“LET’S BE

Habits can also be

poisonous. People likes
keeping themselves busy;
losing track on time and

HEALTH AWARE”
just goes with the flow of
the events; engaging their
selves too much which
causes them to forget
AN OFTEN UNATTENDED ISSUE their own self e.g. eating
Sleeping late at night and waking up late. More than half of the late, sleeping less, and
sometimes work
world’s population especially teens loves to sleep like owls – sleeps at around
comfortably with bad
midnight and wakes up almost noon time which can probably cause pimple
posture, possibly leading
outbreak, dizziness, headaches or worst leads them to some diseases. According them to early death. In
to World Health Organization (WHO) we must be asleep by 9:00 p.m. – 4:00 this article, we will tackle
a.m. because this is when our body rejuvenates. What are the alternatives? One about the bad habits that
must sleep early and wakes up early. As you all know the early bird catches the we have been doing and
worm and the worm in sleeping early is the rejuvenating function of our the ways on how to
sleeping body. change these habits into
good one.
Skipping breakfast. Time is tight in the morning, and grabbing just a Maintaining healthy
coffee for breakfast seems like the only option. If you skip breakfast your habits is important
system will slow down to conserve energy and store calories; this will affect because it is a major
factor that could affect
your metabolism and your ability to concentrate, says Gloria Tsang, a registered
our health – physically,
dietitian from Vancouver and the founder of nutrition website
mentally, emotionally and
HealthCastle.com. You'll likely overcompensate by eating more at lunch. socially. Our habits are
What's more, studies in the American Journal of Epidemiology show that the keys to a happier and
breakfast-skippers are more likely to be not just overweight, but obese. What is meaningful longer life;
the alternative? Eat within two hours of waking up. The key to a proper enabling us to achieve
breakfast is balancing protein, fat and carbohydrates. Sound complicated? It's more goals with
not. Pack a breakfast such as whole grain bread with low-fat cheese to eat once precautions of the risks.
you arrive at the office. Some whole grain cereal or oatmeal waffles will also do
the trick.

Poor posture. You slouch without thinking about it, because it's more
comfortable than sitting or standing upright. Sitting in a slouched position for
more than an hour can give you a tension headache, says Rhonda Kirkwood, a
chiropractor in Halifax. Your head weighs about 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) and
if it's not squarely above your shoulders, your neck muscles get overworked.
That's what causes painful tension headaches. The key is switching your
position. Shift your weight, lean back and even cross your legs. Then switch to
sitting in a proper "back-friendly" position – shoulders back, chin tucked in and
elbows relaxed at 90 degrees. Your forearms should be supported by arm-rests
as you work. Use work-related activities – such as getting an e-mail or phone
call – as a cue that it's time to change positions.