If you suffer from Gynecomastia or man breasts you are not alone. Many males, young and old are at one time or another afflicted with male breasts.

Gynecomastia is that common it affects up to 40 percent of males. Fortunately, most man lose their man breasts naturally. Why?

This is because most young men experience a small amount of breast growth until later in puberty. During puberty male, hormones produced by the testicles prevent further growth of breast tissue.

Unfortunately for some men, their male breasts remain and continues into adulthood or they reappear in adult males due to hormone unbalances and other factors.

Other causes of Gynecomastia are the over production of female hormones with obesity or liver disease. These can alter the estrogen and testosterone balance in the body causing breast growth. For this same reason men who smoke marijuana or drink alcohol regularly can also develop Gynecomastia.

Many commonly prescribed drugs can sometimes cause Gynecomastia. Some of these medications are for treatment of ulcers, heartburn, high blood pressure and heart disease. If you take any of these medications check with your doctor to see if they maybe causing your male breast growth. If so there might be alternative medicines that don't cause Gynecomastia.

There are surgical procedures that may correct Gynecomastia satisfactorily. However it is recommended you explore alternate methods of before going under the knife. If you try these simple steps you may reduce your breasts or even stop Gynecomastia completely. 

•Try a natural health supplement. Some supplements which can help balance the production of male hormones (testosterone) and break down male breast tissue. Gynexin is specially formulated for male breast reduction. Avoid all forms of steroids unless medically prescribed by your doctor.

 •Chest pectoral muscle exercises - Exercise your chest muscles so that your strong muscles will pull up and tone your chest so it won't look droopy like female breasts. The target exercise area is the upper chest which can be exercised with various types of incline presses.

 •Weight loss program - If you lose some weight your male breasts will look less obvious. Additionally if your weight loss program includes weight lifting, it will cause your body to produce more testosterone and help suppresses the creation of estrogen.

 •Avoid marijuana and excess alcohol - Both substances are known to increase the production of estrogens.