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Can wearing corset really make you lose weight?

For centuries, women wore corsets that were so tight they caused some women's internal organs to be rearranged. Yet in 2013, women are willingly taking to the corset with one aim in mind: easy weight loss. Well, easy if you consider being bound in a nearly suffocating undergarment easy; but hey, at least there's no counting calories or exercise involved!
Celebrities like Jessica Alba are singing the praises of lacing up to shrink the waste, and a number of doctors are even recommending it. Be…
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floge 17 Oct.

they kill: http://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2013/06/death-by-corset-nineteenth-century-book.html

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jezz 17 Oct.

Marie Antoinette's servants in court were supposed to have max 37cm (14.5 inches) waist in order to be in court. OK, women were a lot smaller in every way, but still.

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The 10 Biggest Weight-Loss Mistakes All that holiday indulgence

FOCUSING ON YOUR IPHONEThe thought of going to the gym doesn't exactly thrill us either, which is exactly why we want the most efficient (read: shortest) workout possible. That means eliminating all distractions. So resist the urge to check your inbox every 30 seconds or text your friend to make plans. "If you're emailing or reading, you're not working out hard enough to lose weight," says Kacy Duke, a personal trainer at Equinox Fitness Clubs in New York City. We know—but you keep all your adre…
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