Breathing,

Posture &

Clothing

What is good posture?

Posture is the position in which you hold

your body upright against gravity while

standing, sitting or lying down. Good

posture involves training your body to

stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where

the least strain is placed on supporting

muscles and ligaments during movement

or weight-bearing activities.

The Right Posture

• Head up

• Back straight

• Shoulders back

• Chest out

• Abdomen in

• Pelvis flattened

The Family Medical Guide, 3-321

Thirty-three vertebrae are named

according to their location:

seven cervical (neck) vertebrae,

twelve thoracic ( chest) vertebrae,

five lumbar (lower back) vertebrae,

five sacral vertebrae fused to form

the sacrum,

three to five coccygeal vertebrae

fused into one coccyx.

•When viewed from the side, the vertebral column has four normal curvatures named for their location.

•The cervical and lumbar curvatures are convex anteriorly

•The thoracic and sacral curvatures are concave anteriorly.

•In the fetus, the vertebral column has but one curve-concave anteriorly.

Inappropriate Posture

Today, more than ever,

our days are spent in a

sitting position. In addition

to the long hours at work

We continue to sit while

driving, dining, at concerts

or the theater or at home

watching television or

working at the computer,

unknowingly stressing our

neck, shoulders and back.

Some Advice

Keep head up and

shoulders back and down.

Any forward position as in

writing should be held by

using hips as a hinge,

keeping the body straight

Do not slump while sitting

Learn to lift in line of gravity.

Squat down with a straight back

and lift with the legs.

Tips for Good Posture

Health in Dress is of Vital

Importance !

DRESSED TO KILL

Singer and Grismaijer have a website at: http://www.selfstudycenter.org/

Life and Health

PHJ, May 1, 1905 par. 12

In order to secure the most healthful clothing, the

needs of every part of the body must be

carefully studied. The character of the climate,

the surroundings, the condition of health, the

age, and the occupation of the individual must

all be considered.

Health in Dress is of Vital Importance!

Tight clothing has health

implications. It can

significantly restrict

diaphragmatic breathing.

According to further research

chronic venous insufficiency

has been found to be directly

linked to tight clothing, in

combination with overweight

and a low-fiber diet with

resultant straining.

Tight Clothes

Ministry of Healing

Dress (pg 293)

Perfect health requires a

perfect circulation

Another evil which custom fosters is the unequal distribution of the clothing, so that while some parts of the body have more than is required, others are insufficiently clad. The feet and limbs, being remote from the vital organs, should be especially guarded from cold by abundant clothing. It is impossible to have health when the extremities are habitually cold; for if there is too little blood in them, there will be too much in other portions of the body. Perfect health requires a perfect circulation; but this can not be had while three or four times as much clothing is worn upon the body, where the vital organs are situated, as upon the feet and limbs.

PHJ, May 1, 1905 par. 9

In cold climates the suit should be thick and warm,

and should extend to the ankles and wrists; in

very cold weather a second suit may be added.

The feet should be protected from cold and

dampness by warm stockings, and by easy-

fitting, thick-soled shoes.

PHJ, May 1, 1905 par. 12

ARE YOUR’S TIGHT

SOCKS, SHIRTS,

BRASSIERES,

UNDERPANTS, BELTS,

PANTS, SHOES…

Cancer, Diseases and Circulation

Because it is the fashion, many females place over their breasts paddings, to give the form the appearance of well-developed breasts. These appendages attract the blood to the chest, and produce a dry, irritating heat. The veins, because of unnatural heat, become contracted, and the natural circulation is obstructed. These appendages, in connection with other bad habits of dressing and eating, result in obstructing the process of nature, making a healthy development of the breasts impossible. And if these become mothers, there cannot be a natural secretion of the fluids, to have a sufficient supply of nourishment for their offspring.

HR, September 1, 1871 par. 4

A Recent Article by Nguyen Phawk

Yu, M.D.

In the "Bra and Breast Cancer Study" in the United States, it was discovered that women with breast cancer had a history of sporting tighter and longer bra-wearing than did the women who had not (yet) developed the disease. In fact, virtually all of the cancer group wore bras over 12 hours daily with 18% even sleeping with their bras which means they wore bras 24 hours daily. In contrast, the comparison groups had 25% of the women either bra-free or wearing bras less than 12 hours daily. Only 3% of this group slept with their bras on. This study revealed a significant link between bras and breast cancer that is three times greater than the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer!

Singer and Grismaijer

Women who wore their bras 24 hours per day had a 3 out of 4 chance of developing breast cancer (in their study, n=2056 for the cancer group and n=2674 for the standard group).

Women who wore bras more than 12 hour per day but not to bed had a 1 out of 7 risk.

Women who wore their bras less than 12 hours per day had a 1 out of 152 risk.

Women who wore bras rarely or never had a 1 out of 168 chance of getting breast cancer. The overall difference between 24 hour wearing and not at all was a 125-fold difference.

Tight Underwear/Pants

Another common cause of low sperm count is tight underwear. If you are wearing briefs or “tighty whitey’s” Switch to boxers. The testicles have to be at an exact body temperature to produce healthy sperm. So your body has a muscle that lowers and raises the testicles to create this exact temperature for sperm production. But if you have tight underwear on, the testicles cannot “lower” because the underwear will continue to hold them up. This is one of the most common and overlooked causes of infertility. This also applies to tight pants. If you have boxers but wear tight pants, same problem.

http://www.beinghealthynaturally.com/naturalcures/lowspermcount.htm

Bladder Infections/Urinary Tract

Infections

Risk Factors : Tight underwear and clothing

-InfertilityAnd other diseases…

http://www.upmc.com/HealthManagement/ManagingYourHealth/HealthReference/Diseases/?chu

nkiid=11916

http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=3053

Tight socks can leave infants with

lesions on their legs

Sept 18 : A team of researchers at Washington

University has revealed that socks with tight

elastic bands may result in infants getting lesions

on their legs.

Sock-line bands are raised, reddish markings in

the region of the ankle or leg, which occur after

wearing a tight pair of socks just once.

http://www.ebiologynews.com/3041.html

Breathing Properly

The Importance of Air

To breathe means to live

The air which we breathe contains oxygen. This one element is essential to sustain life. Without air a person will die and can have permanent brain damage within five minutes.

We can live about

6 weeks without food,

3 days without water,

but only 5 minutes without air!

In order to have good blood, we must

breathe well. Full, deep inspirations of pure

air, which fill the lungs with oxygen, purify

the blood. They impart to it a bright color

and send it, a life-giving current, to every

part of the body.

A good respiration soothes the nerves; it

stimulates the appetite and renders digestion

more perfect; and it induces sound,

refreshing sleep.

Air is purified by and energized by

storms and lightning,

by green plants and trees,

by running water,

and by sunshine, oceans and sand.

Advantages of right breathing

More oxygen in the blood

Increased mental performance

Better immune system

Healthy skin color

Better digestion

Better mood

Deep Breathing

Invigorate the

Respiratory System.

Help with the

digestion by

massaging the

internal organs.

Reduce the likelihood

of headaches.

Increasing efficiency of the

lungs.

Deep Breathing helps

lungs to develop

greater lung capacity.1

Stronger lungs enables

more oxygen to enter

red blood cells and be

transported to body

tissues.2

1“Exercise:7 Benefits of Regular Physical Exercise.” 2“Exercise”.

God’s Healing Way. Mary Ann McNeilus, M.D. 2004:p. 12.

Diaphragmatic Breathing

Babies automatically breathe correctly –

but many adults don’t; they use only the

top part of their lung.

Diaphragmatic Breathing

Nowadays, we are living in a polluted

environment. Industries, vehicle exhaust,

and smoke are the main contributors to

polluted outdoor air.

Energized Air Slow-moving Air

Negatively ionized Positively ionized

• In the outdoors

• Keeps our

mood positive

• In closed

buildings

• Makes us sick

Effects of positively charged

polluted air

Fatigue

Dry Throat

Dizziness

Nasal Obstruction

Headache

Burning Eyes

Itching

Feeling of Exhaustion

Depression

Dynamic Living, Hans Diehl, DrHSc, MPH and Aileen Ludington, M.D., p.185-186

Sick building syndrome

Is this a healthy workplace?

Sick Building

Syndrome

The term "sick building syndrome" (SBS)

is used to describe situations in which

building occupants experience acute

health and comfort effects that appear to

be linked to time spent in a building, but no

specific illness or cause can be identified.

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Sick building syndrome

Headaches

Upper respiratory

irritation

Fatigue

Nausea

Membrane irritation

Ways to receive pure air

No tight clothing

Proper posture

Live in the country

Open windows

Breath deeply

Exercise outside

Have plants inside

Let’s Do Breathing Exercice 4 – 7- 9

Breathe in deep for 4 seconds

Hold it for 7 seconds

Breathe out for 9 seconds

Do this exercise 10 times for 5 minutes.

This exercise fills the lungs with oxygen, purify the blood, brightens the color of the skin, and sends life-giving currents of blood to every part of the body