Wellbeing & Meditation

WHEN we are young we often get reminded by parents and teachers to ‘sit up straight’. While it may be irritating to hear, this is a very important message. The benefits of good posture are immense and the costs of bad posture are high.

Having good posture is free. It makes you feel and look better immediately. It gives an impression of confidence, power and is a great boost to mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.

Having good postural alignment when sitting and standing enables you to work more efficiently with less tiredness and stress on your body’s muscles and ligaments. Like when changing any pattern, awareness of what good posture is, does and feels like is the first step to breaking bad postural habits – thus this article. Here are 6 top benefits of good posture.

1. Improved Breathing: Bad posture can

Various Research shows that having a more upright posture improves your mood and energy levels. Changing your posture changes your breathing, mood and makes you more optimistic even helping you overcome depression and anxiety. When feeling low, correcting your posture is a great start to lifting your mood and self-esteem.

3. Relief from Back Pain: § Back pain is a debilitating problem that affects 80% of the US population, according to the US Chiropractic Association. Proper posture helps keep your bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles properly aligned, which can prevent, minimize and relieve back pain and minimize loss of energy. Good posture can even change the anatomical characteristics of your spine, leading to less stress and more open vessels and nerves. Good posture also stops the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions.

4. Improved Muscle Health: Correct posture strengthens muscles. Poor posture further strains sensitive muscles and soft tissues. Sitting and standing correctly, strengths your core, buttock muscles, and back extensions while relieving unnecessary tension. Proper posture distributes the force of gravity evenly throughout your muscles, so no structure is over-stressed.

5. Improved Appearance: Good Posture makes you looks good, inspires confidence, power and can even make you look a half a stone lighter and can add inch or more to your height. Models and famous personalities and politicians maintain good posture because they know that it helps you present your body and yourself to best advantage.

6. Better Focus: The average human brain has more than 100 Billion neurons and 1000 trillion synaptic connections which are responsible for memory, concentration and transmission of information in your brain

Improved posture results in improved breathing and blood and oxygen flow boosting concentration and focus.

Good posture is shown to have so many benefits. It even helps keep your internal organs in their natural position without unnecessary compression which can help relieve constipation, acid reflux, and hernias.

In an age where most of us spending an average of 8 hours a day looking at a screen with our necks out of alignment, more and more people are chronically hunched. Poor posture can even create tension headaches or exacerbate pain in the body. Building Flexibility helps. So does Breathing well. And your own awareness will inspire regular self-correction. Wearing comfortable shoes and regular balanced exercise will also support. So take time this week and make positive changes to your posture. DRY eyes can feel uncomfortable, gritty, strained, or tired. You might not know that your eyes are dry unless you go to your optician. They often suggest that you take Omega oils and eye drops to provide extra lubrication.

Natural solutions for dry eyes include A.Vogel Eye drops which contain Hyaluronic Acid - nature’s moisturiser and lubricator for dry eyes. These drops also contain Eyebright, a traditional herbal remedy used as a tonic for eyes. It also contains tannins to help counter infection. This combination will give your eyes a moisture boost to relieve dry, irritated and tired eyes. Simply drop one drop into your eyes 3-4 times a day for soothing relief. They’re safetouseifyouwear contact lenses. There are two options available, moisturising or extra moisturising.

Eye Logic Dry Eye spray is an option if you prefer to use a spray over drops. They’re easy to use, you simply spray once or twice onto closed eyes. Eye Logic improves the lubrication of the eyes and eyelids to soothe and relieve dry, gritty, and tired eyes. You can feel the strain leaving your eyes almost immediately so that they feel relaxed and soothed. The spray will also help if you experience sensitivity to light, or you get a burning sensation in your eyes. They’re suitable for people who wear contact lenses.

Essential Omega oils and fatty acids are essential for eye health and lubrication, especially omega 3 and omega 7. You can include flax seeds in your diet but if your eyes are particularly dry then I would recommend that you take capsules for several months. FMD Cold Pressed Flax Oil is a brand that I recommend regularly. It’s also recommended before having laser eye surgery to ensure that the eyes are well moisturised and hydrated. Sea buckthorn Omega 7 is another option for lubrication of all the mucous membranes in the body, especially the eyes.

Vitamin A is the vitamin most associated with the health of all mucous membranes in the body, it’s found in liver, carrots, green leafy vegetables, and brightly coloured fruit.

Air conditioning, pollution, reading or staring at computers for long periods can aggravate dry eyes.

I hope these tips help you to relieve your dry eye symptoms.