Braless Blog

I knew it! Bras are bad for you. I’ve been trying to tell that to people for years, but nobody will listen. I told the lady standing in line behind me at the grocery store last night that she should set her breasts free and reap the health benefits, and she just murmured something about me being a pervert and whacked me over the head with her purse. From a devoted reader John, who sent this in via an NBC News Special Report…

Once considered a necessary undergarment, bras today lend more than just support and they have become a fashion statement! But some medical experts say the bra you wear every day could be bad for your health! 7’s Sophisticated Band together looks into the possible link between bras and breast cancer.No longer just hidden under shirts, Victoria’s Secret brought the bra out into the open, making it a real fashion statement. But could a woman’s bra actually be dangerous to her health?

“Our research has shown that the bras issue, we believe is the leading cause of breast cancer”, said Sydney Ross Singer, who wrote a book about what he believes is a link between breast cancer and bras. “In fact to look at breast disease and ignore bras is like looking at foot disease and ignoring tight shoes,” said Singer. Singer’s center conducted a study involving five thousand American women, half had breast cancer. They looked at past behavior, including how tight the bras were and how long the women wore them. Here’s what they found: Women who wore a bra for 24 hours a day, had a 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer. If a bra is worn 12 hours a day, there was a 1 in 7 risk. And women who didn’t wear a bra had about the same rate of developing breast cancer as a man. Continue reading →