These 11 bad habits are disease "catalysts"! How many of them are you among?

The emergence of diseases is sometimes closely related to lifestyle habits, and some habits are even the "catalysts" of diseases! I hope you don't have any of these "bad habits"!

01

Bad nap habits

Taking a nap in the afternoon is good for your health, but these incorrect nap habits should be avoided!

1. Taking a nap on the table

Xiao Yi, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said that taking a nap on the table is not a good sleeping posture. This posture makes the neck lean forward, which is contrary to the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. Over time, it is easy to cause cervical deformation, neck muscle fatigue, and cervical spondylosis.

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2. Taking a nap that’s too long

In April 2023, a study published in the journal Neurology suggested that long (>1 hour) and unplanned naps significantly increase the risk of stroke. For example, if you suddenly want to take a nap at 2-3 pm one day, but wake up in the dark, this is a "bad nap pattern." Under the influence of the dual factors of more than 1 hour of sleep and unplanned sleep, it will cause damage to cerebral blood vessels, and the risk of acute stroke will increase by 146%.

3. Take a nap after eating

Wu Xi, deputy chief physician of the Endocrinology Department of Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, said that right after lunch, a large amount of blood in the body flows to the stomach, and the oxygen supply to the brain decreases significantly. Falling asleep immediately will cause insufficient blood supply to the brain. In addition, a large amount of food accumulates in the stomach. Lying flat for a nap can easily lead to food reflux in the stomach, which is not conducive to the full digestion of food and can damage the esophagus.

4. Taking naps at the wrong time

This phenomenon often occurs, especially on weekends. I feel energetic at noon, but very sleepy at around 4 p.m., so I sleep until it’s almost dark. Associate Professor Zhang Jun from the Mental Health Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University said that this can easily disrupt the biological clock. If you take a nap late, you will also wake up late, and naturally sleep even later at night. This will lead to poor energy during the next day.

02

Bad drinking habits

1. Drinking too quickly

Huang Li, director of the Department of Cardiology of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, reminds people to drink water in small amounts and multiple times in summer. Drinking too much water at one time will cause the water to quickly enter the blood, causing an increase in blood volume, which can easily increase the burden on the heart and cause symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing.

2. Drink only when you are thirsty

When the human body is dehydrated, the blood becomes thicker and the blood flow becomes slower, increasing the probability of cardiovascular disease. In particular, do not wait until you are thirsty to drink water. When people feel thirsty, the body is actually in a state of mild dehydration, the blood volume begins to decrease, and the blood viscosity increases.

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3. Replace water with sugary drinks

Many people always feel that boiled water has no taste and prefer to drink beverages instead of water. However, drinking too much sugary drinks can easily lead to obesity, which in turn brings more health problems. In fact, boiled water is the best drink in daily life.

03

Bad exercise habits

1. Exercise after a full meal

Yang Feiyan, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiology at Wuhan Central Hospital in Hubei Province, said that after a full meal, especially a high-protein, high-fat meal, blood will be concentrated in the gastrointestinal tract to strengthen the digestive function. If you engage in strenuous exercise at this time, it will lead to insufficient blood supply to the myocardium, myocardial ischemia, angina pectoris and even myocardial infarction. People with coronary heart disease should pay special attention.

2. Heavy-load exercise

Zhou Jianping, a respiratory physician at Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, pointed out that high-intensity physical exercise may cause exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis, especially in a humid and hot environment, due to overload and high-intensity exercise.

3. Not warming up before exercise

Li Wenhui, deputy chief physician of the Endocrinology Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, pointed out that before exercise, muscles are still "sleeping". Before you need this muscle to exercise, please "tap" it, that is, "notify it" through warm-up. During warm-up, this muscle wakes up, and only when it wakes up can it better participate in the overall muscle coordinated exercise.

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4. Exercise on the roadside

The road is dusty due to the rolling of cars. Therefore, if you exercise on the roadside, you will breathe in a lot of dust and harmful gases. It is recommended that you exercise in quiet and clean places such as parks and stadiums.

04

Bad eating habits

1. Eating too fast

Wei Guo, chief physician of the Nutrition Department of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Oriental Hospital, said that the fundamental cause of many chronic gastritis patients is irregular eating and gulping down food when they were young. This way of eating puts a burden on the gastrointestinal tract, which in the long run will lead to decreased digestion and absorption function, weight loss, gastrointestinal discomfort, and even gastritis.

2. Eating too much salt

Sun Hao, chief physician of the Gastrointestinal Tumor Center of the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Chongqing University, said that a high-salt diet is closely related to the occurrence of gastric cancer. The high osmotic fluid in salt can damage the gastric mucosa, which can easily induce gastric cancer in the long run. According to the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2022", adults should consume no more than 5 grams of salt per day.

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3. Love BBQ

Dr. Sun Hao said that barbecue and fried foods, which are well known to everyone, can also induce cancer. In clinical practice, they found that more than half of gastric cancer patients aged 30 to 40 have the habit of eating barbecue.

4. Eat on the go

Li Zhihong, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at the Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, said that eating while walking is very harmful to the stomach. Not only will it inhale dust, greatly increasing the incidence of gastrointestinal infectious diseases such as dysentery and enteritis, but it will also cause chronic superficial gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, indigestion and other diseases in the long run. If you walk too fast, it will also cause appendicitis. It may also cause accidents such as choking and choking.

Source: Health Times

Review: Li Nannan Director of Hunan Science Writers Association Deputy Director of Research and Publicity Department of Hunan Science and Technology Association Second-level Researcher Chinese Science Writer (Medical)

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