• Estrogen dominance or elevated estrogen levels are a risk factor for breast can- cer. This condition can be helped with hormone intervention and the avoidance of xenoestrogen exposure related to plas- tics, food additives, household cleaning products and pesticides to name a few.


• “I have dense breasts.” That is a com- mon statement with the implication that a mammogram does not deal effectively with dense breast tissue. In fact, many mammogram reports now come with a ‘dense breast disclaimer’. However, in- creased breast density enhances lifetime risk for breast cancer. This is a perfect reason for the addition of thermal imag- ing to the screening protocol. Because thermography assesses by means of mea- suring skin surface temperature, dense breast tissue can be read as effectively as non-dense tissue.


Thermography, when used in conjunc- tion with mammography and clinical breast exams, gives the patient the opportunity to make decisions with as much informa- tion as possible. One study published in the American Journal of Radiology in 2003 demonstrated that thermography had a 97% sensitivity in distinguishing benign from malignant growths. The conclusion stated: “Infrared imaging offers a safe, noninvasive procedure that would be valuable as an adjunct to mammography in determining whether a lesion is benign or malignant.”


The information gleaned from a ther-


mography report is particularly helpful for prevention-minded people who are willing to make dietary or behavioral changes to be- gin to correct some imbalances in the body. People are now realizing that thermography is not just for women and it’s not just for breasts. More on the range of thermogra- phy’s usefulness will be focused on in a future article.


Ingrid LeVasseur, BA, is a certifi ed clinical thermographer who received her training at Duke University in 2006. She has been a teacher of meditation for over 30 years and spent four years teaching meditation under the medical direction of Dr. Deepak Chopra. As the owner of Inner Image Clinical Ther- mography in Falmouth, Maine, Ingrid offers thermography to hundreds of prevention- minded individuals in southern Maine. She can be reached at 207-781-6060 or through her web site at www.MyInnerImage.com or via email at info@MyInnerImage.com. See ad on page 19.


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