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8 pretty innocuous things that are actually bad for you
We all know that is bad to cross the street without looking before it by the parties, or ingest the chemicals that people are usually under the kitchen sink. However, there are still many things at first glance quite harmless, but, nevertheless, carrying us obvious harm. Many of them we can do all the time. 1. Wake up to an alarm clock, Many people Wake up every morning to an alarm clock to be on time for work or school, and weekend sleep for the whole week. But, according to the researchers, this is the bad habits: many people amount of sleep on weekdays and weekends is too much different. According to experts, such a violation of natural circadian rhythms make a person weaker and increases the risk of obesity. A study conducted in Japan, shows that the effect can be not only a violation of the circadian rhythm rude awakening still hurting and heart. When waking to the alarm and increased blood pressure, and you instantly find yourself in the "alert" that the body is not too good. If you really need to Wake up early and go to bed early for some reason impossible, to maintain good health useful at least to find a way to Wake up gradually.
2. Flip flops wearing flip Flops is a very popular summer shoes, mainly because they are comfortable, breathable and, usually, cheap. The bitter truth is that flip flops kill my feet. For starters, the straps of flip flops usually are between the toes, which can cause painful blisters and cuts. But most of all, physicians are concerned that while you walk flip flops do not provide foot needs support. Flip flops for the most part are ordinary piece of rubber in the shape of the foot plus a few straps to stay on his feet. While these shoes don't bend in the right places, and the cheapest models do not bend at all. The position that the legs have to take while walking to flip flops didn't come off, not too helpful: podiatrists warn that constant wearing of flip flops is bad for your posture, so that the Vietnamese ultimately can lead to various joint pains and other related problems. This, of course, does not mean that you should never give up the flip flops or flip-flops, but experts say that wearing them is in specific situations, even in the summer is better to choose normal shoes. But if you still want to wear flip flops constantly in the summer, do not take the money for a model designed to support the foot.
3. To sit If you are reading this article then most likely sit. Moreover, many of you probably spend most of the day sitting down. According to the researchers, it is very harmful: a recent study showed that people who sit at least 23 hours a week, are more prone to heart disease. A large part of the subjects regularly engaged in physical exercise, but also sit quite a lot. Some researchers also noted that the risk of cardiovascular diseases exposed to anyone who leads a sedentary lifestyle. All parts of the body should be used to stay healthy: the more time you idle, the worse it is for your heart.
4. Often take a shower Many people wash every day, sometimes several times — in the modern society there is a perception that it is useful. Of course, we don't mean to bathe not at all, but modern science has shown that frequent soaping of the body and dousing it with water not too good for the body. On the body are not only "bad" bacteria but the "good" that the body needs — is necessary to the skin natural lubrication, but frequent washing may appear dry, and eczema. Soap can wash off the body and bad bacteria and good. By the way, shampoo is not too useful. Experts believe that the shower needs to be directly associated with physical activity — in other words, you should wash because you need it, not because you used to do it at a certain time.
5. Wearing a backpack a Whole generation of school children are in school textbooks and school supplies in the backpack. Many children wear a backpack in the children's garden and, figuratively speaking, are not removed before graduation. Unfortunately, this may explain why so many people have chronic back problems at a young age. Each year for backpacks is starting to hurt the back of thousands of people, especially children. To mitigate the damage you can, even if for some reason to abandon the backpack is problematic. The ideal position of the backpack is two inches above the waist, and all straps must be properly tightened. In addition, children are encouraged to carry in the backpack only what is really necessary in order not to carry extra weight.
6. Wearing cheap sunglasses We don't want to say that any harmful sunglasses, on the contrary: good glasses provide your eyes the necessary protection. However, ophthalmologists believe that cheap glasses from ultraviolet radiation and not to protect — with the same success they can not wear at all. As a rule, when you look at bright light, eye screw up one's eyes to be protected, but if you in the glasses, the eyes open and allow the light to influence them. Cheap glasses do not have the normal protective coating, and thus not only protect from the sun's rays, but allow them to freely act on the eye. Some cheap sunglasses expect high quality, but studies have been conducted: none of the glasses that you can buy on the market at bargain prices, does not inspire confidence. 7. Light the candles for a Long time, candles were necessary because of electricity, people have not been, and to illuminate a dark room as it had there was no sun and warmth, light, and joy you want. When the light bulb, came the fashion to use candles to create a romantic atmosphere and aromatherapy. Unfortunately, these so-called advantages make candles dangerous: they can easily cause a fire in the house, and every year they have a bad property worth hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide. You can say that while you watch for spark, then everything will be fine. But sometimes the candles are just poor quality, and that started the fire, enough to distract for a minute. Even more alarming, according to a recent study, is that the candles are based on paraffin releases toxic gases such as benzene. Candles bring less harm, the researchers propose to ventilate the room and use them as little as possible — so will be able to reduce the amount of toxic fumes to a minimum.
8. Is rice rice is the ordinary food: it is eaten all over the world, so the idea that rice can be harmful, at first glance it seems quite absurd. The source of the problem is at the molecular level is harmful, not the rice, and pesticides and fertilizers for its cultivation. A couple of years ago "Consumer Reports" conducted a study regarding arsenic in food: rice and products based on it contains particularly high levels of inorganic and organic arsenic — a cocktail of toxins. For those who are trying to eat only healthy food, the results are even more alarming in the brown rice even more arsenic than white. According to experts, children and pregnant women should be especially careful, but even healthy adults should eat no more than one bowl of rice a week.
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