Lift the front up as high as it will go, without sliding over the front of your breasts.  This will make sure the back stays low, for proper support. This will also ensure you get lift in front, where you want it. Start from just behind your armpits, and push as much as you can into the cup.  Breast tissue is soft, and if your bra fits properly, it should stay where you put it. Grasp the front of the bra and jiggle slightly to settle everything into place. With a properly fitted bra, the apex of your breasts should be approximately halfway between your elbow and your shoulder. Doing so can make the bra uncomfortable, and this can affect your mood and posture.   Never tighten the straps so much that they put pressure on your shoulders. This will cause you to slouch forward. Never tighten the straps so they pull the bra up at the back. Keeping the back band straight across is important for adequate support in front. When buying a bra, hook into the loops at the very end of the band. This gives you a way to tighten the bra as it stretches out over time. Your breast size will change along with other changes in your body.  Get fitted every time you lose or gain more than 10 pounds (4.5 kg) or have hormonal changes such as with pregnancy or hormone therapy.   Many lingerie stores and departments offer free professional fitting. Don’t be embarrassed! These women are usually very kind and professional, and have seen it all before.  Try to get fitted at a store with a wide range of brands and sizes, otherwise the information you get might be limited to what the store actually sells.

Summary: Hook the bra at your waist, then pull up only in the front. Lean forward and smooth all the soft tissue forward. Know how high on your chest your breasts should end up. Don’t overtighten the closures or straps. Get a professional fitting regularly.


You’ll use the float glass as the “main” work surface on which you’ll grind your glass edges. The foam rubber will serve to keep the float glass in place so it doesn’t slide off during the grinding process. If you don’t have a dedicated piece of float glass, you can also use a piece of scrap plate glass, such as a piece of window, mirror, or picture glass. Pour a small amount of water into the center of your float glass to create a small puddle. Then, pour in just enough silicon carbide to cover the surface of the puddle. Finally, use your fingers to gently stir the silicon carbide and water together. To make it easier to add the silicon carbide powder, place it in a small disposable cup first before you begin adding it to the glass. Grasp the piece of glass with your dominant hand (or with both hands, if needed). Be sure to place the glass edge directly over the spot where you mixed the silicon carbide with the water. For maximum safety, wear safety gloves to avoid cutting your hands on the glass. Move the glass over and through the silicon carbide in a figure eight motion, applying gentle downward pressure as you do so. Make sure to stay within the glass surface and avoid going beyond the silicon carbide puddle. Look at the edge of the glass after about a minute of this circling. If the glass is no longer glossy and it is smooth to the touch all around, you are done. Use a wet paper towel or a dedicated cloth towel to remove the silicon carbide water from the glass piece. Then, use wet sandpaper as necessary to smooth out the inner corner of the edge of the glass if needed.  For example, if you’re smoothing the bottom of a cut glass bottle, you won’t be able to smooth the inner corners of the glass edge with the silicon carbide puddle. You can also use sandpaper to sand down any rough spots you find that the silicon carbide didn’t get.

Summary: Place a piece of float glass over foam rubber on your work surface. Add water and a coarse grit of silicon carbide powder to the glass. Place the sharp edge of the glass against the plate glass. Circle your hand and the bottle around the glass for 30-60 seconds. Wipe off the glass with a towel and use sandpaper to smooth the inside.


Alcohol is high in calories and sugar and can increase triglyceride levels. Even small amounts of alcohol can raise your number. Some research has suggested that drinking more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men can increase triglyceride levels significantly. Some people with very high triglycerides may need to  cut out alcohol entirely. At the supermarket, spend a few minutes reading nutrition labels. This can help you decide whether you should buy certain foods or leave them on the shelf. An activity that takes just 1 minute can save you loads of strife in the long run.  If the label lists certain sugars in the first few ingredients, you should keep it on the shelf. Be on the lookout for brown sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, fruit juice concentrates, dextrose, glucose, maltose, sucrose and syrup. These are all sugars, which can increase triglycerides.  One helpful tip when grocery shopping is to focus your shopping on the outside perimeter of the supermarket. This is where most of the fresh produce, grains, and meats are located. Processed and packaged foods tend to be located in the centre of the store so try to avoid those aisles as much as possible. If you're overweight, even losing just five to ten percent of your total body weight can help lower your triglycerides and cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease. Obesity leads to an increase in fat cells. People who maintain a healthy weight typically have normal (in other words, healthy) levels of triglycerides. Belly fat especially is a key indicator of high triglyceride levels.  Whether or not someone is overweight or obese can be determined by using the body mass index (BMI), an indicator of body fatness. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by the square of the person's height in meters (m). A BMI of 25 — 29.9 is considered overweight, while a BMI greater than 30 is considered obese.  To lose weight, reduce the number of calories you intake and increase the amount of exercise you do. This is the best way to lose weight. Always be sure to consult your physician and potentially also a registered dietitian before beginning any weight loss or diet-and-exercise program. You can also make a concerted effort to watch portion sizes and to eat slowly and stop when you're full. You can control how many pounds of weight you lose! You've probably already heard the number one rule of weight loss: you need to have a deficit of 3,500 calories. That sounds like a lot, but really, it's just burning 3,500 more calories than you eat, or 500 more calories than you eat in a week. Every week that you follow this, you could potentially lose a pound of fat! To see a reduction in your triglyceride levels, try to get at least 30 minutes of some form of exercise on most or all days of the week. Studies have shown that aerobic exercise (meaning exercise that gets your heart rate up to at least 70 percent of your target heart rate), sustained for an average of 20 – 30 minutes, will decrease your triglyceride level. Take a brisk daily walk, join the pool or hit the gym to burn off those extra triglycerides.  Obtain your target heart rate by subtracting your age from 220 and then multiplying it by .70. For example, if you are 20 years old, your target heart rate would be 140. Regular physical activity kills two birds with one stone; it boosts "good" cholesterol while simultaneously lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides. If you don't have time to exercise for 30 consecutive minutes, try squeezing it in in small increments throughout the day. Take a short walk around the block, climb the stairs at work, or try sit-ups, yoga, or core workouts as you watch television at night.
Summary: Limit your alcohol intake. Read the packaging. Lose weight. Exercise regularly.