Breast-Size Solutions

If you're truly unhappy with the set nature gave you, here's help.

"My breasts are so big, they hurt when I move."

Make sure you're wearing the right bra for your shape. If you're still uncomfortable, look into breast-reduction surgery. It is a major operation, takes six weeks to recover from, and costs up to $20,000.

"I feel unattractive with an A-cup."

Small breasts don't sag as much as you age or ache when you're active. Also, note how sexy small-chested stars like Keira Knightley are. If it really bothers you, augmentation is an option. The surgery costs up to $12,000 and may trigger complications. Also, implants will have to be replaced at some point.

"My breasts are two sizes."

A tailor can sew padding into one side of each of your bras or you can have augmentation or reduction surgery on one to even out the sizes.

Source: Laurie Casas, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery at Northwesten University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago

- from Cosmopolitan Magazine, October 2008

Victoria's Secret Bust-Firming Bra

Victoria's Secret has a new bra that claims to increase skin's firmness.

The secret's out: 4 weeks to a firmer looking you. Introducing the only bra proven to tighten, firm and enhance the appearance of your skin - all you have to do is wear it. Beauty Secret™ gives your bust a more uplifted effect in just 4 weeks. Innovative firming and renewal treatments diminish signs of aging and improve skin's ability to retain moisture, resulting in a naturally firmer-looking bust area. Beauty Secret™ is an unprecedented breakthrough in the world of bras...and now it's yours to experience.

• Gives an 18% boost in skin firmness after 4 weeks of continuous wear (8 hours daily)
• Safe to wash (hand-wash preferred): retains renewing power for the life of the bra
• Feels just like any other bra: no inserts, creams or lotions
• You'll notice results after 4 weeks of continuous wear (8 hours daily), with maximum rejuvenation in 8 weeks

Findings occurred after a 4-week period.

The actual science behind these bras isn't mentioned anywhere.

See the new Victoria's Secret Beauty Secret™ bras

Is Your Body a Walking Sex Ad?

Most communication authorities now speculate that approximately 90% of what people communicate derives from nonverbal signals, including body language. Facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, stance, and posture are all elements of body language.

Flipping your hair, shaking hands, making eye contact, and smiling are more than just motions: they're part of your nonverbal communication, conveying emphasis and emotion.

First dates are full of body language signals that can help you judge whether or not a person is interested. When a man is attracted to a woman on the first date, he's inclined to be chatty. If you're attracted to him, make eye contact and listen.

When a man touches a woman on the small of her back to escort her through a door, it's an indication of confidence and interest.

For a woman, it's the duration of her physical contact that gauges her interest. While brief, less-than-a-second touches are expected, touches that are lingering could reveal an intimate meaning.

Learn more about the basics of body language at WebMD

Eating Habits and Breast Health

Food you consume can affect your set in surprising ways.

Yo-yo dieting leaves them less firm.

Falling into a cycle of losing weight, gaining it back, and losing it again stretches the connective tissue in your pair, making them looser. (As little as 10 pounds can be enough for sag to set in).

Caffeine makes them ache.

Experts aren't exactly sure why, but caffeine-rich foods and beverages contribute to PMS-induced breast tenderness. Cutting back on chocolate, coffee, cola, and tea during your preperiod week will help ease the discomfort.

Two drinks a day raise your odds for breast cancer.

Two beers, glasses of wine, or shots daily make you one-and-a-half times more likely to develop the disease.

Fat intake is also a cancer factor.

Premenopausal women who consume animal fat, mainly from red meat and dairy products, have an increased risk of breast cancer.

Source: Los Angeles OB-GYN Eldridge Pearsall

- from Cosmopolitan Magazine, March 2008

Growth Hormone and Breast Enlargement

Human growth hormone

A key ingredient to naturally enlarging your breasts is human growth hormone (hGH): without enough human growth hormone (hGH), your breasts won't grow no matter how many herbs you swallow. Besides enlarging your breasts, human growth hormone (hGH) also slows the aging process and helps burn fat. Unfortunately, growth hormone levels start to decline by the age of 25.

Promote natural secretion of hGH

The good news is that you can raise your growth hormone levels. Human growth hormone (hGH) secretion can be triggered by a number of natural stimuli, the most powerful of which are sleep and exercise. Diet also plays a role in human growth hormone (hGH) secretion.

Sleep

Since the largest human growth hormone (hGH) surge in a normal day tends to occur around one hour after the onset of night-time sleep, it is vital to get plenty of it. Important preconditions for quality sleep include a dark room and a balanced diet containing adequate protein. For most people an adequate amount of sleep is around 8 hours.

Diet

A high-carb diet may be detrimental to human growth hormone (hGH) levels, especially if the carbs have a high glycaemic index: sugary foods stimulate insulin secretion which, in turn, contributes to a reduction in human growth hormone (hGH). Fat taken before exercise has also been found to reduce human growth hormone (hGH) secretion. It is important to drink plenty of water: dehydration has been shown to significantly reduce the exercise-induced human growth hormone (hGH) response.

Amino acids

Lysine is an essential amino acid, which means that it is essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. This means lysine must be obtained from food. Lysine is important for proper growth. It also helps convert fatty acids into energy, helps lower cholesterol, helps the body absorb and conserve calcium, and it plays an important role in the formation of collagen. It is usually sold in the form of L-lysine in the vitamin aisle (I bought a huge bottle for really cheap at Wal-mart).

Two other important amino acids are arginine and glutamine, both of which are nonessential amino acids, meaning the body is able to make its own. It has been suggested that taking amino acids, since they are the building blocks of protein, can increase growth hormone levels. Whether this is true or not is up to debate. Amino acids should always be taken on an empty stomach.

As far as supplementation before exercise is concerned, it has been shown that ingestion of 2g of glutamine will lead to elevation of human growth hormone (hGH) 90 minutes later without side effects. It may also be a good idea to ingest some amino acids after exercise, as this has been shown to enhance human growth hormone (hGH) secretion, too.

Exercise routine

Exercise regularly, at least three times a week. Around 60 to 90 minutes before you exercise, take 2g glutamine. Don't eat any fat for 60 minutes before you exercise. Drink plenty of water while you exercise. Eat protein immediately after exercising (lean meat, eggs, a protein bar or shake). Avoid sugar for 2 hours after you exercise.

Info from:

• Peak Performance: Human Growth Hormone (hGH)
• Wikipedia: Amino Acids

Perky Breasts with Hydrotherapy

Get perky breasts

Beautiful breasts aren't just about size; perkiness counts, too. The good news is there's an easy trick that can help keep breasts firm and prevent future sagging.

Contrast hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy uses water to promote health and wellbeing in the body. During contrast hydrotherapy, a person alternates between hot and cold water in the shower. This improves circulation so that more nutrients are available for cells and toxins are managed more efficiently.

So how does that help your breasts? Since increased circulation stimulates the production of collagen and elastin - the skin proteins responsible for tone and elasticity - the result is firmer skin and perkier breasts.

Daily routine

When you're in the shower, spend a few minutes toning your breasts. Simply rinse your breasts with warm water for 30 seconds and then switch to the coldest water you can stand for 10 seconds. Continue alternating between warm and cold water for several minutes.

Notes: The cold water application must be for a shorter duration than the hot. It is also important to end the treatment with cold water. Do not apply water that is hot enough to burn; the hot application should be pleasantly warm.

Info from Lucille Sorella, The Flat to Fab Breast Enlargement Program

Learn more at alternativemedicinechannel: hydrotherapy

Sex and Your Breasts

Three bedroom-related rack-health issues

My nipples aren’t very responsive. Is this normal?

Yes. Though a woman’s nipples are packed with nerve endings, not all chicks get aroused by having them played with.

My breasts hurt after I mess around with my guy. Why does this happen?

Breast tenderness after a bedroom session probably means your man was a bit too rough. Because breasts are sensitive, it may not take much to leave them tender or bruised. If the pain doesn’t go away in ten days, check in with your gyno to see if something else is to blame.

What does my man mean when he says my breasts feel lumpy?

Some women have lumpier breasts than others do, so it could just be the way your boobs are. But if he’s touching them the week before your period, the lumpiness is most likely a side effect of PMS, when hormone changes swell breasts.

Source: Katherine Lee, MD, Breast Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Breast Center

- from Cosmopolitan Magazine, October 2007