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Does Erdic make your bust grow?

by Dr Howard Lee

question
I would like to know about the Herbal Breast Pill "ERDIC". I have received infomation about it, but I'm still a bit sceptical, about whether it's safe. Will it have any long-term effects, or are they completely safe to use as they're all herbal ingredients. From a doctor's point of view, would you say they are safe to use?

answer
Dear Lynne,
I appreciate your concerns with regard to your 'breast size', but would remind you that the 'shape' - like everything that we have in the body - is dependent on so many features. These include our overall 'anatomical' body shape (ectomorphic - relatively thin, endomorphic - relatively fat, mesomorphic - well-developed skeletal and muscular structure), genetic influences, exercise ranges, dietary factors - and so on.

Apart from a general and basic change of overall body shape it really is 'biologically impossible' to change a specific area/organ by taking oral medication of any form.

'Erdic' has been around for several years - in America, for the last 3 or 4. There have been 'non-specific' trials, so called, in several countries; as a result, following these trials varying claims have also been made. The ingredients - mostly extracts from rye, wheat, malt, barley, hops, oats and maize are all rich in plant hormones that are called 'phytoestrogens' - oestrogen-like (the female hormone) chemicals. These are said to stimulate breast tissue growth in the same way that oestrogen does at puberty and in pregnancy. Claimed to be over 80% effective in women (who need to take the tablets for about 3 months to increase breast size by 1 cup). It is also claimed that it can 'firm-up' breasts in women who have borne children. It is also said that once the desired 'increased shape' has been achieved, 'treatment' is no longer acquired - this newly developed size remains.

All seems too good to be true, doesn't it? I am afraid that this 'natural breast enhancement tablet' is unlikely to do anything at all, as far as altering breast shape is concerned. There is also the risk, as with any combined concentration of 'herbal/natural' ingredients, of causing gastro-intestinal upsets and allergic reactions in any particular individual. It is also very important to know that sometimes even these simple, so-called 'natural' ingredients can cause reactions within the body with various prescribed and proprietary medicines; I would also suspect that it is really quite expensive.

Always check with your own doctor before you take any form of regular, concentrated 'compound'. If he or she is not unhappy, and you still want to go ahead, then you must do as you feel. I can only wish you a successful result - and certainly, no upsets as a consequence of taking them.

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