The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Page: 26 of 31
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MYTH VS FACT: The Answer to Your Weight Loss Rattlel
Get the facts on breast cancer IHlo HHO OT EU TUUH WGISHH LUO DAULU
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RACE DAY
activities
Because the causes and cure of
breast cancer are not yet fully
known, many people have miscon-
ceptions about the disease. Here is
what we know for sure:
Myth: I’m only 35. Breast can-
cer happens only in older women.
Fact: While the risk of breast
cancer increases with age, all
women are at risk for getting
breast cancer.
Myth: Women with a family
history of breast cancer are the
ones who typically get breast can-
cer.
Fact: Actually, most women
who get breast cancer have no
family history of the disease.
However, a woman whose mother,
sister or daughter had breast can-
cer has an increased risk.
Myth: If I don’t have a mutated
BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, I won’t get
breast cancer.
Fact: Just because you do not
have a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2
gene, you can still get breast can-
cer. About. 90 to 95 percent, of
women who get breast cancer
actually do not have an inherited
form of breast cancer, or a mutated
BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.l
Myth: Women with more than
one risk factor are the ones who
typically get breast cancer.
Fact: A majority of women
diagnosed with breast cancer have
no known risk factors outside of
RELATED FACT SHEETS
IN THIS SERIES:
• Genetics & Breast
Cancer
• How Hormones Affect
Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer
Detection
their gender. All women are at risk.
Myth: You can prevent breast
cancer.
Fact: Because the cause of
breast cancer is not yet fully
known, there is no way to
absolutely prevent it, although the
antiestrogen drug tamoxifen can
help reduce the risk. If you develop
breast cancer, early detection and
treatment are the keys to surviving.
Myth: If I had a mammogram
every year, I would be exposed to
too much radiation, and that would
cause cancer.
Fact: The small level of radia-
tion from mammograms is
believed to be safe, with the bene-
fits outweighing the risks.2
Myth: Breastfeeding can
increase my risk of breast cancer.
Fact: Breastfeeding may
decrease a woman’s risk of getting
premenopausal breast cancer.
1 American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Facts &
Figures 2005-2006.
2 American College of Radiology,
www. radiologyinfo.org/content/mammogram.htm/.
6:00- :30 a.m.
Volunteer Check In
6:30-7:45 a.m.
Race Day Registration
7:30 a.m.
Survivor Photo
7:30-7:45 a.m.
Jazzercise Warm-up
8:00 a.m.
5K Co-ed Run/Walk
8:30 a.m.
Family 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk
9:15 a.m.
Accenture Kids’ Dash
9:30 a.m.
Survivor Celebration,
Awards Ceremony
and Prize Drawings
On Saturday June 2nd, 2007, the 17th annual
Komen North Texas Race for the Cure® will take
place. This event is the largest fundraiser for the
North Texas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the
Cure. The Race for the Cure® is a USTAF certified
5K run/walk. There is also a 1-mile fun run. Up to
75 percent of the money raised stays in Collin,
Denton and Grayson counties in the form of grants
to help fund breast cancer education, screening and
treatment. By taking part in the North Texas Race,
you will make a difference in our community! At
least 25 percent is contributed to the Susan G.
Komen for the Cure Research and Grant Award
Program. This year, the North Texas Affiliate dis-
tributed $800,000 in grant funds. In its 25 year his-
tory, Komen has raised almost $1 billion for the
fight against breast cancer.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer
death among women between the ages of 40 and 59.
Perhaps you know someone- a wife, mother, sister,
friend or coworker who has survived breast cancer.
One in eight women will be diagnosed with the dis-
ease in her lifetime. Men can also have breast can-
cer, and breast cancer affects people of all races.
These are powerful facts that make the disease very
real. Breast cancer affects the women and men we
know and love.
The Race will be held at the EDS global head-
quarters in Plano at Legacy Drive and Parkwood.
Register as a team or join as an individual. Teams
are any group of 10 or more and can be friends, fam-
ily, coworkers, a church group, or any group you
would like. Teams pay a reduced entry fee of $22
and students thru age 12 are $15. The individual
entry fee is $25. The Marriott-Legacy Town Center
is offering a special room rate of $79 for Race par-
ticipants on Friday June 1st. This allows you to
come down and enjoy the race, shops and restau-
rants without dealing with parking.
For more information on forming a team, joining
us as an individual, volunteering, or to make a dona-
tion, please call 972-378-4808 or visit our website at
www.komennorthtexas.org. Attending a Race for
the Cure® is an experience you will never forget!
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It is time to bring the science of weight loss out of the dark ages and apply a new understanding of hormones and their impact on metabolism. In
our last Extreme Makeover (EMO), participants learned about hormones and the key role they play in permanent weight loss. They learned that not
every diet is right for everyone and that hormones and toxicity play a major role in determining what diet is best for you. It was exciting to read the
testimonies of the participants that finally found success, especially after trying so many different diets.
We customize an individual's diet based on five simple factors, One of these factors is a test that measures a very important hormone called leptin.
Leptin tells your brain to burn fat. If your brain is not receiving the correct message from leptin then your body will not be able to burn fat for energy.
What does that mean? Simply put: you will not lose weight - regardless of what you eat or how much you exercise.
In 1995, when leptin was first discovered, drug companies scrambled to develop a synthetic form of leptin in an attempt to be the first to have the
solution to obesity. They figured if leptin tells the brain to bum fat, then overweight individuals must be leptin deficient, right? Wrong! They soon
realized that obese and overweight people had elevated leptin. Why? It's analogous to Type II diabetes. A diabetic has plenty of insulin but their cells
just can't use it. This is due to the over-consumption of processed grains and sugar, as well as toxicity. The constant sugar elevation causes the body
to release more and more insulin. Remember, insulin brings sugar into your cells for energy. This is an important function; however, because insulin is
constantly elevated along with sugar (glucose), the cell's receptors to insulin become burned out. In other words the cell cannot hear what insulin is
saying - aka insulin resistance.
The same thing is happening with leptin. Leptin is produced by your fat cells to tell your brain that there is too much body fat and to burn it for
energy. Just like with insulin, if this system is challenged enough it will eventually break down. The increase in leptin will eventually cause your brain
not to hear the signal to burn fat. The receptors in your brain burn out, aka leptin resistance. Once this hormone mechanism fails it will become
nearly impossible to lose weight. Nonetheless, there is hope. My Healing Diet was designed to determine when this hormonal mechanism is
malfunctioning and is the only diet that corrects the problem.
After addressing leptin, only one problem potentially remains. "One- third of all leptin resistance comes from the chronic biotoxic illnesses that are
now spreading rapidly across America" (Dr. Richie C. Shoemaker, MD). When we add in general toxicity from our food and environment the problem is
epidemic. Dr. Shoemaker is the foremost authority on biotoxic illness and believes ninety-eight percent of those who are significantly overweight are
leptin resistant, most of which he feels is due to toxicity.
In our clinic and offered with the seminar we have tests that determine if toxicity is the problem. The customized diet program that we teach,
based on our five factors, should shed the weight with ease. If not, toxicity must be considered and is likely the cause of your uncontrollable cravings,
diet failures, hormone imbalances, and your inability to lose weight despite your best efforts. See Part Two about toxicity, exercise, and their effect on
weight loss. -Dr. David Erb, DC.
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extreme
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HALLENGE
( Hormone Testing Offered (Leptin)!
V Test Your Body Fat and Metabolism!
V Customized Diets Based on Hormones!
/ How Environmental Toxins Can Effect Weight Loss!
/ Exercise that Promotes Weight Loss -Not Hinders!
When: Wednesdays - May 23rd through June 27th, 2007 from 7:00 PM to 8:30PM - 6 Evening Sessions
Where: Riverside Church of Christ, Located at 150 E. Beltline Rd. Coppell, TX
To Register: Call Erb Family Wellness at 972-556-9595
Registration Fee: Only $40!
Includes: Extreme Makeover T-shirt and required book: Extreme Makeover: God's Way by Dr. Ben Lerner
(* Child Care Offered-contact Erb Family Wellness to reserve childcare*)
CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO THE EXTREME MAKEOVER TOO!
Chronic illness is not only epidemic in the adult population but also in children. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in
only three decades (over 9 million children are obese in the U.S.). One out of eight children are learning disabled and over
5% are diagnosed with ADHD. One out of six children have pre-diabetes. Type II diabetes, once considered only as an adult
disease is rising in children at an alarming rate. Many of these diseases are linked to the type of diet your children are eating
and the toxic onslaught of this generation.
CONTACT ERB FAMILY WELLNESS CENTER AT 972-556-9595 TO REGISTER TODAY!
For more information about breast health or breast cancer, call Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline
1-800 I’M AWARE® (1-800-462-9273) or visit www.komen.org
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