Show HEALTH HINTS By DR DELANO FAUST Posture Chairman Utah State Stale Chiropractic Public attention has been increasingly increasingly in in- focused on the important im dm- problems of or health i not only in a physical aspect but that which concerns emotional emo ento Honal mental social and spiritual spiritual spiritual spir spir- development as well I have been asked to write a series of oC articles pertaining to ph physical health which should be of value to both young oung and old in attaining better posture and body mechanics TilE THE Association Association Asso Asso- as a member of President President President Pres Pres- ident Kennedys Kennedy's Council on Physical Fitness is greatly concerned with the physical development of or the youth of or this state and nation Our message message message mes mes- sage is directed mainly to the parents of these youngsters for Cor it is our sincere belief that the fathers and mothers of tomorrows tomorrows tomorrow's tomorrows tomorrow's to to- morrows morrow's generation want to fulfill their obI obligation gat on of contributing con to the future welfare welfare wel wel- fare Care and health of or their children children chil chil- chill dren which will in turn be of or I direct benefit to the greatness of this state slate and nation Correct posture As the twig is bent so is the tree in in- tI Essential as proper exercise is for good physical and mental health proper de de- development is even more dependent de dc- dc pendent on good posture Posture Posture Pos POSe ture to the thc human bod body is similar similar sim sim- ilar Hal in a sense to the operation operation operation opera opera- tion of oC a crane If Jf the steel framework of a crane bones hones in the body is constructed as ns asit asit it should be with all aU the nuts bolts bolls and beams in place the machine is ready to do the time job for which it is designed AND IF TilE THE cables Ire are attached attached attached at- at at at- in the prescribed manner manner man man- ner ncr free from undue fr friction and strain as your our muscles should b be in the thc human frame the can operate lifting lifting lift lift- ing pulling pushing or doing whatever task may be sar sary The posture of or a steel crane I of course is not as complicated ed as that of the human body But the principle is the thc same When a beam becomes loose or has been disconnected at a poor angle the crane very likely will not operate at top efficiency TIllS THIS IS TRUE of the human hum hum- an bod body When the beams and u cables in our bodies arc are not correctly in is place the possibility possibility possibility is very strong that the individual will not be he performing perform perform- ing at full fuU capacity Your questions and comments comments comments com com- ments are arc invited and will be dealt with in this column |