Ingrid Edstrom is the Founder and President of ProactiveBreast Wellness, LLC and the Author of Protect Your Breasts and the Proactive Breast Wellness(TM) program. She has become a thought leader in the pursuit of breast cancer prevention. Ingrid developed and has been providing the Proactive Breast Wellness program for her patients on a one-to-one basis since 2006. She also created and owns Infrared Breast Health, LLC, based in Eugene, Oregon. Ingrid became nationally certified as a Clinical Infrared Thermography Technician, CTT, in 2007. Ingrid's clinical practice has established a correlation between toxic exposure to herbicides, pesticides, and bovine growth hormone resulting in abnormal thermography scans. Ingrid was instrumental in halting roadside herbicide spraying in Lane County, Oregon, and endeavors to alert the public and medical professionals to the dangers of estrogen mimickers and their contribution to rising cancer rates. Ingrid has been nationally certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner since 1978 following her Bachelors in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island in 1974, with a minor in clinical nutrition. She is not a stranger to being in a pioneering role as one of the early nurse practitioners during her 40-year career or as an infrared thermographer. Now, she is promoting cryoablation as the future of breast cancer care. She is skilled in business and community networking and has an extensive health teaching background. Ingrid was awarded a Masters in Health Education from Boston University in 1981. Ingrid has long-term experience in mind-body and preventive medicine. During the early 1990s, she pursued various clinical training programs at the Mind Body Medical Institute through Harvard, and the New England Deaconess/Beth Israel Hospitals in Boston under the direction of Herbert Benson, MD. The Waves of Serenity relaxation CD/DVD/ Digital Download was developed as a companion tool for her mind-body practice and the PBW program. Chill Out Naturally is an educational program that she created and implemented in six high schools in Western Massachusetts.
