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 Inversion's
benefits exceed those solely related to the
prevention and/or relief of back pain. Reversing
gravity can lead to a better body:
Increases oxygen to
the brain
Your heart must work
against gravity to pump blood up to your brain,
which is the body's largest consumer of oxygen.
Although it is only 3% of the body's total
weight, the brain consumes 25% of your body's
oxygen.
Win Wenger, in How
to Increase Your Intelligence, noted that
"only those brain cells which are closed to
an ample capillary blood supply are thoroughly
developed. Away from such source of supply,
brain cells remained undeveloped and useless. In
short you can much improve the physical state of
your entire brain." A brain which is better
nourished simply works better. Peter Russell
notes in The Brain Book that "the
brain operates 7% faster and 14% more accurate
while inverted."
While in the final
development stages, a baby is inverted in the
mother's womb. This inverted
"downhill" pull forces oxygen and
nourishment laden blood into the brain to
accelerate development by the time of birth.
A
treatment for hair loss
Andy Bryant, the author
of The Baldness Cure, sites three
prime causes of hair loss:
1)Blood has
difficulty getting through to the hair
follicle owing to vasoconstriction and
muscular tension.
2)The blood that does
get through carries with it insufficient
nutrients for hair growth.
3)The waste products
from cellular activity find it difficult to
drain away from the scalp through the
lymphatic system.
Bryant achieved his
dramatic hair growth by placing optimum blood
flow back into the scalp. He accomplished this
by inverting with the aid of an inversion
device. Inverting with the F5000III allows for a
balanced, controlled inversion session. If the
process was not controlled, the body could
become distressed, which brings about a
restriction of blood flow.
Not only does
inversion make it easier for blood to run
downhill toward the capillaries in the scalp,
but the capillaries are opened further when
baroreceptors in the neck and chest sense an
increase in blood pressure to the head and act
to reduce that pressure by dilating all the
capillaries in the body (including those that
service the hair follicles.) Additionally, our
bodies react to stress by diverting blood away
from the hair follicles to other parts of the
body. The blood in the body thickens, the body
becomes slightly dehydrated and the cholesterol
level increases. High stress levels can
eventually cause permanent damage, so that no
blood gets through to the hair follicle. Using
inversion therapy can therefore open the
capillaries and force blood into the damaged area.
Increases
blood circulation
The cardiovascular
system is made up of the heart, veins, arteries,
and capillaries. It is your body's
transportation system, carrying food and oxygen
to your body's cells. Your heart pumps blood
through the system: oxygen-rich blood from the
lungs goes out through the arteries and
waste-filled blood comes back from your legs and
lower torso, carrying it upwards against the
downward pull of gravity. Inversion allows your
body to work with gravity to ease the
circulation process. When you are inverted,
gravity works for you, helping your heart move
venous blood from your legs and torso to your
heart and lungs to be purified.
Accelerates cleansing of blood
and lymph fluids
Equally important,
inversion speeds the flow of lymphatic fluid,
which in turn clears the body's wastes from your
cells and circulates antibodies important to
your immune system.
Unlike the
cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system has
no pump. Only the alternating contraction and
relaxation of muscles moves lymphatic fluid
"uphill" through capillaries and
one-way valves to the upper chest where it
enters the blood stream for cleansing. Inverting
the body so that gravity works with, not
against, these one-way valves helps to push the
lactic fluid up to the chest. The faster the
lymphatic system is cleared, the faster the ache
and pain of stiff muscles disappears.
Improving
skin tone
Increasing the
circulation of blood to the head through
inversion may also improve the color and tone of
your skin. 7 Upon her return to earth, an American
Astronaut stated she was happy to return home -
her only regret was that in space (a
gravity-free environment) she had lost all her
wrinkles. (under research)
Decongests
Abdominal Organs
The older we get,
the longer our bodies have been exposed to the
compressive effects of gravity. As your body
gets older, organs begin to prolapse. Inversion
helps these organs (kidneys, stomach,
intestines) resume their normal shape and
position in the body. Middle age spread is
partly due to the relocation of internal organs.
Digestion and waste elimination problems are
common symptoms of prolapsed abdominal organs.
We blame these problems on old age but they are
more directly related to the long term effects
of gravity.
Relieves
varicose veins
The veins in your legs
work against gravity to bring blood back to the
heart. These veins have valves to assist in the
upward movement and to keep the blood from
draining back downward. When the valve gives in
to the downward pull and allows blood to slip
back, blood tends to pool in that spot, which
causes the vein to distend or bulge.
A distended vein can be
painful. When inverting, you are helping your
heart to clear the blood from your feet, legs,
and lower body. This allows the blood in your
lower limbs to circulate more easily, draining
blood from varicose veins.
Improves
vision
Increasing the blood
flow and oxygen to any organ will enhance its
function. Your eyes, particularly the retina,
are large consumers of oxygen. Flooding the
retina once or twice a day with blood may
enhance and maintain their acuity. (NOTE:
Consult with your medical advisor if you have
retinal detachment or glaucoma before beginning
an inversion program.) 2
Summary
Every organ in your
body requires oxygen. Increasing the blood
circulation, thereby increasing the oxygen to
your organs benefits your eyes, ears, brain,
hair, and skin tone.
Inversion encourages
your organs to retain their natural shape and
position in the body.
Inversion aids
circulation in your legs helping to prevent
varicose veins.
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