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My Bra Is KILLING Me!

Borrowed from Loving Your Breast Blog by Jan Janzen

Have you ever thought that your bra may be one of your worst enemies? In Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer’s book, Dressed to Kill, The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras, there is compelling information that leads women to that stunning conclusion.Is it really possible that this most popular under-garment could actually be responsible for breast cancer – at least to a certain degree? The scientific community acknowledges what is called, “culturogenic diseases, or in other words, diseases that are directly related to life-style factors. High-heeled shoes, smoking cigarettes, and a high-fat diet are examples of life-style diseases or creating health problems.

But who would have thought that bras could be causing women serious health challenges? Interestingly, in a study carried out between 1991 and 1993, the authors interviewed 4,700 women in five cities across the United States. Some of their findings were shocking, most of them were distressful and every one of them important to women’s breast health.

In their survey of women who had experienced breast cancer, 99 percents said they had worn their bras twelve hours or more per day. Women who wore a bra all day and to bed experienced a 600% increase of breast cancer than woman among the general population. Even more significant is a 125-fold (12,500%) increase of breast cancer among women who wore a bra 24/7 than a woman who didn’t wear a bra at all. This is a substantially higher risk than the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

After 2 years of studies, Singer and Grismaijer compiled their studies and sent them to experts such as the director of the National Cancer Institute, the national vice-president of the American Cancer Society, the executive director of the American Women’s Medical Association and even to the famed Dr. Samuel Epstein, to name just a few. Many of the recipients of this report were women leading large organizations for women’s health or prominent cancer organizations. The result?

Not one responded. Not even the women’s groups. None. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it, whose best interests these organizations have at heart.

Are Singer and Grismaijer correct in their assumption that bras have a direct correlation to breast cancer? Their evidence is compelling enough that I take my bra off whenever possible – in appropriate places to be sure – and have also felt it important to share many of these statistics with female friends and business associates.

Perhaps the adage of the 1960’s to burn the bra wasn’t such a bad idea?

FIREPROOF the Movie

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A Christian film has been blazing hot in movie theaters – earning $6.8 million and becoming the fourth best-selling movie in the nation – “Fireproof” had the highest opening weekend box office of the year for films released on 1,000 screens or less.  Samuel Goldwyn Films’ “Fireproof,” starring Kirk Cameron and Erin Bethea, is a faith-based movie with a powerful message to couples: “Never leave your partner behind.”
Cameron, known for his role as Mike Seaver on “Growing Pains,” co-hosts “The Way of the Master“ television series and radio program with Ray Comfort, founder of Living Waters Publications and pastor at Hosanna Chapel in Bellflower, Calif.
Comfort told WND “Fireproof” is different than most Hollywood films because it has a unique message.
“It honors the institution of marriage, honesty, integrity, etc., in a society that has forgotten the meaning of those words, and it does it in a way that isn’t prude,” he said. “The storyline shows that these virtues are the ingredients to make marriage work, in the way God intended.”
Cameron stars as a brave firefighter named Lt. Caleb Holt who rescues strangers for a living, but he feels unable to salvage his own relationship with his wife, Catherine, after 10 years of marriage. The two are ready to call it quits. But Caleb’s father advises him to turn to God and asks his son to try a 40-day experiment in a book called “The Love Dare.”
“Fireproof” was produced by Sherwood Pictures – a ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga. Director Alex Kendrick is an associate pastor at the church. He and his brother, Stephen Kendrick, wrote the screenplay. Michael Catt, senior pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church and executive producer of “Fireproof,” explained the concept of the movie’s experiment.
“‘The Love Dare’ is a 40-day journey that Caleb’s father gives him as he is contemplating divorce,” Catt told WND. “It challenges Caleb to love his wife unconditionally. The book’s purpose is not so much to fix the other person but to fix his own life, his own attitude and the way he responds to his spouse.”
The book, “The Love Dare,” did not actually exist until audiences expressed widespread interest in owning a copy. Written by the Kendrick brothers, it pre-sold 600,000 copies last weekend and holds a No. 10 ranking in books on Amazon.com.
With approximately 1,200 volunteers making up the cast and crew, “Fireproof” was released in theaters Sept. 26 on 839 screens. It reportedly cost $500,000 to make. Sherwood Pictures’ third release, “Fireproof” follows its successful film, “Facing the Giants,” a faith-based movie grossing more than $10 million and selling 1.6 million DVDs in 58 countries.
Catt said making the film was “a labor of love.”
“Too often people think that if they aren’t in a big town, a big church, or have lots of money, they can’t make a difference,” he said. “I believe ‘Fireproof’ and Sherwood are proving that God can do great things in small places. It’s fun to watch people you go to church with as they work hand in hand on a project bigger than themselves.”
Comfort said it is important to support wholesome movies like “Fireproof” because many Hollywood film makers only see dollar signs at the box office. Each time patrons purchase a ticket, they send a message about film content.
“If we pay for movies with violence, sex, and blasphemy, they will keep producing that filth,” he said. “If we hold back from supporting such movies, and instead support movies such as ‘Fireproof,’ we are speaking their language. They don’t hear petitions. They are only tuned to hear cash registers, and Christians can make a huge difference by choosing to go to wholesome movies.”

Comfort highly recommends “Fireproof” to both believers and nonbelievers. He said it has a realistic message moviegoers will appreciate.
“It is a life-changer,” Comfort said. “Rarely does a film come out that confounds Hollywood, and delights an audience to the point of applause in the theater. Fireproof is such a movie.”
Likewise, Catt said the film is touching people’s lives.
“Even in good marriages, there are seasons where we struggle,” he said. “Communication breaks down. Feelings get hurt. We know of couples who were on the verge of divorce who came to the movie separately and left holding hands and hugging. There is a powerful story of forgiveness in ‘Fireproof.’ It encourages men to be all that God called them to be. It shows a couple headed for disaster and takes us through their life and how God restores their first love for each other.”
Catt said the story reminds people that marriage is a covenant, and it has inspired many people to put more effort into their own relationships.
“We have already received hundreds of e-mails from couples who have renewed their commitment to their marriage just from seeing the film on opening weekend.”
“Fireproof” is receiving enthusiastic online reviews from people who have seen it, with comments such as the following:

• How can someone see this who has any experience with real life, and not be moved? I personally writhed with tears in my seat most of the time, trying to choke back my reaction so as to not disturb the audience. … [T]he scenes are a testimony to a tragedy in our midst, happening right now in your city and mine, yet unseen.

• This is a movie that shows us how hard it is to revive a near-dead marriage, and why it matters so much. Yes, there is a religious context to the movie. A partner in a healthy marriage, we are shown, struggles to emulate the selfless love and service of Jesus by loving and serving his or her spouse, as Jesus would. But the religious aspects of the movie ought not keep away those who are religion-averse. Selfless love and service as the keys to a joyful marriage are not exclusive to any religion.

• I’m sure there are plenty of movies at your theater that push loose morals, profanity, and obscenity that you can choose if this is not your cup of tea. But if a message of being good, kind, and loving doesn’t frighten you, I highly recommend this movie.

• You might watch this movie and say “Oh that is so cliché,” or “That couldn’t really happen,” but for us it did. In a day and age where people (even Christians) get divorced at the drop of a hat, I think people need to be reminded that Jesus really can change people’s hearts and that He really does answer our prayers, even when the situation seems so hopeless.

Gardasil is Dangerous As Well As Unproven

This article is borrowed from Dr Mercola’s newsletter:

Merck’s Gardasil vaccine is supposed to prevent young women from getting cervical cancer. Now the FDA has approved a claim for two less common cancers as well. But whether it will actually prevent any kind of cancer is actually unknown.

Meanwhile, as of July the federal government’s Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System has received over 9,700 reports of problems since the vaccine’s introduction in 2006. These include paralysis, seizures, and miscarriage. Twenty deaths have been reported, although the government has not acknowledged a link yet.

Vaccines were originally developed to protect the public from extremely contagious diseases spread primarily by air. Now dangerous and unproven vaccines are being mandated in the hope they will guard against diseases that require very intimate contact to transmit.

Where will it end?

Sources:

• Health Freedom Foundation

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

Merck has launched a very powerful ad campaign urging girls to become “one less” victim to cervical cancer. Well, this fear tactic has scared about 18 million U.S. women into getting the Gardasil vaccine since it was approved in 2006.Yet, despite its annual sales of $1 billion, Gardasil has not become the blockbuster drug that Merck hoped it would be. Fortunately, people are wising up; aside from the moral issue of whether or not the vaccine encourages promiscuity, the long-term effects of the drug are completely unknown, and the immediate side effects are turning out to be quite serious, even deadly. The federal government’s Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System has received over 9,700 reports of problems since the vaccine’s introduction in 2006. These problems just keep growing and include paralysis, seizures and miscarriage, along with 20 deaths that may be linked to the vaccine! This didn’t stop Merck from pushing for an expansion of uses for Gardasil, which the FDA just approved. Now Gardasil can also be promoted to prevent two rare vaginal and vulvar cancers. At least the FDA made the right choice and decided NOT to approve Gardasil for the prevention of cervical cancer in women aged 27 to 45 (currently it’s approved for girls 9 through 26). If more women knew the reality about the human papillomavirus (HPV), the one that can sometimes lead to cervical cancer, I doubt any of them would voluntarily receive this vaccine. (Maybe that’s why Merck was pushing so hard to make it mandatory for schoolgirls.) So before you even think about getting this potentially dangerous vaccination, make sure you know what you’re risking your health for. The Facts About HPV There are more than 100 types of human papillomaviruses. Of them, only 10-30 can cause cervical cancer. The rest can lead to skin infections that cause genital warts or common warts on your hands and feet. Although these are very common viruses, and an estimated 25 million Americans have HPV infections, there’s actually little cause for alarm because, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “In 90 percent of cases, your body’s immune system clears the HPV infection naturally within two years.” This is true whether the infection is the type that can cause warts or cancer. Still, the marketers of Gardasil would have you believe that getting the vaccine will protect girls from the slight risk of cervical cancer that does exist — but this is not the case. The Gardasil vaccine contains just four types of HPV out of the more than 100 strains. If you contract one of the 96+ types that aren’t included, you’re out of luck. And, if you’ve already been exposed to one of the four types of virus in the vaccine, it doesn’t work against those either. So, even if you accept the risks and get vaccinated, your chances of getting some form of HPV are still very high. Whether or not the HPV virus will lead to genital warts or cervical cancer, however, depends in large part on the state of your immune system. Why Risk Your Life to Prevent an Avoidable Disease? Deadly blood clots, acute respiratory failure, cardiac arrest and “sudden death due to unknown causes” have all occurred in girls shortly after they’ve received the Gardasil vaccine. These are obviously atrocious risks to perhaps prevent cervical cancer one day down the road. Well, according to the CDC more than 6 million women contract HPV annually, yet less than 3,900 women will die from cervical cancer out of those 6 million. This is because, as I said earlier, your immune system can clear up HPV 90 percent of the time. Meanwhile, cervical cancer is caused by an infection spread through sexual contact, so it is behaviorally avoidable. In fact, using condoms can reduce the risk of HPV by 70 percent, which is more than Gardasil can claim to do. The bottom line is that Gardasil is largely ineffective, potentially very dangerous and a major waste of money. In order to keep your daughter healthy, why not take these simple steps that can prevent HPV and cervical cancer far better than a vaccine ever could: • Talk to your kids about HPV. This infection is sexually transmitted, so it is 100 percent preventable through lifestyle choices. • Realize the power of your emotions. An emerging school of thought called German New Medicine (GNM) shows how specific stressful events or “conflict shocks” trigger cancer and other diseases in your body. Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer, who developed GNM, believes that cancer is a phase that occurs while your body heals itself from this emotional trauma, and that the key to overcoming the disease lies in resolving your emotional conflicts. • Keep your immune system strong. A healthy immune system is better able to handle a heavier emotional and physical stress load. The ideal healthy habits to keep your body and mind strong are detailed in these 12 changes that will cut your cancer risk in half.

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