Improving your posture is the first easy step towards creating a beautiful bust line, as good posture lifts the ribcage naturally upwards and outwards and makes the breasts sit a little prouder on the chest. Correct posture is also essential to stop heavy breasts from exerting a strain on the upper back and shoulder. 

Our breasts are subject to fluctuations in volume and weight dictated by hormonal changes in the body. Breasts enlarge considerably during pregnancy, when they are being prepared to produce milk, and expand still further when the milk arrives. It is advisable to keep the skin on the breasts as supple as possible to avoid the appearance of stretch marks. 

Common Problems

• Spotty chest - triggered by hormonal fluctuations during puberty, menopause and within the menstrual cycle itself. Picking and squeezing sports can result in the formation of unsightly scars. 

• Sagging breasts - very heavy or inadequately supported breasts pull on the ligaments causing them to stretch. Droopy breasts are generally due to rapid weight-loss, the loss of fat cells after menopause or breastfeeding. 

• Hairy nipples - it is quite common to have the odd hair growing around the nipple, but hormonal changes triggered by the contraceptive pill and menopause may increase the growth. 

• Stretch marks - a problem of lost elasticity in the skin, usually due to a surge of adrenal hormones. Stretch marks commonly appear in adolescence and during pregnancy, when the bust expands significantly. 

What to do

• Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole-grains and include a variety of the following proteins: fish, poultry, lean meat, egg, nuts and pulses. Eat your daily quota of favourable fats. 

• A vitamin E supplement can help to relieve breast tenderness and may reduce your susceptibility to stretch marks during vulnerable periods. Rubbing the contents of a vitamin E capsule into the skin may help to keep stretch marks at bay. 

• Get your bra size checked from time to time, particularly after a substantial increase in weight. 

• If the downy hairs around the nipple start to become wiry and strong (which can happen if you pluck them), it is advisable to have them removed professionally by electrolysis.

• To help release inverted nipples, place one thumb above and one below the nipple and gently pull on it six times. Repeat with your thumbs on the other side. Do this several times a day.

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