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.
"I am committed to working with women to provide them with the facts they need to make informed choices and empower them to make changes in their lives."
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.
Billions of pounds have been spent on research and yet breast cancer rates are increasing every year. Very little is spent on prevention and early detection.
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, 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.
A Cocktail of Chemicals
Every day we are exposed to a cocktail of hundreds of chemicals and toxins, from pesticide residues in food to manmade chemicals in our personal products and cosmetics. More than 350 environmental pollutants have been found in human breast milk, such as fire retardants, jet fuel and chemicals like PCB’s which were banned 30 years ago. Breast feeding is still 100% the best thing to do for your newborn child, but is it right that our breast milk is so contaminated?
Oestrogen and Our Hormones
Many young girls are starting their periods as young as 7, with age 9 or 10 being quite a common age for the onset of puberty? From the womb we are exposed to chemicals called hormone disruptors which mimic oestrogen in our bodies. Oestrogen is a key hormone involved in the development and function of the breast. 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.
All Women Are At Risk
It’s not just those women with breast cancer in the family or women over 50. In fact, fewer than 10% of cases are due to genetic inheritance. Only about 50% of breast cancer cases can be put down to the acknowledged risk factors, such as early puberty, late onset menopause, body weight, diet or late-age pregnancy.
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
Empower Yourself and Be Proactive
Take some simple steps in your own life. If enough of us do the same, we can have a huge impact and force change.
What? Decide to avoid the harmful chemicals in your food, cosmetics, personal care products and cleaning products.
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 at www.safecosmetics.org
- Subscribe to Best Think Pink News for our Healthy Choices review of different types of products – 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
- Try to buy some organic fruit and veg – there are lots of box schemes which can work out very reasonable and for most you can specify your dislikes.
- Try to buy organic meat or poultry or buy from a butcher or farmer’s market so you can ask where the meat comes from and confirm that the animals are not fed with hormones.
What? Ensure your bra is not compromising your lymphatic system.
How? Change your bra-wearing habits
- Go to www.breasthealthuniversity.com and click on Lifestyle Choices and Clothing
- Have yourself professionally measured to check you are wearing the right bra and wear it for as short a time as possible. If your bra leaves marks on your shoulders, you may be compromising your lymphatic system. Consider not wearing an underwired bra every day
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? 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 www.breastcreamwithalgae.com
What? Host a Breast Health Presentation at your workplace or home to help other women with practical advice on what they need to know to protect their own breasts.
How? Contact nikki@bestthinkpink.com to receive your information pack on these free presentations
Useful websites
www.nomorebreastcancer.org.uk
www.breasthealthuniversity.com
www.wen.org.uk
www.chemtrust.org.uk
www.wecf.eu
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
