Underground Wellness Radio

Katy Bowman — biomechanist and author of Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement — stops by the show to discuss why you are how you move. This episode is pretty darn funny!  Here's what we talked about:  2:31 – How the science of biomechanics will make you way HOTTER. 4:10 – Floppy Fin Syndrome in captive whales and how it applies to you, me, and our DNA. 9:42 – “You don’t want to fix a problem in the same environment in which it occurred.” 10:57 – You are what you eat, but you are also how you move. 13:36 – Are bras and underwear partly responsible for the rise in cancers of the breast and testicles? 20:14 – How breastfeeding develops the jaw, sinus and facial muscles of babies. 22:58 – Why exercise in a modern context creates disease. (It’s not what you think!) 27:33 – What you can do at home or work to jump start your physical activity flatline. 29:42 – Is my standup desk any better than sitting at my desk? 32:54 – Why running on a treadmill and running over ground are two DIFFERENT mov