Change these 7 habits quickly, they may lead to "fatal crisis"! You will know how dangerous it is after reading this...

Reviewer of this article: Yang Shi, Associate Researcher, Center for Comparative Medicine, Peking Union Medical College

Once a habit is formed, it will be deeply imprinted in our lives like a brand, affecting every aspect of our life without us realizing it.

For example, sticking to the good habit of exercising every day can not only strengthen your body, but also make you happy. However, bad habits such as smoking and staying up late will accumulate harm little by little, and may suddenly explode one day...

However, there are some habits that are harmful to your health that you may do every day without ever realizing it. Check out the following bad habits to see if you have any.

1

Licking lips, tearing lips

Beware of cheilitis

The climate is dry in winter, and the use of air conditioning and heating can easily cause lips to dry out and peel. Some people are in the habit of licking or peeling their lips.

Licking lips and peeling the skin can easily cause cheilitis

Licking your lips with your tongue may seem like the saliva can moisturize your lips, but it only lasts for a short time and you will fall into a vicious cycle of licking more and more, which will cause the lips to become drier and even chapped and swollen, with bloody scabs, and other symptoms of chronic cheilitis.

If your lips are too dry, peeling is inevitable, but it is even more inappropriate to tear them directly with your hands. The most direct consequence is increased pain and bleeding of the lips. It may also cause infection, make the wound difficult to heal, and even develop into chronic cheilitis.

Three tips to improve lip peeling

① Drink plenty of water + eat fruits: Drink at least 1500~1700ml of water every day, and 250~300g of fruit is also essential.

In addition, pay attention to a regular life, a balanced diet, and improve the digestive function of the spleen and stomach.

② Keep the environment relatively humid: When the air is dry, you can use a humidifier to control the indoor humidity at around 50%~60%.

③ Use the right lipstick: Choose lipstick containing sodium hyaluronate, ceramide, squalane, castor oil, jojoba oil, vaseline, allantoin, vitamin E and other ingredients, and apply it vertically.

2

The cleaner the bath, the better?

The skin barrier is easily damaged!

People in the north, especially in the northeast, like to scrub their bodies, and they only feel satisfied when they rub their bodies red and produce a lot of mud. However, this is very "torturous" to the skin.

Scrubbing vigorously can 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, and resist the invasion of some bacteria and viruses. It is a natural barrier to protect the skin.

Although scrubbing your body vigorously can wash away external dirt, it can also easily damage the stratum corneum, causing non-aging cells to fall off prematurely, reducing the skin's barrier function, accelerating water loss, and making the skin more prone to dryness, allergies, itching, etc.

Secondly, using a bath towel for bathing, especially some fiber-made bath towels, can easily make the skin red and painful after a few rubs. This is a mechanical injury to the skin and can easily damage the "skin protective film". In mild cases, it can cause dryness, itching and desquamation. In severe cases, it may cause red rashes and even cause diseases such as dermatitis.

Bathing in winter, remember 3 points to be safer

① Don’t do it too frequently: 2-3 times a week is enough, and don’t scrub your body too much, especially for the elderly who are prone to dry skin;

② Do not use strong cleaning bath products frequently: Winter skin is dry and fragile. If you frequently use strong cleaning products such as soap, it may cause more skin problems. It is recommended to choose a neutral bath liquid and apply a layer of moisturizing body lotion after washing and drying.

③The water temperature should not be too high and the shower time should not be too long: the best water temperature is around 40℃, and the shower time should be controlled within 5 to 10 minutes to prevent a large amount of blood from rushing into the peripheral blood vessels, resulting in reduced blood supply to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, and inducing accidents.

3

Picking your nose frequently

The respiratory mucosa is very "injured"

The nasal cavity is dry in winter, especially for people with internal heat or colds. They always feel like there is a foreign body in the nasal cavity and can't help picking their nose.

In fact, there is a layer of mucous membrane in the nasal cavity, which can adhere to and prevent external bacteria and harmful substances from entering the respiratory tract, and is a natural protective barrier. However, dryness will damage the environment of the nasal cavity. If you pick your nose frequently, it will damage the nasal mucosa, causing nasal sensitivity and bleeding, making it more susceptible to infection with bacteria, and causing symptoms such as sneezing and allergies.

Especially when there are bacteria on your hands, the chance of infection is higher. For example, nasal tuberculosis caused by tuberculosis bacteria is very common; Streptococcus pneumoniae may also enter the respiratory tract through the nostrils and cause pneumonia.

[Suggestion] You can dip a cotton swab in saline solution, put it into your nose, and gently roll it to clean it.

4

Playing with mobile phone in toilet

Let you hurt from head to toe

Nowadays, mobile phones have become people's closest "companions". They are always with them when going to the toilet, so they squat for 20 to 30 minutes. If this continues for a long time, the harm may quietly spread throughout the body.

Affects blood supply to the brain

Whether you are squatting or sitting on the toilet, blood will be concentrated in the lower limbs over a long time, and transient cerebral ischemia is likely to occur when you stand up suddenly. Especially for some hypertensive patients and the elderly with relatively weak constitution, they may faint or even have cerebrovascular accidents.

Changes in cervical and lumbar curvature

When going to the toilet, the body will lean forward unconsciously. If you look down at the phone at this time, the pressure on the cervical spine will increase exponentially. Over time, the curvature of the cervical spine will easily change, and even induce cervical disc herniation.

Especially when squatting to defecate, due to the lack of sufficient support for the lumbar spine, the intervertebral disc is under greater stress, which can easily induce lumbar disc herniation.

Increased risk of hemorrhoids

On the one hand, there is a ring-shaped anal cushion under the mucosa of the human anal canal, which has the function of elastic contraction, can open and close the anal canal and control defecation. However, if the abdominal pressure rises for a long time, the elastic contraction of the anal cushion will weaken and move downward to form hemorrhoids.

On the other hand, if you squat on the toilet for too long, the blood return to the rectal veins and terminals will be blocked, which can lead to venous congestion and dilation, forming hemorrhoids.

constipate

Defecation is one of the body's reflex actions. When the sigmoid colon pushes the feces to the rectum through peristalsis, the human body's central nervous system participates in this reflex activity. However, playing with mobile phones will interfere with the brain's command of the defecation conduction nerves, prolonging the defecation time. Over time, it is easy to form difficulty in defecation or habitual constipation.

Increased risk of lower extremity venous thrombosis

Squatting or sitting still for a long time can easily cause blood to stagnate in the lower limbs, which will not only cause leg swelling and numbness, but also increase the risk of venous thrombosis in the lower limbs. Especially for those with varicose veins in the lower limbs, they should be more vigilant against thrombus detachment and cause critical diseases such as pulmonary embolism.

In addition, E. coli, Salmonella, etc. in the toilet can easily attach to the mobile phone and get on the hands through contact, thus spreading the disease.

[Suggestion] Try not to bring your mobile phone when going to the toilet, and the defecation time should be controlled within 10 minutes; if you bring your mobile phone, remember to disinfect it with a 75% alcohol cotton pad after coming out.

5

Wearing the wrong clothes

It can also affect blood vessel health

When the weather gets cold, many people will wrap themselves up tightly, but some people still expose their ankles in pursuit of beauty. However, both of these practices are not very reasonable for health.

The collar or scarf is too tight, which affects the blood supply to the brain

Some people wear clothes with tight collars or wrap their scarves tightly to keep warm, but this is likely to cause "collar syndrome."

We have a carotid sinus pressure receptor on our neck. If it is compressed, it can cause a decrease in heart rate and insufficient blood supply to the brain through nerve reflex, resulting in symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, and black eyes. People with poor physical fitness may even faint.

Exposing your ankles can cause cold air to enter your body and increase your blood pressure

The feet are the "second heart" of the human body, and the ankles are an important gateway for blood circulation in the feet, and they are difficult to resist the cold. Once the cold invades from here, the blood vessels will contract when they are cold, and the blood vessel pressure will increase, which will cause high blood pressure. If you already have high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, etc., it may cause more serious consequences.

In addition, the ankles are also home to important tissues such as lymphatic vessels and nerves, which are also very fragile. If you suffer from arthritis, dysmenorrhea, etc., exposing your ankles and catching cold may aggravate your condition.

6

Cross your legs

It may be more harmful than sitting for a long time

It is said that sitting for a long time is harmful to the body and can damage the heart, brain, lungs, intestines, blood vessels, lumbar spine... But many people not only sit for a long time, but also cross their legs, which is even more harmful, especially to the spine.

When you cross your legs, it is easy to cause uneven pressure distribution in the lumbar spine. For example, if you put your right leg on top of your left leg, the right side of your pelvis will be lifted, the center of gravity will be concentrated on the left side, and the spine will bend to the right. Over time, it is easy to get back pain, and over time, it is easy to get spinal deformity and scoliosis.

At the same time, when you cross your legs, the popliteal fossa and ankle joints are compressed, venous return is obstructed, and the risk of varicose veins is higher.

[Suggestion] When sitting, it is best to put both feet on the ground, keep your back and waist straight, and you can put a cushion on your waist.

7

If your neck is uncomfortable, just twist it and it will be fine?

The consequences may be beyond your imagination

Modern people sit in front of computers for long periods of time, and their cervical spine will be more or less uncomfortable. Some people are in the habit of twisting their necks.

Injury to the cervical spine

Twisting the neck properly can indeed relax tense ligaments and release pressure on the neck joints. However, if you twist your neck frequently for a long time, the ligaments will be often pulled and their toughness will decrease, just like a spring loses its elasticity, which can easily cause inflammation to infiltrate and lead to cervical pain.

If you twist your neck too hard, it can easily lead to cervical dislocation, joint contusion, and even paralysis in severe cases.

Increased risk of stroke

When you twist your neck, your blood vessels will also be twisted. Blood vessels have three layers: the intima, the middle membrane, and the adventitia. It is like twisting several towels at the same time, which can easily cause the intima to detach, bulge, or even rupture, causing blood to be infused into the blood vessel wall dissection, blocking blood circulation and increasing the risk of stroke.

People who have carotid artery plaques should avoid twisting their necks violently to avoid compressing the plaques, causing ruptures, blood clots, and leading to stroke.

[Suggestion]: Writing the rice character with your head can relax the neck muscles, but be careful not to move too much.

In addition, things like frequently picking your ears, wearing headphones to sleep, bending over to lift heavy objects, carrying a shoulder bag, etc. are also harmful to your health and should be avoided.

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