SUPPORT FOR THE BREASTS
2003.
Awaiting revision 2008
Breast cancer is so widespread
in the West now, that women must do all they can to protect their
breasts. And there is a lot they can do.
For one thing - avoid unnecessary operations.
Being over-concerned with the size and shape of your breasts is
clearly not healthy - psychologically if not physically. Much has
been made in the press recently, of teenage girls being given gifts
of breast shaping or sizing.
This is mainly a vanity issue. Unless there is an actual need for
alteration, it's much healthier if you can just accept them as they
are. You are important whatever the size of your breasts.
December's Alternative HealthZine article about milk (available
from the article archives on our website) included the story of
Jane Plant, and highlighted the involvement of dairy food
consumption in the development of breast cancer.
Cancer is the most common form of breast problem in the West. So
you should know that there is another factor involved in this
life-threatening disease which is often overlooked - the bra.
Bras and Breast
Health Countries where bras are worn have four times the
cancer rate of those where they tend not to be used.
A study by Singer and
Grismaijer (see their book, Dressed to Kill or visit their
website www.SelfStudyCenter.org) found that if you wear a bra for
more than twelve hours a day, you have 20 times the chance of
developing breast cancer. Worse, women who wear a bra for 24
hours a day (why?) have a 125-fold increase in the
disease.
Get Properly Fitted... If
you are going to wear a bra, then at least make sure it fits well.
Most women have never had a bra properly fitted by a lingerie
expert. Proper support without pinching is important.
...Or Buy a Metal-Free
Bra If you cannot find, or do not have the time to search
out, a shop which can give you a proper fitting, it may be worth
you looking at a new design from a UK design company.
Seymour Powell excel in picking a product which functions badly,
and turning it around to function well and look attractive. Their
Bioform bra is said to be extremely comfortable.
Its support is provided not by wire - which practitioners say
criss-cross the acupuncture meridians on the breast - but with
polypropylene and glass derivatives. It is said to provide
comfortable lift.
This may be an option for you to consider; but the best advice is,
if you must wear a bra - get it properly fitted; and wear it as
little as possible.
Mammograms "Well," you may
say; "at least I have a regular mammogram."
Sorry! - don't feel so comfortable so fast.
"What Doctors Don't Tell You" magazine provide a sensible path
between flakey liberal, and narrow minded, conventional medicine.
For years they have warned against automatically assuming that
medical tests are good.
For example, in March 2000 they published an article entitled:
"It's Official: Mammograms Don't Save Lives". In it, they report
the findings of a Danish meta-study (study of studies).
The uncomfortable conclusion was that out of the half million women
studied, one in 1000 who had a mammogram avoided cancer, BUT - six
out of that thousand died - of something else. So the total death
rate of the study group actually increased, compared to the death
rate of women who had not had a mammogram! Not a good sign.
It may be difficult for you to question the value of the mammogram
- it was for me. And if you know someone who's caught a breast lump
'early' - or if you have yourself - your emotions will obviously
tell you to go for a mammogram regularly.
But I do want to say that the case for mammograms - and for other
medical tests - is not as open and shut as you would first
think.
You must read the information for yourself - but one question to
pique your interest is: "Is it good to squash the breast, and then
pass x-rays through it?" Maybe not.
"What Doctors Don't Tell You" have a book on medical tests. See
their website at: www.wddty.co.uk
I know this is a very emotive issue. Having a
mammogram or not is a very personal decision. I just recommend you
find out the facts from both sides - and then decide.
Healthy Breasts There is
little doubt that for good breast health, and avoiding
breast lumps,
- Have a bra fitted by a trained person;
- If you can't do that, consider a wire-free
bra;
- Wear a bra for as little time as
possible;
- Cut down dairy foods as much as you possibly
can.
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Links At www.all-natural.com/bras.html the
author, a scientist, looks at the 'compelling' evidence linking
brassiere wearing and breast cancer.
This page of 'useless' information has a number of useful links to
breast health pages: home.nycap.rr.com/useless/brassiere/bra.html
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