(Too) tight clothes
Wearing skinny jeans (ultra-tight jeans) seven days a week can lead to bloating, heartburn, venous problems. Too tight (thongs) or synthetic underwear promotes urinary tract infections, vaginal yeast infection and cystitis. The explanation: by increasing the local heat and humidity, they irritate this part of the body and weaken it. Men are not spared, because wearing tight jeans all the time does not seem good for sperm strength.
Our advices
Saying that skirts or dresses are good too, and having fun from time to time with slims. Particularly if you suffer from repeated yeast or cystitis.
In the event of a problem, it is essential to consult your gynecologist to benefit from an appropriate treatment.
For men
One recommendation: wear looser pants, preferably cotton, which avoid friction and maceration.
Bras (too) “armed”
“Even if the frames can cause repetitive strain injuries, they do not cause breast cancer,” reassures Martine Boisserie-Lacroix, senologist radiologist in Bordeaux. But too loose or poorly adjusted, the bra will not do its “job” well. “Over time, it can lead to breast ptosis, meaning sagging breasts, or pain in the breasts or back if you have a large breast,” she says. when tight, they can cause oozing or even discharge from the nipple. ”
Our advices
The size of the breast changes according to weight, pregnancies, etc.
Take your measurements once a year.
The breasts should fill the cups well, but not overflowing.
Check that you can staple the bra to the middle hook, this leaves a margin if you get bigger
or lose weight. The shoulder straps should be snug, neither slipping nor sawing the shoulders, and the underwiring should be placed just under the breast. In the back, the bra must be horizontal, so do not go up. Don’t hesitate to ask a salesperson for advice!
XXL version handbags (too) heavy
Make-up bag, telephone, small pharmacy, diary, keys fill our handbags… Problem: all these pounds weigh on our backs and shoulders. “The resulting imbalance is traumatic for the spine, explains physiotherapist Pascal Zaragoza. Repeatedly carrying heavy handbags can affect the muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder, and be the cause of very painful scapulohumeral periarthritis. “
Our advices
Weigh your bag and be intractable: never more than 4.5 kg all included!
We think of changing shoulder regularly when we walk for a long time.
In case of pain, the best therapy is rest (you can adopt the “fanny pack”).
If it persists, we get a massage at a physiotherapist.
And we prevent trouble by strength training exercises of the neck, back and shoulders or we chain lengths in the pool.
Jewelry (not so) nickel!
Red, itchy patches that appear after wearing a piece of jewelry? It’s a contact allergy. Main accused, nickel, which is hiding everywhere. “It is sometimes found in white gold, or 14 or 18 carat yellow gold,” says Françoise Bouteloup, allergist in Lyon. Contact allergy can sometimes turn into eczema elsewhere: first sensitized by jewelry containing traces of nickel, the allergy is then reactivated by food (this metal is found in whole wheat flour, oats, seafood, etc.).
Our advices
Consult an allergist who will find the culprit by performing skin tests. But know that there is no desensitization.
The only solution : ban nickel once and for all. “We must therefore track down the mention” nickel free “, advises Françoise Bouteloup. And be particularly vigilant in the choice of earrings, because the earlobes are the part of the body most reactive to this metal.”
(Very) very high heels
Your figure is sublime, perched on heels … But, hello damage! “High heels cause an overload on the forefoot, source of corns and calluses, explains Nicolas Zahoual, chiropodist in Cannes. And the lack of support for the ankle promotes sprains.” When walking in heels, you don’t unwind your foot as you should, like a wave, heel first. Result, we accentuate the flexion of the knee and the arch of the lower back, and it is the door open to lower back pain!
Our advices
Do not deviate from the rule of alternation, even if you are a fan of stilettos. Yes, you can wear killer heels, but only every now and then.
To trot in town, do not exceed 4 or 5 cm of heels and rediscover the charm of little ballerinas. It’s pretty and it rests!
Also choose stable models. Which depends more on the arch of the shoe than on the heel itself.