Sitting Can Be A Health Risk!
This post may seems somewhat off-topic and little directly to do with Prostate Cancer Treatments but when you get into the gist of it you will see that it is nevertheless fundamental to one's good health and well-being,and especially so for guys afflicted with major health issues. My Frank Haematuria – Cause and Affect As mentioned in earlier posts it is my most recent episodes of frank haematuria that is currently inhibiting my life-style and internet marketing pursuits, because in the past, my hemorrhaging invariably starts soon after long spells of sitting, working away at the computer mostly. On a number of occasions I have suggested to various doctors that the primary cause of my hemorrhaging could well be the fact that I sit at the computer for lengthy periods. Moreover, it is therefor reasonable to conclude that my prostate gland, urethra and bladder are each being compressed or physically distorted by the downward pressure of sitting. Not one doctor thought the idea had merit regardless of my own experiences and considered thoughts. Nevertheless, I have continued to exercised due caution in recent weeks following my most recent two episodes of frank haematuria in January and I am pleased to say that two recently published articles have vindicated my concern. Beware of the chair The initial article, published in the Brisbanetimes.com showed quite conclusively that sitting for long periods can, and does, have a detrimental effect on not only the lower organs, such as the bladder, kidney, liver and urinary tract, but also on the body's physiology as a whole. Here's an extract…
"Professor David Dunstan, of Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and the paper's lead author, is keen to emphasise that the research is not about TV watching per se but about sitting, wherever it might be. ''Television viewing time is a reasonable indicator of a person's overall sedentary pattern,'' he says. "Modern society has come to mean a lot of us simply shift from chair to chair throughout the day: seat in the car, the office, the couch at home.''
Sitting Too Long Can Cause Rogue Blood Clots—And More! The second report that came across my desk is from a web-site: http://www.drcutler.com/ in which he also says…
Quote "When you sit for a long period of time, your blood flow can become sluggish and pool in your larger veins. This creates a higher risk of your developing blood clots within your thigh or calf known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT)—a condition in which there is a blood clot in a deep vein (a vein that accompanies an artery).
A Time For Caution! Now that's scary stuff as I'm sure you will agree. Again, this issue is particularly pertinent with me having had, as I did two years ago, a DVT in my left leg. Now we know why, eh? A Need for Action! Interestingly, I noted that the Professor writing about the first mentioned study also recommended the use of a elevated desk necessitating the user to stand whilst reading, writing or operating the computer. I don't know about you folks but that sounds quite reasonable to me. I haven't ever seen one around in Australia but they are evidently being produced in the USA. I guess it will require getting one manufactured locally. I'll look into that. How Frustrating it is! Meanwhile, I now only use my computer spasmodically, between long walks on the foreshore. That's physically beneficial I guess but awfully frustrating too. I have so much to do researching family genealogy, developing my websites and keeping in touch with family and friends. Gosh! I can't imaging what life, and global communication, was like before the advent of computers. I should know of course but at 71 years of age my memory is very selective these days… 
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