Slouching at your desk doesn't just give you backache-it's also bad for your heart. Researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK have found that the strain on the neck muscles is believed to trigger signals to the nucleus tractus solitarius , the part of your brain that helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure. This leads to a reflex increase in blood pressure that taxes your heart. So improve your posture to save yourself from heartache as well.
(Source: SHAPE Magazines Singapore, June 2009 edition)
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