Cost of Breast Implants

We’ve seen only a small shift in the change of the cost of breast implants over the past few years, and mostly we’ve seen a larger range of “discounted” breast surgeries offered.

Breasts in the West

Wow, so I just got back from a vacation in Northern California, and I have to say, I don’t think I even saw one pair of fake breasts.  No sir, these ladies were 100% natural women.  When you think of California, you tend to think of breast implants, nose jobs and lip jobs, right? 

Not in Northern California, or at least the part of CA I visited.  It’s full of free spirited, peace loving women, who preach that you should accept your body the way it is.  Granted, there are your fair share of naturally well endowed young ladies there too, but you can tell that it’s just that – naturally well endowed, not surgically aided in any way. 

Not only that, women in Northern California barely wear any makeup, if any, and wear their hair in carefree styles, mostly letting their natural curls take over and not caring if they get a tinge of frizz. 

Gotta tell you ladies, this trip was very refreshing from my usual midwest abode, where straight hair and made up faces are held in high esteem – maybe not so much to attract male attention, but really to gain the acceptance of other women. 

What a crazy world we live in, eh?  Maybe some day I’ll retire out there, letting my natural curls run free and not wearing a speck of makeup, ever.

Does Tara Reid Really Have Soybean Implants?

A while ago I had read a story about how Tara Reid -the raspy voiced, partying actress who seems to lose more and more respect all the time (remember the “frankenboob” incident?), had soybean oil breast implants. 

I’m not sure about you, but I saw the infamous pictures of her newly done breast implants, and they certainly did not look all too real.  But then again, who’s breast implants do look good when they’re first done? 

Soybean oil implants were supposed to be an experimental thing, but you never know what these Hollywood stars can get their hands on before it’s available to the general public, you know?  Soybean oil was a new implant that was devised to give women a more natural alternative to breast implants, since it would look a little bit more natural, as well as be harmless if it ever did leak into the body or rupture.

Tara’s implants do look a bit better now that time has gone by.  I still think she went a little too big, but then again, I’m not sure how any implant would have looked on her.  Soybean oil or not? What do you think?

Breast Feeding and Anxiety

The latest news in yet another health benefit that is offered from breast feeding an infant – for the infant, that is – is a reduction in anxiety for the child right on through their kid career, in most cases. 

The calming effects that breast feeding seem to have on infants seem to be more long lasting than initially thought.  It was thought that the relaxing effects on a baby only were temporary, as in for the day, night, or whatever, so the baby would sleep soundly through the night and be a generally calm, relaxed baby. 

Yet, years after children stop being breast fed, these breast fed kids are showing better capabilities in dealing with stressful situations than kids who were fed formula from a bottle.  Why is this?  Well, breast milk is filled with nutrients that a baby cannot get from a bottle (formula). 

It contains hormones and antibodies that go from mother to child.  Research has shown breast feeding increases a baby’s resistance to sickness and now it is also showing a capability of increasing stress management and anxiety in children as well.  This is another reason now why breast feeding comes so highly recommended for new moms.  Not only is it overall the most beneficial way to feed a child, but it is also cheap!