Sit Up and Take Notice
It appears I will never lack for material while my son, Julian, is around. Take yesterday, when I told him to close his computer.
“Mom, do you care if I’m healthy?”
I could see immediately that I was on a slippery slope. Cautiously, I affirmed my care, as he knew I would. Then I sat back to learn how continued computer time was going to augment his health.
“Well,” he began, “if you cared about my health you’d let me stay on the computer.” Here we go. “I’m exercising my fingers and increasing my ability to focus.” This was not a battle he would win.
Of course, it did get me thinking. What’s so wrong with our computerized, television-saturated culture? Let’s start with the basics. Posture.
The spine is more than just a skeletal support. It houses our nervous system and through its “fingers,” the ribcage, our organs. Poor posture causes decreased nerve impulse to all areas of the body, and it doesn’t take a lot of pressure to cause problems all down the line. Think “twisted hose, no water.” Most often, we don’t seek help due to poor posture until we’re in pain. But, guess what? That musculoskeletal pain is just the latest step in a slow, cumulative process. And so are the progressive organ problems that originate in our younger days and increasingly plague us as we age.
Good health is built upon a foundation of good posture, nutrition, sleep, exercise, and stress reduction. (Good genetics are helpful, too, of course.) Our health, like our home, is easier to maintain if we build it on a good foundation. But it’s not too late; we can still fix the major cracks, if we catch them soon enough.
So remember: posture and proper alignment are key to proper nerve conduction, and to proper, pain-free function in all areas of the body — even if we can’t feel it happening.
“Mom, do you care if I’m healthy?”
I could see immediately that I was on a slippery slope. Cautiously, I affirmed my care, as he knew I would. Then I sat back to learn how continued computer time was going to augment his health.
“Well,” he began, “if you cared about my health you’d let me stay on the computer.” Here we go. “I’m exercising my fingers and increasing my ability to focus.” This was not a battle he would win.
Of course, it did get me thinking. What’s so wrong with our computerized, television-saturated culture? Let’s start with the basics. Posture.
The spine is more than just a skeletal support. It houses our nervous system and through its “fingers,” the ribcage, our organs. Poor posture causes decreased nerve impulse to all areas of the body, and it doesn’t take a lot of pressure to cause problems all down the line. Think “twisted hose, no water.” Most often, we don’t seek help due to poor posture until we’re in pain. But, guess what? That musculoskeletal pain is just the latest step in a slow, cumulative process. And so are the progressive organ problems that originate in our younger days and increasingly plague us as we age.
Good health is built upon a foundation of good posture, nutrition, sleep, exercise, and stress reduction. (Good genetics are helpful, too, of course.) Our health, like our home, is easier to maintain if we build it on a good foundation. But it’s not too late; we can still fix the major cracks, if we catch them soon enough.
So remember: posture and proper alignment are key to proper nerve conduction, and to proper, pain-free function in all areas of the body — even if we can’t feel it happening.
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