Mammograms are outdated and risky due to false positive results, false negative results, over diagnosis, over-treatment and radiation exposure. But what should you consider instead? Learn all about thermography from my friend Tracey over at Don’t Mess With Mama:
How many of you have actually heard of thermography?
I had never heard of it until recently. I attended at local Holistic Moms Network meeting, and the speaker of the month talked all about thermography.
Okay, I thought, I’ll stay and listen to what she says. It seems interesting…
Well, let me tell you I was practically at the edge of my chair the hold time, thinking, “why haven’t I ever heard of this before?” I was absolutely floored by the technology and what a great screening tool it is for everything from breast health to cardiovascular health. I wanted to learn more and have a thermogram done myself.
So I contacted Psy-Tek, an alternative testing laboratory that specializes in thermography here in San Diego, Calif. These folks also presented at the Holistic Moms Network meeting. I had a LOT of questions, and I’m sure you do too.
What is Thermography?
Remember those movies with night-vision cameras so you can find people in the dark just by seeing heat spots? That’s thermal imaging.
Thermal imaging was used in World War II as a method of tracking movement in the dark and at great distances. In the 1960s, the technology of thermography was declassified and now it’s used in the medical community – as well as other industries. Today, it is accepted by the Natural Cancer Institute for breast imaging – which is used as an adjunct to mammography (though some people are opting for thermograms over mammograms), and there are over 900 peer-reviewed articles about medical thermography.1
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