As years passes so fast. In no time
those bad habits that you have now can do big damage to your mind and body
later on. Whether it’s skipping breakfast or eating too fast, drinking a little
too much (and too often) or spending way too many hours planted in front of the
TV so you have to pay for them later
Poor health also means more time
lost at work, less quality recreational time, and even shorter lifespan. But in
this modern day, people have a mindset that takes good health for granted. One
can suffer from years of aches and pains, and would just ignore them, and then
feel so surprised when one finds out one has developed a serious chronic
disease. Majorities would usually leave their health to the hand of the
doctors, relying on the advance medical technology, medical drugs when they
fall sick. We have the choice to live a healthy lifestyle, but many choose to
live just for today, enjoy life, and most of the time end up suffering in pain
with chronic diseases and illnesses.
There are many habits prevalent
today which can lead to many health problems. It is important to understand
what these are and how the issues can be addressed. We should work on putting
an end to the bad habits now, so you don’t pay for them later.
COMMON UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE PRACTICES
Lifestyle has an impact on whether
you lead a healthy life or not. Because of the importance it play, it is
important to identify the basic unhealthy habits of a typical life style. There
are many factors contributing to the degeneration of health among many people
today. We live in a terribly polluted world. We are all exposed to thousands of
toxins and chemicals every day at work, home, in the air, and in the food that
we eat and water we drink. In addition, we are eating more processed and canned
foods than ever before in human history and we constantly abuse our bodies with
pharmaceuticals. We found fast food at every corner. And video games and TV
have led the majority of teens to spend countless hours in front of the
television instead of playing outdoor games or doing physical activity. The
result of all of these are overweight and obese and many chronic diseases.
There are:
There are:
1. Smoking & Drinking:
Nicotine is an addictive substance
which is found in cigarettes. That is what makes it so hard for people to quit
smoking. When they just stop smoking, there is high chance that they would
experience some withdrawal symptoms, which means that the body will be craving
for the nicotine. That’s why there are so many smokers who fail to quit.
This would top any list of
unhealthy lifestyle choices. Smoking has numerous negative effects on the body.
It can cause many diseases like Emphysema, lungs’ cancer, the throat and the
mouth diseases, birth defects and other ailments of the respiratory system are
direct results of smoking. The warnings on cigarette packages were placed to
warn people about the real dangers caused by smoking. The smoke produced from
the burning tobacco leaves of cigarettes contains thousands of chemicals and a
majority of those which are harmful to the body.
2. Exercise:
Combining too much eating with no
or little exercise is a recipe for disaster. In fact the lack of exercise is
one of the leading causes of early death. Lack of physical exercise also
weakens our muscles and exposes them to physical injuries. Also, irregular or
no exercising regularly worsens the immune system and drive our body towards
becoming sick frequently.
An unhealthy lifestyle, which does
not consist of regular workouts, is the major cause of bad cholesterol. People,
who do not exercise for some time, never remain fit and healthy. Due to
improper blood circulation which occurs because of unhealthy lifestyles, the
heart’s health never remains in good condition.
3. False Eating:
Eating too much leads us to
obesity, hypertension, diabetes etc. On the contrary, eating too less will
deprive of nutrients and will ultimately affect the immune system.
Another major source of toxic
exposure is the foods we eat. Herbicides, pesticides and fungicides are sprayed
on our foods while they are growing and after harvest to prevent spoilage and
improve marketability.Approximately 90% of the drugs given to animals have not
been approved by the government. Half of the antibiotics produced in America
annually are given to animals has a matter of routine. 60 to 99% of the cattle
slaughtered in this country were given synthetic hormones, primarily estrogens
during their growth. It is no longer a question that antibiotic resistance,
hormone exposure and toxin exposure are having a negative effect on our health.
Poor dietary choices will impact
your health. Likewise, it is very difficult, if not impossible to lose weight
and keep it off when one options for an unhealthy diet. Processed foods and
junk foods are, in short, a killer and they are reducing people's lifespan.
Processed foods have a high in fats and salt content and are filled with
preservatives and colouring and other bad chemicals.
4. Taking too much stress and lack of sound sleep:
Stress is a natural body reaction.
Our lives are already becoming stressful and there are two primary stresses –
Work place tension and Family Tension. Now, I have not seen anyone who takes
the family tension to workplace. But we all have accustomed of bringing the
work tension to home which ruins the family harmony. In principal, our
family environment should sooth the senses and helps us ease out the work place
worries. However, once we start bringing the outer stress to our home, we
do not have a place to escape.
It is during sleep that the body
repairs the cells that have been damaged through the day of activity.
Obviously, it is also the time that the body gets its rest. But some people do
not give that much importance to it as they should. If you compromise with
sound sleep, you feel sluggish and weak.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES FOR LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE
- Don’t smoke
- Control your weight- prevents many diseases like heart diseases,kidney diseases, diabetes mellitus, etc.
- Drink alcohol in moderation- not more than 60ml for male and 30ml for female in a day.
- Exercise regularly- brisk walk, jogging, running dancing etc.
- Get a regular health check-up.
- Drink 10-12 glasses of water every day.
- Eat from good nutritional sources- include all 5 food groups.
- Skip the soda-it adds empty calories.
- Deal intelligently with stress.
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