Jenn Simmons, MD rates breast-health trends from 0 to 10. Mammograms get a zero for no survival advantage and radiation exposure. She endorses cold plunging and castor oil packs, rates QT ultrasound highly as promising, and says underwire bras limit circulation despite being supportive.
Hey, Dr. Jen.
Yes.
Can you rate breast health trends from 1 to 10?
Sure. What do you got?
Mammograms?
Yeah, mammograms are a zero for me. There's no survival advantage. They're painful. I just. I don't think there's any reason to expose healthy tissue to radiation.
Thermography.
Thermography. So thermography is a great test if you're looking for inflammation, but it's not a great breast cancer screening tool. So for me, thermography is like a.
4.3 qt ultrasound scans.
So I think QT is the promise of the future. So I'm gonna give QT like a solid 9.5.
Underwire bras.
Yeah. The problem with underwire bras is that they interfere with circulation. So I think they're great for support. Just don't wear them all the time. I'm gonna give Underwire Bras A 6.5.
Castor oil packs.
I love castor oil packs. I love for detoxification also, if you get some massage in there too. So I'm going to give castor oil packs. They're a little messy, but I'm going to give them a nine.
Cold plunging.
Cold plunging is great. Women have to be a little careful. Enough is enough. Not too much, but cold plunging. Love that. I'm going to give that a 9.
Soy milk.
Soy is a win for me as long as it's non GMO soy and minimally to unprocessed. So soy milk, as long as it doesn't have any gums or fillers or sugar or sweetener in it, and it's non GMO and minimally processed. So I'm gonna give soy milk like a seven.
And last but not least, flaxseed.
I love flax. Flax is a phytoestrogen. Don't be afraid of plant estrogens. They are very, very good for you. So I'm gonna give flax seeds a nine. Yeah. So these are the breast health trends. Which ones stuck out the most to you?
