SisterStudy.org | “Go Bra less to Prevent Breast Cancer”

UBO Editor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:00:10 +0000

I’m a faithful listener of the Michael Baisden show and every Thursday is “Your Body is Your Temple” day. For the life of me I can’t remember the name of the doctor he had on his show but they made the connection of the number hours you wear a bra to your breast cancer risk. So basically if your wearing a bra over 12 hours a day your risk of developing breast cancer increases.

For me this was a revelation because I usually sleep in a bra and panties and then of course wear one all day long. But I have changed that. And I encourage all women to change their bra wearing schedules as well. Don’t be afraid of gravity taking effect while your not wearing your bra; after all you need to free your body of all constricting garments while you sleep.

Reports show that bras constrict the flow of lymph through your system. The lymphatic system is key to our immunity as well as the carrier of white blood cells, oxygen and nutrients while gathering toxins throughout the body. To restrict this process with a bra is not ideal.

So when you come home from work take off your bra and if you’re very large breasted and hesitant to walk around your house bra less just make sure not to sleep in your bra.

P.S. if you’re a woman of color between the ages of 35-74 and have a sister that has been diagnosed or passed away from breast cancer please join the Sister Study. Women of color are grossly underrepresented and we need to be a part of the study to understand what lifestyle factors affect our breast cancer risk.

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The Daily Plate | “It Helped Me Lose 20 Pounds”

UBO Editor — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:30:39 +0000

It’s seven months into the year and where are you in your resolution to lose a few pounds? I admit that in January I resolved to lose some weight and started on my journey January 22. My method involved writing down everything I ate and while searching to find the amount of calories in an apple I found a web site called The Daily Plate. I signed up for free account (just to try it out) and used it to log all the food I ate and all the workouts I did. The result is that I’m twenty pounds lighter and still counting.

What I really love about this site is that it makes it easy to count calories. Just type in what you ate and you will find that members of this site have already entered all the nutritional information for you so just point and click and add it to your plate for the day. I weighed myself weekly,entered my weight and it recalculated the number of calories I needed to eat everyday to keep losing weight automatically. If your not trying to lose weight and just want to eat healthy you can still use The Daily Plate because it keeps track of your sodium intake, fat intake and protein etc..etc.. the features are endless.

I know there are so many diets out there and it can be frustrating and confusing to find what works for you but The Daily Plate makes it easy because it’s built on the simple principle that in order to lose wieght you have to expend more calories than you consume and when you use it you will be able to discern if you are doing that and when you do you lose weight.

I know, it can be a pain in the butt to have to input into the website every morsel you put in your mouth and every session on the treadmill but it was so worth it when I was able to toss my size 14 jeans for a size 10. Now my size 10′s are getting baggy.

Just try it. (Eat smarter, lose weight or mainatain your weight loss @ The Daily Plate)

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