Our Mighty Muscles and Bones

By Georgianna Donadio, MSc, DC, PhD

We have explored how life begins; the nervous system; brain function; cranial nerves; digestive function; adrenal function and the immune system. This installment looks at the most glamorized, yet under appreciated part of our body – the muscles and bones.

The muscles get a lot of attention with regard to how they can make us look attractive and sexy to others. Our muscle tone communicates how healthy our body is – the strength of the muscles, the lack of water retention or fat in the muscles, how flexible we are, all indicate that we may well be a good reproductive partner and produce strong, healthy off spring. This is one of the functions we all can relate to, but certainly not the most important function.

Try to imagine what your life would be like if your muscle tissue could not form the shape of your body and allow you to physically move in the space you live in. Without locomotion thru muscle strength and movement, we would be a lump of humanity, not moving from the spot we found ourselves in.

Our bones are so amazing(apart from their distinctive and critical role as part of the immune system through bone marrow)in that they are the armature upon which our muscles are draped. They (the bones) allow us, with the cooperation of the muscles, to physically move, play, exercise, work, eat, sleep and achieve any and all mobility we experience throughout our day.

When we look at people stooped over with distorted posture and their musculature not functioning properly, we immediate associate this with either being ill or not being “vital”. Our posture is the number one thing people will notice about us, followed by how we are dressed. Our body language is expressed thru our bone/muscle function, our personality and how we view the world are all communicated in how we move through the space we inhabit.

Our muscles and bones not only share the work load in glucose and immune regulation, body heat production, fat metabolism, mineral storage and ability for “fight or flight” – self preservation, but they also communicate to the world what we think about ourselves, others and the world we live in through the expression of body movement and non-verbal communication. This can be the most attractive or freighting aspects about us – depending on how we express our movement and actions.

Keeping your muscles and bone strong thru exercise and a healthy diet is a wise move. Without them, we are literally “going no where” ~

We’ll mix it up in the next installment – a surprise - related,of course,to our whole health and our whole self!

With all good wishes,
G

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