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March 7, 2009
By Natalia Real, Contributing Columnist
I have a friend who only takes her bra off when getting into the
shower. When she’s out, she puts it back on and even sleeps with it.
Conversely, I loathe bras. I sometimes put one on to go walk the dog
or if I must meet a client. Otherwise, my girls live free!
Studies have proven that the less time breasts spend tightly nestled in
a bra, the healthier the woman who owns them will be. Some studies,
while we’re at it, also prove that tight briefs are harmful to men’s
health. Read on and prepare yourself to get something off your chest
(and, uh, nether regions).
In 1991, researchers at Harvard published a paper in the European
Journal of Cancer, in which they claimed that women who didn’t wear
bras had half the incidence of breast cancer of women who did wear
bras. This is terribly alarming. Obviously, cancer has many causes:
wearing a bra won’t give anyone cancer, but it might exacerbate
existing problems.
Many people assume breasts are fat-filled sacs (ever call someone
that?), but in fact, breasts also have copious lymphatic tissue in them.
The lymphatic system removes wastes and toxins from the breasts
(and the entire body). Lymph flow must be free or else compressed
tissues are constrained instead of drained.
Women should watch for fibrotic breast tissue, pain, tenderness, cysts,
and swelling—very common yet little documented problems. (If you
suffer from any of these conditions, please visit your doctor.) Another
result of wearing tight bras is back pain.
Men can go through something similar: tight briefs are thought to
restrict the flow of lymphatic tissue in the testicles, thereby impeding
the area’s removal of wastes and toxins. The effect could be a higher
chance of acquiring testicular cancer. Regardless, last year, ads
featuring a buff David Beckham wearing tight briefs sent briefs sales
soaring. Unwitting men everywhere wanted to keep their equipment
packed tight between their legs. It is worth knowing that tight briefs
push the testicles up against the body, rising their otherwise cool
temperature, and thus lowering sperm count. Men looking to pass on
their genes should adhere to boxers or shun underwear altogether.
Also, men interested in penis enlargement should abstain from tight
underwear, in this case because good penis blood flow is crucial for
enlargement purposes.
Overall, tight clothing—bras (underwire in particular), briefs, ties,
scarves, etc.—is unhealthy because it interferes with natural
functioning, whether it’s breathing, lymphatic flow, blood flow, etc.
Check your skin after removing a bra: do you see red lines or
indentations where the bra used to be? Do your breasts feel
compressed or tight? If so, your bra is definitely too tight, and you
should replace it with a comfortable one, even ask to get fitted.
Spending money on bras is investing in your health, so don’t hold back
here.
So who are these bra-less women and brief-less men? Women and
men who live in tribes, frequent nudist retreats and beaches, hippies,
and perhaps happy freelancers like myself. Most women, however,
“have” to wear bras—especially in the office. Our Western ways keep
coming back to haunt us—but they don’t have to. Chuck those push-up
bras and tight briefs, I say! Defenestrate all your tight garments and
let your body flow, hang, and rest peacefully. I’d say we should burn
our bras (which, by the way, actually wasn’t done by radical feminists
during the second wave of feminism) and briefs, but that wouldn’t be
environmentally responsible.
Find out more everyday tips on healthy living: Swollen Ankles-Causes
and Cures / Nights Cramps-Why Your Legs Seize Up At Night/ More
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