The Breast Chronicles

Flat-chested girls can have bigger busts simply by "thinking big", according to hypnotist Chris Leon. His views are supported by the findings of a medical research team in Texas. With a bit of hypnotically-induced forward thinking, 19 Texan volunteers already have made their statistics more vital. Reports "The Texas experiment has given the volunteers an increased bust circumference averaging nearly 2½ inches after only 12 weeks of hypnotic suggestion". "It's quite natural," says Leon. "After all, the mind controls the motor nerves of the body…and that’s where growth begins. I have seen many documented cases of people growing longer limbs as a result of extremely deep hypnotic trances.” No women have asked him to help make their busts bigger - although "I’d be happy to try," he quips. "I already help a lot of people with weight and general health problems caused by bad diets." Meanwhile, a psychiatrist has explained how he believes the "think big" method could work. "A woman who believes she can put an extra couple of inches on her bust may well achieve it through hypnosis," he says. "A girl who thinks her bust is too small can worry about it so much she becomes depressed, goes off her food and loses weight…including her bust. Once relieved of the inferiority complex she lives and eats normally, becomes healthier and her figure improves." Sunday Mail (Adelaide) 31 Aug 1975 [Wilmar Library ref. 4/26] Credit: Glen Ralph.