Harmful Habits to Health

We often overlook long-term benefits over short-term gains in life. Many habits do not seem to be dangerous, but they are harming your health in some way. You can find out what those habits are in this article.

Here's my list of 4 harmful habits to health,

1. Skipping Breakfast
2. Continuous use of Smartphones
3. Carrying Wallet in Back Pockets
4. Sitting for too Long

Skipping Breakfast

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and skipping it can have serious consequences. Skipping breakfast can lead to weight gain and high blood sugar

In addition, skipping breakfast also slows down your metabolism, which makes you crave more food and gain weight.

According to recent research, people who eat breakfast daily consume more calories. Their mood stays fresh, and they are focused on their work.

An expert in clinical dietitian at Rush University Medical Center, Christy C. Tangney, says, People who skip their breakfast usually have higher BMI (body mass index).

Skipping breakfast is one of the biggest harmful habits to health. It can lead to many diseases, heart disease, obesity, high cholesterol, and increased risk of atherosclerosis and high pressure.

These are few ‘Best Breakfasts foods for Health.’ Eggs, Nuts, Coffee, Seasonal Fruit, Oatmeal, Yogurt, Green Tea, Chia Seeds, Berries, Smoothies, whole grains, protein-rich foods such as meat.

 

Continuous use of Smartphones

 

There is a lot of talk about a disease called Tax Neck Syndrome, which can harm you permanently. The way we place our necks to look at our phones increases the strain on the neck, and believe it or not, but in the long run, it may even require surgery.

Continuous use of smartphones can also have serious impacts on your sleep. It affects memory and reduces our learning and cognitive skills.

Eyes affect badly due to smartphone focus for a long time, it leads to Digital eye strain. Eyes feel discomfort and after 2 hours’ starts itch and burn. It also causes frustration, anxiety, feeling of loneliness, low self-esteem, and impatience.

 

Carrying Wallet in Back Pockets

Do you ever realize that carrying a wallet in your back pocket is also among harmful habits to health?

But, If you are in the habit of carrying a heavy wallet in your back pocket, be aware that this habit can cause severe back pain in the future. This condition is commonly called wallet sciatica.

Wallet stuffing in back pockets causes biomechanical stress. Men are more likely to have the disease than women who keep their wallet in back pockets for long periods of time, which puts pressure on the lumbar spine. 

Prolonged exposure to this process can lead to a problem that can cause severe pain in the lower part of your legs, ankles and lower back.

 

Sitting for too long.

A recent study found that sitting for long periods of time increases the risk of early death. It leads to many health concerns.

 People who sit too much can get cancer or heart disease. In addition, if you sit in a chair for 12 hours or more a day, your chances of developing diabetes (high blood sugar) increases by 80%. 

According to the WHO, no exercise is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and various diseases. Sitting for too long is a harmful habit, and it puts on weight and extra fat around the waist.