What happens to your insides with a bra strapped to your outside? Booby Traps, A Book of Bras, Breasts, and Bands weaves a never-before-seen look at underthings. Follow an osteopathic physician as she guides an adventure from the history of modern bra-wearing to how to choose the best bra for the job. Surprise! Nature is often best. Browse tips for choosing the best bra for the occasion (you wouldn’t wear your prom shoes to run a marathon) and healthy ideas for alternative, bra-free first layers. Discover how to reduce restrictive clothing and still feel polished in public.
Dr. Coffman shares her decades of experience observing everyday women and everyday bras. Through a skilled and intuitive lens, she describes the effects of restrictive bands on a woman’s bones, heart, lungs, breathing, mental state, and even pressure on the pelvic floor.
Along the way, explore interactive instructions to help you determine what fits and why using healthy parameters of breathing, heart function, physical mobility, and energy flow. Finish with self-care exercises to improve your whole health including your breasts. Booby Traps, A Book of Bras, Breasts, and Bands illuminates the undercover world of clothing to help you choose your best health.
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Contents
Disclaimer and Disclosure
Dedication
Part I
Chapter 1 A Bra, By Any Other Name
Chapter 2 History of the Modern Brassiere
Chapter 3 Why We Were Bras and When We Don’t!
Chapter 4 Bodies and Bras: The Match-up
Chapter 5 Bra (not) Fitting
Chapter 6 Measurements for Health
Part II
Chapter 7 Anatomy: A New Perspective
Chapter 8 Anatomy Expanded: Form and Function
Part III
Chapter 9 Making the Most of What We Have
Chapter 10 What to Look For if Trying Something New
Chapter 11 Be Free! Thoughts on how to Reduce or Eliminate Standard Bra Wearing
Chapter 12 Tight Bands, No!
Chapter 13 Breast Health and Self-care
Chapter 14 Bras, Breasts, and Beyond
Appendix
References and Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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