"The brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist".
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 052915.php
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Missing link found between brain and immune system
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Missing link found between brain and immune system
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Interesting article. I've seen a number of times in health books mention that the lymphatic system is under appreciated in the roll of disease in the body.
Along those lines, recently I shared with my sister a study article about the possible roll poor lymph circulation caused by wearing a bra for long periods of time can have with causing breast cancer.
"Can Wearing Your Bra Cause Cancer?"
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... ancer.aspx
excerpts from Dr. Mercola's article:
...Many physicians and researchers now agree that wearing a tight fitting bra can cut off lymph drainage, which can contribute to the development of breast cancer,[1] as your body will be less able to excrete all the toxins you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Aluminum from antiperspirants, for example, is one potentially dangerous source of toxins that can accumulate if your lymph drainage is impaired.
Says Dr. Michael Schacter, M.D. in his article, The Prevention and Complementary Treatment of Breast Cancer[2]:
"Over 85 percent of the lymph fluid flowing from the breast drains to the armpit lymph nodes. Most of the rest drains to the nodes along the breast bone. Bras and other external tight clothing can impede flow.
The nature of the bra, the tightness, and the length of time worn, will all influence the degree of blockage of lymphatic drainage. Thus, wearing a bra might contribute to the development of breast cancer as a result of cutting off lymphatic drainage, so that toxic chemicals are trapped in the breast."...
...Bra Wearers May Face Up to 125-Fold Higher Cancer Risk
Medical anthropologists Sydney Singer and Soma Grismaijer -- authors of Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras -- conducted a study of over 4,000 women, and found that women who do not wear bras have a much lower risk of breast cancer.[5]
Their findings included:
Women who wore their bras 24 hours per day had a 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer
Women who wore bras more than 12 hour per day, but not to bed, had a 1 out of 7 risk
Women who wore their bras less than 12 hours per day had a 1 out of 52 risk
Women who wore bras rarely or never had a 1 out of 168 chance of getting breast cancer
The overall difference between women who wore their bras 24-hours a day and those who did not wear bras at all was a 125-fold difference. Based on the results of this study, the link between bras and breast cancer is about three times greater than the link between cigarette smoking and cancer.
Singer and Grismaijer also found that about 90 percent of fibrocystic patients improve when they quit wearing bras.
I believe the results of this study are compelling, despite the fact that it was not a controlled study for other risk factors. There are few solid studies on bra wearing and breast cancer, but research showing links between the two is not entirely nonexistent.
For example, one 1991 study, published in the European Journal of Cancer, found that premenopausal women who did not wear bras had half the risk of breast cancer compared with bra users.[6]...
Along those lines, recently I shared with my sister a study article about the possible roll poor lymph circulation caused by wearing a bra for long periods of time can have with causing breast cancer.
"Can Wearing Your Bra Cause Cancer?"
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... ancer.aspx
excerpts from Dr. Mercola's article:
...Many physicians and researchers now agree that wearing a tight fitting bra can cut off lymph drainage, which can contribute to the development of breast cancer,[1] as your body will be less able to excrete all the toxins you’re exposed to on a daily basis. Aluminum from antiperspirants, for example, is one potentially dangerous source of toxins that can accumulate if your lymph drainage is impaired.
Says Dr. Michael Schacter, M.D. in his article, The Prevention and Complementary Treatment of Breast Cancer[2]:
"Over 85 percent of the lymph fluid flowing from the breast drains to the armpit lymph nodes. Most of the rest drains to the nodes along the breast bone. Bras and other external tight clothing can impede flow.
The nature of the bra, the tightness, and the length of time worn, will all influence the degree of blockage of lymphatic drainage. Thus, wearing a bra might contribute to the development of breast cancer as a result of cutting off lymphatic drainage, so that toxic chemicals are trapped in the breast."...
...Bra Wearers May Face Up to 125-Fold Higher Cancer Risk
Medical anthropologists Sydney Singer and Soma Grismaijer -- authors of Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras -- conducted a study of over 4,000 women, and found that women who do not wear bras have a much lower risk of breast cancer.[5]
Their findings included:
Women who wore their bras 24 hours per day had a 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer
Women who wore bras more than 12 hour per day, but not to bed, had a 1 out of 7 risk
Women who wore their bras less than 12 hours per day had a 1 out of 52 risk
Women who wore bras rarely or never had a 1 out of 168 chance of getting breast cancer
The overall difference between women who wore their bras 24-hours a day and those who did not wear bras at all was a 125-fold difference. Based on the results of this study, the link between bras and breast cancer is about three times greater than the link between cigarette smoking and cancer.
Singer and Grismaijer also found that about 90 percent of fibrocystic patients improve when they quit wearing bras.
I believe the results of this study are compelling, despite the fact that it was not a controlled study for other risk factors. There are few solid studies on bra wearing and breast cancer, but research showing links between the two is not entirely nonexistent.
For example, one 1991 study, published in the European Journal of Cancer, found that premenopausal women who did not wear bras had half the risk of breast cancer compared with bra users.[6]...
Blueberry,
The problem of course is that all clothing is designed by fashion designers, not by engineers. Why? Because most people are more concerned about appearance (and being in fashion), than about functionality, or health.
Tex
The problem of course is that all clothing is designed by fashion designers, not by engineers. Why? Because most people are more concerned about appearance (and being in fashion), than about functionality, or health.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
Ya, undoubtably true. I went ahead and read the book mentioned in the article. In it was brought the problems that many bra have in the authors opinion, designed with fashion in mind.
And if true about bras, it's likely that other tight clothing could be a potential health risk also. I was thinking wearing a belt to tightly could be an issue. It's speculation, but has me loosening clothing up a bit, and thinking more about light exercises. I try not to sit for to long, making it a point to move around more often.
Ya, undoubtably true. I went ahead and read the book mentioned in the article. In it was brought the problems that many bra have in the authors opinion, designed with fashion in mind.
And if true about bras, it's likely that other tight clothing could be a potential health risk also. I was thinking wearing a belt to tightly could be an issue. It's speculation, but has me loosening clothing up a bit, and thinking more about light exercises. I try not to sit for to long, making it a point to move around more often.