The following is an excerpt from Hot and Cold Health by R. G. Heft (Acupuncture Physician FL 1992- 2002) based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the questioning and counseling of 10,000+. TCM is based on the theory, observation that everything, including the body is an ongoing balance of opposites, many of which we control through diet, herbs, exercise, thought, etc.
Learn the whole before attempting to diagnose and or treat the part (structure, function) as all the parts work together and many times share similar symptoms, diseases. Misdiagnosis and mistreatment are common in all medicines.
Most breast lumps are harmless cysts. Cysts, abnormal fluid filled sacs found commonly in the breasts come and go, and sometimes stay too long. Fluid sacs are not cancerous as they contain no protein or fat, but they can harden. Lumps that do not move may be caused by normal fibrocystic changes during the menstrual cycle in addition to estrogen (building hormone), which promotes cellular growth in the breasts and reproductive organs. Breast cancer is a firm, immovable lump, cancerous tumor that never goes away. It attacks one in eight women, generally over the age of forty and is usually pain free.
The following dietry habits tend to cause cysts.
Too much water (eight glasses of water per day, salads, fruits, juices, smoothies, shakes, milk and cold drinks) in addition to low protein, low fat diets tends to weaken and cool digestion, which in turn, weakens, cools and moistens the body causing mucous, phlegm, cysts, etc.
Digestion heats the body, especially the lungs, chest (heat rises). Weak digestion tends to cool and moisten (cold condenses) the body, lungs (mucous, phlegm), breasts (lumps, cysts), stools (loose), thighs (cellulite), abdomen, ankles, etc. with excess fluids. Cooked foods and spices (Ayurveda) help eliminate excess moisture, as does a decrease in cold, damp foods (salads, tropical fruits, milk, cold drinks, etc.).
Most lumps although harmless and normal should be checked, monitored via physical examination. A yellow, bloody or clear discharge from the nipple generally indicates cancer of the breast.
Breast cancer, like most cancers, comes in the form of a tumor. All tumors are blood, protein and fat rich. Protein and fat build and fuel all structure and function, including tumors, cancer. No one has ever developed cancer from eating too many fruits, vegetables and grains. Incidences of cancer (colon and prostate) are highest in America, Argentina and other countries that tend to eat high protein, high fat diets, especially animal Cancer is a disorder of unrestrained cellular growth. Estrogen supplements, high protein, high fat, processed foods, smoking, early menstruation prior to age ten and or menopause after age fifty-five accelerate its growth.
Caffeine is a known breast irritant. It is also an accelerant, stimulant drug, as are smoking, tobacco and alcohol. Unrestrained growth is fire out of control. Coffee, tobacco and alcohol are fire accelerants, and should be limited.
The cure, treatment plan (diet, nutrition, herbs, etc.) of any disease is simple once you know the cause. Simple diet; fruit, vegetables 3-5 per meal, cooked, raw roots, round and above ground leafy greens), grains, nuts, seeds, beans, hard cheese, eggs, turkey, chicken, spices (cardamon, cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, cinnamon, basil,, etc. not milk and cereal, yogurt and fruit, salads, smoothies, shakes, cold drinks, etc.
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Web: http://www.wordpress.com/richardheft, Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992- 2002), owner, operator, Food and Thought health food store, Hollywood, FL (1984- 2001), author, Hot and Cold Health (c) 2003
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