Habits that reduce life expectancy

People are slaves to habit - whether it is bad or good. Just as good habits improve life, bad habits have a negative effect on life. There are many bad habits that can damage your health and shorten your life span. Here are 10 daily habits that can reduce your life expectancy.

01. eating snacks at midnight

Eating sweets or salty snacks at midnight increases the risk of heart disease or diabetes. One study found, ‘This habit increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes because triglyceride levels increase after dinner. Triglycerides are dangerous blood fats that accumulate in fatty tissues (mostly around your abdomen) and you can't get rid of them easily. The best thing you can do is try to eat as little as possible at night and have an interval of 11 to 12 hours between dinner and breakfast. '

02. Excessive video watching

Watching videos on TV or Netflix or YouTube or other means of waking up at night reduces your sleep. A new study has found that young adults who watched excessive videos were 96 percent more likely to suffer from low sleep quality than those who were not addicted to watching videos. Eileen M. Rosen, president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and professor of clinical medicine at the Pearlman School of Medicine, said, ‘Even one night’s disturbed sleep can cause excessive sleepiness during the day, which can lead to a fatal car accident or an accident at work. How dangerous can a night's disturbed sleep be?

Performance after disturbed sleep (even one night of disturbed sleep) is equivalent to the performance of a drunk person. Most people are already suffering from chronic sleep deprivation, so one night's sleep deprivation can make matters worse. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adults sleep seven hours or more per night for maximum health.

03. Addiction to salt

If you eat salt in every meal, you are endangering your health. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 9.5 percent of diet-related deaths are caused by overly salty foods. Too much salt can damage the heart or kidneys. The study found that excessive salty foods were associated with 45.4 percent of deaths from heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Excessive salt intake is the leading cause of food-related death.

04. Do not wash hands well

If you don't wash your hands properly, you will get germs on your hands. Many foodborne illnesses are spread through unclean hands. But washing hands with soap and water halves the number of diarrhea-related deaths. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, poor hand washing led to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003. The practice of washing hands properly can prevent the spread of such dangerous respiratory illnesses.

05. Avoid flushing

We know that gum disease increases the risk of death, but regular flushing can increase your life expectancy by six years, says New York City dentist Saul Presner. He adds, ‘It is assumed that flushing reduces the microorganisms or germs in the mouth, thus reducing the inflammation of the mouth. The lower the inflammation in the gums, the less likely it is to bleed from the gums. This will also reduce the risk of bacteria and viruses entering the bloodstream from the mouth. '

06. Having unsafe sex

Unprotected sex can cause you serious harm. HIV / AIDS is not currently considered a ‘death sentence’ and is treatable in many cases, but it is nevertheless a major risk to your health and shortens your life expectancy, said Dr. Moore. He adds, ‘Other sexually transmitted diseases can also be life-threatening, especially hepatitis. Use a condom during intercourse to stay safe from sexually transmitted diseases. '

07. Nail-biting

Has nail-biting become your habit? It's not just bad habits, nail bites can cause oral bacteria (such as Echinacea corrodes) or skin bacteria (such as Streptococcus or Staphylococcus) to come into contact with the skin, said George Washington School of Medicine and Hospital Dermatology, Associate. He adds, ‘Nail bites can lead to your paronychia (infection around the nail fold, where swelling and pain occur), phalanx (a strep infection of the finger pad, which is very painful) and other infections. Bacteria can enter your bloodstream and cause sepsis. Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening blood infection. '

08. Acne cracking

Everyone who has acne has a habit of acne cracks (whether they admit it or not), but acne cracks can be a health hazard. Acne cracks can cause aggressive and invasive bacteria to enter the skin. ' One of the Gram-positive bacteria that like to live in our hair follicles is P. Acne. It increases the number of acne and also the number of staph bacteria. In fact, methicillin resistance can cause skin infections such as Staph Arias (MRSA) boils, furuncles (hair follicle boils), and carbuncles (clusters of painful red boils). When acne breaks out, MRSA can easily enter the blood vessel network, the eyes, and even the central nervous system.

09. Avoid breakfast

"The most important meal of the day is breakfast," said Dana Green, a Boston nutritionist. He adds, ‘Breakfast controls your appetite throughout the day. So if you don't have breakfast, you will tend to overeat at other times of the day. This will increase the weight. You know that being overweight or obese increases the risk of heart disease and death.

10. Sleep during the day

Insomnia is a big problem. But sleeping during the day due to insomnia is no less a problem. A recent study from the University of Cambridge found that sleeping during the day shortens a person's life expectancy. Many sleep at home or in the office during the day due to a lack of sleep or laziness at night. This study is a warning to them.

The study found that people aged 40-65 who slept for 1 hour or more a day had a shorter lifespan than those who did not sleep during the day. Yu Leng, the lead researcher on the research team, said: "The practice of sleeping during the day gives rise to a variety of respiratory diseases, especially in people aged 65 and under. The study was conducted on 16,000 people in England over a period of about 13 years.

During the study, 14 percent of people aged 40-69 who slept an hour or less a day died. And 32 percent of those who slept for an hour or more died in less time.

So promise to give up your bad habits today. That will help you to see many more new years. Stay healthy, have a beautiful future.