Best Way to Improve Your Posture

If everyone did a few strength and flexibility exercises every day, doctors, physiotherapists and chiropractors would be sitting around twiddling their thumbs. How simple is that? 

No rubbing, crunching, heating, vibrating, strapping, doping or surgery; just you spending a bit of time every day loosening tight muscles and strengthening weak muscles.

The gold standard? Yoga.

In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned.

John Miller

http://www.globalbackcare.com

Curbing the Epidemic of Obesity

For the main part obesity is a private health matter, not a public health manner, like the provision of fresh water, deep drainage, immunization, antibiotics ...

But, having said that, it behoves governments to protect the gullible, the vulnerable and the naïve from a junk food industry that's running amok - by restricting added sugar, restricting advertising and demanding junk food purveyors distribute their products in plain paper packaging.

People seem to be poorly educated about which foods fatten them up and which foods trim them down.

However, I doubt that any amount of education will ever compete with the addictive power of fat and sugar.

Plus when you can gain 2,000 Calories from bread, butter, peanut butter and honey from around $5,  what hope is there of poor people eating well?

In the meantime stay tuned highly tuned and eat from the top of the Hourglass.

http://www.hourglassdiet.com

Cause of Postural Dysfunction

1.  Because weak and tight muscles allow bones to move out of alignment.

2.  Because of hand and foot dominance that repeatedly twists our body in the one direction every time we hit, throw, kick ....

3.  Because of the way we sit down (in the 'slump dog' position) for hours, weeks, months, years and decades.

As muscles attached to the pelvis become shorter the pelvis moves out of alignment. Then the bones above it move out of alignment. You think you've got a lower back problem when actually you've got a muscles-attached-to-the-pelvis problem.

You rush off to people who want to X-ray the spot where it hurts and then crunch, rub, heat, vibrate and palpate your lower back, instead of YOU, lying on the floor while you watch TV, doing the exercises that gradually loosen off the tight muscles.

4.  Because we don't have a regular and systematic strength and flexibility training program.

If everyone did yoga a few times a week (and had a strength training program at the gym)  doctors, radiologists, physiotherapists and chiropractors would be sitting around twiddling their thumbs and playing golf most afternoons.

Now read on:

http://www.globalbackcare.com


In the mean time stay tuned, highly tuned and strengthen weak muscles and loosen off tight muscles.

John Miller

Workplace Health, Fitness and Wellbeing

The burning question is, 'How can you change health-promoting behaviours at work?

I would have thought that stimulation of the hip pocket nerve would provide the best bang for the corporate health, fitness and wellbeing buck.

Education doesn't work. As Calvin Coolidge said, 'The world is full of educated derelicts.'

'Help reduce our workers compensation premiums and I'll give you a share of the savings.' The corollary is that 'If you're not willing to improve your health and fitness you can pay your own workers compensation premiums.'

I see organisations that pay $2,000 per employee for workers compensation insurance when it should be $400. It's unsustainable. These are people who sit in cages six foot square all day. How can you injure yourself sitting in a cage?

Free universal medical cover is also unsustainable in a society where people personally-generate a body full of dysfunctions and want the public health system to pay the medical bills. It's baloney.

Here's where I'm at:

http://www.millerhealth.com.au/fit_for_work/index.htm

In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and remember, it's a big ask expecting to stay healthy without keeping yourself fit.

How to Fix Neck Pain

OH&S manager, Kevin sent me a message:

'Two people I know at work have two disc bulges in their necks with some arthritis. Both have been going to physios for a long time without much relief. One has been advised to have cortisone injections. Do you have any specific advice for this problem?'

I wrote back:

Yep, sure do.

Attached is the book of exercises they need to do to square off their pelvis.

I'll send a copy of the neck pain ebook in the next email.

The reason they're not getting better is because the physio doesn't know where to look for the cause of the pain. Clue? It's not at the site of the pain. Most physios just want to rub, crunch, heat and vibrate the spot where it hurts.

Problem is, a neck pain is not caused by a lack of rubbing, crunching, heating and vibrating.

It's a fitness problem - generated by a lack of strength and flexibility - not a medical, pharmaceutical or physio problem.

The bones in the neck have been drawn our of alignment by muscles. Ligaments, tendons and muscles have been stretched beyond their pain threshold. Bones have moved out of alignment causing discs to herniate.

You can't subcontract out a strength and flexibility training program to a physio - or anyone else.

Kevin, time I came back to give a day's worth of Musculo-skeletal Health clinics.

Here's the download link to the work book for the day. It's quite a large file so give it time to download.

http://www.globalbackcare.com/corporate/workbook.pdf

Take the two people through the risk assessment and report back.

In the meantime stay tuned highly tuned and click on the link to find out what you can do to relieve neck pain and other musculo-skeletal pain

http://www.globalbackcare.com

Make Your Trip Healthy as You Travel

Guest post from Cole Millen

Those that love to travel always understand that they need to eat healthy before they leave for their vacation.  They want to make sure they look good when they are out and about, and they will be able to stay healthy if they follow some of these simple and often overlooked tips. 

On The Road

When people vacation, they can end up stopping at fast food places in order to get something to eat.  This can give them a lot of calories, and they will gain weight.  They should buy healthy snacks, like salads, sandwiches and pastas at a grocery store and bring them in their cooler.  They can stop at a rest area and eat their meal.  This will help them to stay healthy during the trip that they have been looking forward to for a long time.  Getting nutritious drinks from the store will also help to keep them trim versus getting soft drinks along the way.  Soft drinks are filled with sugar, and they can have a disastrous affect on a person’s weight.  It is best to avoid them and get nutritious drinks for the trip and during meals. 

At the Hotel

Prior to booking your hotel, understanding the offerings and amenities can be pivotal in a healthy vacation. For this reason it is extremely important to plan ahead and pick out the right hotel / area. I have found online reviews from other travelers with similar interests to be extremely helpful. In a recent trip of mine,  I found a great site that listed reviews Las Vegas hotels regarding their amenities and services which allowed me to know exactly what I needed to stay healthy while away. Staying at hotel offers people the ability to utilize the amenities.  Many hotels have swimming pools, fitness clubs and saunas to help those that are health conscious continue to be when they are traveling.  They should take advantage of these whenever they can.  When they stay in hotels they might also want to skip the mini bar.  The mini bars are usually stocked with caloric beverages, which will also make them add on pounds when they are traveling.  They can take advantage of the coffees and teas that are available.

Out to Eat

When people are on vacation, they should make sure that they watch what they eat at restaurants.  Most of them have a healthy options part of the menu, and they should stick to those foods.  They should avoid fried and buttered meals.  Another way that they can watch their weight while traveling is to share meals because this is an excellent way to make sure they get the nutrients they need without the calories they dread. 

With all these helpful tips they will be able to survive the vacation without gaining weight.  After all, they worked so hard to look great for their trip, so they want to still remain healthy and trim when they return.  These tips will allow them to accomplish the fun that they desire while remaining healthy as they travel for their vacations.

 

Now swing over to Cole's blog. It's full of good health articles

 

http://colemill.blogspot.com.au/

 

In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and eat from the top of the hourglass.

 

http://www.hourglassdiet.com

 

Regards

 

John Miller

Keep Yourself Fit and Healthy

Poor health is threatening to bankrupt countries who pick up the tab for every privately-generated body system dysfunction.

So what's going to happen when Governments finally decide to call a halt.

Here's one suggestion:

Dear Citizen,

The public health system was founded on the provision of clean water and deep drainage to most houses. Then came vaccination and our community had the foundations of healthy living. 

The public health system wasn't designed for and can no longer cope with providing free treatment for privately-generated body system dysfunctions. From now on we're sending out accounts, deducting insurance premiums from your tax, or claiming on your estate. We advise you to keep yourself fit and healthy to the best of your ability.


In the meantime stay tuned, highly tuned and keep yourself fit and healthy to the best of your ability.


John Miller