Swayback Posture.

The pelvis is gradually becoming the most anterior segment of the body, and there is an increase in lumbar lordosis. The knee joints tend to be hyperextended. Abdominal obesity worsens this posture. When you have abdominal obesity,  it further tilts the pelvis which can weaken your back muscles, and contribute to chronic back pain.  Hyperextended knee put the knee joints in a vulnerable stage.

Kypholordotic Posture

An increased thoracic and lordotic curvature is observable. The head is held slightly forward, often becoming the most anterior segment of the body. The pelvis tends to tilt anteriorly with an increase in lumbar lordosis (inward curve). This habitual posture causes muscle imbalance, and overtime, the muscle imbalance enforces this posture.  It can cause injury and significantly effects your quality of life as you age.  It takes mind and body to reverse it over time.

Optimal Posture

In optimal posture, a vertical line passes through the midline of the knee, the lumbar vertebrae, the shoulder joint, the cervical vertebrae and the earlobe. Optimal posture is as a state of skeletal and muscular balance and alignment that protects the supporting structures of the body from progressive deformity and injury.

Most of us are all born with an optimal posture.  I am always amazed at how little babies who can't even walk, but are able to maintain a perfect posture at ease!  Next time when you see a kid, observe!   But as we age, we become jumbo shrimp as I call it, and all you can see is the ground;-(.  SAD!

Good Posture Promotes Better Health

Posture is an important consideration in all activities of daily living (e.g., walking, lifting objects, holding objects and driving) and that keeping good posture can make a considerable difference to the long-term health of the spine. Many postural problems are detectable at very early stages, regardless of age. If not corrected, these issues will become more pronounced. So what is an optimal posture?  Is yours optimal?

Which Posture Type Do You Have?

Take a look at yourself in the mirror and find out which posture type do you have. We will talk about each type in our later posts, so stay tuned.

Went to farmer's market yesterday, and had my first Maine Lobster Roll! It's Soooo delicious, fresh and tons of nutrition!

Link between depression and certain foods

That explains why I felt brain frog after consuming a burger or fried chicken. Interestingly, it stated even those who only occasionally indulged in less-than-healthy fare still showed an increased risk for poor mental health.
Study Identifies Link Between Depression and Certain Foods