Health alert: Sweeping your life away?

Cleanliness is next to Godliness! This is a famous piece which reminds everyone about the need to uphold cleanliness which is a necessity for good health. In Ghana, one practice which is almost existent in all homes is the use of the palm leaf broom. This usually short broom requires the handler to bend quite low to sweep often large areas for a considerable amount of time on a daily basis.

As much as a lack of cleanliness is detrimental, bending for longer periods which affect the spine and nerve flow, three hundred and sixty five days in a year is even deadlier! The nervous system is of utmost importance to the survival of any human since the brain is only able to communicate with other vital organs of the body through nerve flow. The spine is composed of thirty three (33) delicate bones which house the nervous system. Each bone of the spine has been mounted at specific positions to prevent obstructions to nerve flow; as such a slight shift in the spine can result in severe blockage of vital nerve flow. Think of what would happen if your brain is unable to communicate with your organs for a second.

It is disheartening to note that this silent nerve interference would largely remain undetected until the body decides to spring a deadly surprise after it has had enough of interferences in nerve flow! Some unfortunate ones might not survive. Onlookers would wonder what happened to such ones who seemed healthy until a sudden brief disease swept their lives away; answer—nerve interference!

Let's embrace healthy alternative forms of conducting our daily tasks without entrenchment in our set ways; applied knowledge is power.
Long brooms abound; comparatively, they might be more expensive but certainly safer than shorter ones and worth the investment. Save your life and that of your family today! Be cautious of your posture because it is the window to your spine.

Be healthy!

Credit: Henrietta Aba Lartey
The Chiropractic and Wellness Centres
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