I don't know the science behind this but I think the squatting is better than sitting. I come from a poor country in south east asia and I don't remember hearing poeple talk about constipation like they do here, it's almost like a norm here, which is sad. The majority of people in my country squat to do their business, except for the wealthier class who can afford to get a "throne" to sit on, I bet they going to start to have some constipation problems in the future as well.
yes, I'm proof that squatting is better than sitting.
My parents came from Vietnam and use to squat regularly. My dad has been really sick and strangely the doctors aren't helping one bit. One of his problems is acid reflux. The doctors are quick to prescribe acid reducers and the like. When he takes it he feels worse. I had him try some HCL and that seem to help. Docs didn't order the heidelberg test for him but they just assume that his stomach is over producing acid. Now this is the 3rd or 4th doctor that has prescribed after this manner.
If you go to any pharmacy you can find shelves full of ant-acids but can you find HCL?
One quick way to test if you are over or under producing is to simply take a 650 mg HCL capsule before a meal and see what type of effect it has on your acid strength. If you feel nothing different than you are under producing and vice versa if your stomach gets to "hot" taking the capsule than your over producing. I use to take 6 of these capsules and I
didn't feel anything.
Since coming to the United States my parents started using the toilet like it was designed to be used. Well he has been sick for a while and nothing yet the Docs prescribed seem to help. It is sad because it is hard to help someone that is complaining of all these strange symptoms and illnesses but all of his labs look pretty darn good. in fact, the labs are considered a clean bill of health. I can empathize with my father since I have been there and done that, trying to find the answer to the question. Why am I sick, with all these illnesses?
The good news for my father is that he has been squatting for about a month now and he is now recovering. before, his face was really red and he had a hard time forming thoughts. He was quickly losing his memory and his confidence. I felt so sad for him because he was turning into a shell of himself. His body language was of someone defeated and his posture showed it. His shoulders were tight, his speech was slurred and his eyes always looked glazed over. He is already a small guy but his weight went down to 103 lbs. He was like a walking skeleton but couldn't eat much because heartburn was troubling him. His joints (knee, hip) hurt him badly but scans show no signs of arthritis. I knew things were terribly wrong when he would call me numerous times a day wanting to talk about his health. Keep in mind that he doesn't talk English real well and does not have a computer to obtain information.
Now every week I see him - he is improving. I can't tell you how grateful I am when I see him improving. I haven't heard from him in a week and last time I saw him he wasn't so feeble and weak. He had put on some weight and his face isn't red anymore. He is more confident and his personality is coming back. He says that he's been squatting consistently for about a month now. I believe that if he persists in squatting consistently - that he will have good health back.
