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
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Eating Habits and Breast Health
Friday, March 14, 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.
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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
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