Many people sit for hours every day and have spine and many other associated problems. They realized that sitting for too long is no good. So, some of them tried to stand as much as they could to replace the sitting position.
But do you know that standing can cause or heal many health problems as well as sitting?!
What are the problems that sitting and standing can cause? Some of them are listed on WebMD:
1. It can hurt your heart
2. It can shorten your life
3. Dementia is more likely
4. you will undo all your exercise
5. Your odds of diabetes rise
6. You can get DVT
7. You will gain weight
8. Your anxiety might spike
9. It wrecks your back
10. It leads to varicose veins
11. Older adults lose bone density and get osteoporosis
12. Your cancer risk goes up
On the other side, some energy cultivators sit or stand for hours every day but have no health problems. Furthermore, some of these cultivators use sitting and standing positions to cure their spine and many other health problems. Why the huge difference?
The key is that you need to sit and stand the right way from head to toes, so that you do not put pressure on any part of the body and keep all body parts relaxed. You also need to stretch your spine. The Total Life Energy Plan discusses the detail of what you should do for each part of the body and how to use standing and sitting meditations to maintain or heal your health problems. For example, here are some of the postures for healing your bodily illnesses:
• The abdomen is soft…
• Relax the hips…
• Let the bottom of your spine unfold downward…
• Relax your lower back, buttocks, and anal muscles…
• Sink down and relax the center of your chest…
• Lift your back to extend and lengthen your spine…
This article was written by Julia H. Sun, an independent health consultant in the greater Boston area, Massachusetts. She designs a complete system to help people maintain health or heal their health problems, such as overweight, chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, insomnia, diabetes, and many other problems. Feel free to comment and share this article.