By Lynne Farrow
In Lynne Farrow’s book “The Iodine Crisis” I learned that thyroid and breast disease “skyrocketed between 1970 and 2000.” Why would that be, I thought? I continued reading. Apparently iodine was looked at as a “universal medicine” going back thousands of years, and ingested primarily in it’s earlier form as seaweed. So where did iodine go and why are we deficient and what is the connection to breast cancer. While Ms. Farrow explores a multitude of health issues related to iodine deficiency in her book, the most dramatic are the links to breast cancer.
Farrow is herself a breast cancer survivor, a journalist, researcher, former college professor and speaker. She currently serves as Director of Breast Cancer Choices (a non-profit organization dedicated to scrutinizing and reporting of the evidence for breast cancer procedures and treatments. She also founder of Breast Cancer Think Tank, a forum for professionals, patients and lay-people to report new findings about breast cancer as well as review old information.
By Dr. David Brownstein
Dr. David Brownstein author of, “Iodine, Why you Need It, Why you Can’t Live Without It,” (5th Edition) that “iodine is the safest of all of the essential trace elements, can be administered safely for long periods of time and in daily amounts as high as 100,000 times the Recommended Daily Allowance by the FDA.” He notes that some iodine-containing drugs, such as amiodarone, are prescribed by physicians and are extremely toxic as they are actually inorganic iodone. Our thyroid hormones are organic containing-substances.
According to Dr. Brownstein, author of 11 books “After 20 years of practicing medicine, I can say that it is impossible to achieve your optimal health if you do not have adequate iodine levels. I have yet to see any item that is more important to promoting health or optimizing the function of the immune system than iodine.”
What I love about Dr. Brownstein’s perspectives is that he is one who integrates the best of western and holistic medicine!
Cancer Planner
By Julie Grimm
This is one of the best resources out there! From day one with a diagnosis through treatment, Julie’s Cancer Planner offers a place to keep track of all aspects of one’s treatment; appointments, medications and dosages, doctor’s visits, notes, other resources, etc. This planner becomes one’s history going through treatment and into survivorship.
Great for the patient AND caregiver. Makes for a meaningful gift!
Breast Cancer and Iodine: How to Prevent and How to Survive Breast Cancer
By Dr. David Derry M.D., PhD
In this eye opening book, Dr. Derry presents the academic case for iodine as both prevention and treatment of breast cancer! This is good and serious reading with easy to follow remedies for getting more iodine back into our diets.
Editorial Review:
Dr. Jeffrey Dach MD
“Dr. Derry discloses the remarkable connection between iodine deficiency, fibrocystic breast disease and breast cancer. This book should be be handed out freely during October Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”
Radical Remission–Surviving Cancer Against All Odds
By Kelly A. Turner, Ph.D
I have purchased many copies of this book and shared them with friends going through cancer treatment. This is one of my favorite books on cancer, focusing on the incredible range of healing possibilities!
As described in the Barnes and Noble review:
In her New York Times bestseller, Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds, Dr. Kelly A. Turner, founder of the Radical Remission Project, uncovers nine factors that can lead to a spontaneous remission from cancer—even after conventional medicine has failed.
While getting her Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkley, Dr. Turner, a researcher, lecturer, and counselor in integrative oncology, was shocked to discover that no one was studying episodes of radical (or unexpected) remission—when people recover against all odds without the help of conventional medicine, or after conventional medicine has failed. She was so fascinated by this kind of remission that she embarked on a ten month trip around the world, traveling to ten different countries to interview fifty holistic healers and twenty radical remission cancer survivors about their healing practices and techniques. Her research continued by interviewing over 100 Radical Remission survivors and studying over 1000 of these cases. Her evidence presents nine common themes that she believes may help even terminal patients turn their lives around.
Editorial Review:
Christiane Northrup, M.D.
“Radical Remission is a treasure trove of BIG TRUTH about the incredible healing power available to each and every one of us!”
Andrew Weil
Radical Remission is a personal and deeply moving exploration of the power of the human spirit and innate wisdom of the body to overcome catastrophic illness. Persons with cancer and their families and friends will find it especially helpful.
Hormone Balance Made Simple
By Dr. John Lee
What I love about this book, is that it is a very easy to use guide to learning about hormone health,from peri-menopause through menopause. And when I say peri-menopause, one’s hormones can be out of balance as early as their twenties or thirties. Dr. John Lee was internationally known as an expert in the study of progesterone and HRT. He received degrees from Harvard and the University of Minnesota and ran a family medical practice for over 30 years. This is a great book for learning about your hormones and the importance of hormone health.
The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones
by Dr. Michael Platt
This book is also a favorite regarding hormone health and education. This book is in it’s 2nd edition and emphasized the importance of balanced hormones as they relate to our overall well being and our long-term health. Imbalanced hormones can leave us with weight gain, migraines, hot flashes, low libido, ADHD, ADD, fibromyalgia, PMS and osteoporosis. Dr. Platt presents this book in intelligent and easy to understand ways. He also explains the differences between bio-identical hormones and non, bio-identical hormones. What I also like about this book is that he has received high praise and reviews from wellness colleagues, patients and other book reviewers. Be sure to check it out!
Brain Foods for Kids
By Nicola Graimes
Most of us are around young, developing children in some capacity so I’m really excited to share this book that I recently picked up. It’s written by an award winning nutritionist and provides wonderful, easy recipes and fascinating facts about providing children the right foods and diet for optimal learning, brain boosting and healthy habits. In addition the author points out that behavioral issues, such as ADHD have been tied to poor diets, lacking critical vitamins and minerals.
Brain Foods for Kids by Nicola Graimes is an easy to use book that explains in basic terms the importance of certain foods in a young child’s life along with over 100 easy recipes. Ms. Graimes also shares the specific food groups that create “Brain Drain” along with her list of “Off the Menu” food items that aren’t healthy for growing children. She also addresses food allergies, easy recipes for getting a child’s day going; packing the brain boosting lunchbox, creating healthy snacks,healthy dinners and brain happy sweets. Your children may never miss the sugary, additive filled foods from the past. A great book for anyone interested in boosting brain power!
EatingWell in Season: A Farmers’ Market Cookbook
By The Editors at EatingWell.
This book features marvelous recipes for healthy eating, and stunning pictures of the food. It’s one of those cookbooks that is always on the counter at my house. It offers creative ideas for using farm-fresh organic produce from early spring to late fall. The preparations are clear and easy to follow. And the results are just fantastic. The folks at Countryman Press have done a phenomenal job with this cookbook.
The Joy of Laziness: Why Life Is Better Slower and How to Get There
By Peter Axt, Ph.D and Michaela Axt-Gadermann, M.D.
The Joy of Laziness is another book I picked up year ago. It tackles another perspectives on doing nothing as it relates to our health. The authors, present a very different take on idle time. Drawing on both scientific and anecdotal sources, the authors of The Joy of Laziness argue that the much-admired Type A lifestyle of intense exercise, frantic activity, and overwork is detrimental to health and long life. Every human being has a limited amount of life energy, they say, and the speed with which it is consumed determines the lifespan.