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Nap at the desk
Xiao Yi, chief physician of the respiratory department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China, said that sleeping on a desk during the day is not a good sleeping position.
This posture causes the neck to lean forward, contrary to the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. Over time, it can easily lead to cervical spine deformation, neck muscle fatigue, and cervical spondylosis.
Napping too long
In April, a study published in the journal Neurology found that prolonged (more than an hour) and unplanned naps significantly increased the risk of stroke.
For example, if one day you suddenly want to sleep at 2-3pm, but when you wake up it's already dark, this is a bad nap mode.
Under the impact of sleeping for more than an hour without a plan, it will cause damage to the brain's blood vessels, the risk of acute stroke increases by 146%.
Take a nap after eating
Wu Xi, deputy head of the endocrinology department of Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, said that immediately after lunch, a large amount of blood in the body rushes to the stomach, the amount of oxygen supplied to the brain is significantly reduced, and sleeping immediately will cause the amount of blood supplied to the brain to be insufficient.
In addition, at this time a large amount of food accumulates in the stomach. If you lie down to take a nap right away, it can easily lead to stomach reflux, which is not beneficial for complete digestion of food and can damage the esophagus.
Napping at the wrong time
This phenomenon often occurs on weekends. Zhang Jun, associate professor at the mental health center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, said that if you take a nap in the afternoon, it is easy to disrupt your biological clock, leading to going to bed later at night.
As a result, your spirit is not good the next day.
Drink too fast
Huang Li, director of the cardiovascular department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrated Western Medicine at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said that if you drink too much water at once, the water will quickly enter the blood, easily increasing the burden on the heart, causing symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing.
Drink only when thirsty
After the human body is dehydrated, the blood becomes more viscous and circulates more slowly, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
When you feel thirsty, it means your body is already in a state of mild dehydration, and your blood viscosity has increased. Therefore, you need to drink enough water instead of waiting until you are thirsty to drink.
Replace water with sugary drinks
Many people always feel that drinking boiled water is tasteless and prefer to drink soft drinks instead of filtered water.
But consuming too many sugary drinks can lead to obesity, which can lead to more health problems.
In fact, boiled water is the best drink in daily life.
Exercise after a full meal
Yang Feiyan, deputy head of the cardiology department at Wuhan Central Hospital in Hubei Province, said that after a full meal, especially after eating a lot of protein and fat, blood will concentrate more in the digestive tract.
If you exercise vigorously at this time, it will lead to the heart muscle not being supplied with enough blood, myocardial ischemia, angina and even myocardial infarction.
People with coronary heart disease need to take special note.
Regular heavy training
Zhou Jianping, a respiratory specialist at Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University of Medicine, pointed out that rhabdomyolysis can occur after intense exercise, especially in humid and stuffy environments, due to overtraining and high intensity.
Rhabdomyolysis is a destructive injury to skeletal muscle cells, releasing substances that are components of skeletal muscle cells into the blood such as myoglobin and phosphorus.
Not warming up properly before exercising
Li Wenhui, deputy head of the department of urology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, pointed out that before exercise, the muscles are still asleep.
Before you exercise, wake up your muscles by warming up. This will help your muscles wake up and participate better in the coordinated movement of muscle groups.
Roadside exercise
The streets are full of dust and smoke. Therefore, exercising on the roadside will inhale a lot of dust and toxic gases, so you should exercise in quiet, clean places such as parks and stadiums.
Eat too fast
Wei Guo, a doctor at the nutrition department of the Oriental Hospital of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the most fundamental reason why many patients suffer from chronic gastritis is due to irregular eating and gluttony when they were young.
This way of eating puts a burden on the digestive tract, and over time will lead to decreased digestion and absorption, weight loss, digestive discomfort, and gastritis.
Eat too much salt
Sun Hao, chief physician of the gastrointestinal cancer center of the Cancer Hospital affiliated to Chongqing University, said that a high-salt diet is closely related to the occurrence of stomach cancer.
Adults should not consume more than 5 grams of salt per day.
Like to eat grilled meat
Sun Hao, chief physician of the gastrointestinal cancer center of the Cancer Hospital affiliated to Chongqing University, said that in clinical practice, he and his colleagues discovered that more than half of stomach cancer patients between the ages of 30 and 40 have the habit of eating grilled meat.
Eat while walking
Li Zhihong, chief physician of the gastroenterology department of Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that eating while walking will hurt the stomach.
Inhalation of dust not only significantly increases the incidence of gastrointestinal infectious diseases such as dysentery and enteritis, but also causes chronic superficial gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, dyspepsia and other diseases.
If you walk quickly while eating, this can also cause appendicitis. Accidents such as choking or choking can also occur.
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