Acknowledgments
I would like to express my gratitude to Karen for sharing her endless talents and for her compassion in helping women and to my family for their patience and never-ending support.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to all of the women who have been deceived in thinking implants are safe yet have suffered greatly, also to the doctors who have the courage to take a stand and not put implants into women's bodies, thank you! My hope is that the next generation will be more educated in their choices concerning health.
Introduction
Mankind has known about the medicinal benefits of herbs for centuries. Ancient cultures have recorded their cures for diseases, showing that herbs were used extensively. It has always been known that herbs contain powerful ingredients, which is why they have been used throughout history for practically every known illness.
Today they are being rediscovered and recombined into formulas offering natural herbal paths to physical change. One woman in particular, and as is so often the case, quite by accident, in trying to find a solution to one problem discovered an answer to another. This discovery has helped thousands of women enjoy larger firmer breasts without surgery.
My Story
My great-grandmother was a well-known herbalist, and people came from many miles to get her advice and the herbal formulas she prepared. My own mother treated her children with herbs when we were ill, but the "modern" doctors she consulted for our care prescribed antibiotics and synthetic medicines. Thus, much of my great-grandmother's herbal knowledge was not passed on to the succeeding generations of her family.
By the time I grew up and had children, the age of antibiotics, drugs, and surgery had been in full swing for a number of years. I had no real knowledge of how to use herbs for myself and my family, and I had never been faced with the need to know, but all that was about to change.
In 1988, when I was 25 years old, I was diagnosed with lupus, an auto-immune disease that seriously debilitates the entire body and can ultimately be fatal. My physician told me that the only treatment he could offer was steroids but that if I took the treatment I would never be able to have children again.
I was devastated by the diagnosis. I knew I had to take control and do something beyond what conventional medicine could offer.
That's when my journey into the traditional art of natural healing began. I consulted with a friend who grew and used her own herbs for healing a wide range of illnesses. I signed up for every herbal class I could find. My skepticism was high, but nonetheless, I gathered hundreds of herbal books from libraries, bookstores and health food markets, and began studying day and night. The history and information in those books fascinated me, and the more I read, the more I became con
vinced that natural healing methods using herbs would really work for me.
I started a daily regimen of a variety of herbs that were good for the immune system. Day by day I began to feel better and stronger than I had for most of my life (which was wonderful because I had experienced serious health problems in childhood.)
Within a few short weeks of beginning herbal remedies, the lupus symptoms lessened, then gradually disappeared and I was able to live and function with more energy than ever before. All this happened with just the use of the herbal remedies. I even got pregnant again only four months after starting my campaign to heal myself naturally!
Five years later, in 1992, when I was about four months pregnant with my sixth child, I noticed some lumps under my arms. I thought they were probably just related to the hormonal changes of pregnancy and didn't feel they were serious enough to warrant a trip to the doctor. My midwife encouraged me to see a medical doctor, but I refused until two months later, when another large lump appeared on my neck. Now I knew something was dreadfully wrong. Once again, I made my way to the doctor's office, hoping for the best. The doctor examined the very painful, large lumps under my arms and calmly told me that if the lumps didn't go away after I had the baby, that I should come back and have them checked again. "What about this?" I asked, lifting up my hair to reveal the huge lump on my neck. The look on his face revealed his fear, and I knew at that instant that I was in a very dangerous situation. In my heart, I knew I had cancer. The doctor insisted that I immediately see an oncologist (a cancer specialist) and undergo a series of medical tests. That was the last thing I wanted to do right then, so I kept my composure and asked him for his opinion as to what he thought was wrong. After a long pause he said, "Lymphoma, and this is very serious."
The next several days were extremely difficult for myself and my husband. We talked for hours, day after day. We went back and forth over all the issues--my pregnancy, modern medical techniques, etc. We prayerfully came to the decision that we would try an all-out effort to treat the cancer through natural means.
I located a health practitioner who said she would support me in my choice to use alternative methods. She ran medical tests that gave us a definite diagnosis of fourth-stage Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of cancer that attacks the lymph system. It is terminal and there is no known cure.
With the diagnosis confirmed, I began researching on my own to discover more about this disease and how I could treat it with herbal remedies and other natural methods. I contacted herbalists who had worked with cancer patients and found that people had successfully used herbs for their healing, which increased my determination to use them for my own condition.
In order to protect my unborn baby, I decided that I would go on a special diet and use only the mildest herbs and natural healing techniques to treat myself, which did stop the actual growth of my cancerous lumps. This mild approach did not allow for the powerful healing I needed and as a result, other symptoms of the illness progressed.
The herbal formulas that were suggested for my therapy were very expensive - much too expensive for our humble income. The financial burden of purchasing them became overwhelming. Desperate, I began studying herbal medicine more deeply and experimented with preparing my own herbal formulas to save money.
As the months continued to drag by I became horribly sick. For weeks on end I lay in bed, while my husband and older children brought me special food and herbal formulas. I struggled constantly with the ever-increasing pain, confusion and intense emotions of inadequacy and doubt. At the same time, I was experiencing a deep sense of peace, somehow content that I was following the right path. Were it not for the love of my family and our hope and faith in God, I'm sure I would never have found the strength to go on.
Other members of my family became concerned as the illness progressed and encouraged me to begin considering conventional cancer treatments. I was told that I might live for one year if I took chemotherapy if not, three months. I knew that everyone was only trying to help me and they had the best of intentions, but in the end I decided that I would rather have three months of life at home in relatively stable condition, than to sacrifice my baby and have one last year of utter misery battling the horrific effects of chemotherapy.
So I struggled on through what became the longest three months of my life. By the final month of my pregnancy, I did not even have the energy for the tasks of daily living. My stalwart mother, who had been endlessly supportive and attentive, finally found that she too was becoming totally overwhelmed with the gravity of the situation.
One Sunday at a church meeting, she broke down from the weight of it all and cried in front of people who had always known her as a calm, cool and collected person. A friend, seeing her crying, approached and asked if she could help. Upon hearing my mother's explanation, the woman rose calmly and said, "wait right here." She walked quickly across the room and promptly returned with her husband, who told my mother that he knew how to use herbs medicinally. He said to her, "Your daughter doesn't have to die." It was from this man that I received one of the herbal formulas that would help save my life.
However, there was another event that needed to happen--the imminent birth of my baby. The delivery went fine, and now I was ready to begin taking the herbal formula in earnest. Within just a matter of days, the lumps on my body began to decrease in size. I was thrilled the formulas really seemed to be working! Now I was more determined than ever.
In addition to taking herbal remedies, I continued scrutinizing everything I ate, eliminating every food that I had learned could block my healing, including meat and dairy foods. I began a rigorous colon-cleansing program. Soon, the miraculous happened, the egg-sized lumps all over my body began to shrink within just one week after beginning the herbal formulas and colon cleansing!
I was astounded with my progress and pushed forward with all the strength I could muster. Within six weeks of beginning the herbal formulas, the lumps had completely disappeared and after several more months, all symptoms of the cancer vanished and have never returned. The herbal remedies and natural healing techniques proved to be completely successful.
Sharing the Knowledge
In the years after my own experience, word spread and I received calls from people everywhere who wanted to know how I had been successful in overcoming my cancer and how they could help themselves. Thus, I continued making my own herbal formulas, drawing from the knowledge I had gained. Little by little, I found myself in the midst of a wide network of people who were using and sharing herbal formulas. Two hospitals that specialize in alternative treatments heard about my experience and asked me to educate their doctors about herbal formulas and I continue working hand-in-hand with them today. Also, I worked with several midwives, and learned much more about the female body and how easily a woman's hormones can be jarred out of balance through illness, stress, diet, accidents and congenital problems. Soon I began experimenting with herbs that have traditionally been used for female hormone balancing. My faith in a more natural way of living and healing grew and strengthened each day.
I have had countless conversations with men and women whose health has been mined through the misguided and needless use of surgery and medicines. Over the course of many years, I have seen first-hand the tremendous benefits that are derived from herbs and other natural health methods that leave no scars and create few side-effects, if any.
During the years since my illness, I have become profoundly aware of the need for more public awareness about the enormous benefits herbs can have on our lives and health.. I have seen many instances in which conventional medical approaches have actually caused more problems than they solved.
This is not to say that I don't realize the tremendous benefits that modern medicine provides, but too many times, medical techniques are used prematurely, when simpler, more natural approaches could prevent health problems from turning into major disasters.
As dramatic as this might sound, we have to realize that drugs and surgery are serious business and shouldn't be rushed into or taken lightly. Surely, they have their place, but we have a responsibility to ourselves to diligently learn more about how to take care of our bodies gently, safely, and more naturally. Upon learning that you may have an illness, it is imperative to find out as much about your condition as possible. Research intensively and learn as much as you can from every available source. This way you can intelligently work with a healthcare practitioner to regain your health.
Learning how to use herbs in our everyday lives can give us great confidence, power, strength and enjoyment. Properly prepared and wisely used, herbal remedies make us look and feel better.
The knowledge and use of herbal remedies empowers us as to care for our own bodies and to break our dependence on harmful drug substances or hi-tech surgical procedures that can permanently damage our physical and emotional well-being.
Since working with herbs, I've also discovered the tremendous cosmetic effects of herbal treatments. When taken internally to balance hormones and relieve stress and strain, herbal preparations can make us look younger, healthier, more vibrant and beautiful. Externally, botanical oils, creams and ointments beautify and protect our skin, hair and nails without harsh chemicals.
It's now been seven years since my 'brush with death.' I am symptom-free and I live a full, busy, and wonderfully rewarding life. That's why I've written this book. I've found for myself that herbal remedies can provide real, safe, and natural alternatives to man-made techniques and pharmaceuticals.
Birth of a New Discovery
One day, I got a call from a young woman who was having a hard time getting pregnant. I told her of an herbal formula that contained herbs traditionally used for balancing female hormones. We discussed several different avenues that might help her to achieve her goal. She decided to try an herbal formula that would promote hormonal balance.
During a telephone conversation a few months later, she told me that she had not conceived yet, but that her breast size had actually increased from an "A" to a "C" cup size. She was sure this "side effect" was from the herbal formula she was taking. A short time after our conversation, she did get pregnant and later gave birth to a fine, healthy baby.
My experience with her started me to begin thinking, "If the herbs DID cause the breast growth, what an incredible natural alternative this would be to breast implants!" She felt the same way and told her friends and the word spread. Soon, more and more women began to call me, asking for this herbal formula, hoping that they would have the same results. In a short time, it was as if women were lining up around the block just to get this formula!
It was then, as never before, that I began to be aware of just how profoundly women are affected by their lack of normal breast development. I have always believed that true beauty comes from within, and that if we love ourselves and see ourselves as beautiful, the rest of the world will also see us that way. Breast implant surgery has always seemed like a tragedy to me, a result of women feeling that they're not 'perfect enough.' From my conversations with hundreds of women, this issue became clearer. I have talked with many women who are afraid to get involved in a relationship with a man because they are ashamed of their small breasts, and I have talked with women who are embarrassed to undress in front of their own husbands. I now realize that if a woman wants to increase the size of her breasts, it is very seldom a vanity issue.
Essentially, I realized that the young woman who was having a hard time conceiving (mentioned earlier), and the fact that she was small-breasted for her size was related to the same basic hormonal imbalance. The hormonal-balancing herbs I recommended to her corrected her underlying problem, allowing her to get pregnant, while promoting a natural increase in her breast size.
In looking at the problem this way, I realized that underdeveloped breasts in many cases could be corrected by hormone-balancing herbs, providing women for the first time with a completely safe and natural herbal alternative to breast implants. Thus the concept was born for a breast enhancement formula. Since then, I have developed other formulas that have proven to be even more effective.
I feel blessed that I have been able to provide such a simple alternative to what is truly a dangerous and often mutilating surgical procedure, breast implants. As I have worked with herbs through the years, I have come across many women who are so ill after breast implant surgery that they can barely get out of bed each day, yet the cost of removing the implants and surgical reconstruction is so high that they cannot afford to reverse this unnatural procedure. Others who have had the removal surgery often experience scarring or sagging that is extremely disfiguring. The cost of this procedure cannot be measured in dollars. These women also suffer a great loss of self-confidence and self-esteem from which they may never completely recover.
As the successes with the these formulas have shown, nature can provide the answers if we only look to what nurtures and supports us, rather than to man-made contrivances that can mutilate and hurt us in ways that cannot be fully realized for generations.
Also remember that the formula was created as a remedy for natural hormone balancing, and many women use it primarily for that purpose, rather than focusing on its properties related to breast growth. Women with large breasts who want the formula for hormone balancing needn't be afraid that taking this formula will make their bust significantly larger. The effect that the formula has had in this respect is to simply firm up the breasts and eliminate sagging. A woman's breasts will only grow proportionately to her own body size.
Women who use these formulas tell me consistently that they experience relief from irregular or painful menstrual periods, cramping, bloating, mood swings, PMS, menopausal symptoms, fertility problems, postpartum depression, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, nervous tension, and anything associated with hormonal imbalance. Actually, this isn't surprising, because these herbs have been traditionally used for many centuries especially for treating problems associated with female cycles and reproductive functions. So, you might well find that this herbal combination can help you to better balance your overall system, even if breast growth is your first concern.
I do hope that these formulas can give you the same confidence in natural living that it has given me and so many other women around the world.
How the Formulas Work
Breast development begins at puberty, when a young woman's body receives chemical signals from the pituitary gland. These signals orchestrate powerful changes in a young woman's body. Scientific research has concluded that foundational breast tissue growth occurs most efficiently with the balanced presence of estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, prostaglandins, and GF compounds (human growth factor hormones). Along with other complications, improper balances of these hormones lead to poor breast development. At some point after adolescence, the body ceases to produce GF compounds, resulting in a completion of breast tissue growth. The natural combination in these herbal formulas stimulates changes in concentration of these hormones, increases the level of GF compounds, and results in the growth of new breast tissue.
