bras

I was studying last night and came across this fact that stunned me.

If a woman does not wear a bra at all her chance of getting breast cancer is the same as a man's, 1 in 168.

In countries where women don't wear bras there's nearly no breast cancer. In countries where women bind up their breasts like the US and Japan, there's the highest rate of cancer.

This is due to the blockage of the lymph system which is very delicate in the breasts.

In my women's studies I've read these sorts of statistics from many countries showing that bras are unhealthy for our breasts. This is the first time I saw the statistic comparing women's occurrence to men's.

Before I came to pole I only wore a tank top with the shelf insets to do and teach Pilates. But on the pole I like to have my girls look perky, makes me feel more sexy. I am still keeping my bra for that, but am taking it off after I'm done. And here my mom told me that I should wear a bra my whole life, even sleep in it, so my boobs don't sag. Funny what we do for beauty.

Here are some tips to lesson your risks...

If you have to wear a bra wear it for the shortest time possible.

Make sure you can get two fingers under every part of it.

Don't wear a bra that leaves red marks when you remove it.

Gently rub your breasts when you remove it to get the lymph flushing.

If you need the support, try wearing a cotton bra that can change with your size throughout your cycle. This is one of the problems with our bras is that we change sizes through our menstrual cycle, but most bras do not allow for this, so we get bound up in them.