What causes sore, tender and painful breasts and nipples in women of all ages? You can have them from the teenage years right through menopause. Get quick and easy tips on finding relief.

1. Sore Breasts
& Nipples

2. 70%

3. TYPES OF
BREAST PAIN

4. Cyclical breast pain
Occurs every month at around the
same time in your menstrual cycle

5. Non-cyclic breast pain
Occurs at any time
Not related to the menstrual cycle

6. Why are your
breasts sore?

8. build-up of
pressure
and stretching
of breast tissue
with
bloating,
swelling
&
pain

9. Painful breasts
and nipples
are a
common sign
of
hormonal
imbalance

10. WHAT CAUSES
SORE BREASTS

11. PREGNANCY
Very high levels of
ESTROGEN and
PROGESTERONE

12. PROGESTERONE helps with
maturity of breast glands
ESTROGEN increases the amount
of breast tissue

13. PREMENSTRUAL
SYNDROME
Estrogen dominance
Progesterone not enough to balance
estrogen in the body causing sore breasts
and nipples

14. PREMENOPAUSE
&MENOPAUSE
Anovulatory cycles
No mature egg is
released
No ovulation means
almost no progesterone
Results in
Estrogen dominance

15. IMBALANCE IN
FAT LEVELS
Imbalance of fats in body cells may make
breast tissues more sensitive to circulating
hormones causing
breast pain.

16. MEDICATION
Oral contraceptives
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Antidepressants

17. PAIN IN THE HEART
AND CHEST
Pain in these areas may also be felt in the
breast.

18. VERY LARGE BREASTS
May cause pain because of their weight
You may also feel pain in the
neck and shoulders

19. BREAST CANCER
Breast pain can also be a sign of breast
cancer but it is usually a late sign in
advanced cases

20. HOW CAN YOU
RELIEVE BREAST
PAIN?

21. Pregnant?
Wear a good bra
With lots of
support
Eat a healthy,
balanced diet

22. Have PMS? Premenopausal?
Menopausal?
Use natural (bioidentical) progesterone
cream to balance estrogen effects.

23. Use evening primrose oil or
borage oil
Help to normalize the fat levels in
your tissues making them less
sensitive to circulating hormones

24. Take a Multivitamin that contains
B complex vitamins , Zinc, Vitamin
E, Magnesium and Vitamin C

25. women's herbal formula
vitex blue cohosh dong quai

26. detoxifying
formula
milk thistle
barberry
goldenseal
burdock root
yellow dock
dandelion root

27. RELAX…
to reduce stress and anxiety
that may worsen breast pain.

28. An acupressure mat…
relieves
sleeplessness, tension, stress, pain,
aids weight naturally in just 20

35. If breast pain becomes really
unbearable
SEE YOUR DOCTOR

36. For more lifestyle and
wellness tips click here
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