We spend most our waking hours sitting down. Think about it - we sit at the breakfast table, while commuting back and forth, while at the office even when we wind down in front of the TV after work. We basically sit our way through daily life.

Well, there are big problems with that. Sure, it takes a lot of weight off our feet, but remember that our abdominal and back muscles tend to compensate for the lack of support our bodies are getting. Bad sitting posture can lead to several serious health problems in addition to the usual backaches and stiff necks.

How?

Basically, sitting the wrong way (leaning too far forward or back) causes our abdominal and back muscles to tense and become inactive. when this happens, our body becomes imbalanced because these muscles are the ones that keep our body in balance. Weak muscles in these areas may lead to several serious health concerns.

When these muscles do not work properly as they're supposed to, other muscles in the body has no choice but to take over. The muscles that usually take over are the ones used for breathing - the diaphragm muslces - which results to poor breathing. This makes our bodies lacking in oxygen.

Worse, poor sitting posture also causes the neck muscles to stiffen up - and with them, connected muscles (such as the jaw and throat muscles) also get stiff. This leads to tension and blockages in the veins that bring oxygen-rich blood to the brain.

If you are already familiar with my blog, you know the effects of having insufficient oxygen.

Fibromyalgia, which has no known cause and cure yet, is actually caused by a shortage of oxygen in the muscles.

Headaches and migraines are also caused by insufficient oxygen in the tissues and muscles around the head.

The brain will have insufficient oxygen because of the tension in the neck, and often supports your head in an askew way. This, I've found out, is the number one cause of vertigo and dizziness - it basically comes from the imbalance that happens between your eyes and ears.

Hypertension, TMJ, snoring, sleep apnea, obesity...and so on. Often, one of these sicknesses leads to many of the others, propagating a cruel cycle.

And all because of poor sitting posture!

All these illnesses can be prevented by sitting the right way. Many of my programs give suggestions on improving your health through simple exercises. These exercises put the body back in balance, making up for the countless times you sat the wrong way all these years.

If you think you're suffering from one of the abovementioned illnesses, do yourself a favor and click on one of the links on the upper-right corner of this website. You'll learn more about proper postures, as well as simple exercises, that free you from the pain and discomfort these illnesses may be causing - for good.

Warm regards,

Christian Goodman

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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and an author of several ground-breaking natural health alternative methods. One of his resent breakthrough is his treatment to cure snoring . You can learn more about Christian on his Natural Health Alternative Blog.