. It is a powerful healing tool.”

MyclientSallywas ontopof the world. She wasanexercise therapist whoheldclassesinherlocalgym.Shewasavegetarianandmeditated on a regular basis. She was the image of health and felt full of life and energy.

And then one day Sally noticed a tender area in her right breast. She thoughtshehadpulledamuscleinherlastworkout,soshedismissedit for a few days. But the pain persisted. She reluctantly made an appointmentwith her GP. Hefelt asuspicious lumpdeep inher breast tissue.Andshewaseventuallydiagnosedwithbreastcancer.

Youmaythinkthisisnotyourtypicalstorysurroundingabreastcancer diagnosis. Butthetruthisthisscenariohasbecomeverycommon.Itis notjust"unhealthy"womenwhoarebeingdiagnosed. Moreandmore womenlikeSallyarefacingbreastcancer.Why?Keepreadingandyou willunderstandwhy.

Breastcancerisnotonedisease.Itisanaccumulationofmanyillnesses and weaknesses in the body. We live in an environmentally complex worldinundatedwithforeignchemicalsthatassaultourbodyeveryday. We may have chronic low-grade bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral infectionsthatweakenandstressourimmunesystemsonadailybasis.

We are also exposed to the insidious effect of electropollution and electromagnetic fields (EMFs) while we're racingthrough life tryingto “getitalldone.”Poorqualityfood,lackofsleep,andchronicstressisthe formulaforcreatingdiseaseinthebody.

Ifyou'rereadingthisbook,youprobablyalreadyrealizethatpreventing andhealingbreastcancergoesbeyondbeingavictimofyourgenes.Itis

abouttakingresponsibilityforyourhealthanddiscoveringwhatallowed thecancertodevelopinthefirstplace.

BREAST CANCER AROUND THE WORLD

In the 1940’s, your chances of developing breast cancer were 1 in 40. Now 1 in 3 women will develop some form of cancer and 1 in 8 will developbreastcancerinherlifetime.

MyteamandIhavecoachedwomeninover42countriesoverthelastsix years.WhetherwomenarefromAfrica,Australia,Malaysia,orSweden, theyallfacethesameissuesabouthealingtheirbody.

According to the World Health Organization: 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer. Andnewcasesareexpectedtosurgebyabout70%inthenext 20years.1

A 2016 report from the American Cancer Society at the World Cancer CongressinParisthisfallestimatedthat5.5millionwomenworldwide willsuccumbtocanceryearlyby2030, a 60% increase in less than two decades. 2

Herearesomeotherglobalfactsthatmaysurpriseyou:

● The “Top 20” countries for breast cancer are all industrialized regions(BelgiumhasthehighestrateinEuropewithDenmarkand Francenotfarbehind).

● The highest incidence of breast cancer overall is in North America andOceania(Micronesia,FijiandthePolynesianarea).

● ThelowestratesofbreastcanceroccurinAsiaandAfrica.

Whenwomenleavetheirnativecountries,theirbreastcancerriskoften goesup.

AstudyconductedbytheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainvestigated the rates of breast cancer in US-born Filipina and Chinese women. It found that invasive breast cancer rates were approximately 30% and

1 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/ 2https://www.yahoo.com/news/cancer-kill-5-5-million-women-2030004639338.html?ref=gs

80%higherrespectivelyforthesewomenthanforwomenwholivedin theirhomecountries.3

TheonlyexceptionwasseeninJapan.Breastcancerratesinthatcountry remained on-par with the United States. Researchers studying this phenomenonspeculatethatthehighnumberofJapanesebreastcancer sufferershastodowithstressfullifestylesaswellaspoordietarychoices thatbeganduringWorldWarII,whenwomenbeganworkingoutsideof thehomeaspartofthewareffort.4

Breast Cancer Rates in Young Women Worldwide Continue to Soar.

Mostoftheriseinbreast,aswellascervical,lungandcolorectal,cancers worldwide inthe years to come will beamongmiddle-aged andyoung women. Of course, this trend is nothing new. Exposure to household toxins, stressful lifestyles, diet, birth control use, consumption of toxic personal products, andunprotected extensive useof cellphones are all factorsthataffectyoungwomen(andespeciallyyoungmoms)onthego.

BREAST CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED

Scientistshavecometotheconclusionthatmorethanhalfofallcancers can be prevented through lifestyle changes and healthier habits.5 AccordingtotheUniversityofColumbiaSchoolofPublicHealth,“95%of allcancerisduetodietandtheaccumulationoftoxins.”

AnarticleintheAmericanAssociationofPharmaceuticalScientists stated:

“Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes. Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90-95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle.”6

Inotherwords,breastcanceris highly preventable with lifestyle and dietary changes.

Whenwelookatthesestatements,itbuildsconfidencethatwecanhave significant control over our health and breast cancer outcomes. Preventing and healing breast cancer comes with taking responsibility

3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837454/

4 http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/JT/article/view/805/913

5 http://stm.sciencemag.org/

6 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515569/

for your health, making informed decisions and being committed to lifelonghealthierhabits.Thatiswhatthisbookisallabout–teachingyou to take responsibility for your health and guiding you through that process.

Thereisaplethoraofinformationontheinternetabouthowtoprevent and “cure” cancer. The challenge is makingsense of it all and knowing wheretobegin.That’swhere The 7 Essentials System® comesin.This bookwillguideyouthrough7keyissuesthatwillhelpensurethatyou notonlypreventbreastcancerbutalsoimproveyouroddsofreversing breastcancer.

“I am healing from a third breast cancer. The 7 Essentials helped me to put it all together and set me up for success.” M.B.

YOUR DNA IS NOT YOUR DESTINY

“Ihavebreastcancerbecausemymomhadit,andhermombeforeher andhermombeforeher.”

Howmanytimeshaveyouheardthisstatement?Ormaybeevenmadea similarstatementyourself?Throughoutmostofourliveswehavebeen bombarded with a myriad of data and information indicating human beings are permanently subject to their genetic makeup, that we are “victims”ofourancestralgenepool.

The old gene theory has led us to believe that our genes and our DNA wouldultimatelydeterminetheoutcomeofourhealthandthatwehad verylittlecontroloverit.Butthetruthisyoudon’thavetobeavictimof yourgenes. Onlyasmallpercentageofbreastcancercasesarecausedby genetics.

THE SCIENCE OF EPIGENETICS

We have the power to change and influence our genes in many ways. Scientific discoveries are shedding new light on the world of genetics. The newscience of epigenetics (epi meaning“above” “over” or“near”) revealsthatgenesareturnedoffandon,notbythegenesthemselves,but throughexternalenvironmentalstimuli.

Inotherwords, your genes need instructionsonwhattodo,andwhen andwhere to doit. Picture thecellmembrane as acomputerchip, and the environment is literally typing on the cell receptors – which are equivalent to keys on a keyboard. When information from the

environmentcomes inand “hits” the cell, andthe cell signals the gene, creatingprogramming.

Dr.BruceLiptonisaworld-renownedcellularbiologistandresearcher inthefieldofquantumphysics. Hesaystheenvironment-andnotDNA -shapesthedevelopmentofourhealth. Hewrites: “Cellular biologists now recognized that the environment-theexternaluniverseandourinternal physiology-and,moreimportantly,ourperceptionof the environment directly control the activity of our genes. ”7

There are many different types of signals that impact our gene expression.Variousinfluencessuchasyourlifestylechoices,exposures to environmental toxins, dietary habits, and even your thoughts and feelings,canaffectyourgeneexpression.

AlandmarkstudybyDr.DeanOrnish,M.D.,clinicalprofessorofmedicine attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,demonstratedthatlifestyle changes could alter our genes.8 This study showed that improved nutrition, moderate exercise, stress management, and increased social support,changedtheexpressionof over 500 genes!

These changes “turned on” health-promoting genes while they “turned off” genes that promoted heart disease, cancer, inflammation, and oxidative stress.

Genes can be turned off and on with nutrition and antioxidants. For example, NRF2 is a gene that increases the levels of the antioxidant glutathioneinyourcells.Itcanbeactivatedandturnedonwithnutrients from broccoli sprouts and curcumin. Research also proves that your emotional and psychological state can have an impact on the genes in yourDNA.

Astudy from the Institute of HeartMath demonstrated the impactour emotionshaveoninfluencingourDNA 9 Twenty-eightresearcherswere eachgivenavialcontainingDNA.Theywereinstructedtofeelpositive feelings such as gratitude, love, and appreciation and project those

7 TheBiologyofBelief:UnleashingthePowerofConsciousness,HayHouse2008.

8 http://www.ornishspectrum.com/proven-program/the-research/

9http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/practice/organizationDetail.cfm?coid=852&secto r=32

feelings towards the DNAvial. Inresponse to those emotions, the DNA actuallyrelaxed,unwound,andlengthened.

Conversely, when the researchers projected emotions such as stress, anger,andfear,theDNAstructuretightened,shortened,andswitchedoff someofthegenecodes.Whentheyrevertedto normal,lovingfeelings, theDNAonceagainrespondedinapositiveway.

Thebottom-lineisthis:Makeinformedchoicesaboutyourlifestyleand youchangeyourprogramming.Forexample,lackofsleepcan turn OFF ourcancer-protectivegenes,accordingtoDr.StanBurzynski.Ifyoudon’t learn to manage your stress, certain tumor suppressor genes can be turnedoff,openingthewayforincreasedcancercellgrowth.

Researchprovesthat genetic expression canbealteredbywhatyouput inyourbodyandevenhowyouthink. Inotherwords,youhaveagreat measureofcontrolontheexpressionofyourgenes.

InChapter4,Essential#4– Heal Your Emotional Wounds,you'llcometo understand how powerful your thoughts and emotions can be on the outcomeofyourhealth.

Andthereisanotherwayyoucanlookatbreastcancer:

CANCER AS A METABOLIC DISEASE

Agrowingbodyofevidencepointstothefactthatcancerisa“metabolic disease.”10 In a nutshell, this means that cancer is a problem at the cellularlevel,inparticularatthelevelof mitochondria withincells.

Mitochondriaareresponsibleforcellularmetabolismandrespiration.11 Theyarelikethe“lungs”ofcells.Theylookliketinyrodsanduseoxygen andnutrientstocreatefuelforeachcell.Mitochondriakeepcellshealthy andabletoadapttostress.

Cellularmitochondriaarecriticaltothedevelopment(andthehealing) ofcancer. Nomatterwhatstagecanceryouhaveorwhattype,allcancer tumorshavesomeformofmitochondrialdamage–guaranteed!

Back in the 1920’s and 30’s, Dr. Otto Warburg proved that cancer is causedbydefectsincellularmetabolism(i.e.mitochondriadefects).He was also thefirstto discover cancer’s insatiable appetite for sugar (i.e.

10 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845135/ 11 https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/mitochondria-14053590

glucose).ModernvisionariesinthefieldofcancerresearcharetakingDr. Warburg’sfindingsastepfurtherwithnewdiscoveries.

Dr.ThomasSeyfriedofBostonCollegeisanexpertincellularmetabolism and nutritional ketosis. He believes all types of cancer are related. He and other experts view all cancers as one disease in which damaged mitochondria prefer glucose (aswellasglutamine)asafuelsource.

Researchproveshealthycellsdobestwhentheycanburnfatasfuel.But they can also use almost any substance to keep themselves alive and energized. Cancer cells, on the other hand, need glucose to survive. Nothingelsewilldo.

Andthisfactiswhatmanysayiscancer’s“Achillesheel.”Simplyput,get rid of sugar, start the process of burning fat for fuel, strengthen those healthymitochondria,andyourbodycanheal,accordingtoDr.Seyfried andothers.

If you are a research nerd like I am, Dr. Seyfried’s book, Cancer is a Metabolic Disease isprettyawesome.12

6 WAYS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MITOCHONDRIA

Youcanavoidmetabolic diseasesandstrengthenyourmitochondria withthesesimpletips:

1. Cut the sugar. Over 100 years of research has proven that cancer feeds on sugar so don’t feed it! This goes for highfructose fruits liketropical fruits as well as simplecarbs like pastas and potatoes since they also contain a high glycemic load

2. Exercise. Exertion stimulates “mitochondrial biogenesis” in the muscles as well as in the brain and other organs.13 Mitochondrial biogenesis is the process through which cells increase mitochondrial mass and the production of ATP (i.e. cellularenergy).Thisisonereasonexercisehasbeenshownto reducecancerriskandimprovesurvivalafterdiagnosis.14

12https://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Metabolic-Disease-ManagementPrevention/dp/0470584920/

13 https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00343.2011

14https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/obesity/physicalactivity-fact-sheet

3. Consider taking key supplements. Studies show certain “mitochondrial nutrients” such as alpha-lipoic acid, acetyl-lcarnitine, biotin, nicotinamide, riboflavin, pyridoxine, CoQ10, resveratrol and taurine can promote improved cellular respirationandmetabolism

4. Restrict calories. Whenyoueatlessfoodandconsumefewer calories, you extend the life of the mitochondria within each cell.Thisisbecausecalorierestrictioncanleadto“autophagy,” aprocessof“deepcleaning”withinthebody.Duringaperiod ofcalorierestrictionorfasting,theimmunesystembeginsto “cleanhouse,”gobblingupoldandsickcellsanddisposingof them.Thisisonereasonmanystudiesshoweatinglessleads toslowertumorgrowthandthepreventionofmetastasis.15

5. Try a Short-term Ketogenic Diet. Moreandmoreevidence indicatesthatuppingyourintakeofhealthyfat,lesseningyour protein intake, and cutting sugar and carbs, can help your mitochondria by stimulating a state called “ketosis” in your body.16 I am not yet convinced that a ketogenic diet is beneficial for long-term health. Butfor a short-term therapy, andametabolicreset,evidenceismountinginfavorofit.Ifyou feel stuck in your healing journey, consider looking at the ketogenicdiet.

6. Get more oxygen! Ifsugarfeedscancer,oxygenweakensit. Healthycellsthriveinanoxygen-richenvironment.Makeita habit to breathe deeply every day. This will also elicit your relaxationresponsetoreducestressandturnonyourhealing hormones. Also,considerothermodalitiessuchashyperbaric oxygentherapyorLiveo2equipment.17

THE 7 CANCER TRIGGERS

Tohelpyoubetterunderstandhowtobeproactivewithpreventionand perhapsevenhealyourbody,Ihaveoutlinedsevenmajortriggers that createcancerinthe body. Remember,cancerissimplyasymptom and notthecause.

15 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4263749/ 16 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673985/ 17 https://liveo2.com/

Sincebreastcancerisnotonediseasebutacombinationofmanyfactors, it'simportanttotakeastepbackandlookatvarioustriggers thatmay stimulatethegrowthofcancerinthebody.Eachofthesetopicswillbe discussedinmoredetailineachof The 7 Essentials System® .

TRIGGER #1- SAD FOOD

The Standard American Diet’s acronym (SAD) is so appropriate. Processed,packagedandpoisonedfoodsmakeup90%oftheinventory ongrocerystoreshelves.

Itistrulyasadstateofaffairswhenconventionaldoctorsdon’tknowthe difference between toxic food and healthy food. Here are a few of the mainfoodsthattriggerthegrowthofcancercells:

Excessive Sugar Consumption

Sugarisperhapsthebiggestthreattoyourhealthandthehealthofyour family.Americansconsumeover100poundsofsugarperyear. That’san averageof52teaspoonsofsugarperday!Themajorityofthisisinthe formofbeveragesandotherproductssweetenedwithhigh-fructosecorn syrup. As a result,obesity, heartdisease andcancer numbersare atan all-timehigh.

Whatmostpeopledon’trealizeisthatcancercellsLOVEsugar.Astudy inthe International Journal of Endocrinology states:

Cancer cells are well known to display an enhanced sugar uptake and consumption. In fact, sugartransportersarederegulatedincancercells,so theyincorporatehigheramountsofsugarthannormal cells.

ItdrivesmecrazywhenIhearoncologistsandmedicalphysicianssaying there is no connection between sugar consumption and cancer. And if youvisitanyhospitalorchemotherapysuiteyouwillseegobsofcandy andsodasbeingofferedtosickcancerpatients.

The very technology that traditional medicine uses to detect cancer in various parts on the body is based on the premise that cancer LOVES sugar.APETscan(PositronEmissionTomography)takesadvantageof cancer cells’ voracious appetite for sugar and helps to determine the extentofcancerinthebody.

Before a PET scan, the patient is injected with a radioactive sugar solution.Sincecancerhas10timesmoreinsulinreceptorsitescompared tohealthycells,thecancercellsgobbleuptheradioactivesugarsolution first. The result is an image with lights glowing in areas of the body afflictedwithcancercells.

Wenowknowthatcancercellshavemorereceptorsitesforglucosethan healthy cells do. This leads to the obvious (and scientifically verified) conclusionthat glucose feeds cancer cells.

THE DIABETES – BREAST CANCER CONNECTION

Studiesshowadirectconnectionbetweendiabetesandmanykindsof cancer.18 In fact, a joint US-Canadian studyof 600 postmenopausal breast cancer patients found a definite connection between high insulinlevels,obesityandhigherincidenceofbreastcancer.19

The link has to do with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). This hormonal substance is produced by the liver. Its main job is to promote cell growth. While IGF-1 is vital for early childhood development,toomuchofitcanbedangerousforadults.

A 2014 report in the International Journal of Cancer found active communication between IGF-1 proteins, estrogen hormones, and cellular receptor sites in mammary glands.20 The researchers concluded that high IGF-1 levels could indicate a higher risk for ERpositive breast cancer. Still other studies have linked IGF-1to lower immune function21 and a higher incidence of “dense breast syndrome.”22

Wealsoknowthatoutofthethreebasicformsthatsugarcomesin glucose,sucroseandfructose-theworstforyourhealthisfructose. This is the form of sugar you get in processed sugary foods, processed carbohydrates,andsweetenedbeverages.

18 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24936258

19 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.20078

20 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24248481

21 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24919265

22 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709450

Fructosedoesnotbreakdowninyourbodyinthesamewaythatglucose does.Insteadofbeingconvertedintoenergyyourbodycanuse,muchof itisquicklyturnedtofat.

HILARY’S SUGAR ADDICTION

WhenIconsultedwithHilary,shewasconvinced thatshewasdoing everythingright."TheonlylittlenaughtyhabitIhaveismysugarand sweets."

Shehadnoideahersugarfixeswerefeedingthecancer,compromising her immune system, and creating a very acidic environment in her body.

After understanding the impact sugar had on her health, Hilary stoppedeatingsweetsandrefinedgrains.Withinfourweeks,shelost 10poundsandstartedfeelingstrongerandhealthier.

In the SAD, fructose normally comes in the form of high fructose corn syrup(HFCS).23 HFCSisverycheapmostlybecausetheU.S.Department ofAgriculture(USDA)subsidizesfarmerstooverproducecorntomake it. AndalmostallHFCSismadefromgeneticallymodifiedcorn.

In addition, HFCS exposes you to mercury. The mercury comes fromchemical processesto separate corn starches from the husk. For everygramofHFCS,therecouldbeupto.570microgramsofmercury.24 Thismaynot seem likealot, but whenyou consider that, accordingto someestimates,oneoutofevery10caloriestheaverageAmericaneats comes from HFCS, the cumulative effect could be devastating.25 Even trace amounts of mercury can greatly affectboth cognitionandcancer. In fact, mercury toxicity has been linked to breast cancerfor years becauseofthewayitaffectsboththeendocrineandimmunesystems.

High fructose corn syrup is found in almost all commercially produced foods even some foods you wouldn’t think of, like prepared soups, commercial breads, and prepared meat products. This is one of the

23 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/86/4/895/4649668

24 https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-069X-8-2

25https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2009/08/corn-syrups-mercurysurprise/

reasonswhyconsumptionofitwentupbyabout1,000%between1970 and1999.26 AnotherreasonisthatHFCSmaybeaddictive.27

MostAmericanstodayconsumeroughly50gramsofHFCSeachday.That isequivalentto10teaspoonsperday.Thereareabout15teaspoonsof HFCS in just one 20-ounce serving of soda. This fact alone could be a majorfactorcontributingtochronicdiseaseandmentalhealthissues.

StudiesshowHFCSaffectsthehypothalamusandotherpathwaysinthe brainandhasalaundrylistofotherdetrimentaleffects.28

Sucrose, or basic table sugar, is a combination of both glucose and fructose.Itisespeciallyhardtoprocesssincethebodymustseparateout glucose and fructose molecules before it can process it fully. Furthermore, HFCS and sucrose are synthetically made and rob your body of essential trace minerals. Both should be avoided completely if youareonahealthybreastprotocol.Here’swhy:

A groundbreaking study in the journal Cancer Research looked at the effects of sugar on the growth of breast cancer tumors. It found that sucrose consumption increased breast tumor growth and increased metastasis of breast cancer cells into the lungs.

Theresearchersfoundthatsucroseintakeinmicecomparabletolevels of Western diets led to increased tumor growth and metastasis, when comparedtoanon-sugarstarchdiet

Andtheyfoundthatitwasspecificallyfructose,intablesugarandhighfructose corn syrup, which was responsible for facilitating lung metastasis.

Foodshighinsugarofanyformshouldbeavoidedtoprevent“feeding” cancertumors Sincesugarcomesinallshapesandformsit’simportant toreadfoodlabelsandavoidmostsugar.Alsolimityourintakeofcarbs andwholegrainsastheyeventuallyarebrokendownintosimplesugars.

In my opinion, the jury is still out when it comes to fruit sugarsand cancer. If you are on a healthy breast protocol, play it safe and follow thesesimpleruleswhenitcomestothesweetstuff:

26 ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/4/537.full

27http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337798/Are-sugar-addict-Scientists-sayhigh-fructose-corn-syrup-addictive-cocaine.html

28https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/02/28/new-studyconfirms-fructose-affects-your-brain-very-differently-than-glucose.aspx

• Avoid all forms of processed sugars and highly-concentrated sugarsincludinghighfructosecornsyrup,tablesugar,molasses, honey,agave,driedfruitandconcentratedfruitjuice.Thesecan spike sugar levels and stimulate a strong insulin and insulin growth-factorresponse.

• If you want to begin a juicing protocol, focus on lots of veggies andafewlow-glycemicfruitssuchasGrannySmithapples and berries

• Eatfreshfruitonlyinmoderation.

• Use natural sweeteners such as stevia to sweeten tea and healthy,gluten-freedesserts.

BAD FATS AND OILS

Friedfoodsservedatfastfoodchainsandrestaurants,aswellasmany packaged and processed foods, contain hydrogenated oils. These fats havebeenchemicallyalteredtoallowforlongershelfandstoragelife. These unhealthy oils raise “bad cholesterol” (LDL) and lower “good cholesterol”(HDL). Atthesametime,theydamagecellmembranes.

ADDITIVES AND CHEMICALS

Thereareover10,000chemicalsusedinthefoodindustry,mostofwhich have never been tested for safety. Most food products that are manufactured and come out of a box are loaded with these toxic chemicals.Manyoftheartificialcolorings,flavorings,andadditiveshave beenlinkedtocancerandotherautoimmunediseases.29

HORMONES AND ANTIBIOTICS

Sixdifferentkindsofsteroidhormones30 arecurrentlyapprovedbythe FDA for use in food production in the United States: estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, zeranol, trenbolone acetate, and melengestrolacetate.Thesehormonesareusedtoincreasethegrowth rateofcattle,sheep,andchickens.

Bovine growth hormone (bGH) is injected into cows to increase milk production. The large udders are continuously pumped for milk. This oftenleadstoinfectionswhichresultsintheabuseofantibiotics.31 The

29 http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm

30 http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/Factsheet/Diet/fs37.hormones.cfm

31 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/overview.html

chronic exposure of consumers to antibiotics from dairy products has beenlinkedtoserioushealthriskssuchasdrugresistantinfections.

OVERCOOKED AND PROCESSED FOODS

LovepotatochipsandFrenchfries?Howabouttoastedbreakfastcereals andcertainsnacks?

Hazardous by-products are produced when plant-based foods are cookedathightemperatures(250°degreesFahrenheitandabove). The HEATOX project (Heat Generated Food Toxicants32) is a multidisciplinaryresearchprojectinvolving14countries.Itundertookstudies oftheeffectsofvariouschemicalsonthebody.

Researchersidentifiedmorethan800compoundsproducedwhenfoods are heated at high temperatures. And 52 of those compounds are potentialcarcinogens.

One of the chemicals which especially caught their attention is acrylamide. This is so toxic and carcinogenic that the EPA has set a maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) at 0 but has an allowable thresholdof0.2microgramsperday.

So how much acrylamide are you getting when you eat your favorite potatochips?AreportbytheEnvironmentalLawFoundationfoundthat some potato chips had levels as high as 910 times the allowable threshold.33

According to their analysis, all potato chip products tested required a “warning” about cancer risk because of the high levels of cancercausing acrylamide.

ThefindingsintheHEATOXprojectarequitesignificant:

● Acrylamidelevelswerelinkedwithbreastcancer

● Evenatlowdosesacrylamidecausedneurotoxicityinfetuses.

● Acrylamidecausedtumorsintheintestines.

TRIGGER #2 – ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICITY

32 http://www.slv.se/upload/heatox/documents/D62_final_project_leaflet.pdf

33 http://www.envirolaw.org/report_how_potato_chips_stack_up.pdf

Environmental toxicity includes all the chemicals weare exposed to in the environment, in our homes, and in our bodies. Let’s look at the chemicalchainfromamacrolevelintheenvironmentallthewaydown tothemicrolevelinsideyourbody.

Herbicides, pesticides, insecticides as well as many industrial compounds fall into the category of “xenoestrogens.” These chemicals mimic estrogens in the body and have been implicated in a variety of serioushealthproblemsincludingcancer.

Let’s take a closer look and see what toxicity lurks inside your home. Chemicals from carpeting, furniture, cleaning solutions, artificial air fresheners,scentedcandles,andevenyourpotsandpanscontributetoa toxicenvironment

The average consumer is exposed to 127 chemicals per day, simply from their body care products.

And have you ever considered what you put ON your body? Your skin absorbs everything directly into the bloodstream. When you shower, brushyourteeth,andpatyourselfwithallthosepotionsandlotions,you are ingesting dangerous and toxic chemicals. In fact, the average consumerisexposedto127chemicalsperday,simplyfromtheirbody careproducts.

Herearethechemicalsfoundinatypicaldailymoisturizer.Manyofthem arecarcinogenic.

● Dimethicone(silica)

● PEG-50AlmondGlycerides

● SodiumLaurethSulphate

● Cocoamidopropyl

● Triethanolamine(TEA)

● Methylchloroisothiazolinone

● MethylParaben

● FD&CYellowNo.6

● Fragrance

Lastly, whenwethinkabouttoxicity, wemustalsolookat the internal environment or terrain of the body. What is goingon INSIDE the body thatmaybereleasingtoxins?Areyouinfectedwithparasites,bacteria, yeasts,fungi,andviruses?

Recent data from the journal The Lancet revealed that four types of chronicinfectionsareassociatedwiththedevelopmentofcancer:HPV, H.pylori,HepatitisBandC,andEpsteinBarr.34

Anothertypeofdeadlytoxinisnotchemicalinnature.Wecannotseeit, feelit,ortasteit,butitaffectsus24/7.Ithasbecomeahottopicofdebate amongscientistsforthelastdecade…

ELECTROPOLLUTION

Electropollutionhasbeenlabeledthedeadliesttoxinonthisplanet.The Bio-Initiative Report is an internationally acclaimed scientific and public health report on potential health risks of electromagnetic fields (EMF)andradiofrequencyandmicrowaveradiation 35 It’sawonderful objectivestudyinvolvingscientistsfromallovertheworld.

Accordingtothereport:

ChronicexposuretoEMFisassociatedwithincreased health risks that vary from impaired learning, headaches, mental confusion, skin rashes, tinnitus, and disorientation, to a variety of cancers and neurological diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's. Sourcesofconcernmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto, powerlines,cellandcordlessphones,celltowers,WIFI,WiMax,andwirelessinternet.36

Thatprettymuchsumsuptheworldwelivein!Thereisnoescapingit.

Dr.DevraDavis,ascientist,author,andprofessor,hasdoneconsiderable research on the effects of cell phone radiation. She was appointed by severalpresidents,satonapanelthatwasawardedaNobelPrize,and currentlylecturesatHarvard.

Thetitleofherrecentbooktellsitall: Disconnect. The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What The Industry Has Done To Hide It, And How To Protect Your Family. 37

34 https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(16)30143-7.pdf

35 http://bioinitiative.org/freeaccess/index.htm

36 https://ccst.us/projects/smart/documents/BioInitiative_Report_1.pdf

37https://www.amazon.com/Disconnect-Radiation-Industry-ProtectFamily/dp/140016897X

Hereareafewfactsfromherbook:

● CellphoneradiationproducesfreeradicalsthatweakenDNA.

● Cellphoneradiationweakenscellmembranes.

● Cellphoneradiationweakenstheblood-brainbarrier

● Childrenabsorbmore radiation thanadults because theirskulls aresofterandtheirbrainshavemorefluid.

● Sperm exposed tocell phone radiation die four times fasterand arebiologicallydamaged.

● Keeping an iPhone 4 in your pocket exceeds the FCC exposure guidelines.(It’sinthefineprintwarningsthatcomewithyourcell phone.)

● Manyphysicianshaveseenacorrelationbetweenbreastcancers andtumors,andwomenwhousetheirbraasaholdingdevicefor theircellphone.

Cell phones release constant doses of non-ionizing radiation that increasesfreeradicalproductionandcausesDNAdamage.

If you store your cell phone in your bra or keep it close to your body all day long, you are dousing your sensitive breast tissue with radiation.

Yourhormonalglandsarealsoparticularlysensitivetonon-ionizingcell phone radiation. According to Dr. Andrew Goldsworthy from the ImperialCollegeinLondon,glandularcellsareparticularlysensitiveto radiation.Hesays,“Althoughelectromagneticfieldsfrequentlystimulate glandularactivityintheshortterm,long-termexposureisoftenharmful inthattheglandceasestoworkproperly.”38

Of particular interest is the connection between the thyroid gland and breast cancer. According to an article in Breast Cancer Research, scientists have noted an increased prevalence of thyroid disease in patientswithbreastcancer.39

And when you hold your cell phone near your head, you are exposing yourthyroidglandtonon-ionizingradiation.

If you sit in front of a computer for several hours per day, you are exposingyourthyroidtoanothersupplyofEMF

38 http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Biol-Effects-EMFs2012-NZ1.pdf

39 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC314438/

Power lines are another source of dangerous EMFs. Studies show that after three months of exposure to power-line frequencies, the thyroid glandsofratsshowedvisiblesignsofdeterioration.Theyalsolosttheir abilitytoproducethyroidhormones.Andtheydidn’trecoverthatability evenafterthefieldswereswitchedoff.

Atfirstsight,thisinformationmayseemoverwhelming. Itseemsthere isnoescapingtheEMF’sthatareloomingaroundus24/7.Afterall,we can’t live in a bubble, and we all choose to live with our electronic devices.So,whatisthesolution?

There have been huge advancements in scientifically valid technology that neutralizes the effects of the EMF’s onour bodies.40 The details of that will be discussed in Chapter 2, Essential #2: Reduce Your Toxic Exposure.

TRIGGER #3 – PHYSICAL AND HORMONAL STRESS

AccordingtoDr.CarlRubia,NobelPrizeLaureate,ourphysicalbodyis comprisedofonlyonebillionthphysicalmatter…therestisallenergy. Sinceweareenergeticbeings,itisvitaltokeepourenergyflowing.

Ourcellscommunicatewitheachotherthroughphotonlight.Ournerve system commands and controls every function in the body through electrical pathways. Our organs communicate with each other through theacupuncturemeridiansystem.

With all this energetic exchange goingon, itis importantto make sure there is no obstruction in that energy flow. Obstructions can occur because of spinal subluxations, chemical toxicities, and chronic emotionalstress.

Anotherformofstressinourbodyiscalled oxidative stress.Thisisthe body’sinabilitytoreadilydetoxifyorrepairdamagefromtoxins 41 When your body breaks down food, or when it is exposed to environmental toxins, it produces free radicals which can cause DNA and cellular damage.Ifyourliveranddetoxificationpathwaysarenotfunctioningat optimal levels, the chronic exposure to free radicals can lead to DNA damageandultimatelycancer.

Hormonal stress affectsusinmanyways.Womenespeciallycanattest tothefactthatwhentheirhormonesareoutofbalance,theyFEELoutof

40 http://www.giawellness.com/drv/products/terra-gia/ 41 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress

balance. Since estrogen is intricately involved with so many hormonal pathways, the concern about these foreign estrogens is that they are interfering with reproduction, increasing endometriosis, increasing fibroids in the uterus and breasts, and increasing the possibility of developingbreastcancer.

Astudyinthe Journal of Applied Toxicology revealedhighconcentrations of parabens in post-mastectomy breasts affected with breast cancer.42 Parabens are a type of xenoestrogen. The parabens were present even with women who had never used any type of underarm deodorant throughouttheirwholelifetime,indicatingtheparabenscamefromthe cosmetic,food,andpharmaceuticalindustries.

If you cannot metabolize or properly break down these foreign estrogens, you can get a buildup of more “aggressive” proliferative estrogen.

Imbalancedestrogencantriggerabnormalcellstodivideandhasbeen associated with many female cancers such as breast, uterine, and ovarian.

Thereisanotherstressthatcanleadtobreastcancer…

Chronic stress has reached epidemic proportions in the United States andotherindustrializedcountries.

Chronicstressdoesitsdamagemainlythroughcortisol.Thishormoneis producedbytheadrenalglandsthroughsignalsfromthehypothalamus andpituitary(theH-P-Aaxis).

Cortisol levels “spike” when the brain perceives a threat to the body (whetherthatthreatisrealorimagined).Bykickinginthe“fightorflight” response, the brain literally “turns off” many functions of the immune system so it can send energy where it is needed in the moment for survival.Afterall,whatisthepointofproducingwhitebloodcellswhen youarebeingchasedbyalion?

Our bodies weremeant for spikes incortisol to be rare, with plenty of time in between for the parasympathetic nervous system, the calming partofthenervoussystem,todoitsjobofreplenishmentandhealing.

Manypeopletodayareinconstantstress,however. Severalstudiesmake theconnectionbetweenhighcortisollevelsandbreastcancerdirectly.

42 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14745841

JANET ESCAPES HER STRESS CYCLE

Janetwasstressedout.Shefeltlikeherbodywasoncaffeine24/7.She struggledwithsleepandwasfallingintoadeepdepressionsincethe cancerdiagnosis.Itwasaviciouscycleandshedidnotseeawayout.

Withthehelpofourcoachingteam,anEFTcoach,suggestedreading material, and perseverance, Janet has learned to monitor her stress andtomanageitbeautifully.

"I realized that stress was a key contributor to the cancer diagnosis. I knew that if I was going to survive, I had to start doing things differently. That breast cancer diagnosis changed my life for the better! I am calmer and happier than I have ever been."

A2000studybyStanfordUniversityresearchersfound65%ofadvanced breast cancer patients had either consistently high or abnormally fluctuating cortisol levels. As expected, those with high cortisol levels alsohadfewernaturalkiller(NK)cellstofightoffcancer.43

We’lldiscussallthesestressorsatmorelengthinChapter3,Essential#3: BalanceYourEnergy.

TRIGGER #4 – EMOTIONAL WOUNDS

Althoughthecomplexrelationshipbetweenpsychologyandphysiology is not clearly understood, scientists are well aware that psychological stressaffectstheimmunesystem.

C.W.DouglasBrodie,M.D.44 is a physicianwho wasanearlypioneer in alternativemedicine. Heworkedwithcancerpatientsforover28years. Hefoundspecifictraitsthatshowedupoverandoverinthethousands of cancer patients with whom he worked. The stress they experienced wasacausativefactorindevelopingcancer.

Ifyoucanrelatetoanyofthesetraits,acknowledgethemandtakesteps tochangethem.Behonest!

7 BASIC TRAITS OF CANCER PATIENTS

43 https://news.stanford.edu/news/2000/june28/breast-628.html

44 http://www.cancure.org/dr_brodie.htm

1. Being highly conscientious, caring, dutiful, responsible, and hard-working

2. Being someone who “worries for others” and carries other people’sburdens

3. Beinga“peoplepleaser”withagreatneedforapproval

4. Having a poor relationship with one or both parents and usuallytheirspouse

5. Internalizestoxicemotionslikeangerandresentmentandhas greatdifficultyexpressingtheseemotions

6. Isunabletocopeadequatelywithstress

7. Having unresolved deep-seated emotional problems and conflictsfromchildhoodandoftenbeingunawareofthem

Dr. R.G. Hamer45, a renowned German physician and cancer surgeon, examinedover20,000patientswithalltypesofcancer.Bycomparingxraysoftheirbrainsandthelocationofthecancerintheirbody,Dr.Hamer cametothisconclusion:

“I searched for cancer in the cell, and I have found it in the brain.”

Dr.Hamerfeltthatanycancerbeganwithanextremelyharshemotional shock that would “short circuit” a specific area of the brain and then would,inturn,weakenaparticularorganandmakeitmorevulnerable tocancer.

ThereismoreonthisinEssential#4-HealYourEmotionalWounds.

TRIGGER #5 – DENTAL TOXICITIES

Over the years I have personally consulted with thousands of patients with compromised immune systems and found they had a common denominator-dentaltoxicities.

Dentaltoxicitiesaffectyouintwoways:chemicallyandenergetically. “Silver”fillingsareahodgepodgeofmetalsincludingmercury,whichis themosttoxic,naturallyoccurringsubstanceontheplanet.

45 http://learninggnm.com/documents/hamerbio.html

There is NO SAFE level of mercury.

Inafive-yearstudywithbreastcancerpatients,Dr.RobertJonesfound that93%ofwomenheworkedwithhadrootcanals.46 Healsofoundthat thetumorswere,inmostcases,onthesamesideastherootcanal.

Dental toxicities will be discussed further in Essential #5- Embrace BiologicalDentistry.

TRIGGER #6 – INFLAMMATION AND POOR METHYLATION

This section may be a little technical, but it is an important aspect to understand.Don’tworryifyoudon’t“getit”atfirst.Ittookmeawhileto put it all together. I happened to stumble across this after I had some bloodworkdoneandmyhomocysteinelevelswereoffthecharts!

Homocysteineisanormallyharmlessaminoacid. Buthighlevelsarea sign of inflammation somewhere in the body and have been linked to heartattackandstroke.Mylevelsweresohigh,Iwasastrokeandheart attackwaitingtohappen!

HowandwhywasmyhomocysteinesohighsinceIhadanexcellentdiet, hadaregularsupplementationregime,andexercisedregularly?

Thisbroughtmedowntheroadofresearchanddiscovery…

Ithasbeenestimatedthatupto95%ofallcancershaveinflammationin common.47 Inflammation functions at all three stages of tumor development – initiation, progression, and metastasis. And chronic inflammationhelpsestablishamilieuinthebodythatisconducivetothe developmentofcancer.

The inflammatory trigger is a very powerful piece of the puzzle for healing and preventing breast cancer. Studies show that the inflammatory process in the breast can promote cancer stem cells responsiblefordevelopingbreastcancer.48

Whataresomeofthecausesofinflammationthatmayincreaseyourrisk forbreastcancer?

● Smoking

46 http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/18/dangers-of-rootcanaled-teeth.aspx

47 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19665429

48 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5777276

● Drinkingalcohol

● Sleepdeficit

● Environmentaltoxins,bothinandoutofthehome

● Unhealthysaturatedfats,transfats,andtoomanyomega-6fats

● Chronicelevatedbloodsugarandinsulinresistance

● Chronicstress

Methylation

ThisprocesswasnewstomeuntilIdiscoveredthatIhadgeneticissues that prevented me from properly breaking down estrogen and environmentalchemicals.Thiswasalsoakeyreasonfortherecurrence in2015.

Iamamazedthattraditionalmedicinedoesnotaddressthisissuewith womenwho havebreastcancer. Itis a key factor thatcandrive breast cancerinthefirstplace.

Methylationisacomplexbio-chemicalprocessthatoccursinyourbody every day. Think of it like the spark plug in a car that evokes certain chemical reactions. It causes hormones and proteins to change into different substances. For example, it helps convert serotonin into melatonin. It helps change strong estrogens to milder, less aggressive estrogens.

Improper methylation patterns are commonly associated with breast cancer. Theyleadtoinactivationofcertaingenesinthebreasttissue.49

Poor methylation also plays an important role in the development of certaintypesof breastcancer.50 And breastcancer prognosisisclosely linkedtomethylation.51

Howdoyouknowifyouhavemethylationproblems?

If you have a tendency towards obesity and have painful menstrual periods with excess bleeding and clots, you are probably estrogen dominantandmayhaveamethylationissue.

49 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17090521

50 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565864

51 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2068666

Therearealsosimpleurineteststhatcanbedoneintheprivacyofyour homeandthensenttoalaboratorytobeanalyzed.Theycandetermine whetheryouaremetabolizingandbreakingdownestrogenproperly.

DNA genomic testing is another way to discover if your methylation pathwaysareworking.Itcandetermineifyouhaveageneticdefectthat prevents you from proper methylation. I did this test and discovered I haveacompromisedgenethatgavemeveryhighhomocysteinelevels–anothersignofimpropermethylation.Thiswasalsoaprobabletrigger inmydevelopingbreastcancer.

5 ACTION STEPS YOU CAN TAKE NOW TO IMPROVE YOUR METHYLATION

Whenmethylation processes are working properly, they can change “aggressive”estrogensintomilderforms.That’sgreatnewsforbreast cancerprevention.

Unfortunately,methylationisrarelyaddressedbytraditionaldoctors and is a seriously overlooked piece of the puzzle when it comes to breastcancer.

Following even a few of the steps below will take you far towards balancingmethylationprocesses.

1. Reduce Your Toxic Load.

Avoiding toxins is probably the most important thing you can do to help your methylation processes and reduce chemical estrogenic overload.Goorganicwithnotonlyyourveggies,butalsomeatsaswell.

2. Balance stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Recentstudiesmaketheconnectionbetweenepigeneticfactors,brain healthandmethylationimbalance.52

3. Include flax seeds in your diet.

52https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/epi-20160099?journalCode=epi

Flax seedsare high in lignans, a powerhouse substance that mimics naturally-occurring mild forms of estrogen. It takes up residence at cellularreceptorsitesinthebreasts,blockingxenoestrogens.

4. Support your liver.

Theliver’smainjobisdetoxification.Itisheavilyinterconnectedwith methylation,especiallytheconversionoffolatetoglutathione,oneof the most powerful antioxidants in your body. An effective way to supportyourliveristoadministeracoffeeenemaatleastonceaweek (more if you are on a breast cancer healing journey). Studies have shown that the phytochemicals kahweol and cafestol in coffee can activateglutathioneandpromotecellulardetoxification.53

5. Consider targeted supplementation.

Supplements that target methylation include Methyl Support which supplies synergistic B vitamins to support methylation and homocysteinemetabolism. Brocco Power54 contains sulforaphane, a compoundextractedfrombroccolisprouts. AndHaelan,afermented soy product, balances estrogen methylation pathways through isoflavones.

InChapter6,youwilllearnmoreabouthowtorepairinflammationand poormethylationwiththeuseofspecificfoods,herbsandsupplements

TRIGGER #7 – NEEDLES & KNIVES, LOTIONS & POTIONS

This last trigger is what is known as iatrogenic or medically induced cancers.Itmaycomeasashocktoyou,buttheveryinstrumentsthatare usedtodiagnoseandtreatcanceraresomeoftheverycausesofcancer.

The July 2013 issue of JAMA55 clearly confirms that over-diagnosis of cancerleadstoover-treatmentwhichcanbepotentiallyharmful.Women undergoing traditional breast screenings with mammograms have an over50%chanceofbeingdiagnosedwitha“falsepositive.”Thatmeans thatiftheyfindabenigntumorlikeductalcarcinomainsitu(DCIS),the patient may be encouraged to have biopsies, surgery, radiation, and sometimes even chemotherapy for a cyst that has not developed into

53 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18701223

54https://breastcancerconquerorshop.com/product/brocco-power/#tab-description

55 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1722196

cancer...yet.Butwiththebarrageofassaultstothebreast,itoftendoes developintocancer.56

You may be surprised to find Tamoxifen and x-ray radiation are categorized as carcinogenic!

Accordingto MedscapeNews,“The practiceof oncology isinneedof a host of reforms.”57 It is a well-known scientific fact that stem cells subjected to needless radiation and chemical poisoning actually stimulatethegrowthofcancerandmakeitmoremalignant.58

And chemotherapy is worse than ineffective. According to Dr. Allen Levin,M.D.,authorof The Healing of Cancer, “The majority of the cancer patients in this country die because of chemotherapy, which does not cure breast, colon, or lung cancer. This has been documented for over a decade and nevertheless doctors still utilize chemotherapy to fight these tumors.”

Chemo and Other Toxic Drugs

The history of chemotherapy drugs can be traced to chemical warfare duringWorldWarI.59 AfteraGermanairraidinBari,Italy,morethan 1,000 people were exposed to the chemical warfare agent called “nitrogenmustard.”Autopsiesofthevictimswereexaminedbyanexpert in chemical warfare. He found there was a profound suppression of lymphoidtissueasaresultofexposuretothemustardgas.

In his not-so-divine wisdom, this “expert” surmised that this chemical couldthenbeusedagainstcancercellstostoptheirrapiddivision.Thus begantheeraoftoxicchemotherapies.

COMING TO GRIPS WITH CHEMO

Ioncehadapatientwhodescribedher AHA!momenttomeabouther chemotherapyexperience.Inherownwordsshetoldme…

56 http://breastcancerconqueror.com/treatments-for-dcis-cause-cancer/

57 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808654

58 http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/chemo-and-radiation-actually-make-cancermore-malignant

59 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cancer_chemotherapy

I was sitting in this room full of women that looked like death. I was waiting for my turn to have my weekly dose of chemo inserted through my port. As I watched the nurse handle the bag of fluid with gloves and a mask, I noticed that the bag had this big “CAUTION” sign on it.

It dawned on me that if it was too toxic for her to handle without gloves, why was I feeding that poison into my body?

I got up, politely said, “No Thank You,” walked out, and never looked back.

Whenyoutakeastepback,andlookatthefactsinalogicalway,doesit reallymakesensetoinsertapoisoninabodythatisalreadyweakand compromised? The dismal statistics of chemotherapeutic agents speak forthemselves.

Chemotherapy improves your chances of survival by a meager 2%.

TheDepartmentofRadiationOncologyinSydney,Australiaundertooka study involving 22 major adult cancers and the benefits of using chemotherapytreatmentsalone.60 Theirconclusion:

The overall contribution of curative and adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy to 5-year survival in adults was estimated to be 2.3% in Australia and 2.1% in the USA.

In other words, with the use of chemotherapy alone, you have a 2% chanceofsurvivingyourcancer.

Butthereissomegoodnewsonthechemofront…

A major new international study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center says many women with early-stage breast cancer who would receivechemotherapyundercurrentstandardsdonotactuallyneeditat all.61

Gene tests on tumor samples were able to identify women who could safelyskipchemo.Theresearchersestimatedthatgenetestingwillspare

60 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15630849

61 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1804710

about60,000womenayearintheU.S.fromgettingthistoxictreatment. That’sabout70%ofpatientswhowouldbecandidatesforchemo.

This study should change the standard of care for women with early stage breast cancer. But we will see how quickly the cancer industry respondstothesefindings.Unfortunately,thestudysaysthesewomen could skip chemo but they would still be treated with other toxic hormonal drugs. These drugs include estrogen blockers such as Tamoxifen,andhormoneblockingdrugs(aromataseinhibitors)suchas Arimidex,Aromasin,andFemara.

Tamoxifen doubles and even triples the risk of endometrial cancer.

Tamoxifenisanantagonistofestrogenreceptors.62 Thatmeansitblocks the estrogen receptor on a breast cancer cell. Think of an estrogen receptoronacelllikeakeyholeandtheestrogenfitsperfectlyintothat keyhole.Tamoxifenactsbybindingwith thatkeyholeonthe celland, thus,blocksouttheestrogen.

In theory, that sounds like a positive action in estrogen-driven breast cancers. But Tamoxifen has serious side effects, driving cancers into otherareasofthebody.Infact,Tamoxifendoublesandevenquadruples theriskofendometrialcancerinafive-yearperiod.63 Othersideeffects include stomach cancer, colon cancer, blood clots, fatty liver, memory impairment,andareducedsexdrive.64

Howdoes thatmake sense? Prescribe a cancer-causingdrugandcross your fingers and hope that it does not cause another type of cancer? I can’tmakeanysenseofthatlogic.

Hereareafewoftheotherdrawbacksofhormone-blockingdrugs:

● Theydecreaseestrogenforonly12months,butnot24months.65

● UseofaromataseinhibitorsislinkedwithvitaminDdeficiency.66

● Theysignificantlyincreaselevelsofinsulingrowthfactor-1(IGF1)which increases growth of cancer cells. 67

62 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamoxifen

63 http://www.iss.it/publ/anna/2006/2/422170.pdf

64 http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/adjuvant-tamoxifen-therapy-early-stagebreast-cancer-increases-risk-second-primarly

65 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19967558

66 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20399042

67 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19967558

● Theycausecognitivedeficitsandmakeyourbrainsluggish.68

● Over71%ofwomenexperiencemusculoskeletalcomplaints.69

● Theycontributetodeclineofbonemineraldensityandincreased fractures.70

● They impair function of hands because of tendon-synovial changes.71

● Theyincreasehotflashes 72

CT SCANS

ResearchbytheRadiationEpidemiologyBranchoftheNationalCancer Institute suggests that CT scans in the U.S. every year may produce 29,000futurecancers, about 6% of them being breast cancer.73

DENTAL X-RAYS

According to the Journal of the American Dental Association, “Dentists shouldNOTprescriberoutinedentalradiographsatpresetintervalsfor allpatients.”74 Theradiationpenetratesthebrainandthyroidgland.

RADIATION THERAPY

Exposure to ionizing radiation through radiation “therapy” has clearly beenestablishedasoneoftheriskfactorsforthedevelopmentofbreast cancer.75 Increasedriskisassociatedwithincreasedexposures.

Researchers from the Department of Radiation Oncology at the UCLA JohnsonComprehensiveCancerCenterreportthat radiation treatment drives breast cancer cells into greater malignancy.

Theyfoundthatevenwhenradiationkillshalfofthetumorcellstreated, thesurvivingcellsknownas inducedbreastcancerstemcells (iBCSCs)

68 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20097718

69 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20035381

70 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20429308

71 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18474874

72 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16870085

73 http://dceg.cancer.gov/about/organization/programs-ebp/reb

74 https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)64322-1/fulltext

75 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19930978

areresistanttotreatment.AndiBCSCsareupto 30 times more likely to form tumors than the non-irradiated breast cancer cells.76

Inaddition,titanium“markers”areofteninsertedintothebreasttissue inordertomaketheareamoreeasilyvisibleonx-raysandsonograms. Titanium is a toxic metal and I have repeatedly seen unsuspecting womenreactwithinflammationandpaintothetitaniumimplant.

MAMMOGRAMS

Iamnotafanofmammographybecauseofthemanyserioussideeffects of radiation and compression of the breast. A meta-analysis of 127 studies concluded that low dose radiation increases breast cancer risk amonghigh-riskwomen.77

According to Dr. Samuel Epstein, an international leading authority on the causes and prevention of cancer, two x-ray films of a breast in a premenopausalwomangivesabout500timesthedoseofachestx-ray.

Extend that over a 10-year period and the accumulated radiation is close to the kind of dosage that women got in Hiroshima outside the major epicenter where the atom bomb exploded.

Allthatradiationtakesatoll. CancerresearchintheUKsuggeststhata decade of annual two-view mammographic screening before age 40 yearswouldresultinanetincreaseinbreastcancerdeaths.78

Andthesadthingisthatallthosemammogramsdonothingtosavelives. The Canadian National Breast Screening Study followed nearly 90,000 womenfor25years.Thewomenwererandomlyassignedtoeitherget mammogramscreeningsornot. Attheendof25yearstheresearchers found that the death rates from breast cancer were the same in both groups. Themammogramsmadenodifferenceatall.79

UNNECESSARY SURGERY

There are times when surgery can be necessary to save the life of a patient. On the other hand, we have all heard the horrifying stories of cancer patients undergoing surgery to remove a simple tumor and monthslaterthecancerhasspreadallovertheirbody.

76 http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/study-radiation-therapy-can-make-cancers30x-more-malignant

77 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20582702

78 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16136033

79 https://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g366

Doctorsarewellawarethatsurgerycausesthecancertospreadandit also suppresses the immune system.80 The British Journal of Cancer agreedbystating, “The primary tumor removal may result in sudden acceleration of the metastatic process.”81

Thefactsregardingsurgicalremovalofatumorareeye-opening:

● During the surgical procedure, natural barriers that contain the tumorarebreached,enablingcancercellstoescapetheiroriginal confinementandspreadtootherpartsofthebody.

● Surgery induces immune suppression while initiating an inflammatorycascadethatallowscancercellstopropagate.

● In response to the trauma of surgery, the body secretes growth factors to facilitate healing. Unfortunately, these same growth factorsalsostimulatetumorcellgrowth.

● Cancercellsspillintothebloodstreamfromthesurgicalmargins andestablishmetastaticcoloniesinotherpartsofthebody.

● CancercellshaveaVelcro-likesurfacethatallowsthemtostickto each other and to blood vessel walls. In one experiment that mimickedsurgicalconditions,thestickingandbindingofcancer cellstobloodvesselwallsincreasedby250%.

● Surgeryreducestheactivityofnaturalkiller(NK)cells.NKcells’ functionistogobbleupcancercells.

Doneedlebiopsiesfallintothatsamecategory?Absolutely!

Manipulation of an intact tumor with needle biopsies is associated with an increased risk of metastasis or spread of the cancer.82

Thetumorisencasedwithathickwall,butonceaneedleisinsertedinto the protective wall, fluid containing millions of cancer cells canescape intothebloodandlymphaticsystem.Oftenthebiopsyisrepeatedseveral times,increasingtheriskforspreading.

Lymph node removal is another typical procedure performed by conventionaldoctorseitherbeforetreatment(intheformofabiopsy)or after surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. It’s been used for over 100 years.

80 http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2011/04000/Improving_Postop erative_Immune_Status_and.24.aspx

81 http://www.nature.com/bjc/index.html

82 http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=396893

Thepremiseofthissurgeryisthatcancercellsinthemammaryareawill spreadtosentinellymphnodesclosesttothetumorbeforetheypossibly spreadtoaxillarynodesandthentotherestofthebody.Anditispartof the outdated dogma in the medical community that says conventional methodslikesurgerycan“getitall”whenitcomestocancer.

However, a 2011 study from the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California found that for about 20% of all U.S. breast cancer patients (40,000 womena year), removingcancerous nodes proved to have no advantage whatsoever.Itdidnotimprovesurvivalrates,make thecancerlesslikelytore-emerge,orchangethetreatmentplaninany way.83

WhenIblogabouttheproblemswithdiagnostictesting,womenwriteto me,explainingthatitwasimportantforthemtoknowwhatcancerthey had,simplyfortheirpeaceofmind.Theywantedtoknowwhattheywere dealing with. I understand that completely. The decision is yours to make.Weightheriskofthecancerpossiblyspreadingversusthebenefits ofhavingalabeltothecancer.

Obviouslysometimesthereisaneedforsurgeryifthetumorburdenis largeandgrowing.Makeaninformeddecisionanddiscussthiswithyour team.

There are less traumatic ways to get information about your cancer. Variousbloodtestsusedoutsideofconventionalmedicinemeasurethe hormones,proteins,andenzymesthatcancercellssecrete.Youcanread more about these tests in Chapter 7: Essential #7 - Adopt Very Early Detection.

SHOULD YOU OPT FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY?

Ifyouhavehadamastectomyforbreastcancerorareconsideringone, youmayalsobeconsideringwhattodoafterwards. Asyouexploreyour options, you owe it to yourself to learn the facts about breast reconstructionsurgeryaswell.

I realize this is a touchy subject. I am not here to judge but simply to inform.Womenwhohavebreastimplantsbecauseofbreastcancerhave been through a lot of pain and agony going through the surgeries and treatments. Otherssimplychosetohavethemtotouchuptheirbreast

83 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/645514

shape and size. In all cases, the decision has an impact physically and manytimesemotionally.

Reconstructivesurgeryaftermastectomycanbedoneeitheratthetime of mastectomy (called an “immediate” reconstructive surgery) or “delayed,” which means the surgery will occur at a later date. The materialsusedtorecreatethebreastvary.Theyincludesilicone,saline ortheperson’sowntissue.

While reconstruction may help a woman feel more like “herself” after breast cancer, there are also quite a few risks associated with it, especiallyconcerningthesubstancesused.

Animplantisdesignedusingastrongsiliconeelastomershellthat’sfilled with either a saline or silicone gel solution. Think of an implant like a sliver underneath your skin. It is a foreign substance that the body naturally wants to reject and this may cause stress to your immune system.

AccordingtoTheMayoClinic,84 salineandsiliconegelbothposesimilar risks:

• Pain

• Potentiallypermanentchangesinnippleorbreastsensation

• Infection

• Scartissuethatdistortstheshape

• Leakageorrupture

• Needforadditionalsurgery

According to the National Cancer Institute, women with implants are threetimesmorelikelytodiefromrespiratorytractcancer,twotothree timesmorelikelytodiefrombraincancer,andfourtofivetimesmore likelytodiefromsuicide.85

Thereareotherrisksyoushouldalsoknowabout…

84https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/breast-augmentation/about/pac20393178

85https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-cancer-institute-spells-outrisks-of-breast-implants-74074032.html

1. Your body’s potential rejection. Capsular contracture is the most common complication associated with implants.86 Basically, the body looks at the silicone elastomer shell as a foreignobjectandscartissueformsaroundit.Itisrejectedbythe immunesystem in11%ofallcasesandsurgicalinterventionis requiredinmostofthem.

2. A rare but treatable cancer. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL)isararecancerinvolvingtheimmunesystemthatmaybe associatedwithimplants.Intheknowncaseslinkedtoimplants, the lymphoma grew in the capsule of scar tissue around the implant.87

3. High levels of platinum. Platinumisusedtoturnsiliconeintoa softer, honey-like liquid which makes the implants feel softer. But platinum is highly toxic. It can cause respiratory and skin allergies.

4. Implants may make it more difficult to detect future cancers. 88 Mammograms are not as accurate after an implant. The good news is that thermography may help detect inflammationintheareaofconcern.

Silicone Implants

In 1992 the U.S. FDA announced a moratorium on silicone implants because of their possible link to rheumatic disease and breast cancer. However, as of 2013, certain kinds of silicone implants have beenreapprovedforuseintheU.S.89

Inadditiontosilicone,dozensofotherchemicalsubstancesmaybefound insomegels,includingformaldehydeandacetone.

Silicone-causednervoussystemdisorders,especiallyneuropathyonthe sidewheretheimplantislocated,canoccurwhenthereisaruptureof theimplantorleakageofthematerial.Leakageissocommonthatmany

86http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/capsular-contracture-remains-mostcommon-complication-occurring-114-implantations

87 https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/2011/09000/Anaplastic_Large_Cell _Lymphoma_and_Breast.1.aspx

88 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14747501

89 https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ImplantsandPr osthetics/BreastImplants/ucm064461.htm

expertsrecommendeitherremovingorreplacingtheimplantevery8to 10years.

In addition, silicone leakagecan lead toinflammation, fibrosis, and “foreign body reaction,” according to a 2007 study published in Hong Kong Medical Journal.90

Silicone can also becarcinogenic.91 Silicone leakage canincrease your riskof other kinds of cancer, including lung, colon and pancreatic cancers.92

Allisnotlostifyouareexperiencingthenegativesideeffectsofsilicone implants. “Explantation surgery” can remove implants. In addition, immunesystemanddetoxprotocolshaveagoodtrackrecordforhealing sideeffectsonceimplantsareremoved.

Saline Implants

Sadly, there are virtually no studies that have critically looked at complications associated with saline implants. According to many experts93 aswellasanecdotalevidence,theproblemwithsalineisnotso muchwiththesubstance,butwhatcouldhappenifthevalveusedtofill theimplantisdamagedthroughtraumatothechest,likeinacaraccident orotherinjury.

If a valve malfunctions, bacteria and mold fungus can get into the implant.94 There, foreign substances can create biotoxins that can becomeneurotoxicandevencarcinogenic. Symptomscanbesimilarto those found in “sick building syndrome” caused bywater-damaged buildings.95

“Flap” Reconstruction

Usingyourowntissue usuallyfromthebelly,buttocks,and/orupper thighs to reconstruct a breast is called autologous or “flap” reconstruction. Many individuals prefer this kind of reconstruction because the tissue feels most like a regular breast and, according to conventionalmedicine,itsupposedly“lastsalifetime.”

90 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/24cd/df5fa64c271e3b9353447f7d72632c8461e1.pd f

91 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9498906

92 https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/89/18/1341/2526365

93 http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/glamour-saline.html#excerpts

94 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856357/

95 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2013/767482/

Butcomplicationscanalso arisewith flap reconstruction. Accordingto CancerResearchUK,complicationsofautologousreconstructivesurgery includeinfection,flapfailure,fluidunderthesurgerywound,hardening, leakage,unequalbreastsifweightchanges,andabdominalhernia.96

Some Final Thoughts On Reconstruction

Nowthatyouknowsomeoftherisksofbreastreconstructivesurgery, you can make your own decision about how you want to go forward. Most women we have coached who have had reconstructive surgery regretgoingdownthatroadinthelongrun.Ibelievethebestcourseis alwaysthemostnaturalone,andthatmeansstayingawayfromanykind ofinvasiveprocedurewheneverpossible.

And if you are a reconstructive surgery candidate, don’t be afraid to considernoreconstruction. Iencourageyoutoreadawonderfularticle posted on BreastCancer.org’s website called “Going Flat: Choosing No Reconstruction.”97 It encourages you to learn to be comfortable with yourbodyifyouchoosenoreconstruction.Manywomenarechoosingto gothisroutethesedays,findingempowermentintheirnewleaseonlife after breast cancer and in the new way their bodies look.98 “I don’t care what they take from you as long as I can see your face” is a commonsentimentIhearfrompartnersofBreastCancerConquerors.

Thesewomenweartheirscarswithprideasareminderoftheirstrength throughout their breast cancer journey. Some even choose to get “tittoos” on their scar areas, but I personally do not recommend this. Althoughsomeinkcompaniesarecreatinginkswithfewertoxins,most tattooinksstillcarrysubstancesthatcanbeveryharmfultothosewith compromisedimmunesystems.

Whatever you look like, be PROUD of who you are!

Nomatterwhatpathyouchoose,besureyouhaveaplanonhowyouwill incorporate reducing your toxic exposure (Essential #2) and healing youremotionalwounds(Essential#4). Balanceofbody,mindandspirit isthebottomlineforgoodhealth.

96http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/breastcancer/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/possible-problems

97http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/reconstruction/no-reconstruction

98 http://breastfree.org/content.php?page=26

Embraceyourmagnificenceandyourscars–youarebeautifulinsideand out.

CONVENTIONAL CANCER TREATMENTS INCREASE YOUR RISK OF RECURRENCE

Conventionalmedicinetreatsbreastcancerintheonlywayitknowshow -bycuttingoutvisibletumorsanddousingtherestofthebodywithtoxic chemotherapy drugs or radiation in an attempt to kill the rest of the cancercellsbeforetheyspread.

Ifyouhavehadconventionaltreatmentforbreastcancerorhavehada consultation,morethanlikelyyourdoctordid not discusswithyouthe presenceof breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs).

If they did, they would have to admit that, although the visible breast cancer tumor may shrink or even appear to “die” with conventional treatment, BCSCs within the shriveled tumor have the ability to reproduceagain.

Breast cancer stem cells can be responsible for a relapse even after all “observable” signs of tumor are gone.

Stem cells are vital, for your health. These regenerative powerhouses carrythepotentialtodevelopintodifferentkindsofcells.Theyareblank slates and as such they can serve as a sort of “internal repair system,” especiallyduringearlylifeandperiodsofintensegrowth.

Eachnewstemcellhasthepotentialtoeitherstayastemcellorbecome another type of cell with a specialized functionsuch as muscle cells or braincells.Theyalsohelprepairandreneworgansandtissues.

Cancerstemcells,however,havetheabilitytogrowothercancercells Theycanactasareservoirofcancerandrepopulateanorganortissue afterchemo,radiation,orsurgery.

They make up less than one percent of the total number of cells in atumor. Butwhatmakesthemsodangerousisthattheyareveryhard todestroy.Forthemostpart,theycannotbekilledbydrugtherapy.

Mostimportantly,cancerstemcellscanbeacatalystformetastasis,the processbywhichcancerinonepartofthebodymigratestoanotherpart of the body. They can travel and create tumors in other organs. This processofmetastasisaccountsfor90%ofallcancerdeaths.

Breast cancer stem cells can change into other types of cancer cells, sometimesafterlongperiodsofinactivity.Theyhavebeenknowntobe

highly tumorigenic (prolific at growing new tumors). They are also knowntospreadtootherpartsofthebody.Infact,researchnowshows that traditional chemotherapy may increase tumor growth by actually increasingthenumberofBCSCs.

When regular breast cancer cells are poisoned and radiated, some of thesecellscanreprogramthemselvestoturnintounstoppableBCSCs.99

“Shrinkingacanceroustumormayoffertemporaryrelief…butitwillnot offer a long-term cure if the cancer stem cells are not eliminated,” say researchersatStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicine.100

By now you are probably thinking that this is indeed a dire situation, maybeevenahopelessone.Notso!

Aneasywaytomonitorandmeasurebreastcancerstemcellsisthrough atestcalledthe“OncotrailR.G.C.C.forBreast.”101

And there are substances in nature whose job it is to hunt down and eradicatecancerstemcells.Hereareafewprovennaturalelementsthat cankillBCSCswhileleavinghealthycellsuntouched:

• Sulforaphane frombroccolisproutshavebeenshowntoinhibit BCSCwithoutanytoxicside-effects.102

• Several studies show that a combination of curcumin, derived fromtheIndianspiceturmeric,andpiperine(fromblackpepper) caneliminateBCSCs.103

• Ginger contains a chemical called 6-shogaol which targets and killscancerstemcells.104

• Fermented soy products that are grown in controlled environments, such as Haelan, have concentrated amounts of genistein. This compound promotes apoptosis (cell death) of regular breast cancer cells while at the same time directly inhibitingBCSCproduction.105

99 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489015

100 http://med.stanford.edu/ludwigcenter/overview/treatment.html

101https://rgcc-group.com/index.php?page=test_oncotrail_rgcc-new

102 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21295962

103 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19898931

104 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26355461

105 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24331293

• The skin of red grapes and blueberries contain resveratrol, a naturalplantcompoundthatsignificantlysuppressesthegrowth ofBCSCs.106 Resveratrolcanalsobefoundinredwineanddark chocolate.

IT’S YOUR BODY. ASK QUESTIONS!

Ifyouhavejustbeendiagnosedwithbreastcancerorarecurrenceand are relying on mainstream medicine for the most part, more than likely you have already made an appointment to see your primary doctororoncologistaboutwhattodonext.

Thefirstthingistoknowyourrightsandoptionsasapatient.

Remember your doctor is working for you. Many people feel timid around doctors but this is your body that you and your doctor are discussing. You have the right to ask questions and your physicians must inform you of all significant health risks associated with the treatmentstheyaresuggesting.

You also have the right to get a second opinion. If you leave your doctor’s office feeling disempowered, sad and perhaps even bullied, thenitmaybetimetoquestionyourrelationship.It’s OK to “fire” your doctor and find one that is more supportive of your goals.

Am I Against Traditional Treatments?

Iwanttobeclearthatwhatevertreatmentchoiceyoumake,Ihonorand respect you and want to support you. Women who choose traditional treatments are very brave and determined, because they sign up for a program, knowing that they will get very sick as a result of the treatments.Myhatgoesofftoyou,sinceyouaredeterminedandwilling todowhateverittakestogetridofthecancer.Thatbeingsaid,thereare manysupportivenaturaltherapiesthatyoucandowhileyouaretaking

106 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21188630

yourtreatments,thatnotonlyminimizetheeffects,butcanimproveyour immunesystemandyourchancesofrecovery.

Ialsobelievethatwomenarelookingforsaferandgentlerwaystoheal theirbodybecauseconventionaltreatmentsoffersuchseriousrisksand sideeffects.Womenalsowanttobeheard.Theywanttohaveavoicein theircourseoftreatment.

Ihopethisbookwillbeaguideandcompanionthatwillnotonlyinform andeducatebutwillalsoencourageyoutoopenyourheartandmindto newpossibilitiesofhealing.

THE PINK FRENZY

Unfortunately,breastcancerisassociatedwiththosedarnpinkribbons. Idon'tknowaboutyou,butIgetreallyfrustratedwiththepinkribbon movement.Whathasthepinkribbondonetoreducebreastcancerrates? Nothing!Whathasitdonetofind“thecure?”Nothing!

Instead the pink ribbon campaign lures women into a false sense of securitywith“BreastCancerAwareness”andmoremammograms.

According to the late Dr. Samuel Epstein, a medical researcher of occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health, the pink campaign is a conflict of interest unparalleledinAmericanMedicine.107

In1984theAmericanCancerSociety(ACS)theworld’slargestnon-profit organization,launchedtheNationalBreastCancerAwarenessMonthin October. But the campaign was funded by the Imperial Chemical Industries, a leading manufacturer of petrochemicals. It is also the ownerofZenecaPharmaceuticals,themakeroftheblock-busterbreast cancerdrugTamoxifen.

In other words, a spin-off of one of the world’s biggest makers of carcinogenicchemicalscontrolsbreastcancerdrugs. Italsocontrolsthe NationalBreastCancerAwarenessMonthanditspublicmessageofearly detectionandtreatment,butnotprevention.

107https://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-s-epstein/the-breast-cancerunaware_b_754641.html

Myfrustrationwiththispinkribbonmovementhelpedmecreatemy ownpersonaliconforbreastcancer. I chose the purple butterfly. (Or should I say the purple butterfly chose me?)

Someofmybestcreativeideascomeasaresultofmeditationandquiet time.Onesunnyafternoon,Iwasfeelingparticularlyimpatientaboutmy ownhealingjourney.Ikeptaskingquestions.“WhyamIgoingthrough this?Whyisthistakingsolongtoheal?WhatmorecanIdotofacilitate myphysicalandemotionalhealing?”

Then clear as day, I saw this image in my mind of a cocoon being transformedintoabeautifulbutterfly.Theshortandstubbycaterpillar goesthroughthreestagesoftransformationandmetamorphosissothat thebeautifulbutterflycanmaterialize.

The caterpillar surrenders in full faith to this transition, knowing this vulnerability will lead to full expression and expansion.

The butterfly has to be patient as it goes through its transformation, waitinguntilithascompletelymaturedbeforeitcanemerge.

Philosophers and naturalists have described the butterfly as the representationoffreedomandliberty.

Abreastcancerhealingjourneyisverysimilartothatofabutterfly’s.You maystartouthavingcertainbeliefs,habits,andlifestylesbutifyouopen yourheartandmind,andarepatient,youwillseethatyourbreastcancer journeyismore thanjusthealingyour bodyphysically. It is also about transforming the inner you. You will come to understand that your healing journey has a greater purpose – that you will emerge on the “otherside”asahappier,healthier,more-fulfilled,andspiritualyou.

Let’sbeginthejourneytogether…

7 HEALING POINTS TO PONDER

1. Morethanhalfofallcancersarepreventable.

2. YourDNAisNOTyourdestiny.Thenewscienceofepigeneticsproves thatwhatyouchoosetoeatandhowyoulivecanpositivelyimpact yourgeneexpression.

3. Cancercannotgrowinahealthybody.Thebodyhastobediseased, tired,andtoxicinorderforcancertodevelop.

4. Thereare7maincancertriggersthatcanbeprevented.

5. Toomanycancersaremedicallyinduced.Manyconventionalcancer treatmentsactuallycausecancer.

6. EatingatypicalSADdietresultsinchronicillnessesincludingbreast cancer.

7. The Pink Ribbon campaign has done absolutely nothing to help preventandcurebreastcancer.

“The 7 Essentials has helped me to prioritize the most import “to do’s”. M.H.

7 ACTION STEPS FOR YOUR HEALING JOURNEY

1. Writedowneverythingyouputinyourmouthoverthecourseofthe next3days.SimplyobservehowitcomparestotheSAD.

2. Takeamomenttonoticehowyourbodyfeelsatvarioustimesduring theday.Isyournecktight?Doyoufeelstressed?Doyourhormones feeloutofbalance?Takeamomenttojotdownyourthoughts.

3. Notice how you feel about the majority of your relationships. Are theysupportiveornegative?

4. Look back at the last two years and reflect on any major stressful eventthatmayhaveoccurred.Don’tdwellonit,simplyjotitdown. Wewillgetintosomeemotionalreleasingandhealinginafewmore chapters.

5. Take a few minutes to look inside your mouth and jot down the numberoffillings,crowns,androotcanalsyouhave.

6. Consider taking a urine or DNA test to see if you are properly methylatingorbreakingdownestrogens.

7. Getreadytoembarkonajourneythatwillchangeyourlifeforever–shouldyouchoosetoacceptthemissionanddothework.

“I am feeling better and more relaxed than I ever have. This program has taken me from overwhelmed to confident that I can do this.” M.R.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Véronique Desaulniers, better known as ‘Dr. V’, is the founder of Breast Cancer Conqueror and creator of the 7 Essentials System®, a step-bystepeducationalprogram.Hersignatureprocesshasempoweredthousandsof womeninover42countriesaroundtheworld.

Dr.V’shaspersonallyconqueredbreastcancertwice,whichgivesheran empatheticperspectivetounderstandotherwomenfacingahealingjourney.

Dr.VhasbeenintheWellnessIndustryforover40years,beginning withherChiropracticdegreein1979.Dr.Vhasalsopursuedextensive studiesinvariousfieldsofEnergyMedicine.Herspecialtyin Chiropractic,Bio-Energetics,MeridianStressAnalysis,Homeopathy, andDigitalThermographygivesDr.VauniqueapproachtoHealthand Wellness.