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Female Breasts and Sexual Attraction
The male
obsession with female breasts is a fairly recent phenomenon
from a historical viewpoint. In all types of ancient art
medium, the female breast was usually exposed. Even in the
Christian realm, paintings, sculptures, and drawings
commonly and frequently depicted females with one or more
uncovered breasts. The Sistine Chapel is adorned with female
breasts and ancient artifacts depicting nudity seem to have
far greater shock value in modern times than the artists
would have believed possible in their time period. The first
well-known written work on human sexuality that involved
reference to breasts occurred during the 2nd century BC with
the advent of the Karma Sutra. In Ancient Egypt, women
accented their breasts with primitive cosmetics and exotic
scents. However, body painting began much earlier with
primitive man and female breasts received far less focus
than facial features. In truth, there are no ancient social
or cultural precedents to explain the current belief that
female breasts are sexual magnets for males. Female breasts
and sexuality did not become strongly connected until the
repressive Victorian age when women were expected to cover
more of their bodies. Strangely, during this same era, the
female breast reached a zenith of sorts, as women's clothing
was deliberately and provocatively designed to emphasize,
enlarge, and expose as much of the female breast as possible
without showing the nipples. Thereafter in western
societies, the female breast continued its onward march
towards becoming a social icon and sexual projectile.
Looking Young and Firm
"The
Eternal Quest for Youth"
Finally,
the entire media industry also plays a large role in shaping
attitudes about our worth in society. The current trend is
to emphasize the superiority of youth: looking young,
feeling young, acting young, and being young. Of course,
this is maddeningly frustrating to everyone over the age of
thirty because everyone who lives long enough is eventually
going to get old. The young may not have as much experience
or money, but they have lots of energy and vitality; and
most importantly, they look
good. The
older population may have more knowledge, more experience
and even more money, but are still frequently ignored by
policy makers and advertising media .
"Looking
Sexy"
The
medical profession benefits too, especially the various
divisions of plastic surgery. Despite the risks and costs
involved, over a million women a year have breast implants
and the majority of those are elective. Furthermore, most of
those involve implants to achieve larger breasts. Female
breast shape and size peaks by the age of 18 and it is all
downhill shortly thereafter.
Many women choose to do nothing about their breasts.
Most women probably should not do anything drastic with
their breasts. Large numbers of women who have breast
surgery do not have excessively small breasts; they just
want larger ones. For the majority of women who would simply
like to enhance their breast size and youthful look, without
totally restructuring the entire breast by placing foreign
objects inside their body.
BREAST CARE
A
buxom and full breast line is a symbol of feminine beauty. A
female becomes aware of the beauty of her breasts as soon as
she steps out of her adolescence and attains youth. Although
shapely breasts are the gift of nature their maintenance is
in your own hands. Timely care since early adolescence when
a women is in her formative years can help in keeping the
breast line attractive.
Actually, the essence of a beautiful and healthy bosom is
firm healthy breasts. Do not neglect your breasts because
regular care today can vastly improve the appearance of your
breasts tomorrow. Examine them regularly for lumps and
bumps, as this will enable you to detect any problems early
and avoid complications later.
A girl gets rapid body changes between twelve and fourteen
years of age when breasts start showing. Between fourteen to
eighteen they develop fully. However some times growth is
stunted due to hormonal imbalance congenital defects or
deficiency of nourishing diet. Use of shapely and tight
brassieres since developmental years are advisable to
prevent sagging in later years.
Breasts are basically made up of cells, gland tissue, milk
ducts, fibrous tissue and fat. There are no muscles in the
breast tissue the breast would benefit greatly from a good
posture and regular exercise. And reasonable support.
BREASTS SAG WITHOUT BRAS?
Actually your breast will eventually sag regardless of
whether or not you have worn a bra in the past. This sagging
is due to the slackening of the supporting muscles. Going
braless can somewhat hasten this process where as a well
fitting bra will at least delay it for a little while.
Sagging is more pronounced if you have large heavy breasts.
If you breasts are small you can probably get away even by
not wearing a bra. Another good reason for wearing a bra is
that provided it is well fitting it can effectively disguise
the fact that breasts may have lost shape. Some wear a good
supporting bra during vigorous exercises like running &
jogging and also during pregnancy.
Bras should not be tight, it may be one of the causes of
cancer eventually those with small breasts use heavy padded
(with synthetic or nylon) without realizing that the thick
synthetic or nylon padded, heat the glands and may
eventually result in cancerous growth. It is essential to
remove bras at night.
SAGGING OF BREASTS: -
Breasts start sagging and loosing their tautness after
delivery or during long illness. During pregnancy and also
during the period of breast feeding the breasts become
larger. Irregular menstruation is also a cause for the
sagging of the breasts. As the over lying skin is stretched
beyond a limit the elastic fibers in the skin tear. Red
irregular marks then show up on the skin's surface. These
marks are worse the some women because the elasticity of the
skin varies from person to person. In many women breasts do
return to something close to their previous shape and size,
but in some the breasts become more slack and pendulous
after is an individual variation.
There are one or two things you can do to offset this
tendency of sagging of your breasts during pregnancy; give
your breasts maximum support with a good bra wearing it day
and night and do find a few minutes everyday to exercise
your breasts muscles and pep you up too.
FIRMING UP THE BREASTS: -
Breasts contain no muscles but only fat cells, milk-ducts
and glands held together in a web of soft connective tissue
so by exercising you cannot increase your bust size. Neither
wills exercising directly reduces a heavy bust. This is
especially true if your breasts are heavy if however you are
over weight. A weight reducing diet combined with regular
exercises will help you to reduce your weight as well as you
bust size. Exercising however has several other advantages
as well; it tones up the muscles on which the breast tissue
lies. So if your bust-line measures less than what you would
like then exercises would give you backup chest line firmer
and a more prominent thus making your bust appear larger.
Similarly if a heavy bust is your problem you would lose
some of the droop (which can spoil your shape) and gain a
firmer contour though there would be no loss of inches.
Apart from the exercises, which we have already, mentioned
swimming is a superb exercise for bust shape. It exercises
the breast muscles considerably against resistance of the
water and this really can do wonders to your shape. When
breasts start sagging and loosing at pregnancy or illness or
irregular menstruation the women require a balanced diet.
Inclusion of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins,
calcium, salts, and minerals in sufficient quantities is
essential. Breast requires maximum attention after delivery.
Since it is not advisable to do exercise one should start
taking light ones like palm pressing. Kneel down and press
your palms in 'Namaskar' (Indian greeting) pose in the
center of chest so that the tissues around the breasts are
under full pressure exhale slowly and release the pressure.
Repeat exercise can done thus: spread both hands and place
palms on a wall in front of you. Press your palms and you
will feel pressure on your veins and tissues with the result
that they will stretch. Likewise breast-feeding mothers also
have take extra care. Breasts sag if the infant is suckled
while sitting or reclining in a faulty posture. Sucking with
sitting position will be with the child in lap and your hand
under its head so as to lift it and keep its head steady.
Press nipples immediately after suckling and remove the
remaining milk with a couple of jerks. This gives lightness
and freshness to the breasts. Bathe the breasts with hot and
cold water simultaneously to ensure rapid blood circulation.
Sprinkle hot water and then cold four of five times
alternately.
An easy exercise for study breasts is as follows:
stand
straight with arms dangling on your sides. Raise each arm
above head and turn round alternately. Repeat ten to fifteen
times. Some have under developed breasts while some have too
large breasts. Many married women have a peculiar problem
with one breast being smaller than the other. It is because
of suckling the child more on one side than the other. Even
some unmarried women develop this trouble. However this is
not a matter of concern if you have smaller breasts massage
them without nourishing oils & creams. You can also take
some useful exercises. One of these is as follows: the arm
on the side of small breast should be spread in front and
then taken up. Move it round ten or fifteen times first
clockwise then anti clockwise.
Some herbal supplements are very safe to make breasts
larger.
In yoga therapy "Bhujangasana" &
Pawanmuktasan is recommended as useful for a proper breast
development. Lie down on stomach place palms on the ground
in front of the body so that the muscles are stretched.
BREAST
FEEDING
Breast
normally inactive gland, which after a birth begins to
function and produce milk (lactation). Sometimes
perseverance is needed before breast-feeding is established,
and a mother should try because breast milk is best to the
infant. It contains valuable substances for warding off
infection, which can not be replaced artificially. Where
there is a family history of allergy (asthma &
eczema)
breast-feeding may protect the baby against later allergic
illness. It should be continued for as long as possible,
perhaps up to nine months, although of course other solids
may be introduced at four to six months. Some times during
lactation germs enter the breast which becomes painful and
inflamed, and a breast abscess may develop. This is usually
preceded by a sore, cracked nipple. Careful after washing
with plain water may prevent this condition. But if it does
not heal then it is better to treat with herbal
medications, than allopathic medicines, because the side
effects of modern medicine will affect the breast health.
Some time it will affect the breast feeding child. Herbals are the best option to the treatment of breasts at
any conditions, since they do not have any side or negative
effects on your health. If an abscess does develop, hot
poultices may be applied as an emergency, but urgent medical
advice is required.
Supplements - Lactones
ABSCESS:
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A collection of pus when germs enter the body there is a
fight between them and the body's defenses, and pus is
usually formed. It contains dead germs, dead blood cells and
fluid which has poured into the affected area. Most
abscesses are near the surface, due to germs invading the
skin and the body's defenses, and pus is usually formed.
Most abscesses are near the surface, due to germs invading
the skin and are usually called boils or carbuncles.
Sometimes abscesses form internally following various
diseases, for instance in the lung after pneumonia. Ayurveda
helps beauty conscious mothers to keep their breasts
healthy, firm & in size. So breast-feeding mothers do
not worry! Continue to feed their children.
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