Habits, once formed, will be deeply imprinted in life like a brand, unconsciously affecting all aspects of us. For example, adhering to the good habit of exercising every day can not only strengthen the body, but also enjoy the mood. And bad habits such as smoking and staying up late will accumulate harm little by little, and may suddenly erupt one day...
However, there are some harmful habits that you may be doing every day, but you never realize that the following bad habits are there to see if you have them
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Lick your lips and tear your lips
Beware of cheilitis
The dry winter climate, coupled with the use of air conditioning and heating, lips are easy to dry and peel, and some people are used to licking or tearing the skin of their mouths.
Licking lips and tearing the skin of the mouth can easily cause cheilitis
Licking the lips with the tongue seems to be saliva that can moisturize the lips, but the duration is very short, and it will fall into a vicious circle of dryer and drier licking, licking more and more dry, resulting in chronic cheilitis symptoms such as chapped or even swollen lips and blood scabs.
Lips are too dry to avoid skin, but if you directly tear it is even more inappropriate, the most direct consequence is aggravated pain, lip bleeding, may also cause infection, wounds are difficult to heal, and even develop chronic cheilitis.
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Three strokes to improve lip peeling
(1) Sufficient drinking water + eating fruit: at least 1500 ~ 1700ml of water per day, 250 ~ 300g of fruit intake is also essential.
(2) Keep the environment relatively moist: When the air is dry, a humidifier can be used to control the indoor humidity at about 50% to 60%.
(3) Use the lipstick: choose a lipstick containing sodium hyaluronate, ceramides, squalane, castor oil, jojoba oil, petrolatum, allantoin, vitamin E and other ingredients, and apply it vertically.
The cleaner the bath, the better?
The skin barrier is easily damaged!
The north, especially the northeast region, especially likes to scrub the bath, and it is fun to rub the whole body red and rub out a lot of mud. However, this makes the skin very "sinful".
Scrub vigorously and damage the skin barrier
First of all, the outermost layer of the skin is the stratum corneum, which can protect the subcutaneous tissue, prevent the loss of water in the body, resist the invasion of some bacteria and viruses, and is a natural barrier to protect the skin.
When scrubbing hard, although it can wash away the dirty things in the outside world, it is also easy to destroy the stratum corneum, let the unagkened cells fall off in advance, reduce the skin barrier function, accelerate the loss of water, and make the skin more prone to dryness, allergies, itching, etc.
Secondly, with a bath towel to rub the bath, especially some fiber material of the bath towel, a few rubs, it is easy to rub the skin red, rub pain, which is a mechanical damage to the skin, but also easy to destroy the "skin protective film", light dry itch, desquamation, serious may also have rashes, and even cause dermatitis and other diseases.
Bathing in winter and keeping in mind 3 points is safer
(1) Do not be too frequent: 2-3 times a week can be, and do not excessively scrub the bath, especially in the elderly who are prone to dry skin;
(2) Do not frequently use bath products with strong cleaning power: The skin is dry and fragile in winter, and if you often use products with strong cleaning power such as soap, it may cause more skin problems. It is recommended to choose a neutral bath and apply a layer of emollient and moisturizing body lotion after washing and drying.
(3) The water temperature should not be too high, the time should not be too long: the water temperature is the best at 40 ° C, and the shower time is controlled at 5 to 10 minutes, so as to avoid a large amount of blood pouring into the peripheral blood vessels, resulting in a decrease in the blood supply to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, inducing accidents.
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Frequent nose picking
The respiratory mucosa is "injured"
In winter, the nasal cavity is dry, especially in the fire and cold people, they always feel that the nasal cavity has a foreign body feeling, and they can't help but pick their noses.
In fact, there is a mucous membrane in the nasal cavity, which can adhere to and prevent external bacteria and harmful substances from entering the respiratory tract, which is a natural protective barrier. However, dryness will destroy the environment of the nasal cavity, if you often dig the nostrils, but destroy the nasal mucosa, resulting in nasal sensitivity, bleeding, more susceptible to infection with germs, sneezing, allergies and other symptoms.
Especially when there are bacteria on the hands, the chance of infection is higher. For example, nasal tuberculosis caused by tuberculosis bacteria infection is common; Streptococcus pneumoniae may also enter the respiratory tract through the nostrils and cause pneumonia.
【Suggestion】 You can use a cotton swab dipped in normal saline, put it in your nose, and gently and slowly roll it to clean.
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Go to the toilet and play with your phone
Makes you hurt from head to toe
Nowadays, mobile phones have become people's closest "partners", and they do not leave the toilet, so they squat for twenty or thirty minutes. In the long run, the harm may creep throughout the body.
Affects blood supply to the brain
Whether it is squatting or sitting in the stool, for a long time, the blood will be concentrated in the lower limbs, and it is easy to have transient cerebral ischemia when suddenly getting up, especially some hypertensive patients and elderly people with weak constitutions may faint or even cerebrovascular accidents.
Changes in curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine
When going to the toilet, the body will unconsciously lean forward, at this time also look down at the mobile phone, the pressure on the cervical spine increases exponentially, over time, the curvature of the cervical spine is easy to change, and even induce cervical disc herniation.
Especially in squat, due to the lack of sufficient support of the lumbar spine, the intervertebral disc is more stressed, which is easy to induce lumbar disc herniation.
Increased risk of hemorrhoids
On the one hand, there is a ring-shaped pad under the mucosa of the human canal, which has the effect of elastic contraction, which can open and close the canal and control defecation. However, the increase in abdominal pressure for a long time will lead to a weakening of the elastic retraction of the pad and the formation of hemorrhoids by moving down.
On the other hand, squatting in the toilet for too long, the rectal vein, terminal blood return is blocked, can lead to venous blood vessel congestion dilation, the formation of hemorrhoids.
constipation
Drainage is one of the movements of muscle reflexes, when the sigmoid colon pushes feces to the rectum through peristalsis, creating a sense of defecation, the body's central nervous system participates in this reflex activity. Playing mobile phones will interfere with the brain's command of the defecation conduction nerves, prolong the defecation time, over time, it is easy to form difficulty in defecation, or habitual constipation.
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Increased risk of venous thrombosis of the lower extremities
Squatting or sitting still for a long time, the blood is easily stasis in the lower limbs, not only will the legs be swollen and numb, but also increase the risk of venous thrombosis in the lower limbs. Especially those with varicose veins in the lower limbs, they should be more vigilant against blood clots falling off, causing critical diseases such as pulmonary embolism.
In addition, E. coli and Salmonella in the toilet are also easy to attach to mobile phones and spread diseases by touching their hands.
【Suggestion】 Try not to bring a mobile phone to the toilet, and the defecation time is best controlled within 10 minutes; if you bring a mobile phone, remember to use 75% alcohol cotton pads to disinfect the mobile phone after coming out.
The clothes are not worn correctly
It can also affect blood vessel health
When the weather is cold, many people will wrap themselves tightly, but there are also some people who are still exposing their ankles in pursuit of beauty. However, neither of these practices makes much sense for health.
The collar or scarf is too tight, affecting the blood supply to the brain
Some people will wear clothes with tight collars or wrap their scarves tightly in order to keep warm, but this is likely to cause "collar syndrome".
We have a carotid sinus pressure receptor on our neck, if we compress it, it can lead to a decrease in heart rate and insufficient blood supply to the brain through nerve reflexes, which can cause symptoms such as panic, dizziness, black eyes, etc., and people with poor constitution may even faint directly.
Exposed ankles are prone to cold breath into the body and raise blood pressure
The foot is the "second heart" of the human body, and the ankle is an important threshold for blood circulation in the foot, and it is difficult to resist the cold. Once the cold invades from here, the blood vessels contract in the cold, and the blood vessel pressure becomes larger, which will lead to an increase in blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, etc., it may cause more serious consequences.
In addition, there are important tissues such as lymphatic vessels and nerves at the ankle, which are also very fragile. If you have arthritis, dysmenorrhea, etc., exposing your ankles can cause cold, which may also aggravate the condition.
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Stilted legs
It may hurt more than sitting for a long time
It is said that sitting for a long time hurts the body, it will be sad, the brain, lungs, intestines, blood vessels, lumbar spine... But many people not only sit for a long time, but also cross the legs of Erlang, which is more harmful, especially for the spine.
When the legs of the stilted Erlang, it is easy to lead to uneven distribution of lumbar pressure, such as the right leg is stacked on the left leg, then the right pelvis will be lifted, the center of gravity is all concentrated on the left side, and the spine is bent to the right. Over time, it is easy to have back pain, and it is easy to deform and bend the spine over time.
At the same time, when the legs of the stilted erlang or crossed legs, the popliteal and ankle joints are pressurized, the venous return is blocked, and the risk of varicose veins is higher.
【Suggestion】 When sitting, it is best to put both feet on the ground, keep the waist and back straight, and put a cushion on the waist.
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The neck is uncomfortable, just twist it?
The consequences you may not imagine
Modern people sit in front of the computer for a long time, the cervical spine is more or less uncomfortable, and some people are used to twisting their necks.
Injury to the cervical spine
Properly twisting the neck can indeed relax the tense ligaments and release the pressure on the neck joints. However, if you twist your neck frequently for a long time, the ligaments are often pulled, and the toughness will decrease, just like the spring reduces the elasticity, which is easy to cause inflammation to penetrate, resulting in soreness in the cervical spine.
If you twist your neck too hard, it is easy to cause cervical vertebral misalignment, joint contusion, and even lead to paralysis.
Increased risk of stroke
When twisting the neck, the blood vessels will also be twisted, and the blood vessels have three layers of intima, median membrane and outer membrane, just like twisting several towels at the same time, which can easily lead to the disengagement, swelling, and even rupture of the inner membrane, resulting in blood perfusion into the blood vessel wall dissection, blocking blood circulation, and increasing the risk of stroke.
If you have carotid artery plaques, you must also avoid twisting your neck violently, so as not to compress the plaque, cause rupture, blood clots, and lead to stroke.
【Suggestion】: Writing rice with your head can relax the neck muscles, but pay attention to the amplitude of movements not too large.
In addition, like often pulling out the ears, wearing headphones to sleep, bending down to carry heavy objects, carrying a shoulder bag, etc., are also easy to damage health, usually pay attention to avoid.