We sit on top of the vessels that lead to the genitals, which surely is not good for circulation or nerve functions. You can shut down a vein from the back of your hand by pressing it very slightly. The total weight of the whole upper body easily closes a large number of vessels, preventing circulation in the thighs, buttocks, pelvic floor, and genitals. Also, the nerve functions are disturbed.
A good chair supports the upper body by the bones, not by the soft tissues. The back portion of the male pubic bone is directly under the hip. To prevent this bone from shutting down the main arteries and nerves of the genitals, men tilt their hip back unconsciously, which results in the lumbar vertebrae being in a harmful position as the lower back is rounded, not curved as it should be.
Picture: Male genital vessels, side and back view.
When sitting on a regular padded chair, the padding causes pressure on the soft tissues on the pelvic opening. This creates a pressure field inside the body in the so-called “pelvic bowl”, which is part of the abdominal cavity. If this continues for a long time (as it does with people doing sedentary work), this pressure, increased temperature, and the loss of circulation, will stress the organs inside the pelvis (bladder, prostate, colon, and rectum) and predispose them to several illnesses, such as cancer, inflammation etc. Almost half of all cancers among men are those in the pelvic bowl.
In addition, every time we sit, our trousers tighten up in the thighs, buttocks, groin, and genitals, which disturbs both the blood circulation and the very sensitive lymphatic system.
Using divided saddle chair, not having underwear, keeping cooler clothes, and reducing sitting are good ways to improve circulation and pelvic health. Watching TV by lying down, reduce the risky pressure on the pelvic floor.
Sitting conventionally also makes one slouch which in turn puts pressure on the intestine. This position makes the stomach muscles more passive. All this causes the flow of food to slow down and pack in the lower part of the colon. The diameter of the colon increases because of the increased internal pressure, and causes diverticulosis (= dangerous “pockets” in the colon wall). Thicker colon and rectum press the prostate and bladder.
Poorly working colon can “leak” out toxic chemicals, which naturally irritate all organs nearby even more. A dense network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes around the intestine is designed to clean off all harmful biochemicals from the abdominal cavity and the pelvic bowl.
Circulation increases even more when one stands up and leaves the desk now and again, and talks on the phone while standing or walking, preferably by using a headset. It is safest to keep the radiation-emitting cell phone on a desk away from you, and certainly not on the belt next to the genitals.
Picture: The harmful sitting pressure is indicated by the colors green, yellow and red – red being the highest amount of pressure. 1) Conventional chair, harmful pressure everywhere. 2) Undivided saddle chair, harmful pressure on genitals. 3) Divided saddle chair, pressure safely on the sit bones.