There are things we do everyday that we dont know is harmful to our health, am going to be listing few of them down below. So without further ado let's get into it.
Sitting all day
periods of sitting have already been linked with diabetes and heart disease. And a 2015 study identified yet another risk: Women who sat for more than 6 hours a day had a higher risk of developing breast cancer, ovarian cancer and multiple myeloma (a form of blood cancer), compared to women who sat less than 3 hours a day.
Similar results were not seen in men, except for those who were obese. Heavier men who spent more time sitting also had an increased cancer risk.
A second study investigated whether sitting was associated with other unhealthy behaviors. This analysis showed that people who spend most of the day sitting and sleeping too much may be as likely to die early as people who smoke or drink too much.
In a third study, researchers found that exercising may be one way to reverse some of sitting's negative effects. Working out for at least an hour a day could reduce or eliminate some health risks from long-term sitting, the researchers said.
So try taking one hour break between work to stretch and maybe get a back massage.
Dont dedicate all your time to work, nobody is irreplaceable.I understand that work is important but your health is more important.
Spending Too Much Time On Your smartphone
Smartphones seem indispensable, but the more people use them, the more health concerns pop up.
Take sleep problems, for instance. Adults who spent more time on their smartphones before bedtime took longer to fall asleep and didn't sleep as well or as much, compared with people who used their phones less before hitting the sack, a 2016 study revealed.
One reason could be that exposure to the screen's blue light may suppress the brain's production of the hormone melatonin, making it harder to nod off.
Smartphones may affect the brain in other ways: A small study found chemical imbalances in the brains of teens who were addicted to using their smartphones. Brain scans showed the teens produced too much of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), in an area of the brain that controls emotions.
Frequent phone use may not only throw off brain chemistry, it may also cause short-term vision loss. A case report found that checking your phone at night while lying in bed in a dark room could lead to a loss of sight in one eye for several minutes.
It also lead to lack of communication in families, that happenes to me a lot, an instance is when we have family dinners at home, everybody is always on their phones, my mum going through her facebook page, my sister more concerned about her instagram likes, my dad engrossed on his twitter page till I encouraged them to put down their phone during family dinners, and now we have great and quality family time.Try putting your phone down and talk to people around you. There is more to life than your phone.
Overusing Social Media
There's no denying that social media is another constant source of stress in our lives. From frequent FOMO to battles with trolls, online platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are basically a one-stop-shop for anxiety and agitation. And, seeing as stress has been linked to everything from heart disease to type 2 diabetes, both your mental and physical health would benefit from you putting a limit on your social media use.
Getting too much sleep
Many people get too little sleep. But sleeping too much can also have its pitfalls.
In a study that was presented at the American Heart Association's medical meeting this year, researchers found that getting too much sleep was linked to poorer heart health in older women.
Researchers found that older women who slept more than 9 hours a night had an estimated 13 percent risk of developing heart disease in the next 10 years, compared with an estimated risk of 12 percent in women who slept for 7.5 to 8 hours a night.
Other research has also shown that too much sleep can affect the risk of heart disease. But previous studies have asked people to remember how much they typically slept, whereas the new study used a more objective measurement of actual sleep, which may provide a more accurate estimate.
Just because your body needs rest in order to function doesn't mean that it needs endless hours of it. On the contrary, when Harvard researchers analyzed some 11 reports pertaining to the relationship between sleep duration and diabetes, they found that every additional hour a person slept beyond the recommended seven hours was associated with a 14 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Eating Late At Night
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