8 Good habits that are bad for you

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1. Drinking lots of waterwater

Adequate water intake prevents kidney disease, keeps the digestive system healthy, improves moods, and keeps skin moist. But drinking lots of water may cause water intoxication. Water intoxication, which is also known as hyper hydration, is the fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body goes outside the safe limits by over hydration.

2. You wash your pillowcases weekly

It’s good to wash your pillowcases every week but do you remember when was the last time you actually bought new pillows or washed the ones you have? If you can’t remember, it is a problem. Bedroom is where you'll find the greatest number of dust mites and pillows can be a breeding site for them.

3. Drinking bottled water and drinking water in a plastic bottle

Bottled water is not healthy than what comes out of your purifier. In packaged products, you may not always know what you're getting. And furthermore there is a connection between BPA consumption and health issues like cancer, hyperactivity, and obesity. So to limit your BPA intake, avoid plastic water bottles. And also if you are chugging from plastic vessels, you may be unknowingly consuming chemicals that could make you sick.

4. Drinking diet soda

Label on the diet soda doesn’t look bad, no calories, carbs, fat, or sugar. But soda, an acid, actually erodes teeth, even if it’s sugar-free, and there's some evidence that sugar substitutes could actually lead to weight gain.

5. Making your bed every morning

Although tidying up promotes cleanliness and an overall sense of peace at home but unfortunately, it traps heat and moisture on the bed, creating an environment for dust mites to thrive. In other words, doing this will make your bedroom heaving with tiny bugs. And these microscopic creatures play a role in alleviating asthma and allergies.

6. Swapping cocktails for mocktails

While cutting down on alcohol is definitely beneficial for your health, but by swapping cocktails for mocktails, you are doing your health no favour. This is because mocktails are often high in refined sugar which is just as damaging and addictive as alcohol. You should rather go for mocktails made from pure fruit juices instead of those made from syrups.

7. Early morning workouts

It is better to save heavier workouts for the later part of the day because heavy training sessions early in the morning can compromise the immune system and put you at risk of viral and bacterial infections. Prefer jogging or gentle exercise for early morning.

8. You catch up on sleep during the weekend

It is a myth that if we miss sleep over the course of the weekday we need to catch up on sleep during the weekend. In truth, you can make up that sleep debt by sleeping for eight hours a couple of nights in a row.