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Show Good Posture... Contributes to Good Health Tho following is one in a series of articles sponsored by local chiropractors as a public service. ;k:i .. - ' k .- ' .j k : - : ' " I Good posture has long been a thing to be admired something to delight the eye. From ancient times to the present, an erect bearing has been regarded among all races as a thing of beauty. Soldiers marching; a man sitting in the saddle; an athlete publicly displaying, his physique; bathing beauties on parade one of these would "have grace . and charm without good posture. It has remained for modern I times to discover that erect pos- I ture involves much more than something pleasing to look at. Now we know that is a foundation founda-tion of good health. Good posture contributes to good health; poor j posture to poor health. , Avoidance of many kinds of illness begins with the right posture pos-ture the correct position of the spine, either sitting, standing, or walking. DR. J. MARK GRANT 42 North First East American Fork Ph. SK 6-2861 sleep" of the lower members. Good posture, on the other hand, means that the organs have the greatest possible chance to remain in their normal position. Also good posture means that nerves and blood vessels are in the best condition to keep the organs or-gans strong and healthy. The idea that good posture" contributes to good health is based bas-ed on the mechanics of the human body and is as sound as any principle prin-ciple that operates anywhere in the field of mechanics. When it is finally accepted for its true worth by the whole populace, there will be a vast improvement in the health and vitality of men, wo. men and children everywhere. Your chiropraotor is a "spine specialist." Make an appointment to see him today Since good posture and health ' go together on one hand, and poor posture and disease on the other, it is highly important that every reasonable effort be made to correct cor-rect postural defects in the formative form-ative years of childhood. The early correction of such faulty body mechanics as spinal curvature and ! ; inequalities in the lengths of the legs, will assure not only a healthier health-ier and happier childhood, but likewise a healthier and more efficient ef-ficient adult life. Improper position of the spine, it may be further stated, not only j strains the muscles and forces in- dividuals to tire quickly, but I cramps the stomach and other di- gestive organs, giving rise to con- ! stipation, colitis, and other ail ments that spring from working against nature. Pressure, too, on certain blood vessels, in cramped positions, such, for instance, as those behind uncomfortably bent knees, may result in varicose veins and numbness or "going to |