Right Positions to be When Eating

Our bodies perform many tasks every day and for each of the tasks, our bodies are required to be in different postures and constantly adjusted for the convenience of those tasks. When we eat in the day, we unknowingly and continuously adjust our posture to accommodate the eating process.

We move our head up, down, forward, backward, left and right in order to get food successfully to our mouths. The spine tends to bend into the position we find most comfortable for us.

Quite unfortunately, some poor eating postures may result in some significant problems including gastric problems, sore backs and necks, jaw problems, headaches and even some circulatory issues in the legs.


However, illustrated below are some tips for Perfect Eating Posture:

1. Sitting and positioning the body rightly while eating is important because it stimulates the safe delivery of the meal. This aids good digestion. In order to enable the upper body or trunk to be stable, the feet must have a firm bedrock so they can bear weight as you eat.

2. Sit near the dining table to avoid straining forth to reach your food. This totally prevents putting pressure on the abdomen.

3. When eating in a chair, learn to use a tray and sit up rightly so your feet are strongly placed on the ground bearing the weight of your trunk. You can put pillows behind your back to enhance support if necessary. When you sit up straight, your meal digests without being interrupted.

4. Stay seated upright for 8 to 15 minutes after taking your meal in order to prevent some signs of indigestion or cramp.

5. Avoid putting tight clothing around your belly whenever you want to eat to prevent indigestion.

6. Eat in a well illuminated place. Some people are likely to eat more if the lighting is low. Some people don't like it when they eat and others watch every move they make with the spoon. LOL.

7. Avoid talking while chewing. This could lead to swallowing whole foods which can result to constipation.

All or some of the methods stated above might really not work out for you, but you should see your doctor if you are concerned about your digestion, digestive system and process to enhance better and easy digestion.
Remember,' you are only wealthy when you are healthy'.