The Bra Controversy

I read an article in Conscious Living magazine about the bra controversy..

"Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting Australian women. Based on today's figures, one in eleven will develop it during their lifetime."

Here are some figures from a survey involving 4,600 women (half with breastcancer) that I found interesting..

~ Women who wore a bra 24 hours a day had an incredibly high 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer.

~ Those who wore one for more than 12 hours a day, but not to bed, had a 1 in 7 risk.

~ Wearing a bra less than 12 hours a day was linked to a far lower 1 in 152 risk.

~ Women who rarely or never wore a bra had a 1 in 168 risk, roughly the same rate as male breast cancer.

Judging by these figures, I'm thinking there's a huge link between breastcancer and bra wearing. Somewhere in the region on 70% of women wear a bra that doesn't fit properly!

Sports bras and bras with underwires are said to be the worst as they apply too much pressure to the upper outer part of the breast which accounts for 80% of the breasts lympthatic fluid movement. It might not be a coincidence that the same zone of the breast is the most common location for breast cancers!

The article suggests, as do I, that us women should experiment with going bra free for one or two weeks to see whether a difference is noticed. And don't worry, there is no evidence to suggest that going bra-less will cause sagging in later life, there is only evidence to suggest otherwise!

6 days out of 7 I go braless and opt for the firm singlet top instead. I've done so since I grew them!

I found a really good bra shop in Queensland: www.blessedearth.com.au

They are called Blessed Earth ~ Organic Cotton Bras

*Comfortable and versatile, 7 great styles
*No underwires to retrict lympatic flow
*No synthetic padding to cause overheating

So do what you can to help prevent breast cancer and jump on the site for a squiz!