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Sitting: The Silent Addiction | Pritam Poddar | TEDxRIT


who here likes to smoke a cigarette and

who here likes to smoke a cigarette and don’t be shy if you like – because

don’t be shy if you like – because

don’t be shy if you like – because smoking cigarettes is not harmful

smoking cigarettes is not harmful

smoking cigarettes is not harmful smoking helps us deal with anxiety

smoking helps us deal with anxiety

smoking helps us deal with anxiety it helps us calm our nerves ladies and

it helps us calm our nerves ladies and

it helps us calm our nerves ladies and gentlemen that was not true

but that’s what people believe even a

but that’s what people believe even a few decades ago now we know addiction to

few decades ago now we know addiction to

few decades ago now we know addiction to smoking can be harmful even if we are

smoking can be harmful even if we are

smoking can be harmful even if we are maintaining a healthy lifestyle are you

maintaining a healthy lifestyle are you

maintaining a healthy lifestyle are you addicted to anything let me ask you

addicted to anything let me ask you

addicted to anything let me ask you three questions did you drive here

three questions did you drive here

three questions did you drive here do you work seated on a chair do you sit

do you work seated on a chair do you sit

do you work seated on a chair do you sit down for more than three hours a day if

down for more than three hours a day if

down for more than three hours a day if you answered yes to any of these chances

you answered yes to any of these chances

you answered yes to any of these chances are high that you might be addicted to

are high that you might be addicted to

are high that you might be addicted to sitting and just like people thought

sitting and just like people thought

sitting and just like people thought smoking was harmless people think

smoking was harmless people think

smoking was harmless people think sitting is harmless a few years ago my

sitting is harmless a few years ago my

sitting is harmless a few years ago my brother felt a sharp pain in his back in

brother felt a sharp pain in his back in

brother felt a sharp pain in his back in the lumbar region he went to the doctors

the lumbar region he went to the doctors

the lumbar region he went to the doctors the doctor scanned his spine and found

the doctor scanned his spine and found

the doctor scanned his spine and found out that the lumbar disc in the lower

out that the lumbar disc in the lower

out that the lumbar disc in the lower spinal region had become dislocated and

spinal region had become dislocated and

spinal region had become dislocated and they were pinching on the spinal nerves

they were pinching on the spinal nerves

they were pinching on the spinal nerves causing the pain the doctors asked him

causing the pain the doctors asked him

causing the pain the doctors asked him how did you do this to yourself do you

how did you do this to yourself do you

how did you do this to yourself do you lift heavy weights my brother said I

lift heavy weights my brother said I

lift heavy weights my brother said I used to lift some heavy weights at some

used to lift some heavy weights at some

used to lift some heavy weights at some point but now all I do is sit on a chair

point but now all I do is sit on a chair

point but now all I do is sit on a chair and work on a computer all day the

and work on a computer all day the

and work on a computer all day the doctor said

doctor said

doctor said aha really want you to see for yourself

aha really want you to see for yourself

aha really want you to see for yourself what happened to my brother when we are

what happened to my brother when we are

what happened to my brother when we are standing the muscles in our lower back

standing the muscles in our lower back

standing the muscles in our lower back and the core are engaged in maintaining

and the core are engaged in maintaining

and the core are engaged in maintaining the spine in a neutral position as soon

the spine in a neutral position as soon

the spine in a neutral position as soon as we sit down on a chair with a

as we sit down on a chair with a

as we sit down on a chair with a backrest those muscles are disengaged

backrest those muscles are disengaged

backrest those muscles are disengaged and the whole weight of the upper body

and the whole weight of the upper body

and the whole weight of the upper body is concentrated on the lower lumbar

is concentrated on the lower lumbar

is concentrated on the lower lumbar region of the spine my brother was doing

region of the spine my brother was doing

region of the spine my brother was doing it for six hours a day five days a week

it for six hours a day five days a week

it for six hours a day five days a week people addicted to sitting might be

people addicted to sitting might be

people addicted to sitting might be doing it for seven days a week people

doing it for seven days a week people

doing it for seven days a week people who do not have any history of spinal

who do not have any history of spinal

who do not have any history of spinal injury also complain of back pain from

injury also complain of back pain from

injury also complain of back pain from prolonged sitting researchers at Cornell

prolonged sitting researchers at Cornell

prolonged sitting researchers at Cornell University say to maintain a healthy

University say to maintain a healthy

University say to maintain a healthy spine and to keep the blood flow going

spine and to keep the blood flow going

spine and to keep the blood flow going in our body we don’t need to do jumping

in our body we don’t need to do jumping

in our body we don’t need to do jumping jacks at her work all we need to do is

jacks at her work all we need to do is

jacks at her work all we need to do is take a posture break every 20 to 30

take a posture break every 20 to 30

take a posture break every 20 to 30 minutes and technology helps us do that

minutes and technology helps us do that

minutes and technology helps us do that every time we get a call we can just

every time we get a call we can just

every time we get a call we can just walk while talking however I was looking

walk while talking however I was looking

walk while talking however I was looking at a resting posture that would not

at a resting posture that would not

at a resting posture that would not cause any damage to my spine while I am

cause any damage to my spine while I am

cause any damage to my spine while I am sitting now I came across a posture

sitting now I came across a posture

sitting now I came across a posture known as squatting squatting does not

known as squatting squatting does not

known as squatting squatting does not compress the spinal region while we are

compress the spinal region while we are

compress the spinal region while we are squatting the spine is stretched and the

squatting the spine is stretched and the

squatting the spine is stretched and the weight of the upper body is distributed

weight of the upper body is distributed

weight of the upper body is distributed evenly between the legs the hips and the

evenly between the legs the hips and the

evenly between the legs the hips and the core a perfect resting posture however

core a perfect resting posture however

core a perfect resting posture however that

that

that is not the only thing that happened when

is not the only thing that happened when

is not the only thing that happened when I started squatting a question crossed

I started squatting a question crossed

I started squatting a question crossed my mind a person that was a turning

my mind a person that was a turning

my mind a person that was a turning point in my life the question was is it

point in my life the question was is it

point in my life the question was is it time to poop I said I’m in the library

time to poop I said I’m in the library

time to poop I said I’m in the library it’s not time to poop then I research

it’s not time to poop then I research

it’s not time to poop then I research into why squatting fells like pooping I

into why squatting fells like pooping I

into why squatting fells like pooping I found out that squatting actually helps

found out that squatting actually helps

found out that squatting actually helps bowel movements bowel movements are

bowel movements bowel movements are

bowel movements bowel movements are probably the last thing people want to

probably the last thing people want to

probably the last thing people want to talk about in breeding a public health

talk about in breeding a public health

talk about in breeding a public health campaign had to be discontinued because

campaign had to be discontinued because

campaign had to be discontinued because the newspapers would not print key words

the newspapers would not print key words

the newspapers would not print key words like bowel movements during the heydays

like bowel movements during the heydays

like bowel movements during the heydays of the USPS program a toilet problem in

of the USPS program a toilet problem in

of the USPS program a toilet problem in the spacecraft was not fixed for ten

the spacecraft was not fixed for ten

the spacecraft was not fixed for ten years because no one wanted to talk

years because no one wanted to talk

years because no one wanted to talk about poop it was not until 1968 that

about poop it was not until 1968 that

about poop it was not until 1968 that dr. Bay pleaded with everyone to get

dr. Bay pleaded with everyone to get

dr. Bay pleaded with everyone to get over this making and giggling and

over this making and giggling and

over this making and giggling and sincerely solve what had become a

sincerely solve what had become a

sincerely solve what had become a serious issue because the astronauts had

serious issue because the astronauts had

serious issue because the astronauts had to wear oxygen masks in the spacecraft

to wear oxygen masks in the spacecraft

to wear oxygen masks in the spacecraft to save themselves from the orders

to save themselves from the orders

to save themselves from the orders coming from the toilet

coming from the toilet

coming from the toilet we had squatting toilets at a house in

we had squatting toilets at a house in

we had squatting toilets at a house in India and I revolt it with my mother ma

India and I revolt it with my mother ma

India and I revolt it with my mother ma why do we squat down to poop when the

why do we squat down to poop when the

why do we squat down to poop when the whole world is sitting now why don’t we

whole world is sitting now why don’t we

whole world is sitting now why don’t we have the beautiful sitting toilets like

have the beautiful sitting toilets like

have the beautiful sitting toilets like the ones in the malls and the hotels my

the ones in the malls and the hotels my

the ones in the malls and the hotels my mother replied son people need to go

mother replied son people need to go

mother replied son people need to go down to do shit

down to do shit

down to do shit I would not accept the idea because my

I would not accept the idea because my

I would not accept the idea because my mind was closed and full of ideas that

mind was closed and full of ideas that

mind was closed and full of ideas that what other people were doing was right

what other people were doing was right

what other people were doing was right what I am asking you to do today is open

what I am asking you to do today is open

what I am asking you to do today is open your minds and if you don’t like any

your minds and if you don’t like any

your minds and if you don’t like any idea you can throw it out however if you

idea you can throw it out however if you

idea you can throw it out however if you like an idea you can keep it imagine

like an idea you can keep it imagine

like an idea you can keep it imagine this is our rectum this is where the

this is our rectum this is where the

this is our rectum this is where the poop is stored in our body believe me or

poop is stored in our body believe me or

poop is stored in our body believe me or not making this was much easier than

not making this was much easier than

not making this was much easier than finding a free-to-use image of the

finding a free-to-use image of the

finding a free-to-use image of the rectum no one wants a rectum to be seen

rectum no one wants a rectum to be seen

rectum no one wants a rectum to be seen in public however we will see right now

in public however we will see right now

in public however we will see right now why it is important that we talk about

why it is important that we talk about

why it is important that we talk about this unconventional ideas the rectum is

this unconventional ideas the rectum is

this unconventional ideas the rectum is attached by your pube or rectal ease

attached by your pube or rectal ease

attached by your pube or rectal ease muscle to our hips when we are standing

muscle to our hips when we are standing

muscle to our hips when we are standing this muscle is stretched and it forms a

this muscle is stretched and it forms a

this muscle is stretched and it forms a kink in our rectum this king is

kink in our rectum this king is

kink in our rectum this king is important to stop the poop from coming

important to stop the poop from coming

important to stop the poop from coming out when we don’t want it to even when

out when we don’t want it to even when

out when we don’t want it to even when we are sitting this muscle is not

we are sitting this muscle is not

we are sitting this muscle is not relaxed if we try to eliminate when

relaxed if we try to eliminate when

relaxed if we try to eliminate when seated we have to put strain on our

seated we have to put strain on our

seated we have to put strain on our rectum by holding air it is only when we

rectum by holding air it is only when we

rectum by holding air it is only when we squat down that this muscle is relaxed

squat down that this muscle is relaxed

squat down that this muscle is relaxed and the rectum straightens out making it

and the rectum straightens out making it

and the rectum straightens out making it a natural position and effortless to

a natural position and effortless to

a natural position and effortless to eliminate our waste sitting down while

eliminate our waste sitting down while

eliminate our waste sitting down while an innovation has been shown to be a

an innovation has been shown to be a

an innovation has been shown to be a major cause for a disease known as

major cause for a disease known as

major cause for a disease known as hemorrhoids or piles

hemorrhoids or piles

hemorrhoids or piles which is associated with severe peel and

which is associated with severe peel and

which is associated with severe peel and blood loss during elimination squatting

blood loss during elimination squatting

blood loss during elimination squatting has been shown to be an effective method

has been shown to be an effective method

has been shown to be an effective method of preventing hemorrhoids the good news

of preventing hemorrhoids the good news

of preventing hemorrhoids the good news is that we don’t need to renovate our

is that we don’t need to renovate our

is that we don’t need to renovate our whole bathroom to trice and squat we can

whole bathroom to trice and squat we can

whole bathroom to trice and squat we can just get a footstool or a squatty potty

think about it if garbage is not thrown

think about it if garbage is not thrown out of our houses

out of our houses

out of our houses do we feel healthy similarly if waste

do we feel healthy similarly if waste

do we feel healthy similarly if waste matter and toxins are not eliminated out

matter and toxins are not eliminated out

matter and toxins are not eliminated out of our bodies properly can we be healthy

of our bodies properly can we be healthy

of our bodies properly can we be healthy if you lose your money you may get it

if you lose your money you may get it

if you lose your money you may get it back if you lose your friends you may

back if you lose your friends you may

back if you lose your friends you may still get them back if the friendship is

still get them back if the friendship is

still get them back if the friendship is true however if you lose your health are

true however if you lose your health are

true however if you lose your health are you sure you can get it back my brother

you sure you can get it back my brother

you sure you can get it back my brother knew karate when he was in school he

knew karate when he was in school he

knew karate when he was in school he could jump through hoops now he has to

could jump through hoops now he has to

could jump through hoops now he has to wear a belt to support his spine the

wear a belt to support his spine the

wear a belt to support his spine the choice is yours today if you want to sit

choice is yours today if you want to sit

choice is yours today if you want to sit down

down

down to addiction or if you want to stand up

to addiction or if you want to stand up

to addiction or if you want to stand up and if you may all stand up because we

and if you may all stand up because we

and if you may all stand up because we have been sitting down for too long and

have been sitting down for too long and

have been sitting down for too long and may we all stand up to ideas that are

may we all stand up to ideas that are

may we all stand up to ideas that are what share

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