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by Glen Depke, Traditional Naturopath
I like to wait until later in Breast Cancer Awareness month to write about this. After all, we truly have quite a bit of awareness of breast cancer. Everywhere you turn you see pink nowadays and I am very supportive of this. Heck, when I watch the NFL football games during October I am aware of the pink shoes, socks and other parts of the uniform. Again, I support this and am thankful that this awareness has been created. The challenge that I have is that most, if not all, of the money collected, is going to the development of drugs and not toward the single biggest impact we can actually have on breast cancer, which is prevention. Prevention is the key and we will look at this further later in the article. Let’s look at how conventional medicine defines “survival” of breast cancer, which is living 5 years or more after diagnosis. With this said, if a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 58 and lives to the age of 63, she is considered a survivor. Even if she dies of complications from breast cancer or chemotherapy at the age of 65, she is still a breast cancer survivor. Honestly, the chance of being a “survivor” then are very good, due to the fact that breast cancer is typically diagnosed much earlier these days. So really, do you just want to “survive?” I think not, and that is why the issue of prevention is the key to “thrival” not “survival.” Yes this is my made up word, but don’t you truly want to thrive rather than survive? Of course… The good news is that you can! Here at Depke Wellness, we have seen many clients with breast cancer and continue to today. Our approach is very different though and this starts with the first comment made to these clients. That comment is “we do not assist women in fighting cancer, we assist women in living in harmony with cancer.” After all, that’s what the rest of us are doing. We are in a constant state of living in harmony with cancer. Even as I sit here writing this article, I have cancer cells in my body. Thankfully I trust that these cells are being dealt with properly via the immune system function and a process referred to as apoptosis. So what are the keys then?
Myomin. Referring to a study with 60 postmenopausal women with fibroids/cysts, after only 10 days there was almost a 50% reduction of estradiol. Every time a woman’s hormonal panel comes back into our office showing elevated estrogen, the use of Myomin assist the body in lowering these dangerous levels very quickly. I would note that completing a comprehensive adrenal panel is always recommended prior to use unless of course high estrogen have already been confirmed by your personal practitioner. One clue you can use to recognize high estrogen is the recognition of cherry angiomas on the trunk of your body along with white spots on your nails. These two together show a strong likelihood of estrogen dominance. Also take a look at your tongue. If there are red dots in the back to middle of your tongue, this could also show a possible hormone
imbalance. Recognizing these signs should lead you to complete a saliva hormone test. From there it is much easier to recommend what would assist your body in finding its hormonal balance. Thankfully there are ways to address all of this.
I like to wait until later in Breast Cancer Awareness month to write about this. After all, we truly have quite a bit of awareness of breast cancer. Everywhere you turn you see pink nowadays and I am very supportive of this. Heck, when I watch the NFL football games during October I am aware of the pink shoes, socks and other parts of the uniform. Again, I support this and am thankful that this awareness has been created. The challenge that I have is that most, if not all, of the money collected, is going to the development of drugs and not toward the single biggest impact we can actually have on breast cancer, which is prevention. Prevention is the key and we will look at this further later in the article. Let’s look at how conventional medicine defines “survival” of breast cancer, which is living 5 years or more after diagnosis. With this said, if a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 58 and lives to the age of 63, she is considered a survivor. Even if she dies of complications from breast cancer or chemotherapy at the age of 65, she is still a breast cancer survivor. Honestly, the chance of being a “survivor” then are very good, due to the fact that breast cancer is typically diagnosed much earlier these days. So really, do you just want to “survive?” I think not, and that is why the issue of prevention is the key to “thrival” not “survival.” Yes this is my made up word, but don’t you truly want to thrive rather than survive? Of course… The good news is that you can! Here at Depke Wellness, we have seen many clients with breast cancer and continue to today. Our approach is very different though and this starts with the first comment made to these clients. That comment is “we do not assist women in fighting cancer, we assist women in living in harmony with cancer.” After all, that’s what the rest of us are doing. We are in a constant state of living in harmony with cancer. Even as I sit here writing this article, I have cancer cells in my body. Thankfully I trust that these cells are being dealt with properly via the immune system function and a process referred to as apoptosis. So what are the keys then?
- Support immune function
- Support the system of apoptosis
- Reduce or eliminate inflammation
- Normalize estrogen levels
- Address the over production of aromatase
- Release emotional suppression
- Find “your” space
Myomin. Referring to a study with 60 postmenopausal women with fibroids/cysts, after only 10 days there was almost a 50% reduction of estradiol. Every time a woman’s hormonal panel comes back into our office showing elevated estrogen, the use of Myomin assist the body in lowering these dangerous levels very quickly. I would note that completing a comprehensive adrenal panel is always recommended prior to use unless of course high estrogen have already been confirmed by your personal practitioner. One clue you can use to recognize high estrogen is the recognition of cherry angiomas on the trunk of your body along with white spots on your nails. These two together show a strong likelihood of estrogen dominance. Also take a look at your tongue. If there are red dots in the back to middle of your tongue, this could also show a possible hormone
imbalance. Recognizing these signs should lead you to complete a saliva hormone test. From there it is much easier to recommend what would assist your body in finding its hormonal balance. Thankfully there are ways to address all of this.
- Address what’s causing your inflammation
- Reduce or eliminate the inflammation
- Turn the apoptosis back on
- Address your dietary intake
- Use an aromatase inhibitor
