The Fascinating Science of Posture (& Full-Body Health Effects!) With LIFE Network Expert Annette Verpillot
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The jaw and tongue are primary drivers of global posture - Dysfunction in tongue placement or dental occlusion forces the brain to compensate, leading to chronic misalignment in the head, shoulders, and spine.
“If there's a dysfunction with the jaw of someone... that's actually going to modify their jaw posture, which will have an effect on their head posture, shoulder posture, and their global posture.”
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Functional mouthpieces outperform mouth taping for nasal breathing - While tape mechanically closes the mouth, specialized activators stimulate the trigeminal nerve and retrain the tongue to sit on the palate to create lasting neurological shifts.
“Mouth-taping does not actually address the tongue. It forces you mechanically to close your lips... but we come from a concept where we want to actually make changes in the nervous system.”
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Posture is fundamentally a sensory system issue - Addressing the primary receptors in the eyes, feet, and jaw allows for the recalibration of faulty motor patterns that traditional stretching or strength work often fails to fix.
“This gal's talking about things that really aren't addressed that much in terms of the brain-body connection and tools and techniques that can help to recalibrate faulty motor patterns and posture alignment.”