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Ten ways of destroying yourself/myself:
Some people say "Health
is wealth", during the festive season one of the most commonly asked
questions is, How is your Christmas/New Year, some commonly smart answers are
usually i Thank god i am not sick. This answer fits best in many situation
where health is usually considered as one of the most important thing in life.
What is the use of being the richest person in the world yet lay on sick bed
unable to enjoy your wealth? If you are one that intend to have a better year,
i also suggest that one of the things we should look at is living a more
healthy life than before. This could be a great resolution, and to achieve this
we need to look at some certain things that we do to ourselves that can destroy
us and make a resolution to avoid or reduce the rate of letting them ruin us. Let
us examine them one after another; but before we do that, permit me thank Maria Cuculiza a Danish journalist
of the Metro Express who researched on this topic and came out with some other
7 ways which shall be incorporated in this research.
1. Anger:
If you do not know that anger
kills then you need to think again. Anger has become an issue so much so that
some people have to undergo anger course management. According to Tyler Woods Medical
and psychological research has shown that no matter how much you exercise or
eat correctly, you are putting yourself at risk if you do not manage your
anger. Anger causes a widespread negative effect on the body.
He goes further to warn that It
is important to understand what happens to the body when one becomes angry. "In
a moment of anger, you may experience muscle tension, grinding of teeth and
teeth clenching, ringing in the ears, flushing, higher blood pressure, chest
pains, excessive sweating, chills, severe headaches or migraines."
As if that is not enough Woods
adds that "chronic anger people can also experience peptic ulcers,
constipation, diarrhea, intestinal cramping, hiccups, chronic indigestion,
heart attacks, strokes, kidney problems, obesity, and frequent colds. Medical
experts have found the heart muscle is affected by anger, and anger can
actually reduce the heart's ability to properly pump blood."
So how do we learn to control
it? Here are some of the suggestions that might help, Meditation, practice
forgiveness, sharing ideas, being creative, anger management, therapy etc.
2. DROPPING
YOUR BREAKFAST:
This is a point i am very much guilty of. To avoid
eating breakfast is easy, and it will also mean that you will have even more
desire to eat unhealthy the rest of the day. The tendency is that you also will
want to take extra when you finally eat something. Research shows that people
who eat breakfast perform better on activities & performance of complex
tasks. And finally, studies show that a breakfast consisting of proteins,
carbohydrates and some fats boosts the body's production of leptin, a hormone
that reduces appetite and gives you a feeling of satiety.
3. GOING TO THE SOLARIUM AND DESTROYING YOUR SKIN:
This is very
common with those living in the West or with very cold climate especially with
the white skin. According to Maria ,the ultraviolet radiation (UV) radiation
from tanning beds increase your chances of developing wrinkles and skin cancer.
Sun lamps emitting a concentrated UV radiation, which contains more UVA than
the midday sun, but less UVB radiation.
Both UVA and UVB radiation are harmful. UVA radiation causes wrinkles, eye
damage and skin cancer, while UVB radiation gives sunburn and long term skin
damage in the form of rough spots, age spots and skin cancer. Both UVA and UVB
radiation are classified as probably carcinogenic by the WHO's International
Agency for Cancer Research Agency, IARC, so it should be reasonably certain
that you can be harmed by it. An analysis conducted by the IARC concludes that
the use of solaria before 35-years of age increases the risk of melanoma by 75
certain percent.
4. BODY AS A CHIMNEY:
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I know those who smoke argue that they feel
better when they do and that even those who do not die earlier than them. Good
defence, When you take a smoke, you get over 4,000 different substances into
the body. Most are in form of gas and
gases, the rest are particles. The smoke is about 50 carcinogens. A study from
December 2011 indicates that approximately 24 percent of the population over 15
years smoke and 18 percent of people smoking every day. Every three smokers
plan to quit within the next six months. If you stop smoking, you have chances
of becoming healthier - you have less chances of serious diseases such as
cancer and lung diseases. Another alarming issue is smoking in places or with
non smokers, this also helps to damage their health, some even claim they
consume more than you do, so shy not for the sake of both of us quit smoking
this year?
5. DROP DOCTOR VISIT: Often we think we are
healthy when we are not. We have the tendency of visiting the doctor or
hospitals only when something serious is happening to us, even when we do and
we feel a little bit better we ignore going back. Few people like to go to the
doctor, and it takes time from other things. And if you have symptoms that you
are not accustomed to - such as blackouts, night sweats, visual disturbances,
dizziness, insomnia, fatigue, weight loss, chest pain, strong headaches and
other unexplained pain - it may be stupid not to visit a doctor. This can effectively be a threat to your health in case
you have this notion not to be examined by your doctor. You risk being treated
in time, and this can shorten your life span.
6. STRESS YOURSELF TO DEAD:
Some people do not believe
in stress but i bet you stress does exist and is dealing with a lot of us. Most
people will at some time experience stress differently. A fifth of our
population has almost daily symptoms of stress - most unskilled and women,
according Psykiatrifonden. Every year in most European countries with less than
10 million population about 1,400 people die of stress, and 35,000 are sick
every day due to stress, according Stress Society. Stress causes changes in the
hormones cortisol, adrenaline, noradrenaline and serotonin. These changes can
lead to physical and mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety and abuse,
atherosclerosis and blood clots, high blood pressure, migraine, psoriasis,
stomach problems and weakening of the immune system as well as a decrease in
the number of infection-fighting blood cells and antibodies. Some people are
said to be physically dependent on stress.. Do you want to be sure that you are
sick of stress, just follow your body's
signals - for example, anxiety, headaches and / or breathing difficulties,
impatience, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness and insomnia.
7. DRINK A LOT OF CALORIES:
A lot of people argue that
only those who consume alcohol get sick easily. This is not always the case as calorie
beverages weighs heavily in the total calorie accounts. They are often empty
and fills generally bad. Caffè latte with syrup, sports and energy drinks, water
with added flavors and sugars, lemonade, soda, beer, wine and milk may be a
part of your everyday life. But it is also known as calorie bombs, so if you
want to be overweight - and perhaps even make sure that you lack appetite for
more healthy calories - you just need to take advantage of the "swimming
calories". Beverages can mean that you consume large parts of your daily
calorie needs at once.
8. NO
EXERCISES:
Many people today are less physically active during their daily routine,
due to the use of cars, labour-saving machinery, moving stairs, lifts, and so
on.
As
well, food is far more plentiful, varied, quick and easy to prepare, making it
more difficult to keep the required energy balance. Energy input (food intake)
becomes greater than energy output (activity) when we eat more than we need or
use. That excess of energy soon translates into weight gain — and the potential
to develop chronic, obesity-related diseases later in life
Health
& Wellbeing suggests that to correct this energy imbalance and ensure we
stay fit and healthy, it's important to maintain an effective level of
activity. Exercise increases the rate at which your body uses energy
(kilojoules) and burns up stored energy (fat), promoting weight loss.
9.
GOSSIP & MINDING OTHERS BUSINESS:
Gossip in itself is not a bad thing,
talking positively about someone with the hope to encourage, compliment and
learn can be useful but bad gossip is what can ruin one's life. Although a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that
socially discussing the “bad” things other people do actually makes us less
likely to do questionable things ourselves. Meaning that it may be ok to gossip if it actually
makes us better but when it comes to destroy then it becomes an ill to deal
with according. Gossips alone can send many people into their early graves
especially when it has to deal with scandals that others can not take or
handle. If we define gossip as the spread of personal affairs, rumours,
half truths, and even lies about a person or organization then we can consider its effects as negative,
detrimental, and damaging for whomever was the subject of the gossip.
This is usually the case when we do not want to mind our business and get
involved into things that do not directly or indirectly concern us. If we
abstain from such destructive ills, we are doing ourselves some good for some
of these things always come back to hit us.
10. SLEEP TOO LITTLE:
According to WebMD the amount of sleep a person needs depends on many
factors, including age. For example, in general: Infants require about 16 hours
a day, Teenagers need about 9 hours on average. Most adults need 7 to 8 hours a
night for the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as 5
hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day. Women in the first 3 months of pregnancy often need several more hours of
sleep than usual
However, experts say that if you feel drowsy during the day, even during
boring activities, you haven't had enough sleep. Going
to bed well after midnight and wake up a few
hours after completely bombed is also an effective way to ensure that you are
both ugly and sick. When we are in balance physically and mentally, we are able
to fall asleep easily and quickly - within 10-15 minutes after we've put us in
bed. So if you do not get your seven or eight hours of sleep, you are well on
your way down the chute. Sleep helps to repair your body and keep your heart
healthy. In addition, sleep reduces stress significantly improves your memory,
helps you have the right weight, reduces wrinkles and strengthens the immune
system, muscular and blood circulation. Professor Poul Jennum states, "Everyone knows that smoking,
alcohol, diet and exercise are factors that are essential for our health. But
there are very few who know that adequate and regular sleep is just as
important, "
These are some of the 10 ways i was able to combine for now to help us
take care of ourselves.
References:
Robinson, Neal. Islam; A
Concise Introduction. Washington: Curzon Press,
1999.
http://christianteens.about.com/od/christianliving/a/WhyWeFast.htm
The effects of Anger by Tyler Woods
7 ways of destroying yourself. by Maria Cuculiza Metro Express
http://health.
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