Wise Divine Women Collective

What is thermography and how is it different from mammography?

Thermography is functional imaging — it measures heat patterns, vascular activity, and inflammation in breast tissue. Mammography is structural imaging that looks for masses. Thermography reveals physiological changes in the breast environment years before a structural change would appear. Dana Irvine is a Certified Medical Thermographer offering Women's Wellness Thermography in Sudbury, Ontario, working with thermography interpreter Sharon Edwards of Thermography Medical Clinic.

What is the DUTCH test and why does Dana use it?

The DUTCH Complete test measures how your body metabolizes estrogen — specifically whether you are clearing through the protective 2-hydroxy pathway or the inflammatory 4-OH and 16-OH pathways. Standard blood panels show hormone levels but not metabolism. Dana uses DUTCH in her Root Cause Reset 1:1 program to identify the estrogen metabolism pattern driving a client's symptoms.

What is HTMA and why does Dana use CanAlt Laboratories?

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) measures mineral status, adrenal function, toxic metal burden, and thyroid cellular activity over 90 days. Dana uses CanAlt Health Laboratories in Mississauga, Ontario — an ISO 15189 Plus accredited Canadian lab — because minerals are the co-factors that make hormones work. You cannot sustainably balance hormones on a depleted mineral foundation.

What is the oral-gut-breast axis?

The oral-gut-breast axis is a biological pathway connecting oral bacteria to gut microbiome composition to breast tissue health. The gut's estrobolome produces beta-glucuronidase — an enzyme that determines whether used estrogen is safely eliminated or reabsorbed. Elevated beta-glucuronidase drives estrogen recirculation and chronic estrogenic exposure in breast tissue. Dana Irvine teaches this as one connected system, not separate topics.

Who is a good candidate for the Root Cause Reset program?

Women 40+ who have been told their labs are normal but still experience symptoms like brain fog, sleep disruption, weight gain, breast tenderness, mood instability, or anxiety. Women who want DUTCH hormone testing, GI Stool Map DeepGut by Vitract gut testing, and HTMA with CanAlt interpreted together as a complete root cause picture. Available virtually across Canada and the United States.