10 Unhealthy Habits To Avoid

A person is known for his habits, both good and bad, and these habits become part of our routine if we do them repeatedly in our daily life. Sometimes our entire life is affected by these habits, and acquiring some of these habits makes you unhealthy and weak. 

These bad habits become a part of you, subtly and affect you in a repulsive way, but these small little things can waste all your efforts to become healthy or lead a better life. Some people only think that drinking alcohol or doing drugs could be associated with negative connotations, but everyone needs to understand that anything that is directly or indirectly affecting your health is not a suitable practice. A few unhealthy habits include may include inadequate intake of water consumption, or biting nails compulsively, or eating unhealthy food and living on junk food, etc. 

It seems like a very petty issue and sounds natural to overcome these problems as we say that the stronger the will, the easier finds a way – analogy, quitting all bad habits at once is complicated, but you can do it gradually. Like if you start taking one step at a time, by eating healthy food, you can live a healthy and better life. Similarly, a sufficient intake of water prevents you from so many kidney-related issues. If you want to start a healthy life, then make a list of all these bad habits and start working on them one by one. But before working on these habits, you need to have a clear and definite idea about these bad habits. So in this piece of writing, we are going to discuss a few bad habits which you need to omit from your life. We hope this article will help you in making better choices for a better you.

1. JUMPING BREAKFAST:

We are going to start our list with something which we skip in the morning, and that is our breakfast. Though we all are aware of this fact that urban life is so hectic and tough and people hardly take their time out to get proper food and sleep but still if you want to live a healthy and enjoyable life, then you have to take care of your diet as well. Skipping breakfast in the morning makes a person dull, weak, and sluggish, and his energy level reduced to half. It is one of the most reasons why people are not much active and charge at their work. So next time before leaving for work, do not skip your breakfast.

2. INADEQUATE INTAKE OF WATER:

Some people have a belief that drinking plenty of water is only necessary for over-aged people or young girls who want to have glowy or fresh skin. But this myth is wrong, as people of any age require enough amount of water for a healthy life because 60% of our total body consists of water that indicates the importance of water in our routine. So keep yourself hydrated as it has a lot of benefits like sharp memory, intact motivation, and calm mood.

3. UNHEALTHY FOOD LATE NIGHT:

This habit is mostly found in teenagers as they tend to remain awake late at night and eat unclean food that results in severe complications of heart and diabetes. According to a study conducted at the Perelman School of Medicine at Pennsylvania University, late-night eating increases the level of glucose and insulin in the body that causes diabetes type 2. And eating at the improper time increases the level of cholesterol in the body that results in cardiovascular diseases. So avoid eating late at night if you do not want to get yourself engaged with these diseases.

4. PRACTICE OF NOT DOING EXERCISE:

Very few people go to the gym regularly and are involved in different physical activities like jumping, roping, etc. People not doing exercise are mostly obese, inactive, and have poor posture and exposed to many harmful diseases like High BP, stroke, fat body, and so on. These are the reasons why we emphasized doing exercise regularly that will not make you active physically but mentally too.

5. NAIL BITING:

It is one of the most common habits that has been adopted by so many people. A large number of the population is addicted to this, and they do not even consider this habit a bad one. But they need to know such practice affects them health-wise and image-wise too. It does not only create a bad image of yours, but it also causes so many dental and stomach problems. So try to overcome this habit with some good habits and work on the things that trigger you to do this.

6. SMOKING…SMOKING and SMOKING:

Nowadays, people, irrespective of their age and gender, are involved in smoking; some people do it for fashion while other people do it due to addiction. There are many awareness campaigns against smoking, but people are not willing to quit it. Though it is not easy to quit smoking or bear with the withdrawal effects, it isn’t impossible either. It is better to quit smoking at the initial stage before it damages your oral and overall health.

7. LIQUOR DRINKING:

Drinking alcohol on parties or occasions is very common; some think that drinking infrequently is okay and not harmful to their health. But they have no idea how much this small or large amount of alcohol is deteriorating their health. So before landing yourself into some serious troubles, it is better to start working on it for a healthy and bright future.

8. TOO MUCH RED MEAT IN YOUR DIET:

We, the youngsters, are very much fond of eating and don’t care about our health when it comes to eating beef, pork or lamb. Whatever we eat in our diet, it should be balanced, have nutritious ingredients, and free from cancer-producing agents. Like red meat, which has a high risk of causing breast, lung, pancreatic and stomach cancer. So try to minimize the intake of red meat and it is better to cut it out from your diet for a safe side.

9. ADDICTION OF TV:

Only lousy eating or drinking habits do not affect our lives, sometimes our daily life activities like wasting time by watching TV is also harming our experience and mind. Though watching TV for entertainment is excellent but spending 4 hours on TV is foolish. Rather than wasting time on TV, it is better to invest in these hours doing something productive.

10. DOING ALL THINGS ON LAST MINUTE:

This attitude is not only immoral but annoying as well, leaving everything to the last minute is not a proper and correct way to live your life. By doing so, you are only making your life hectic and disorganized, these kind of people are always in a hurry and hypertensive mood. So, instead of getting yourself burdened by doing so many things all together, give proper time to every task for a peaceful mind and an organized lifestyle.

SUMMARY:

Everyone has certain habits that are either healthy, unhealthy, good, or evil, and these habits set a routine of our life. If you think that you are not living a healthy and satisfying life, then go through your habits and start removing these habits that are making your life dull and makes you emotionally, mentally, and physically unstable. Though it is a fact that one cannot get rid of these practices quickly if you are determined and strong-minded, then you can win over these bad habits undoubtedly.