As a rule habits die hard, but as a norm bad habits can turn into nightmares. So, why do we love acquiring new bad habits at a young age? To make matters worse, as we grow older we then let them blossom till we can't do without them even if they harm our health.
Below are
6 common bad habits we acquire and nurture so that we are never able to break free of them even if we try.
These particular habits have one thing in common - they help raise our bad cholesterol levels, lower our good ones while also raising our blood pressure.# 1: Starting from age two, we fall head over heals
in love with our TV sets, sitting mesmerized and even forgetting that we should occasionally get up from our sofas. We have morphed into couch potatoes. Exercise! what's that?
# 2: We
eat mindlessly and feed our potbellies constantly, even when we are not hungry.
# 3: Nowadays the majority of
foods we eat are: high fat / high calorie / high sodium comfort foods such as burgers & fries, cheese loaded pizzas, poori chhole, aaloo ka paranthas, dosas, fried appams instead of healthier options such as fruits & vegetables, salads, smoothies and yogurt.
# 4: We don't accept the fact that
we need to sleep. It starts young, staying up late studying for exams, and then keeping late nights to meet deadlines or socializing at parties. Lack of sleep leads to obesity that in turn may negatively affect cholesterol & blood pressure levels.
# 5: We pile
stress on like a layer of thick butter, letting it cause hormonal imbalances and making us overeat.
# 6:
Abusing alcohol is another habit that increases our triglyceride levels. We are indulging in alcohol at even younger ages. Teens are even more susceptible to binge drinking under peer pressure.
Each of these habits can directly or indirectly raise your cholesterol & blood pressure levels, no matter what your age.If you said, "that's me" to even one of these habits, give yourself a kick in the pants and ask why at this young age you're not working harder to kick these habits instead.By Meenakshi Hejmadi, MS, RD, NutritionVista.com,
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