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by: Karon
Beattie
There is a strong link between wearing a bra and breast
cancer. Apparently, the restrictive nature of bras inhibits the lymphatic
system (an internal network of vessels and nodes that flushes wastes from the
body) from doing its job.
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The mammary glands are filled with lymphatic vessels that
move from the breast, through the axillary lymph nodes under the armpit, over
the collar bone, to the thoracic duct. This is how the breast drains toxins and
keeps its internal environment clean.
If something impedes the cleansing process, an imbalance occurs
and the sex hormone by-products become destructive molecules called
free radicals that begin cellular damage (called lipid peroxidation) which leads
to breast cancer.
The correlation between bras and breast cancer is 4 times greater
than smoking is to lung cancer!
Women who wear tight-fitting bras 24 hours a day are 125
times more likely to have breast cancer than women who do not wear bras at all.
For more information, read Dressed
To Kill: The Link between Breast Cancer and Bras by Sydney
Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer.
One study was done of two groups of Fiji women with the same
diet, environment and lifestyle, half of whom wore bras and the other half did
not. Those wearing bras had the same rate of breast cancer as women living in
the USA, whereas the braless Fiji women had practicallv no breast cancer. The
weight of braless breasts causes the breasts to swing and bob naturally as the
person moves, which pumps the lymphatic tissue.
Even lumps in the breast have sometimes vanished after
stopping bra use. Some breast lumps and congestions arise from insufficient
blood and lymph flow in the breasts and armpits and/or from blocked milk ducts
(whether lactating or not), both of which are favored by bra wearing.
Pushup bras are said to be the most restrictive.
If you cannot discontinue wearing a bra, consider wearing one as little as possible,
and use a bra that allows some breast motion, without cutting tightly under
and along the outer edges of the breasts where the milk ducts are located.
Dr David G. Williams in his April 1994 Alternatives newsletter pointed out that, "from
tests performed at breast screening clinics, carcinogenic agents are often
found in both the breast tissue and the fluids extracted
from the nipple." He goes on to add that "high levels of DDT, PCBs,
dioxins, and heavy metal[s]" have been found in breast milk.
The good news, he states, is there is a very simple technique
that might prevent cancer: nipple stimulation. Dr Williams reports that during
nipple stimulation, oxytocin is produced, which stimulates the sac-like glands
and small muscles in the breast to contract and help clear the breast of carcinogens.
Dr Williams recommends that any woman over the age of 18 should examine her
breasts at least monthly, and two or three times a week, she should gently stimulate
the circulation to her nipples, three minutes per nipple.
Additionally, a breast massage from China is used for
prevention and for existing tumors. Once you've done the nipple massage,
rub your breasts in ever increasing circles and finish each stroke rubbing toward
the armpit where the lymph glands are located. Do this a minimum of three times
a week, a minimum of three minutes per breast.
Also, stimulating the lymph glands (tapping
them lightly for one minute) is something that is part of a daily routine
for over one million Chinese. Raise your arm, and, using the base of the thumb on the opposite
arm (hand), "whap" your armpit repeatedly. Do not do it so hard as to cause any discomfort,
just a slight tap is all you need.
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