Posted on 25 August 2009
A lot of men deal with this issue at some time in their lives. The medical name for this is called Gynecomastia. And it is basically having your hormones out of whack and it produces man boobs. It comes from having a high level of estrogen in your body. There are ways to get rid of this and it can be a process that anyone with a little dedication can accomplish.
First things you need to do is to make sure you are cutting down on your intake of foods that are high in estrogen. This usually includes a lot of beans. Or any type of lugume. Diet has the biggest factor to developing man boobs. But it is not the only thing.
Working out properly and sticking to a routine can contribute to developing man boobs. What you need to do is go out and get a gym membership or get off the couch and start running. You will need a high level of cardio for it disappear. But cardio will not be the only thing that you should do. You should also try to incorporate certain chest exercises that will help in you in your mission to rid yourself of man breasts.
With enough time and dedication there is a good chance that anyone can rid themselves of man boobs. Now once you get there please come back and tell us about your success.
Posted on 31 October 2008
A lot of men deal with this issue some time in their life or maybe they just fear it a lot. I will go over some of the causes of having man boobs and how you developed them.
A lot of young men develop man boobs from an increased amount of estrogen in their bodies at a young age. This is normal because of all the chemical changes going on in the body. If you are teenager with man boobs I wouldn’t get too worried yet. They will probably go away as you age. If not then you might want to think of a way to get rid of them.
A lot of older men can develop man boobs as their testoterone levels drop. This usually happens at the age of 50 and higher. You can still combat this issue with the right resources.
There are number of foods that have high levels of estrogen in them. Such as soy and beer. So if your favorite food is Tofu and you wash it down with a beer then you are more likely to develop man boobs over time. There are cook books out there that have ways to avoid eating foods with high levels of estrogen. You can find a link to a product that goes over that here.
Another reason why men develop man boobs is just from being overweight. If you are over weight you have more of a chance of developing man boobs. Best thing to do is to get on some type of workout program that can help you lose weight overall and in the process you will probably get rid of your man boobs as well. There are certain exercises that get rid of this as well. They are explained in detail on this page.
I look forward to hearing from anyone that has this problem currently. If you have any questions please leave a comment and I will get back to you. Thanks.