Posterior Pelvic Tilt and Bioenergetics
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Some in the Peat community have resolved posture issues by first resolving gut and thyroid/energy issues.
Yesterday I read about someone who resolved their gut issues by improving their posture (the reverse).
What would you do to improve posture and gut function especially with regards to anterior pelvic tilt?
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@yeehawyinzer I had anterior pevic tilt and fixing that had a host of benefits (which I can elaborate on if that's desired) including improving my digestive function and regularity (though I can't say it affected the gut biome one way or the other).
If I had to guess, the benefits to fixing posterior tilt would be a long these lines
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I used to have anterior pelvic tilt for years, but it went away after a couple months of cleaning up my diet and losing excess weight and subcutaneous fat. It was at its worst when I was 83kg, I am down to 64kg now. When I was around 70ish kg I tried doing exercises for months to fix my posture but what I think really resolved it was shedding off the weight and keeping things moving.
I didn't realize it back then but it was also partly due to bloating, likely from some kind of SIBO or gut issues. Oregano and thyme with my daily beef and rice. Carrot salad, chia pudding and papaya almost daily for the fibre helps me. Coffee with milk in the morning helps with a push as well.
I was on a protocol for a couple months which included a lot of antipathogenic herbs like nigella sativa, neem, berberine, clove and I think they helped my situation.
Used to have 1 BM a day but now average 2 a day. So yes I think the gut-energy issues will help with addressing your pelvic tilt issues!
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@02hellandback The carrot salad is helping. Nate Lawrence's video and essay on improving gut health mentioned well chewing the carrot salad. I think it helps. Still got a ways to go but definitely noticing marginal improvements!
Doing a 2 week cycle of doxycycline and fenbendazole as well, hoping these approaches synergize.
Diet is varied but lots of sugary drinks (mostly sodas and energy drinks) and supplementing taurine and collagen. Other things include rice, beef, ice cream.
And the other reply mentioned how fixing APT lead to further digestive improvement. Really goes to show how energy and structure are interdependent at every level, or at least in this case haha.
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@yeehawyinzer Hi You can do Fekdenkrais lessons I like the ones from Feldenkrais access, and they helped me a lot too. Here is one to try and you van pick what ever you like from their free list
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@yeehawyinzer sounds good man, by the sounds of it you can take a lot of different food and drink without issues, so I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time you see further improvements! I think the most important thing is to tailor your diet around what you can digest well and without issues.
I didn't have a good experience with antibiotics, but perhaps I have deeper issues going on.
Will have to give Nate's video another watch!
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The two have a bidirectional relationship although in my experience fixing the gut and metabolism will have a larger impact and allow your nervous system to regulate which will in turn allow proper breathing, diaphragm mechanics, relaxation and therefore posture. Posture shouldn't be something you have to think about nor should energy metabolism.
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@OliverCloasov How were you able to fix your anterior tilt?
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@tubert I followed the advices of both Esther Gokhale and Jeff from AthleanX. Both are brilliant, they have free material out there, but I highly recommend Gokhale's book for all things posture related.
I also made a daily routine of- glute/hamstring bridges (sets and holds)
- the bridges above, but flaring the knees back & forth while holding the position
- the dead bug exercise
- regular crunches and oblique ones
I do a set of these exercises or two every day, usually after waking up, and work them until I feel the burn.
I also found that changing my dietary habits to limit digestive inflammation helped a lot, as did mitigation of excessive electric fields in my workspace, which I could feel in the abdomen and would compel me to hunch.
Neck posture and proper foot arch were also important, so I constantly remind myself to make these adjustments constantly throughout the day.
Also bodyweight squats every few hours since I work a desk jobAll of these together led to very fast improvement, even at my age. The improvements are gradual, but noticeable as long as the exercises are done correctly.
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Anterior pelvic tilt can be caused by tight hip flexors. Gain flexibility in your hip flexors and strengthen your abs and posterior chain.
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@OliverCloasov thanks!
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@oliveoil good point!
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@oliveoil I second this regarding the tight flexors! Jeff mentions it as a key point here:
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Update:
Have lost some weight by focusing on liver function (sunlight, thyroid, carrot salad, boiled white button mushrooms, lapodin) and have focused on that aspect of posture as well. Temps are maintained and bad water retention is reduced.
Still got a ways to go! Feel good and comfortable with moderate exercise too!
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@oliveoil said in Posterior Pelvic Tilt and Bioenergetics:
Anterior pelvic tilt can be caused by tight hip flexors. Gain flexibility in your hip flexors and strengthen your abs and posterior chain.
true Im trying ot fix this by learning how to do splits
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Also, I wanted to thank everyone for sharing different experiences, resources, exercises and insights to improve this issue!
