Nikki Mattei set up Best Think Pink to empower women to take control of their breast health and to offer others the opportunity to get involved in helping more women do the same.

"For this reason, I have launched a new campaign HEALTHY BREASTS FOR EVERY WOMAN. We want to shift the current emphasis on breast cancer to breast health and prevention. Anyone can get involved for their own breast health or to help us spread the word to women everywhere."

www.healthybreastscampaign.co.uk

Your Breast Health Is In Your Hands

All too often these days whenever we hear the word ‘breast’, the word ‘cancer’ immediately follows. Breast cancer has touched most women’s lives, whether personally or through someone they know.

It really is time for women to take their breast health into their own hands – literally!

Surprising Facts About Breast Health

Breast Cancer in Developing Countries
By 2020, it is believed that 70% of breast cancer cases will be in developing countries. That is of serious concern because women in developing countries have less access to education, medical resources or community support in a culture that often stigmatizes a woman with a breast disease.

Breast Cancer Rates Are NOT Declining
Despite the billions of pounds which have been spent on research, breast cancer rates are increasing every year.

In the UK 1 in 9 women develop breast cancer during their lifetime. Every six minutes a woman dies from breast cancer in the EU. 35% of women living with breast cancer in the EU are under 55.

For more information, go to www.encr.com.fr

All Women Are At Risk
It’s not just those women with breast cancer in the family or women over 50. In fact, only around 10% of cases are due to genetic inheritance. Breast cancer is more common in women over 50 but about 18% of cases are found in women below 50 and the average age is coming down.

Oestrogen and Our Hormones
Around 70% of breast cancer cases are “oestrogen driven”. Some of the acknowledged risk factors are related to a woman’s hormones. You might be surprised to know that early puberty, late-age pregnancy and late onset-menopause are all risk factors for breast cancer. This is a concern as girls are entering puberty younger (most girls now start their periods around 11 or 12) and many women are choosing to have children in their late thirties or early forties.

Empower Yourself and Be Proactive

Breast cancer is a multi-faceted disease and there is no one thing you can do to lower your risk. However you might like to consider this list which includes simple steps which may help to keep your breasts healthy.

What? Benefit from early detection and undertake a thorough breast self-examination once a month. The earlier you find a lump, the better your chances of making a full recovery.  Remember too that 80% of lumps are benign.
How?

• Check yourself at the same time every month, the week after menstruation
• Check by looking and feeling. You are looking for changes.
• Check all around the breast right into the armpit area and do it lying down and standing.
• Consider using a breast self-examination device to increase sensitivity and magnify your touch

What?Detox your life and try to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals. Synthetic oestrogens are found in personal care products and cosmetics, in pesticides, in the growth hormones fed to chickens, cows and other animals, and in the contraceptive pill and HRT.
How? Become informed about what is in the things you buy every day and make safer choices.

• Read “What’s In This Stuff by Pat Thomas
• www.breastcanceruk.org.uk – become a supporter
• Check out what is in your cosmetics. Find out more about unsafe ingredients.
• Subscribe to Best Think Pink News for the latest on breast health – email nikki@bestthinkpink.com
• Choose a deodorant which is free of aluminium and parabens
• Buy from companies who offer beauty products free of harmful chemicals. Be careful when you see the word “organic” – the regulations are very different to the ones for food. Some organic beauty products still include harmful chemicals like parabens. Click here to read more about my recommended range of 100% organic skincare and cosmetics.
• Avoid pesticides by eating organic fruit and veg and avoid animals and poultry which have been given hormones by buying from a butcher or farmers’ market where you can ask about the meat.
• Use eco-friendly cleaning products and avoid heavily perfumed laundry products and air fresheners which contain synthetic fragrance.
• Limit your use of the Pill and try natural alternatives before resorting to HRT, both of which are linked with increased breast cancer risk

What? Ensure your bra is not compromising your lymphatic system.
How? Change your bra-wearing habits

• Have yourself professionally measured to check you are wearing the right-fitting bra. If your bra leaves marks on your shoulders, you may be compromising your lymphatic system.
• Consider not wearing an underwired bra every day

What? Encourage lymphatic drainage by doing a twice daily detoxifying breast massage. Breast massage increases circulation, improves breast tissue resilience, is great for the skin and soothing for the nervous system.  Your breasts will feel great!
How?

• Massage your breasts morning and evening.
• Consider using a special breast cream with detoxifying Spirulina Algae.

Order your FREE Breast Health Pack for more detailed information.

Useful websites

www.cancerresearchuk.org
www.nomorebreastcancer.org.uk
www.wen.org.uk
www.chemtrust.org.uk
www.wecf.eu
www.canceractive.com

The information in this website has been compiled by Nikki Mattei and has been sourced using the internet and other resources. The opinions expressed are not intended as medical advice and should be used for information purposes only. Anyone requiring further details on any of the contents, should contact Nikki Mattei on 07814 504755 or email her at nikki@bestthinkpink.com