There may be some value in heeding the voice of our mentors to sit up straight and not to slouch…
Studies have shown that maintaining good posture may relieve pain and help people through tense situations. Standing – or sitting up straighter – helps to release just enough testosterone to aid in that pain relief you desire before resorting to pain medications. Outside of general pain relief, if you’re experiencing abdominal pain, curling up in a ball is the worst thing for you to do. Increase oxygen and blood flow to your stomach is ideal to get your digestive system working to improve your abdominal woes.
In addition to post-operation and bowel relief, pain relief, you may want to consider realigning your stance during a tense conversation to ensure that you have the upper-hand. By standing up straighter, it is not just the people around you that recognize the determination in you but you also have a renewed feeling of confidence within yourself.
All this can be backed by the statement made by a 1981 Nobel Prize winner, Roger Wolcott Sperry:
“Better than 90 percent of the brain’s output is directed towards maintaining your body in its gravitational field. Therefore, the less energy one spends on posture, the more energy is available for healing, digestion, and critical thinking.”
Maybe our grade-school teachers really were onto something besides badgering students to stop slouching in our chairs…