"Cold water face wash, beauty and health"; "Warm water tooth brushing, teeth love it"; "Hot water foot bath, like taking tonic medicine". These proverbs are not without scientific basis. They remind us that in our daily lives, some seemingly ordinary habits contain hidden health wisdom. For example, people often feel dizzy or even experience palpitations when they stand up after squatting for a long time, which is called postural hypotension. If we can exercise regularly, we can reduce or avoid these symptoms over time.
The posture we use to brush our teeth also matters. It is best to brush our teeth and wash our face in a squatting position, as this position is closely related to intervertebral disc protrusion. There was a case of a patient who had recovered from a lumbar disc protrusion. One morning, she brushed her teeth for too long and when she wanted to stand up, she felt particularly painful. After diagnosis, she was told that her tooth brushing posture was incorrect, causing excessive pressure on the injured area and causing the old illness to relapse. Therefore, when brushing our teeth, we should not keep bending our waist, but rather bend our knees and hips slightly before bending our waist. Since then, the patient has been paying special attention to the correct posture when brushing her teeth.
The correct tooth brushing posture should be a squatting horse stance. Stand with your feet apart, toes pointing forward, weight on both legs, feet shoulder-width apart, knees bent until the thighs are approximately parallel to the ground (or slightly more bent), knees slightly turned inward, not exceeding the toes, relax your shoulders, straighten your waist, align the top of your head with the perineum, keep your eyes level, breathe naturally, expand your chest and contract your abdomen, and then start brushing your teeth. Adopting this squatting posture can strengthen the waist and solidify the kidneys, making people mentally vigorous, physically agile, prevent and treat diseases such as lumbago, dizziness, forgetfulness, and mental fatigue.
Not only is there a proper posture for brushing teeth, but also for eating and walking. The best posture for eating is standing, as standing does not compress the abdomen, allowing for smooth blood circulation and benefiting digestion and absorption in the stomach and intestines. However, most people eat sitting down. Eating while sitting down can easily compress the stomach, which is not conducive to digestion. The worst posture for eating is squatting, as this eating posture compresses the abdomen, causing the stomach and intestines to not move properly and making it difficult for food to be digested and absorbed.
Gentle reminder:
If you regularly practice squatting, it can have a beneficial effect on your health and strengthen your heart. When practicing squatting, avoid going too fast, do not overdo it, and do it within your capabilities. Generally, as long as you can persist in doing 20 to 30 squats every day, over time, you will see results.
