If you’re a guy, and you are dismayed that somehow, you’ve developed “man boobs,” is there any way to get rid of them? The short answer is: Yes, you can lose man breasts, but maybe not in the way you think. Some men, of course, get so desperate that they go the surgical route–having the extra padding sliced or suctioned out. Expensive. Big-time expensive. And along with the pain and possible scarring comes the possibility of complications that could leave you wishing you’d never tried. But surgery is not at all the only solution–and certainly not the best. Other ways exist that are as natural as eating and breathing. In fact, those two things are part of a good approach to solving the problem. Without doing any “homework” or research about man breasts–or its proper name, “gynecomastia”–you wouldn’t learn that many men develop man breasts even if they’re not greatly overweight (though that certainly contributes). So weight loss alone is not always the answer–and often doesn’t work. It’s possible to lose to almost your ideal weight, and still–there are those unwelcome “headlights” up front! Truth is, one key to the cause–and therefore to the solution–for this embarrassing problem has to do with hormone balance. Men have both the female hormone estrogen–and the male hormone testosterone. Women, too, have both. What makes such a difference in the genders is the ratio or balance between the two. Men who, through dietary or environmental factors, have too much estrogen and not enough testosterone are at risk for developing man breasts. So it’s vital to understand the role of hormone balancing in any solution that works and lasts. Certain exercises, too, can help. But again, not just any exercises. A few targeted ones can make a major difference in how successful the effort to lose man breasts is. Are programs available that really work? Yes. Some, of course, are next to worthless. So be sure to carefully review any approach to see if it recommends itself to your common sense.