Kristi Funk, M.D. - Breasts

About the Author

Dr. KRISTI FUNK, board-certified breast cancer surgeon and cofounder of the Pink Lotus Breast Center, is an expert in minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment methods for all types of breast disease. She has helped thousands of women through breast treatment, including well-known celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and Sheryl Crow, who have turned to her for her surgical expertise.

After graduating with distinction from Stanford University in 1991, Dr. Funk received her medical degree from the UC Davis School of Medicine. Following her surgical residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, she completed a surgical breast fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she then excelled as a surgeon and breast center director for seven years. In 2009, Dr. Funk, alongside her entrepreneurial husband, Andy Funk, opened the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Beverly Hills. The Pink Lotus Breast Center fuses state-of-the-art screening, genetic testing, diagnosis, and treatment with preventive strategies and holistic, compassionate care.

Dr. Funk is also the founding ambassador of the Pink Lotus Foundation, whose mission is to provide low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women free access to breast cancer screening and care.

When not appearing as a breast expert and TV personality in hundreds of television segments, documentaries, news articles, and stories, Dr. Funk enjoys Half Ironman triathlon races, vegan cooking, and card games. She resides with Andy and their three sons in Santa Monica, a peaceful suburb of Los Angeles.

Copyright

An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Kristi Funk 2018

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Ebook Edition © June 2018 ISBN: 9780008271398

Version: 2019-03-13

Praise for Breasts: An Owner’s Manual

“I love this book! In Breasts: An Owner’s Manual , Dr. Kristi Funk’s evidence-based advice will have you kicking breast cancer—and all of life’s major killers—to the curb.”

—MICHAEL GREGER, MD, FACLM

Founder, Nutritionfacts.org

New York Times Bestselling Author

“Dr. Funk writes Breasts: An Owner’s Manual just like she talks: with conviction, passion, and a laser focus on you .”

—DR. MEHMET OZ

Host, The Dr. Oz Show

Professor of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Columbia University

Director, Integrative Medicine Center,

Columbia University Medical Center

New York Times Bestselling Author

“ Breasts: An Owner’s Manual is an empowering guide to the latest life-saving information. It has everything you need for protecting and improving your health, tackling medical questions, planning health-supporting meals, and breaking through the myths that could hold you back, all in an easy-to-read format.”

—NEAL D. BARNARD, MD, FACC

Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine,

George Washington University School of Medicine

President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

New York Times Bestselling Author

“Dr. Funk has written an incredibly detailed and carefully documented book on the very complex topics of breast health and breast cancer. She lays out a clear plan for breast health, cancer prevention, and, in reality, a lifestyle that we all could use to improve our health. Presented in an easily approachable manner, Breasts: An Owner’s Manual does not spare the science (in fact, it really ladles it on), but Dr. Funk makes the science readable in a conversational style that both calms and empowers the reader (exactly how I imagine she talks with her patients!). As she writes in the introduction, ‘Knowledge is power, and power replaces fear with confidence and joy, which motivates you to implement changes’—words that all patients (and all of us) can take to heart, making positive changes and taking control of our futures!”

—PETER D. BEITSCH, MD, FACS

Director, Dallas Breast Center

Past President, American Society of Breast Surgeons

“Dr. Funk uses scientific facts, complex theories, and clinical experience to artfully compose and communicate pearls of advice that are actionable and sensible. Breasts: An Owner’s Manual will become an indispensable and valued guide for women looking to optimize health and minimize breast illness.”

—DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Breast Medical Oncology,

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Editor-in-Chief, CURE Magazine

“In Breasts: An Owner’s Manual , I can hear Dr. Funk’s straight-talking, witty voice as she debunks breast myths, simplifies complex choices, and inspires you to become your healthiest self. An important read for anyone looking to take charge of their health.”

—TRAVIS STORK, MD

Host, The Doctors

Emergency Medicine Physician

“ Breasts: An Owner’s Manual not only provides a clear path to breast health, but a road that leads straight to your healthiest self. As someone who has faced breast cancer, I suggest you follow it.”

—ROBIN ROBERTS

Coanchor, Good Morning America

“Dr. Kristi Funk distills the complex topic of cancer causation and promotion down to practical, actionable advice and cutting-edge nutritional science. Breasts: An Owner’s Manual will become a cherished, life-saving manual shared among all generations of women throughout the world, for both breast health and breast illness. There’s simply no guide like it—and it’s so compelling to read!”

—CAROLYN “BO” ALDIGÉ

President and Founder, Prevent Cancer Foundation

“ Breasts: An Owner’s Manual is highly readable, informative, and practical. Dr. Funk is a trustworthy and knowledgeable source of information. If you’re searching for the comprehensive book on breast health, look no further.”

—MIKE DOW, PSYD

Psychotherapist

New York Times Bestselling Author

“I believe that Breasts: An Owner’s Manual will change and save lives and serve as a gateway for many women to enter into a total health transformation: physical, mental, and spiritual. It is a comprehensive how-to, go-to book addressing the lifestyle issues of anyone with breasts. Somehow Dr. Funk has been able to neatly dissect, define, and package this explosive information. You now hold in your hands knowledge of revolutionary proportions. The light of this manual chases away the darkness that can be associated with breast health. Now sit back and enjoy the ride.”