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Dena Abdallah, Publisher

Issue 36 – October 2014 Editing by: Kelly Elkins Graphics by: Mandy Hill Cover Photo by: Emily Fisher Cover Clothing by: Bombshell Boutique For advertising information and inquiries, contact: dena@metrowomanmag.com www.MetroWomanMag.com/Spokane This magazine in part or in whole, may not be reproduced or copied without permission from Hidden Values, Inc. Metro Woman Directory™. Its publishers are not responsible for the accuracy of the information provided or the action of the advertisers. Readers should verify advertised information from advertisers.

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October 10th

Designing Women Charlie Brewer and Karla Porter of Beyond Pink Beyond Pink is Spokane’s first Designer Bra Fashion Show with live and silent auctions, and truly the most fun you can have saving a life! It is the labor of love of two local women, Karla Porter and Charlie Brewer, who wanted to find a better way to monitor breast health. Together these dynamic ladies founded Beyond Pink in 2009 to fund Thermal Imaging exams for local women who cannot afford them. The Beyond Pink FUNraiser has been a big success with 100% of net proceeds going towards the cause. In fact, in five years it and has raised nearly $100,000 which has helped over 325 women get this potentially life saving testing.

The 5th annual Beyond Pink fundraising event is coming up on October 10, 2014 from 5 to 9 pm at the Spokane Convention Center. Tickets are $50 each and include the Designer Bra Fashion Show, hors d’oeuvres and complimentary wine until 6:30 pm. All of the bras in the show are one-of-a-kind and created by local designers. It is exciting to be a part of the creative energy and passion which fills the runway with such beautiful, creative and often over-the-top designs!

To buy tickets or donate go to www.BeyondPink.net . If you would like more information about Beyond Pink call Charlie at 509.863.7776 or visit the website.

So how does Thermography work? Thermal imaging measures heat signatures emitted from the breast. Since the earliest days of medicine, doctors have known that disease results in abnormal levels of heat rising to the surface.

To schedule a consultation, call 509.315.4154 or visit www.InsightThermography.com www.BeyondPink.com A special thermal camera is used to detect temperature differences and better helps women understand their risk of breast disease BEFORE a mass or tumor develops.

It is a Pain-Free and Radiation-Free procedure: Thermography uses advanced infrared digital thermal imaging technology, to literally take a snapshot of a woman’s breasts. No contact or radiation is involved. Dramatic new software developments combined with a higher resolution camera are able to better identify problems and isolate areas of concern. The resulting information is provided to a health care provider that can best offer solutions for treating conditions, or in some cases aid in reversing the disease process.

Is it FDA approved? Yes. This risk assessment thermal imaging tool, an advanced form of Thermography, is an FDA approved procedure proven to be effective in the early detection of breast disease. Karla states, “In 1982 the FDA approved thermography as an adjunct tool to help diagnose breast cancer. The advanced system at Insight Thermal Imaging is specifically FDA approved for medical imaging and has the ability to provide information no other technology can.”

New advancements in thermal technology.

With this advanced tool Insight Thermal Imaging here in Spokane provides powerful new information for health care providers. Using advanced gray scale imaging, women and their caregivers can even see the effects of estrogen (one of the highest risk factors) on their breast tissue. “You can see the effects of the estrogen levels in the breasts via enhanced vascular development,” said Porter. “Heavy vascular development should only be present in nursing or pregnant women.”

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October Calendar of Events 1 APPLE FESTIVAL begins and continues Every Weekend through October, Greenbluff WA, apples, cider, pumpkins, Harvest House famous pumpkin donuts and corn maze.

3,4, & 5 CUSTER'S ANTIQUE SHOW Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, This event is the largest indoor Antique & Collectors Sale of its kind in the Inland Northwest, Three big days, Fri 4-9pm/Sat 10am6pm/Sun 10am-4pm. Admission $6.

5 PARTY IN PINK ZUMBATHON Northern Quest, Make moves in the fight against breast cancer and earn money for research while Zumba-ing like a rock star! www.SpokanePartyInPink.com 10 5TH ANNUAL BEYOND PINK DESIGNER BRA FASHION SHOW AND AUCTION Spokane

Convention Center, Tickets are $50. Proceeds to benefit women who cannot afford thermography. Please go to www.BeyondPink.net to learn about thermography and why it is so important. Doors open 5pm

10 Small Town Girls Annual Fall Fling & Vintage Sale 231 North Event Center, 51449

Bowie Road East, Reardan, Washington 99029. Quality Crafters, Repurposed & Painted Furniture, Vintage Wares, & Unique Gifts. Friday 4:00pm - 8:00pm & Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm. $2 admission.

10 COEUR D' ALENE ART WALK Join us for a fun evening strolling through the many art galleries in beautiful downtown Coeur d'Alene from 5-8pm.

Follow the yellow balloons to participating galleries.

Visit supporting galleries, shops, restaurants and businesses with your friends and family. A familyfriendly, free event!

16 PRETTY IN PINK ~ A Benefit for Because There is Hope "Spokane & N. Idaho Power Woman

Networking Event” 5-8 pm at The Roadhouse 20 N Raymond, Spokane Valley WA. We are a network of women professionals who support one another and help our businesses grow by sharing our contacts, providing referrals, knowledge, products and services.

MEN ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO JOIN US!

19 STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DAY A Celebration of Life for Domestic Violence Survivors, Take Back Your Life Resource Fair. Lincoln Center, 1316

N. Lincoln St. Spokane, WA 99201. The Resource Fair doubles as a fundraiser for local 501-C3 Organizations with programs to Stop Violence against Women & Children: ARMS - Abuse Recovery Ministry Services, STATEMENT & WHE – Women’s Healing & Empowerment. www.thefamilyguide.org

19 !SALUD! TAPAS DESSERT WINE TASTING GALA Lincoln Center, Monroe Ballroom, 1316 N.

Lincoln St. Spokane WA 99201 This is a fundraiser benefiting The Coeur d' Alene Tribe's STOP Violence Against Women – dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, elder abuse and stalking. Event planned for 4 pm -7 pm, Must be 21+. www.thefamilyguide.org

23 "GIRLS HANGING OUT FOR THE GIRLS"

at Pacific Flyway Gallery 409 S. Dishman Mica Road, Spokane Valley WA 99206. This is a fundraiser with proceeds to benefit Beyond Pink and early breast cancer detection for women in our community.

Everyone is invited to join us for this FREE event planned for 5- 8 pm . A raffle will be made for a variety of art and jewelry. Wear pink to receive two raffle tickets at the door. Our hostess is providing SWAG BAGS for the first 20 guests. Come meet our advertisers, sample yummy food and drinks and enter to win a valuable framed art piece.

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THERMOGRAPHY Empowering Local Women with Early Assessment for Breast Cancer Risk Every year Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) gives women an opportunity to access their own risk. While testing is a fact of life, I wanted to focus on breast health and ways to prevent disease, and for tools that offer an earlier warning. With that in mind, I consulted local women’s thermal imaging expert Karla Porter of Insight Thermal Imaging and she shared with me this list of risk factors to consider: Factors That Increase Your Risk: • Dense breasts • Family history of breast cancer (on either your mother’s or father’s side of the family) • Excessive estrogen in the breast tissue • Long-term use of hormone replacement therapy • Personal history of breast cancer or noncancerous breast diseases • Treatment with radiation therapy to the breast/ chest • Exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) (for example, if you took DES during pregnancy or your mother took DES during her pregnancy with you) • Night-shift work It should also be noted that 85% of women who get breast cancer do NOT have a family history of breast cancer Factors That Decrease Your Risk: • Being older when you first had your menstrual period • Starting menopause at an earlier age • Giving birth to more children, being younger at the birth of your first child, and breastfeeding your children • Getting regular exercise • Maintaining a healthy weight Source - The CDC I understand that mammography has been the gold standard for years but studies show that a Thermogram identifies precancerous or cancerous cells earlier. Combining the two can increase detection of disease as high as 95%.

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testing -- and it doesn't harm the body with radiation. Isn't this what women really want?

I interviewed a few women who have tried Thermography to learn more about how it has helped them.

Stacy Pelkie 49 from Spokane has been receiving regular mammograms for years when her Naturopath recommended she also consider having a Thermogram. "The first thing I noticed was it is so much less invasive." There is no squeezing or discomfort with a Thermogram, it is as simple as getting your photo taken. “I appreciated the overall education I received about my breast health beginning with the informative report. The color coded photos showed me which areas of my breast I should pay more careful attention to when giving myself breast exams.”

Your first Thermogram becomes your baseline and is kept on file to refer back to with each additional report. Over the course of four years Stacy was able to track her risk and spot nodules that were developing that did not show up on her mammogram because they were too small. With this information Stacy has been empowered to make changes in her personal health to reduce her risk of the nodules becoming cancerous.

Busy mom Amara Fiegle was working on getting her masters when she met Karla at a Metro Woman After-Event in April. “I had never had a mammogram because I didn’t consider myself to be at risk but was planning to have one since I had just turned 40. Karla impressed me with her knowledge of breast assessment.”

It was this awareness that led Amara to have her first Thermogram. “I am so glad I did because it showed one of my breasts was 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 which indicates I could have an 85% chance of developing cancer.” Armed with this knowledge Amara has began to make changes in her diet and is currently working with her doctor to balance her hormones. “My OBGYN referred me to a cancer specialist and I am so grateful that I was able to make changes to my lifestyle before cancer had the chance to develop.”

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H ow T h e rmography Works?

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Example of a Actual Thermogram Thermal imaging measures heat signatures emitted from the breast.

Since the earliest days of medicine, doctors have known that disease results in abnormal levels of heat rising to the surface. This image is sent to a doctor who specializes in thermal imaging for analysis.

Digital thermal imaging - painless, radiation free, and non-invasive infrared thermography cameras record radiant heat waves that come to the surface of the skin.

When there are problems under the surface, our bodies produce heat. This happens when there is the presence of disease, inflammation from a recent injury, or when the body begins to increase blood flow to an area to fight off infection.

You can reach Karla Porter for more information and to schedule a consultation at 509.315.4154 or www.InsightThermography.com

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ANTI-AGING, SKIN CARE

HOBBY & RECREATION

WOMENS HEALTH

Rodan & Fields Dermatologists Crystal Eddy 972.921.9650 ceddy@myrandf.com www.ceddy.myrandf.com

SimpLee Memories Weekend Hobby Retreat House Scrapbooking Workshops and Classes 13112 E. Stormy Ln Medical Lake, WA 99022 (855) 246-2573 ww.SimpLeeMemories.com

Insight Thermal Imaging Karla Porter 509.315.4154 www.insightthermography.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Amplified Wax Mandy Hill 920 West Garland 509.863.9356 design@amplifiedwax.com www.amplifiedwax.com

REAL ESTATE

Choice Realty Broker Dena Abdallah 509.216.1228 www.choicespokane.com dena@choicespokane.com

HANDBAGS

Jewell Sandy Tidwell, Independent Representative 509.998.0646 www.myjewellstyle.com/ pursenurse stidwell57@hotmail.com Great Bags! Great Ground Floor Opportunity! Join Us!

SALON AND SPA

Sarah at Pincurl Palace 2406 S. Dishman Mica Rd Suite 6 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 509.385.2781 www.facebook.com/HairBySar SPA SERVICES

Solar Twenty Corner of Main & Argonne Spokane Valley, WA 509.216.3110 www.solartwenty.com

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