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What is Inversion
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.
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
contracting 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.
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 (kidney, 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.
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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