According to Wikipedia, “The history of bras (or brassières) is closely tied to the social status of women, the evolution of fashion, and shifting views of the female body over time.  
Throughout history, women have used various garments to support, cover, restrain, reveal or modify the appearance of their breasts. 
Artifacts dating back to the 14th century BCE, depict women wearing bikini-like garments.  By the 14th century CE, the proto-bra was in development in Europe.
From approximately the 16th century CE onward, the corset dominated the undergarments of wealthier women in the Western world.
By the early 20th century, garments more closely resembling contemporary bras had emerged, though large-scale commercial production only occurred in the 1930s.  
By the time the war ended, most fashion-conscious women in Europe and North America were wearing bras. 
From there, the bra was adopted by women in other parts of the world, including Asia, Africa, and Latin America.”
(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bras)
Sydney Ross Singer is a pioneer of applied medical anthropology, and the co-author of the internationally acclaimed book, Dressed to Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras. 
Using his training in medicine and anthropology, Sydney searches for the cultural causes of disease, empowering people to stop harming themselves by adopting healthier ways of living. 
Sydney is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, and is the Director of the Good Shepherd Foundation.
He lives with his wife and co-researcher, Soma Grismaijer, on a rainforest preserve off-the-grid in Hawaii. 
He joins me via Streamyard on today’s Forever FAB Podcast to discuss breast health, bras, and the raging against the machine.
 
About The Host:
 
Dr. Shirley Madhere is a NYC-based plastic surgeon and Founder of Holistic Plastic Surgery.  This philosophy is based on a whole-body, mind, and spirit approach to beauty and incorporates wellness, integrative nutrition, functional aesthetics, and complementary medicine.  
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Call to Action: 
 
Do you want to know more about breast health and factors that can contribute to it?  Please purchase Sydney Singer’s book, Dressed to Kill on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Dressed-Kill_Second-Between-Breast-Cancer/dp/0757004628/
 
Do your research: read more at academia.edu: https://independentresearcher.academia.edu/SydneyRossSinger 
 
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