http://www.posturegenics.com The Vertical Orientation of Life Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr Garde’s Essentials for Optimal Life: Light Number 1 Sunlight. Well, this is a strange No. 1. We hear so much about the dangers of sunlight and wrinkled skin and it’s blamed for causing skin cancer. We spend millions of dollars slathering on lotions with higher and higher SPF numbers to ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=290 I came upon a fine piece of insightful writing in an article called "Pride and Posture" written by Sarah Auda Jaggard. I think you should take a moment and read it and then finish with my response to Sarah included below. I'd love to hear any comments you'd care to ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=274 Dr Garde's 10 Essentials for Optimal Life: Posture Number 7 Posture = Humans go viral by being vertical Now this is a really strange one; although not on a blog site that is dedicated to the vital relationship of your posture to gravity. But seriously, how can your posture be thought ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=262 Dr Garde’s 10 Essentials for Optimal life: Gratitude Number 6 Thankfulness / Gratitude = Stress Reduction We are all under an almost intolerable stress load. The state of the global economy, the global climate change, what they are doing in Washington, London or – well you pick it – gives ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=246 Number 5 Eat the Food Chain – No fad diets Less than 100,000 years ago humankind left a small corner of eastern Africa and took over the planet. Our species was raised and flourished on a diet that consisted of eating fruits and vegetables and lean protein. There wasn’t a Starbucks, ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=231 Dr Garde's 10 Essentials for Optimal Life: Sleep Number 4: Sleep Nearly one third of Americans are sleep deprived. At least 40 million Americans suffer each year from chronic, long-term sleep disorders, and an additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. Research shows that getting less than 7 hours of sleep ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=204 Dr Garde’s 10 Essentials for Optimal Life: Water Number 3 Water Again another commonly overlooked nutrient. For any chemical reaction to take place we need the two or more chemical agents (the solutes) and the medium in which they will interact (the solvent). We can throw all the superfoods on anyone’s list ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=193 Dr Garde’s 10 Essentials for Optimal life: Air Number 2 Air This is a strange #2 on the list, because air is ubiquitous, we hardly give it a thought. Yes, we pay lip service to the pollution of it but we never consider it as a vital nutrient. We can live ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=182 International Chiropractors Association Supports WHO World No Tobacco Day As a retired Chiropractor, I think that this message still needs to reach as many people as possible. Thanks for reading and passing it along! World No Tobacco Day, held each year on May 31st, offers a special opportunity to participate in a ... http://www.posturegenics.com/?p=176