One thing you can do for breast health.

I've done a few seminars about breast health and one of the most common questions I get is, "Dr. Ben, if there's one step I could take to keep my breasts healthy, what would it be?" 

The answer is simple: when you go home, take your bra off and massage your breast. Put your hands on your chest and rotate in a circular motion a few times with the tips of your fingers. Then go the other direction.  Even while the bra is on you can do this. Find a private place while you’re at work or while you’re out of the home and do this three or four times a day, because you’re creating circulation. You’re not changing the heating factor of the breast, but you’re creating blood circulation.  Remember, circulation is what gets oxygen to the tissues. Low oxygen is a cause of cancer on that physiological level.  So take your bra off when you get home and massage your breasts. That’s probably the easiest, simplest way to keep your breasts healthy and it doesn’t cost a nickel for you to do.

For more tips on how to massage your breasts, check out this step-by-step eHow article that walks you through it. 

Antiperspirants and your health.

If you're a women and you use antiperspirants, your health may be in danger. There
 has 
long
 been 
concern 
that
 aluminum
 in products
 like 
cookware 
and
 antiperspirant
 deodorants 
might
 contribute 
to
 Alzheimer’s
 disease, 
but
 newer
 research 
connects 
antiperspirants
 with
 breast
 cancer
 as
 well.


The
 primary 
lymph 
nodes 
in 
the
 armpits 
carry 
toxins
 out
 of
 your
 body
 by
 several
 methods,
 including
 perspiration.
 One
 theory
 about
 the
 association 
between 
breast
 cancer 
and 
antiperspirant
 use 
is 
that 
the 
lymph
 nodes
 are
 not
 allowed 
to
 do
 their 
job 
properly.
 Another 
theory 
is 
that
 the aluminum in
 the 
antiperspirants interferes
 with 
estrogen
 action
 and 
possibly
 even
 changes
 the 
cellular
 matrix
 of
 breast
 cells.
 It is 
certainly 
telling 
that
 the
 majority
 of
 breast 
cancers
 occur 
in 
the
 upper 
outer
 quadrants
 of 
the breast.
 Since 
that’s
 the
 place
 closest 
to
 the
 armpit, 
it’s
 enough 
for
 us 
to
 recommend
 that
 you
 change
 your
 deodorant
 if
 you’re
 using 
antiperspirants.

Take 
a
 good
 look 
at 
the label
 and 
reject
 anything
 with
 aluminum
chlorhydrate.
 There 
are
 many
 natural
 deodorants
 on the
 market
 that 
work
 very
 well
 without 
aluminum. One particular quality brand is Crystal Body Deodorant®. If you want to learn more about breast health, check out my new book on breast health at my website, where you can read a free chapter and find links to buy it.

A New Paradigm in Health

Welcome to The Secret of Health blog. Here, you'll find regularly posted entries by me, Dr. Ben Johnson, as well as other doctors, writers, and specialists from time to time. If you're interested in staying healthy in natural, common sense, inexpensive ways then you'll want to subscribe to this blog. In the meantime, please take a look at my new book, The Secret of Health: Breast Wisdom at www.breasthealthsecrets.com. You'll find a free sample and more information about me and my co-writer, Kathleen Barnes, as well as Podcasts and more. Then when you're done, come back here and let me know what you think! I look forward to talking more.