Stop wearing a bra. 

You can wear a T-shirt or camisole, but nothing that leaves red marks or dents on the skin. Do not alter the shape of your breasts, since this requires pressure that can inhibit the circulation. If you must wear a bra at work but don’t want to, realize that may be sexual harassment. If you want to wear a bra, wear a lose one and take it off as soon as possible. For exercise you can wear a bra if needed, but remove it as soon as you can. Breast massage can also assist in the drainage of fluid from the breast, but does not substitute for getting rid of the cause of the constriction – the bra.

DRESSED TO KILL!

When Soma and I did our research for Dressed To Kill we were not aware of how easily women can recover from fibrocystic breast disease by foregoing the bra. Bras, by their very design, alter the shape of the breasts for fashion. To alter breast shape you have to apply constant pressure on the breast tissue. That is why bras are elastic garments. This pressure from the bra impedes the circulation in the breast tissue, specifically, the circulation of the lymphatic system.

This system is composed of microscopic vessels that originate in the breast tissue and drain the tissue of fluid, which is directed through these vessels to the lymph nodes. The lymphatic vessels are extremely thin and small, and have no pump, such as the heart, to propel its contents forward. As a result, lymphatic vessels are easily constricted by external pressure, such as that applied to the breast tissue constantly by the brassiere. It is compression of these lymph vessels that prevents the proper draining of the breast tissue, leading to fluid accumulation in the breast. Medically, this is called lymphedema of the breast, secondary to constriction from the bra. This fluid accumulation leads to breast tenderness and pain, and ultimately the fluid develops into cysts.

The cysts over time become hard, and we have a picture of the creation of fibrocystic breast disease. Within days or weeks of ending breast constriction by bras, the breast tissue is allowed to flush out this excess fluid, cysts disappear, and breast pain and tenderness are minimal if at all present. From our research with hundreds of women, getting rid of the bra has resulted in remarkable recovery of breast health in over 95% of the cases. Since foregoing the bra for a month is cost-free and risk-free, and may prove beneficial, we encourage all women who wear bras to partake in a self-study to see for themselves, on themselves, whether their bras have been damaging their breasts.

Keep in mind that breast disease is only a problem in bra wearing cultures. Women who are bra-free have the same breast cancer incidence as men. And don't wait for the cancer detection and treatment industry to endorse this information before you try it. Billions of dollars are made each year treating breast cancer. Nobody will make money by women loosening up to prevent this disease. The prevention of breast disease is up to each individual woman. Just stop binding the breasts with bras in the name of fashion, and begin to love yourself and respect your body.

You can expect to feel relief from pain within days, if not weeks. Cysts should go away within the same time period, but fibrous tissue that has been around for years will take longer.

This lifestyle change has shown a 95% success rate in relieving chronic pain and cysts. It should also help prevent breast cancer, since constriction from bras has been shown to be the leading cause of breast cancer. Women who do not wear bras have about the same breast cancer incidence as men.

GET IT OFF!

In 1995, the world was shocked to discover that one of its most cherished garments, the bra, might be the leading cause of breast cancer.  The bearers of these bold tidings were the husband-and-wife medical anthropologist team of Singer and Grismaijer, authors of the critically acclaimed book, Dressed To Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras (Avery, NY 1995).  And the worlds of medicine and fashion have never quite been the same since.

Well, they’re back.  Get It Off! begins where Dressed To Kill left off, and then goes where no health book has gone before.  Get It Off! explores the cultural dimensions of breast cancer, holding a mirror up to the culture to examine the behaviors, values, and obsessions that are just as central to breast disease as are brassieres.  The medium used to illustrate the cultural issues is a musical play, without the music.  Each scene reflects a different facet of this cancer causing culture, and is accompanied by insightful text analysis inclear, concise language.  The effect is astounding, and will change your life.

The end of the breast cancer epidemic is at hand.  The solution is no longer a mystery.  It just depends on a woman opening up her mind, her possibilities, and, most importantly, her bra.