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We were uplifted by research released this week, suggesting that bras don't really do what they are said to, and might even be bad for your bosom in the long run. In a nutshell, a French sports doctor says his research shows that bras weaken our breast muscles, and they will stay perkier if we go braless.
Bras can be pretty and enticing, creating desirable curves even in those of us who were never naturally gifted in the cleavage department. But they can also be uncomfortable, restricting, itchy and downright torturous at times. Which woman hasn't sighed with relief as she unhooks a bra at the end of a long day?
There's just one problem. For those of us who have been wearing bras for a few decades already, there may be no going back. Perky is a distant memory, and going braless is usually confined to the privacy of my own home.
I suspect my feelings of attachment to my bra are similar to my grandmother's belief in the power of her girdle to hold in the saggy bits. I might look back and wonder at the ignorance that made me spend a lifetime wrestling with the demon underwire.
Having seen what I look like in a T-shirt without a bra, I'm not sure the world is ready for all of this. Research or no research, I'm not ready to unhook for good.
Is there a garment you'd like to shed for good? Mail us and you could be published on Health24.
Bras can be pretty and enticing, creating desirable curves even in those of us who were never naturally gifted in the cleavage department. But they can also be uncomfortable, restricting, itchy and downright torturous at times. Which woman hasn't sighed with relief as she unhooks a bra at the end of a long day?
There's just one problem. For those of us who have been wearing bras for a few decades already, there may be no going back. Perky is a distant memory, and going braless is usually confined to the privacy of my own home.
I suspect my feelings of attachment to my bra are similar to my grandmother's belief in the power of her girdle to hold in the saggy bits. I might look back and wonder at the ignorance that made me spend a lifetime wrestling with the demon underwire.
Having seen what I look like in a T-shirt without a bra, I'm not sure the world is ready for all of this. Research or no research, I'm not ready to unhook for good.
Is there a garment you'd like to shed for good? Mail us and you could be published on Health24.
