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Harmful Habits Disguised as Healthy!
4 Habits Which Can Be Surprisingly Dangerous
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The seasonal excess of Thanksgiving and Christmas are behind us and many of us are dedicating ourselves to better eating, more exercise and a generally healthier lifestyle.
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Of course, seasonal markets are primed to respond to our zeal with a range of new “miracle” products from diet pills to a range of dubious “cleanses”.
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While the desire to lead a healthier life is a noble one, we owe it to ourselves to be educated about what does and does not constitute a healthy lifestyle.
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This is to prevent the marketing gurus capitalizing on our ignorance and sell us products that can actually lead us into habits that do more harm than good.
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Harmful Habits Disguised As Healthy: #1
Over-using antibacterial soap
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But in our enthusiasm to purge our homes of nasty microbes, many of us find ourselves clinging almost religiously to anti-bacterial soaps.
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Unfortunately, many of these soaps contain a chemical called triclosan which has still not been completely evaluated by the FDA.
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In fact animal trials have proven that high doses of exposure to triclosan have resulted in a decrease in thyroid hormones. Other studies have proven that triclosan can actually help some strains of bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.
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All these harmful disadvantages, and they’re not proven to be any more effective than good old soap and water!
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Harmful Habits Disguised As Healthy: #2
Quitting anything ‘cold turkey’
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There’s no time like the new year for kicking bad habits. But be aware of the dangers of going cold turkey on them.
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From caffeine to sugar to nicotine, going cold turkey can increase the chance of cravings and therefore risk of relapse. Hypnotherapy, decaff coffee and stevia-based sugars can help while you are trying to wean yourself off the addiction.
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Such actions could help you break bad habits. However, some of these novel products/therapies are still in their infancy stages. So, if you use these products, keep up-to-date with research. We will probably see the real eventual findings only decades later.
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Harmful Habits Disguised As Healthy: #3
Juice Cleanses
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The REAL juice cleanses do a magnificent job of cleaning up your system. You just need to be aware of, and not be taken in by, bogus wanna-be juice detoxes.
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Do your due diligence and check everything out! This is your health at stake, after all!
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Our bodies do a great job of detoxifying themselves. That’s what our livers and kidneys are for. Even our skin and lungs do their bit to filter out toxins.
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Many of the bogus cleanses require a dangerously low caloric intake which may facilitate some initial weight loss. However, it will likely be accompanied by cravings, headaches, poor concentration and general misery.
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All this could help increase your stress load, something you don’t really need!
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If in doubt, please contact us: Contact Health Sifu. We’re here to help!
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Harmful Habits Disguised As Healthy: #4
Low-Fat Alternatives… Are A VERY, VERY Bad Idea!
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Your Body Needs Cholesterol / Saturated Fats! Nature Decreed it. Not for Man to tamper with!
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Fats, like carbohydrates are unfairly demonized by a diet industry that doesn’t want us to lose weight.
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The truth is that no entire food group is inherently bad, nor should they be cut out altogether. .
In reality, this omission of healthy, natural fats can lead to cardiovascular / heart disease! Not to mention the dreaded CA, cancer.
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The demonization of fats that began in the 1970s has led to a saturation (pardon the expression) of low-fat alternatives to favourite junk foods.
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The trouble is that taking the fat out of food makes it taste nasty. Therefore, many manufacturers try to circumvent this by loading their low-fat products with sugar… Which can actually be more harmful.
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Additionally, always opt for home-cooked meals as opposed to ready-made meals, no matter how healthy the packaging makes them appear to be.
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