Dr. Loretta T. Friedman - Lymph-Link: Solving the Mysteries of Inflammation, Toxicity, and Breast Health Issues

What People Are Saying About Lymph -B iologics and Dr. Lorettas Holistic Approach to Lymphatic He alth

I found Dr. Loretta at a difficult, painful time in my life. She responded to me almost immediately after I requested an appointment with her. From then on, it was an absolute pleasure to work with her. While she helps reduce the pain or works on a problem in your appointment, she will also work with you to get to the root of the problem so that it is solved for good. Beyond her expertise, she is genuinely a wonderful human being. I would recommend her to anyone in the NYC/NJ area.

Danielle Tomczak

The directional non -f orce technique that Dr. Friedman uses with great care and purpose allowed me to leave the office feeling less pain, and confident in my choice to move forward with the plan of treatment. I highly recommend Dr. Friedman. She is caring, knowledgeable, and very accommoda ting.

Cynthia Moss

Dr. Friedman is honestly incredible. I think the appropriate term for her might be a godsend. She has a vast knowledge of the human body, and her ability as a healer is one of a kind. You will leave her office feeling like a brand -n ew person, both mentally and physically. On top of all this, she sports a great sense of humor to go along with her top -n otch professionalism and caring. She seems to get genuine joy from helping ot hers.

Zack Green

A POST HILL PRESS BOOK

ISBN: 978-1-63758-313-5

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Lymph-Link:

Solving the Mysteries of Inflammation, Toxicity, and Breast Health Issues

2022 by Dr. Loretta T. Friedman, RN, MS, DC, CCN, CNS, DACBN, DCBCN

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Contents

Food is medicine. After all, we are what we eat. When I met Dr. Loretta fifteen years ago for some minor back pain, I knew she was a kindred spirit who believed this too.

Besides both eating healthy, we think similarly about many other things. We are both committed to top-quality service. Whether people dine at one of my restaurants or visit Dr. Lorettas office on Fifth Avenue, our job is to make people feel better. Who knew that a chef from rural France and a Manhattan lymph specialist could have so much in common?

Growing up, meat and fish were expensive, so my family ate many vegetables at all our meals. Today, in my restaurants, I still believe in these types of dishes. (Because, lets face it, no one needs to eat a fifteen-ounce steak!)

But Dr. Loretta taught me there is much more to good health than just eating well. The work I do is intense, keeping me on my feet for hours every day. Between creating in the kitchen and traveling internationally, my body can easily break down if I dont take care of it. Dr. Loretta showed me through my cell test results that, despite my clean diet, I still had inflammation and toxicity in my body.

Now, doing Lymph-Biologics every week and following Dr. Lorettas regimen of supplements is part of taking care of myself. In fact, my whole familythe whole mishpucha , Dr. Loretta would saytrusts our health to her care. Just as I weigh every ingredient I use and write my recipes down very preciselythats the German in meI pay very close attention to everything she tells me to do. If she tells me Im low on vitamin D, I boost up my vitamin D. I dont wait around until symptoms start.

People are shocked when they discover my age (sixty-five at the writing of this book). Dr. Loretta always jokes with me and says, You see how good you look, JG? Thats all because of me.

Its truebetween good food and Dr. Loretta, Im set for life.

If you read this book and follow her advice, I guarantee that you will be too.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

We are a country of breast disease. Lumpy, bumpy, and tender breasts are considered a normal part of a womans menstrual cycle. Teenage girls who get their periods for the first time become part of a collective complaining committee about cramps and nausea. These uncomfortable symptoms, we are told by our mothers and healthcare professionals, are normal and simply come with the territory of being a woman.

Not so. The fact is that this pain and swelling are signs of toxicity in your body. What do I mean by toxicity? A toxin is medically defined as a poisonany substance that can cause structural or functional disturbance when taken into the body. Toxicity can come from any number of elements, including a hormonal imbalance, leaky gut syndrome, heavy metals in the bloodstream, dietary sensitivities, or chemicals in your food. This information is not the stuff they teach you in high school health class. Nor is it what most western physicians learn in medical school, where theyre taught to look at human anatomy through a very small lens. During my many years as a surgical nurse, I was trained this way too. Even though I developed an excellent grasp of physiology, I hadnt yet learned to step back the way I do now and take a holistic approach to patients health.

We cant afford not to see the forest for the trees any longerbecause that forest, womens health, is on fire. The number of cases of breast- and lymph-related diseases alone in women between the ages of thirty-five and sixty is alarming. If you include the vast number of deadly diseases like asthma, type 2 diabetes, lymphoma, and breast cancer, then weve got a national crisis in womens health on our hands. Breast cancer alone kills about 43,600 people per year and will affect about one in every eight women in the USmaking it the most common cancer among women. What do all of these conditions and diseases have in common? They are all linked to inflammation caused by toxicity. According to any medical dictionary, inflammation is typically defined as a localized protective response elicited by injury or destruction of tissues, which serves to destroy, dilute, or wall off both the injurious agent and the injured tissue. Naturally, many kinds of harmful toxins could lead to that protective inflammatory response.

In 2017, Silent Spring Institute, a forerunner in womens health research, published the most thorough review of epidemiological research on breast cancer to date, indisputably linking toxicity levels to the disease. The Institute identified 296 chemicals found in common products such as hair dye and pesticides, which can lead to increases in levels of hormones known to contribute to breast cancer. Fully 219 of those chemicals were newly identified as carcinogenic. Ruthann Rudel, director of the Institute and author of the study, concluded, The way that chemicals are tested now, we really are missing breast-related effects. We have to do a much better job of testing for these effects when we test chemicals. Prior to this, in 2014, the Institute conducted a study that showed seventeen types of chemicals that should be top targets for breast cancer prevention due to their risks when present in womens breast tissue. They included chemicals found in common substances such as gasoline, vehicle exhaust, flame retardants, stain-resistant textiles, paint removers, and even disinfection products in drinking water.