Thyme: An an herb with multiple beneficial uses!

March is traditionally noted as Women's Health Month.  Generally NHN often encourages you to uses thermography and ultrasound for best breast cancer screening because of the risk of developing cancer from mammogram.

This herb and of course many others can be helpful to you if you are concerned with breast cancer.

Thyme was used during the embalming process in Ancient Egypt and as incense for temples in Ancient Greece. According to writer Maud Grieve, the Romans used thyme to flavor up alcoholic beverages. (1)

Hippocrates, also known as “the father of medicine” noted thyme as an amazing culinary herb that can be grown in gardens and gathered in countrysides. In one of his documents, he mentioned the therapeutic uses of thyme in treating respiratory diseases and conditions. (1)

Strongest antioxidant known to man

Today, we see many people touting the benefits of essential oils and their ability to manage stress levels, boost mood, deal with specific pain, and fight off any infections. (2)

The essential oils of thyme support body systems and are the strongest known antioxidants. Thyme contains a large amount (between 20% to 54%) of thymol, which is a naturally occurring compound, biocides, that can destroy harmful organisms. Additionally, when thymus is used in conjunction with other biocides, such as carvacrol (Oregano), the antimicrobial attributes are incredibly strong. (1)

The leaves, flowers, and oil of thyme are most commonly used by people for conditions such as bedwetting, diarrhea, stomach ache, arthritis, colic, sore throat, cough (including whooping cough), bronchitis, flatulence, and as a diuretic. (1)

But did you know that thyme could also be an effective anti-cancer remedy, especially breast cancer?

Shows promising treatment for breast cancer

Breast cancer is less prevalent in Greek women than American women. Thyme has been used as a staple in Mediterranean cooking, which is possibly why Greek women experience less than half the incidence of breast cancer. (2)

According to the journal Nutrition and Cancer, researchers from Celal Bayar University in Turkey conducted a study to see what effect wild thyme might have on breast cancer cells, especially how wild thyme affected cell death and epigenetic events in breast cancer cells. (1)

Researchers in this study confirmed that wild thyme induced cell death in the breast cancer cells, noting that wild thyme “may be a promising candidate in the development of novel therapeutic drugs for breast cancer treatment.”

Proven to kill 98% of breast cancer cells

In as little as 72 hours of in vitro breast cancer treatment, thyme essential oil was able to kill 98% in human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) with a concentration of only 0.05%. However, if concentrations were used as low as 0.01%, thyme essential oil still was able to kill 40% of breast cancer cells.

In other studies, thyme essential oil has also proven successful in treating oral and ovarian cancer. If you’re struggling with skin issues, digestive woes, yeast infection, high blood pressure, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, or circulation, then thyme essential oil may be of benefit to you as well. (1)

Sources for this article include:
(1) www.medicalnewstoday.com
(2) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Ultrasound, less X-Ray

Breast cancer: 

Ultrasound better for some, and do not overlook Thermography

United Press International, 10-23-12

For women ages 30-39 with symptoms of possible breast cancer, ultrasound is a superior diagnostic tool to mammography, U.S. researchers say.

Dr. Constance Lehman, director of radiology at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and professor and vice chair of radiology at the University of Washington, said the use of ultrasound in women ages 30-39 who have overt breast symptoms -- palpable lumps, localized pain and tissue thickening -- is common practice in Europe, where guidelines typically recommend ultrasound as the primary diagnostic imaging tool.

The risk for malignancy among women in this age group is small, but real, at about 1.9 percent, Lehman said.

The study, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, found in the 1,208 cases examined, sensitivity for ultrasound was 95.7 percent compared to 60.9 percent for mammography -- ultrasound exams found 22 cancers versus 14 by mammography.

The researchers identified all women 30-39, who presented for diagnostic breast imaging evaluation at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance from January 2002 to August 2006.

"Imaging plays an important role in evaluating women with palpable breast lumps," Lehman said. "Most lumps are not cancer. Ultrasound and mammography help us separate women who need a biopsy from those who can safely be followed or reassured that the lump is benign. In women under age 40, ultrasound is better at evaluating breast lumps compared to mammography. Mammography is still our best tool for screening women 40 and older, but targeted ultrasound is our tool of choice in evaluating symptomatic women under 40."

Copyright United Press International 2012

Selections from Natural Health News

Natural Health News: Ultrasound in Cancer Detection

Oct 07, 2009

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Natural Health News: Women Should be Outraged!

May 13, 2008

I have been an advocate of ultrasound for breast screening for more than a decade. I have taught thousands of women to demand ultrasound - and better yet - THERMOGRAPHY - in the classes, workshops and writings that I ...

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Natural Health News: Thermography 90, Mammogram 50

May 21, 2010

The web site mentioned in this article promotes MRI and ultrasound, also less cancer promoting than mammogram and doing a better diagnostic job as well. Dense breast increases cancer risk. Published: May 21, 2010 at ...

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Natural Health News: Radiation by any name still promotes cancer

Apr 04, 2007

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The New View for 2012

For about two decades I have been writing and education about thermography as a better and safer screening method for breast cancer.  


The two best reasons are that it does not expose you to unnecessary radiation and it detects 10 years earlier than x-ray.


This article may help you have a better view and also worth getting a copy to your health care provider.


Sadly I have learned that in some radiology practices they will not allow ultrasound unless you have had a prior mammogram.


Get the facts and take a stand for your best health.


Excerpt from a clinical article highlighting the facts about thermography -

Breast thermography has undergone extensive research since the late 1950's.

Over 800 peer-reviewed studies on breast thermography exist in the index-medicus literature.

In this database, well over 300,000 women have been included as study participants.

The numbers of participants in many studies are very large -- 10K, 37K, 60K, 85K …

Some of these studies have followed patients up to 12 years.

Strict standardized interpretation protocols have been established for over 20 years.

Breast thermography has an average sensitivity and specificity of 90%.

An abnormal thermogram is 10 times more significant as a future risk indicator for breast cancer than a first order family history of the disease.

A persistent abnormal thermogram caries with it a 22x higher risk of future breast cancer.

An abnormal infrared image is the single most important marker of high risk for developing breast cancer.

Breast thermography has the ability to detect the first signs that a cancer may be forming up to 10 years before any other procedure can detect it.

Research has shown that breast thermography significantly augments the long-term survival rates of its recipients by as much as 61%.

When used as part of a multimodal approach (clinical examination + mammography + thermography) 95% of early stage cancers will be detected. If you would like a complete copy of the article please contact us.

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Not so pretty in pink


Selections from Natural Health News

Natural Health News: Thermography Validated

Jun 12, 2011

Now - even though thermography has received FDA approval, it stands on its platform of mammography as the only approved screening system. And at the same time blocks any information that has been scientifically ...

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Natural Health News: Thermography 90, Mammogram 50

May 21, 2010

A great boost for the benefits of thermography over breast-cancer-causing mammogram. It is more effective and better for women under 50. Yes! Thermography's accuracy rate is 90% versus mammogram's 50%. It is well past ...

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Natural Health News: Better to Screen You with Thermography, My ...

Oct 23, 2009

Better to Screen You with Thermography, My Dear... "Rethink" of Cancer Screening Triggers Comments and Controversy By Nick Mulcahy October 23, 2009 — In a comment that has triggered widespread media coverage, the ...

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Natural Health News: Women kept in the dark when it comes to their ...

Mar 02, 2009

I just know I have to drive 75 minutes to get thermography. With the 3 day Race and March coming soon (Women's Health Month) perhaps you'll like to send along your donation to get our report on mammography that we've ...

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PINKTOBER

When I read last month that the Komen Foundation was pinkwashing a perfume I just thought, "What now?" According to Breast Cancer Action this perfume is a chemical soup of toxic substances that are linked with cancer. You can decide for your self, but I support raising a stink! Another taboo topic from Komen is BREAST CANCER PREVENTION. And another is BPA. And yet another is THERMOGRAPHY. Here's a comment from a breast cancer survivor about thermography. She commented on a report that breast cancer survivors need ongoing mammograms. More mammograms = more breast cancer.

Where I live the rural hospital doctors do not want to learn anything new according to the administrator, so women in this area will not be able to have the best care. It is no different for men because I have been educating against PSA for at least a decade.

I am a breast cancer survivor and I will NEVER have another mammogram. It did not find my tumor the first time(I did) so I do not have any confidence it would again. Instead I have opted for thermography, which is safer and painless. As I continuously work to detox my breast from the effects of radiation, I can actually see the improvements on a thermograph since therms can see the physiological changes in breasts. This is especially helpful for women like me who have denser breasts. It is time to stop this nonsense that themography is not a viable way to determine possible breast cancers. It is cheap and painless, and if more women had access, we would save a lot more lives than mammos do, which are also damaging to the breast. The only reason thermography is not a standard of care is because we have no insurance codes for it, thanks to extensive lobbying by the mammography industry who continue to falsely claim therms are unreliable. Any diagnostic test is only as reliable as the person who interprets it. Obviously, the tech who read my mammogram was not reliable. So why isn't anyone using the stats for all these missed tumors when they laud mammos? These are our breasts. WE should have the right to choose. If the medical community really cares about women's lives, they would fight to make thermography a standard of care. Then we would really save lives. I agree and you should too, it detects 10 years earlier and does not raise your risk of breast cancer.

Selections from over 30 posts on breast cancer at Natural Health News 

Natural Health News: Does Going Pink Lead to "The Cure"? May 26, 2011 Back in March, BCA re-launched the Think Before You Pink® blog to provide information and resources for those interested in shifting the dominant breast cancer narrative. One of our goals was to provide concrete tools that ...
Natural Health News: Pink Cause Marketing Feb 24, 2011 Now I question the motivation of companies who slap the pink ribbon on their products. I feel exploited as a survivor and feel that most companies use the pink ribbon to increase their sales. ...
Natural Health News: Pink ribbon overkill: Exploitation? Oct 13, 2009 Pink ribbon overkill: Are companies exploiting breast cancer campaigns? By Aimee Picchi, Oct 12th 2009. Walk into almost any store this month, and you'll be hit with a wash of pink products -- pink clogs, pink vegetable ...
Natural Health News: No Pink Pill This Week Jun 16, 2010 WASHINGTON – A pink pill designed to boost sex drive in women — the latest attempt by the drug industry to find a female equivalent to Viagra — fell short in two studies, federal health regulators said Wednesday....

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