Sense of Balance

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At least one third of the senior population will experience a fall in their lifetime. Many of these seniors will have several falls, all within a year. A good many of these falls result in broken hips, and a quarter of these falls result in fatalities, generally within a year.

Proprioception is the technical term applied to the bodies’ balance. The definition of proprioception is “sensing the motion and position of the body”. This is accomplished by sensory organs, of which there are two groups. One group is found in the muscles and the other group is found in the ligaments and capsular ligaments of the joints (connective tissues).

There is a constant communication flowing from these sensory organs to the spinal cord and to the brain. This of course is a greatly simplified explanation. Therefore, any breakdown along these lines will affect the way our joints, muscles and ligaments react to any movement we try to perform. You have heard the expression, “zig instead of zag”; well the meaning is the same. You try to tell your body to move one way, but the response is different (due to faulty sensory signals), and the result could be a fall.

In many instances, these problems in the proprioceptive sensory organs can also manifest themselves as other conditions directly related to improper movement of these joints and muscles. When the improper movement occurs with any frequency, for any length of time, other manifestations, such as pain and stiffness are usually the end result. This further enhances the chances of falling. Read the rest of this entry »

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Did you know that your body continually strives for body pH balance. This is because the level of pH in your body has a great effect on the overall chemistry of health in your body. When this body pH balance is challenged, many health problems can take place. However, when you have a balanced body pH, then viruses, bacteria, yeasts and other pathogens are not able to survive inside our bodies.

So how do we insure that our pH level is where it needs to be, so we can all stay healthy? It once again comes down to your diet. Your diet has a profound impact on the body’s pH levels. Therefore, it is always advisable that your diet should include 80% alkaline forming foods. This means that the less acidic foods you eat, the easier you are making it on your body, and the better it will be for your overall health and wellness.

The body pH balance can be described as your internal balance of alkaline and acid. If your body is pH balanced, it is full of vitality. You’ll find that you have increased energy, a clear mind, and your skin has that healthy glow it once had.

And this applies to everything living on our earth. Everything must remain in a pH balanced state for the ecosystem to function as it was designed to? That’s right, the pH of a body affects every aspect of health in the world. It may be hard to believe, but pH levels truly regulate, effect, and control nearly everything in nature, including your own body.

To restore, maintain or insure that our body pH balance is always where it needs to be, can be quite a challenge. When you take into consideration the way we unknowingly abuse our bodies to the outside elements of the world. Think about the food we ingest, the places we go, different altitudes, switching time zones, and our lack of concern for health in general. Read the rest of this entry »

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