Better breathing better detoxification for arthritis suffers!
If you focus on how you breath for a moment – you might find you breath too shallow, too rapidly or even times when your breathing is irregular. Lungs get squashed due to poor posture, or the diaphragm (a powerful muscle) becomes tight. Like many muscles in the body it can be affected by stress or poor posture or dehydration.
The diaphragm is the main breathing muscle, located around the bottom of the rib cage and lungs. This muscle like any muscle in our body can become tight and hinder breathing properly even if you are not aware. Diaphragm tension can be caused by a number of things like stress, anxiety, poor posture, and pregnancy.
If you have ever suffered from a back problem I wonder if you have ever given your diaphragm a second thought. Tension in the diaphragm could be part of the cause of your back problem and the pain you are suffering.
When you breathe properly the diaphragm moves massaging the abdominal organs (stomach, liver and intestines), a tight diaphragm muscle doesn’t work as efficiently, therefore the organs do not get massaged in the same way. This will slow down the cleansing process.
So breathing better and being aware of your poor posture is vital to encouraging better detoxification. Part of the arthritis problem is the build up of toxins in the joint and or muscles. Anything you can do to reduce the load and get organs working better will be helpful in treating your arthritic condition.
The Alexandra technique is excellent for teaching posture and breathing, as is yoga and tai qi, or qi gong.
The way you breathe can affect your whole demeanour for instance; breathe fast – excited, and maybe tense, slow gentle breathing – calm and relaxed. So deep, slow, conscious regular breathing a)is the key to more oxygen to the lungs, bloodstream, heart, brain in fact to every cell in the body b)will support better removal of carbon dioxide (toxic gasses) from the lungs c)allows for better massage of the organs of the abdominal area. Helping to prevent constipation, improving digestion and encouraging the liver function d)with an improved posture – sitting correctly when eating, driving watching TV, working on the computer etc will allow your lungs and diaphragm to expand more freely e)imagine releasing – toxins, muscle tensions, worries, and stress.
As a arthritis suffer anything you do to lighten your toxic load will help to your reduce pain and inflammation. Few people are lucky enough to find one thing has made a huge difference to their condition BUT a lot of people have found a huge improvement to their arthritis by regularly doing a number of things. For instance changing their foods and drinks, taking supplements, taking tai qi or walking, improving posture and breathing correctly, using some detox techniques at home like Epsom salts, maybe having regular treatments like acupuncture, or reflexology.