Re: bras and circulation cut-off (& breast cancer)

[Guest guest]

Based on a correlational study, " Women who wear a bra 24 hours a day are 125

times as likely to develop [breast] cancer as women who don't wear

one....WOMEN WHO WORE BRAS FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS [PER DAY] but did not

sleep in them HAD 21 TIMES THE RISK AS WOMEN WHO WORE BRAS FOR LESS THAN 12

HOURS " ( " Burn Your Bra After All? " _Townsend Letter for Doctors and

Patients_ [www.tldp.com] cited in _Alternative Medicine_ magazine, Jul.

2000, p. 15)

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" Singer [found that] `three out four women who wore their daytime bras to

sleep contracted breast cancer.' So did one out of seven women strapped into

a bra more than 12 hours a day. " ( " Can Wearing A Bra Kill You? " by

)

Based on the authors' findings, only 5 out of every 630 bra-free women will

develop breast cancer. Of the 5 bra-free women the authors found who

developed breast cancer, " Three...were in their sixties, one was in her

seventies, and one was in her thirties. The older women...had worn bras most

of their lives....The young woman had a history of [chest].X rays " (Singer &

Grismaijer, 1995, p. 119).

" 80% of bra-wearers who experience lumps, cysts and tenderness will see

those symptoms vanish, within a month of getting rid of the bra.... "

(). " Getting rid of the bra has resulted in.recovery [from]

cysts.breast pain and tenderness [in] 95% of.cases.breast disease is only a

problem in bra wearing cultures.bra-free [women] have the same breast cancer

incidence as men " www.selfstudycenter.org/dressedtokill.htm

" In 1997...Singer compared....in Fiji. Half of the women wore bras and the

other half went without. The diet, environment and lifestyle of both groups

were the same....those who wore bras had the same rate of breast cancer as

American women. Those who went bra-less experienced practically no breast

cancer whatsoever. " ( " A Link Between Bras and Breast Cancer " ;

www.drdavidwilliams.com/nc/womens_health.asp

www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/women_pms_breast.htm)

POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS

Even " minimal pressure on the body can cause lymph vessels to

close....[resulting in] buildup of lymph fluid....[and] less

effective...feeding and cleansing of the tissue....toxins accumulate " (pp.

49-50).

" Lymphatic vessels are blocked...keeping lymphocytes...from...destroying

abnormal cells " ( " Burn Your Bra After All? " )

" Wearing a bra at least 14 hours a day.increase the hormone prolactin,

which decreases circulation in the breast "

www.drdavidwilliams.com/nc/womens_health.asp

POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN

The breast cancer incidence in women who wore bras for LESS THAN 12 HOURS A

DAY was 1% of (21 TIMES LOWER than) that of women who wore bras more than 12

hours). Thus, the critical factor may be going BRA-FREE FOR AS MANY (AWAKE)

HOURS A DAY AS POSSIBLE. " IF YOU MUST WEAR A BRA...Push-up and sports bras

are out. " (). " [These] bras compress the breasts....Avoid strapless

bras....tight around the armpits....avoid buying...too small a size " (Singer

& Grismaijer, 1995, p. 161). " Avoid bras with underwires or other

breast-shaping components....If you experience breast size fluctuations

during your menstrual cycle, select different size bras for different times

of the cycle. " (Juergen Buche, ND, NHC, MI, PhyD;

www.seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm)

" Bras made with spandex fibers may contain....toxins....choose natural

fibers like cotton, linen " (pp. 158-159). " Choose loose-fitting cotton

bras....The higher the side-panels, the more severe the restriction of major

lymph nodes " (). For more info,

www.selfstudycenter.org/change_tight.htm

" Women who wear a bra (and synthetic underwear in general) continually wear

a TOXIC SKIN PATCH....laundry detergents [contain many toxic

chemicals]....The water softeners are...aluminum-based salts. Aluminum...a

likely contributor to breast cancer [and many other diseases]....change to a

different, less toxic, laundry detergent [available at health-food stores &

natural-foods supermarkets] or...wash with Borax....Fabric softeners contain

numerous chemicals, many with serious side-effects " (Buche;

www.seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm)

" No scientific evidence.that bras can prevent breasts from sagging " (p.

150).

MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE (MLD) MASSAGE

" Massage your breasts [when] you remove your bra [to] help the lymph system

drain toxins " (Buche; www.seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm)

" Massage can greatly enhance...lymph flow....imitate this flow with your

hands by moving them from the nipple outwards, mostly toward the armpit " (p.

164). For more information,

http://users.rcn.com/cd.dnai/a/b/bm/breastmassage.html

http://www.bodymechanics.net/subpages/breast.htm

www.drdavidwilliams.com/c/womens_health_recs.asp

For more information on bras and breast cancer,

www.seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/toxicbra.htm

www.all-natural.com/dressed.html

www.all-natural.com/bras.html

www.planetherbs.com/articles/breast_cancer.htm

Singer, Sydney Ross, & Grismaijer, Soma (1995). Dressed to Kill: The Link

Between Breast Cancer and Bras. ISCD Press.

www.selfstudycenter.org/dressedtokill.htm

Singer, Sydney Ross, & Grismaijer, Soma (2001). Get It Off! ISCD Press.

www.selfstudycenter.org/getitoff.htm