newsbriefs


Thermography Offered as Alternative to


Mammography in Twin Cities


V


alerie Zumbusch, a certified clini- cal thermographic technician at of Picture of Health, in St. Louis Park, offers thermography as an alternative to traditional mammograms. Thermogra- phy has been approved as a screening method by the Food and Drug Adminis-


tration since 1982. “Thermography is a safe breast-screening test that is totally non-invasive,” says


Zumbusch, who was trained at the American College of Clinical Thermology. A medi- cal infrared camera is used to take digital images, which are read by medical doctors specifically trained to read them. Thermography can detect disease and injury by re- vealing the thermal abnormalities present in the body. It uses no radiation, no injections and no bodily contact. Zumbusch says that more than 30 years of comprehensive research and more than


800 peer-reviewed studies with more than 300,000 women, followed for 12 years or longer, have shown thermography to be 90 percent reliable in sensitivity and specificity and 97 percent effective at detecting benign versus malignant breast abnormalities.


Location: Picture of Health, Medical Thermal Imaging, 6420 W. Lake St., Ste. C, St. Louis Park. For more information, call 763-295-4525 or visit PictureMyHealth.com


Be brave enough to live life creatively.


The creative place where no one else has ever been. ~Alan Alda


eventspotlight


Free Workshop on Hidden Sugars and Metabolism B


oard-certified neurologist Dr. Greg Fors will present a free health work- shop entitled “Hidden Sugars Poisoning Your Metabolism.” The workshop will be offered several times at two loca- tions in Blaine: at 7 p.m. on October 17 and 29 and November 7, at his Pain and Brain Healing Center; and at 6:30 p.m. on October 22 at Northtown Library. Fors, the author of Why We Hurt,


will discuss how many people today are affected by hidden sugars in their diets and how this compromises their health.


8 NA Twin Cities Edition


“Hidden sugars may be poisoning your metabolism, causing you fatigue, chronic pain, headaches, brain fog and weight gain,” Fors explains. “Eventually this poi- soning will lead to metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebral vas- cular disease, Alzheimer’s and so much more, including early death.” How do we know if we’re being


poisoned by hidden sugars in the diet? Ac- cording to Fors, a knowledgeable doctor of functional medicine must run proper laboratory tests, such as fasting glucose, fasting insulin, hemoglobin A-1 C and a triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio.


natwincities.com


“These tests are important because you cannot always judge a book by its cover,” he says. “I am many times surprised to find some of my more slender patients with fatigue and brain fog have quite abnormal blood tests, showing that their metabolism is being poisoned by hidden sugars.” With education and proper action,


Fors adds, those affected by these prob- lems can improve their health for life.


Cost: Free. Registration requested. Loca- tions: Pain and Brain Healing Center, 1400 131st Ave. NE, Blaine; Northtown Library, 711 Cty. Hwy. 10, Blaine. For more infor- mation or to register, call 763-862-7100 or visit PainAndBrainHealingCenter.com.


11th Annual Living with Breast Cancer Educational Conference


T


he 11th Annual Living with Breast Cancer Educational Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on October 6 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. Founded by the Breast Cancer Awareness Association, this conference seeks to pro- vide education and resources for provid- ers, caregivers, survivors and anyone else interested in learning more about breast cancer. “This program crosses all boundar- ies and supports a broad range of healing philosophies and possibilities, from surgical options and the latest updates in oncology to mind, body and spirit practices,” says Ann Kvaal, one of the conference organiz- ers.


The conference offers an assortment of speakers and seminars, a resource center and a style show. Vendors will be on-site as well, and a luncheon is included.


Cost: $20 students, $30 breast cancer survivors, $45 all others. Location: St. Paul RiverCentre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. For more information, call Ann Kvaal at 651-487-7632 or email Info@bcaamn.org.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32