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| 7 bad habits those are more dangerous to health |
Almost a third of the population of the planet all the time gnaws fingernails. Why do people do it? According to many researchers, this desire arises during inner feelings or stress. Many people bite their nails only in the office and only because of their annoying this work. Other people start biting his nails after quitting smoking, to again take up the cigarette. Someone gnaws nails out of boredom.
The risk of rodents? Firstly, they injure the sensitive skin surrounding the nail, which leads to painful burrs. Secondly, under the fingernails is a haven set of microorganisms, some of which - disease. And thirdly, when the nail biting hard damaged tooth enamel.
There in front of TV
The researchers examined the effects of TV on getting used to the food. When you eat a certain dish, sooner or later you load them and cease to have. However, if at this moment on the table will be a new dish; you can again take up the spoon. Surprisingly, the TV acts like a new dish. While watching TV attention is scattered, and you cannot "remember" taste of the food. That is, even if you eat one thing, under the influence of the television body would take each piece as a "novelty". During the experiments, the scientists found that those who used to combine a meal with watching TV on average consume 500 kcal more and eat about 20 minutes longer than those who have the kitchen space for a blue screen is not provided.
Pick your nose
If you do it from time to time - do not worry. From time to time these "dirty business" are engaged in more than 90% of people. But overreliance on picking your nose can turn into a neurosis. According to sociologists from India, 17% of the inhabitants of this country say that the habit to stick his fingers in his nose has turned them into an obsession. Besides picking nasal mucosa damages. By the way, according to the same Indian sociologists, bleeding ends every fourth picking.
Going to bed after midnight
According to numerous studies, "owl" lives less than "larks". They are more common diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. And the quality of sleep in such people is poor. The thing is that the longer sleep, the more the body produces the hormone melatonin. This hormone not only helps restore strength, but reduces the level of blood sugar, and improves the immune system to protect against stress and contributes to the prevention of cancer.
Read the toilet
The habit of reading while sitting on the toilet can turn serious consequences. The study involved volunteers who took with them to the bathroom and read the book before, after and during a bowel movement at least an hour a day. After 8 months, half of them were hemorrhoids of varying severity.
Crackle fingers
When we stretch finger pressure interarticular liquid drops, gas which is formed during this turns into bubbles, and when they burst, you can hear a characteristic sound. This "warm-up" for a while helps to remove static electricity, but in the long term threatens to injuries and other joint diseases. After all, when we are crunching the fingers, we stretch the joint ligaments.
Squeeze acne
The famous Russian composer Alexander Scriabin died from that unfortunate forced boil. Of course, this case can hardly be attributed to the usual medical practice. But the habit of squeezing pimples leads to inflammation and ugly scars on the skin.
