Obviously you don't realize how much 1mm can change your facial features. The recommendations in my profile are cheap and work, but changes don't come quickly. Still, adult bone structure is far more malleable than folks realize.
Getting the tongue up there effectively works just as a palate expander does. Wearing an orthodontics mouthguard while you sleep can also help you a ton, if only to prevent mouthbreathing.
Do me a favor and put your fingers around the corners of your cheeks. That muscle, the masseter, is it the same size for both? If one is larger, that is the side you chew on more.
Just chewing a tough, sugar-free gum on the weaker side will help a ton. Sorry if my actionable advice/value I'm bringing to this discussion has intimidated you! I'll look into a cure for butthurt next.
I'm intimidated and butthurt for arguing? I think we're done here. Clearly you have nothing to say besides "It does more than you think," and a few random insults. I'll forever remember there's a person out there who thinks you can transform your face into something completely different.
"a person out there who thinks you can transform your face into something completely different"
Can you point out where I said that? Because if I did say you can radically alter your face, I was wrong. But if you just built up a strawman to knock down, then shame on you.
The reality is: unless you were disfigured at birth or by some tragic accident, your face is the result of lifestyle habits. I can't force you to start re-examining how you breathe, swallow, or even how you sleep on a pillow. I can only tell you that these small factors make huge changes over time.
You never said that, but I said that's impossible. You ignored that and went on to say it can make a huge difference. As if you were in implying that you can indeed transform your face. But nevermind that. There was one thing I noticed that is hilariously wrong.
"The reality is: unless you were disfigured at birth or by some tragic accident, your face is the result of lifestyle habits." You're an idiot. Everyone already looks different once they are born. When you get older, your face changes even more naturally. NATURALLY. If 1,000 people lived the exact same lifestyle since birth, every single one of those people will look differently. Some will be handsome or beautiful. Some will be ugly.
Lifestyle obviously influences smaller things like pimples, aging, etc., but you don't choose what you look like in the long run. What a stupid statement. They're called genes. There's no point in arguing with an idiot, though. Think what you want.
The key to stopping any argument with me is very simple: just don't respond. I'll address your post, then give a summary of tips I've addressed (and some others) for anyone reading this and who actually wants to make changes. I understand that you are unwilling to try, even if I can't understand why.
For very instinctual reasons, we are attracted to healthy people. For the reproductive success of our species, we look for indicators of health when picking a mate (this ultimately decides what is 'handsome' and what is 'beautiful'). My argument is this: we are all born healthy (minus those with the disfigurements I stated). If everyone had similar lifestyles down to the breathing, bodyfat and tongue placement, everyone would be attractive.
Perhaps someone has more defined cheekbones or a wider jaw. Maybe someone has great hair and someone else has male pattern baldness. The key point here is that nature INTENDED us to be attractive, certainly attractive enough to mate. We are the products of generations upon generations of reproductive success. Consider this.
A lot has changed in recent generations, from diet to activity level to lifespan. My argument is that a side-effect of much of our modern lifestyle (like hunchback computer posture and soft-food diets) have had huge changes on our faces as we mature.
And I'm saying that these imperfections are reversible given enough time and habit correction effort. Whether you deem your 'nature-intended adult face' to be handsome or ugly is up to you. My challenge is that you find out for yourself what that face actually looks like.
ADVICE SUMMARY:
1. Eat foods that require you to chew more. Start chewing greek mastic/falim gum every day. Feel your cheek muscles to check for asymmetry. If one is smaller, chew on that side more.
2. Your tongue should be at the roof of your mouth as you swallow. Your lips shouldn't move. Look in the mirror: the only movement should be in your throat. Since we swallow 100s of times a day, this pressure adds up over time.
3. Your tongue should be at the roof of your mouth as you breathe. Breath throw your nose, always, and wear a mouthguard while you sleep if you think you're mouthbreathing at night. (If your mouth is dry in the morning, you are mouthbreathing)
4. Sleeping posture: sleep on your back. Sleeping on your side will flatten that part of your face, your ears, and possible even your breasts (if you're a chick). Note: it can help to have a small pillow beneath your knees to sleep in this position.
5. Keep your back straight while you're sitting. Visualize your inhale going down your chest and your exhale going up your spine. Imagine there is a balloon tied to the back of your head. Your chin should be tucked. This might give you a double-chin, but that's because your bad posture has caused excess skin to form. That, (like puffy cheeks) will change over time with proper posture.
(Your head should rest between your shoulders. Chances are, your back-neck muscles will burn when you try keeping it in that position. Work on it and those muscles will strengthen.)
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Obviously you don't realize how much 1mm can change your facial features. The recommendations in my profile are cheap and work, but changes don't come quickly. Still, adult bone structure is far more malleable than folks realize.
Getting the tongue up there effectively works just as a palate expander does. Wearing an orthodontics mouthguard while you sleep can also help you a ton, if only to prevent mouthbreathing.
Do me a favor and put your fingers around the corners of your cheeks. That muscle, the masseter, is it the same size for both? If one is larger, that is the side you chew on more.
Just chewing a tough, sugar-free gum on the weaker side will help a ton. Sorry if my actionable advice/value I'm bringing to this discussion has intimidated you! I'll look into a cure for butthurt next.
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"a person out there who thinks you can transform your face into something completely different"
Can you point out where I said that? Because if I did say you can radically alter your face, I was wrong. But if you just built up a strawman to knock down, then shame on you.
The reality is: unless you were disfigured at birth or by some tragic accident, your face is the result of lifestyle habits. I can't force you to start re-examining how you breathe, swallow, or even how you sleep on a pillow. I can only tell you that these small factors make huge changes over time.
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You never said that, but I said that's impossible. You ignored that and went on to say it can make a huge difference. As if you were in implying that you can indeed transform your face. But nevermind that. There was one thing I noticed that is hilariously wrong.
"The reality is: unless you were disfigured at birth or by some tragic accident, your face is the result of lifestyle habits." You're an idiot. Everyone already looks different once they are born. When you get older, your face changes even more naturally. NATURALLY. If 1,000 people lived the exact same lifestyle since birth, every single one of those people will look differently. Some will be handsome or beautiful. Some will be ugly.
Lifestyle obviously influences smaller things like pimples, aging, etc., but you don't choose what you look like in the long run. What a stupid statement. They're called genes. There's no point in arguing with an idiot, though. Think what you want.
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The key to stopping any argument with me is very simple: just don't respond. I'll address your post, then give a summary of tips I've addressed (and some others) for anyone reading this and who actually wants to make changes. I understand that you are unwilling to try, even if I can't understand why.
For very instinctual reasons, we are attracted to healthy people. For the reproductive success of our species, we look for indicators of health when picking a mate (this ultimately decides what is 'handsome' and what is 'beautiful'). My argument is this: we are all born healthy (minus those with the disfigurements I stated). If everyone had similar lifestyles down to the breathing, bodyfat and tongue placement, everyone would be attractive.
Perhaps someone has more defined cheekbones or a wider jaw. Maybe someone has great hair and someone else has male pattern baldness. The key point here is that nature INTENDED us to be attractive, certainly attractive enough to mate. We are the products of generations upon generations of reproductive success. Consider this.
A lot has changed in recent generations, from diet to activity level to lifespan. My argument is that a side-effect of much of our modern lifestyle (like hunchback computer posture and soft-food diets) have had huge changes on our faces as we mature.
And I'm saying that these imperfections are reversible given enough time and habit correction effort. Whether you deem your 'nature-intended adult face' to be handsome or ugly is up to you. My challenge is that you find out for yourself what that face actually looks like.
ADVICE SUMMARY:
1. Eat foods that require you to chew more. Start chewing greek mastic/falim gum every day. Feel your cheek muscles to check for asymmetry. If one is smaller, chew on that side more.
2. Your tongue should be at the roof of your mouth as you swallow. Your lips shouldn't move. Look in the mirror: the only movement should be in your throat. Since we swallow 100s of times a day, this pressure adds up over time.
3. Your tongue should be at the roof of your mouth as you breathe. Breath throw your nose, always, and wear a mouthguard while you sleep if you think you're mouthbreathing at night. (If your mouth is dry in the morning, you are mouthbreathing)
4. Sleeping posture: sleep on your back. Sleeping on your side will flatten that part of your face, your ears, and possible even your breasts (if you're a chick). Note: it can help to have a small pillow beneath your knees to sleep in this position.
5. Keep your back straight while you're sitting. Visualize your inhale going down your chest and your exhale going up your spine. Imagine there is a balloon tied to the back of your head. Your chin should be tucked. This might give you a double-chin, but that's because your bad posture has caused excess skin to form. That, (like puffy cheeks) will change over time with proper posture.
(Your head should rest between your shoulders. Chances are, your back-neck muscles will burn when you try keeping it in that position. Work on it and those muscles will strengthen.)
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"If everyone had similar lifestyles down to the breathing, bodyfat and tongue placement, everyone would be attractive."
False. That's my point. But since neither of us can prove that, I'll just move on.