Good Posture Leads to Good Health
February 8th, 2010 | by admin |
Look around you today and study other people’s posture and you will discover a shocking scenario. The vast majority of adults are standing or walking incorrectly to the extent that they could be creating muscle trouble for themselves without knowing it. Too much slouching, shoulders hunched, chest inwards are all too obvious as people are unaware of the benefits of good posture.
If a person’s body is in good balance it can maintain good posture with minimal effort whereby all the muscles are working in harmony to support alignment. In comparison, a body out of balance will find it tires quickly when working to strengthen weaker muscles.
But why should a person wish to discover good posture and then be able to maintain it naturally? By being able to maintain this will assist you in counteracting the effects of gravity brought about by aging. If you’re using your muscles to sit and stand as tall as your skeletal frame permits, you will be able to counteract the worst of the aging process that involves shrinkage and thus a reduction in height. The second benefit is though little effort is required to maintain a good posture, it will far exceed the problems with your feet, knees, hips, back, shoulders and the neck that are a direct result of historic bad posture over many years.
A third and great hidden benefit of maintaining a good posture is quite simply that you are strengthening the body to achieve better health. It really is good to realise that by the simple task of sitting and standing correctly by adopting good posture, you will be benefitting your health. Think of it as a workout. Yet you do not have to attend the gym or copy the action on a fitness dvd, it is continuous as long as you maintain good body posture.
You will need to discover and start practicing the methods of good body posture and to then recognise the body position and feel when the correct posture is attained. This will assist you when at times, and during the early days it is only natural, your body posture slips back to the original positions that the body recognises but has been doing you damage over perhaps many years. In addition, there is a need to become familiar with the correct exercises within your daily routine that will have the effect of reinforcing good posture habits.
With the desire for better posture and the health benefits it brings, many more people are turning to pilates as a natural exercise programme that can be undertaken in their own home at their convenience, which concentrates on complete muscle toning and ensures that a good body posture becomes the norm.
Michael Tasker
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/good-posture-leads-to-good-health-726576.html
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By maxomous on Feb 8, 2010
How can I get Free or Inexpensive health insurance?
Im 15, and for the past month, I’ve had an internal hemorrhoid. When I first read about the symptoms I’ve been having and found out that it was a hemorrhoids, I immediatly started trying to make it better. I’ve been eating lots of fiber/drinking tons of water, exercising more, improving my posture, everything. But, no matter what I do, it still hurts when I defecate, and there is sometimes even blood.
The first time it happend, I told my mom. She doesn’t care. She just told me to use alcohol after I go.
I’ve read more about them and how they can lead to colorectal cancer, if gone too long without being treated. Once again, I told my mom. I told her that I needed to see a doctor, all she does is tell me that its ok, it’ll go away, It’s too expensive to go to the doctor. She told me she tried to get health insurance, but I was denied…
For the past month, I’ve been thinking… "Is money worth more than my health…?"
Is there anything I can do?
By JPH on Feb 8, 2010
Unfortunately, this is a situation that is becoming more and more relevant in today’s world. Health insurance costs are high now, but still climbing. Depending on where you live, it can START at around 100 dollars and up. The best thing I can suggest is to see a medical college clinic or training center.
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By Wizard of Oz on Feb 8, 2010
Have you talked to a health professional at your school?
You also might try calling any type of teen health advocate that you can find in the phone book.(Start with State health agency’s)
You might even try calling the major hospitals in your area to find out if they have indigent health care for teens.
Don’t give up!
Also try any clergy that you know of (Pastors, Ministers, and the like) Churches will help you even if you are not a member of their church…. we are ALL God’s children!
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Good Luck!
By jonnygaijin on Feb 8, 2010
move to Canada
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By add4me_2 on Feb 8, 2010
Unless you already live here, COME TO CALIFORNIA! We will give you more than our own legal citizens and natives! You can get FREE medical and hospitalization. No slap on the wrist or nuttin! However, if you DO live here, you are in trouble.
Actually, having no insurance will not keep you from getting help. The problem is your mother. She needs a lobotomy and a kick in the A.S.S.!! The other problem is, without your parent’s consent, you cannot get help anywhere. You are underage. That is, if you live in California. Do you have any relatives that might help? And there is one other thing, you can go to the social services office and ask them to take you as an orphan or something. It will take all your mom’s rights away, but you might get medical attn.
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By Laurie G on Feb 8, 2010
We "spoke" on you last questions about your heart beats….If you are 15 yrs old you are considered a minor. Most states have programs minors can receive health care for free or very low cost. You need to ask the school nurse (or a teacher your trust) to help you with your health situation.
If your parent is not willing to get you appropriate health treatment or a minimum of a physical to assess what is "truly the problem" vs "self diagnosis" then you need to seek help from another trusted adult.
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Life experience.