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‘Leaving bottled water in your car has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels of dioxin in breast cancer tissue.’ – Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital

The heat reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water.  Dioxin is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue.

It is safer to use a glass bottle or stainless steel container instead of plastic!  Plastic containers should not be used in a microwave and water bottles should not be kept in the freezer as the plastic releases dioxins

Dioxins in high levels can cause cancer, especially breast cancer.  Although present in small amounts in our food, dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies so why take the risk?

Also heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers can release dioxins into the food which is being heated and over time this may have a cumulative effect, this especially applies to foods that contain fat because high heat, fat and plastic releases dioxin into the food and over time into the cells of the body.

Instead, use glass or ceramic containers for heating food.
Instant or ‘ping’ dinners and microwavable instant food should be removed from plastic containers.  Some fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper and one of the reasons for this was dioxin present when the food was kept in the container and heated.

Also, plastic wrap placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave can be dangerous and produce poisonous toxins at high heat causing poisonous toxins contaminate the food. An alternative would be a kitchen paper towel instead or better still go back to good old fashioned cooking!

To learn more visit http://www.healthychoices.co.uk/toxins.html

There is no evidence that women with breast implants are at increased risk of breast cancer.

It is important that all women including those with breast implants participate in a routine programme of breast cancer detection, including breast self examination.  The presence of silicone gel filled breast implants may interfere with standard mammography as silicone is radiopaque, and the physical presence of the implant may obscure part of the breast tissue and distort breast structure. The amount of interference varies depending on a variety of factors including the position of the implant. However studies indicate that breast cancer in women with breast implants is not diagnosed at a later stage compared with women without implants.

Deposits of calcium containing salts (calcification) are known to occur in the tissue around implants. These deposits are believed to increase with time and may remain once the implant has been removed. Although these calcifications are not considered harmful in themselves, they can be seen on mammograms and may interfere with mammographic findings and interpretation of results. Since calcification may also be seen in women with breast cancer, further tests (including a biopsy) may be needed to differentiate between calcification due to breast implant related or cancer.

To increase sensitivity, a different mammographic technique needs to be used in women with breast implants. It is therefore vital that the centre carrying out the mammography is aware of the presence of breast implants (and the type of implant if known) before the mammography takes place. Mobile breast screening units may not have the necessary facilities for screening women with breast implants and it may therefore be necessary to refer these women to a fixed breast screening unit.

Concern regarding the possibility that the pressures used during mammography might damage the implant should not discourage women from undergoing this procedure. There is only anecdotal information in the literature regarding the breast implant rupture during mammography. The radiographer should however take this potential risk into account when performing the mammography.

Both the Royal Collage of Radiologists and the NHS Breast Screening Programme have issued guidance to radiographers on mammography in women with breast implants.

The UK NHS Breast Screening Programme is not designed for detection of implant rupture but rather the early detection of breast cancer.

The breast screening program has published a leaflet for women with breast implants. This leaflet “Breast Implants and Breast Screening” is available from local breast screening units.

Source: www.mhra.gov.uk



Nikki Mattei from best think pink provides us with simple steps for healthier breasts.



• Avoid personal care products and cosmetics with endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC’s) and use deodorants without aluminium and parabens

• Use chemical-free natural products to clean your home and your clothes

• Have yourself professionally measured to check you are wearing the right size bra. Consider wearing it for as few hours as possible and try not to wear an under wired bra everyday. If your bra leaves marks on your shoulders, you may be compromising your lymphatic system

• Benefit from early detection and undertake a thorough breast self-examination once a month

• Encourage lymphatic drainage by doing a twice daily detoxifying breast massage – your breasts will feel great!

• Undertake a weekly lymphatic breast massage – helps to relieve tenderness and discomfort

• Try to buy organic fruit and veg which haven’t been sprayed with pesticides or grow your own. Some of the vegetable box schemes can work out very reasonable and for most you can specify your dislikes. Or just buy organic for the fruit and veg you eat the most

• Try to buy organic meat or poultry or buy from a butcher or farmer’s market so you can ask where the meat comes from and confirm that the animals are not fed with hormones

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