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Ostracized from across society just to suffer from a little anxiety. Please help me. I said quietly
Did you know that the vast majority of us are engaging in daily activities that are actually damaging our
Brains even worse many of these habits can have a long-term or catastrophic
Consequences enough with the bad news. Let's get on to the good news
many of these habits can be corrected and stopped so you won't end up with long-term or
catastrophic
consequences number one
Working while you are sick forcing your brain to work near or at full capacity
When you're recovering from an illness is a very very bad idea
Why Charlie?
I hear many of you saying because a lot of the energy your body
Needs to recover is being used to work or study
Instead this can weaken your immune system even more
Meaning you are at a greater risk of catching other
illnesses number two
Sleeping with your head under the covers. Yes
I know sleeping with your head under the covers is comfortable. It can block out sounds and light that is coming into your room
I know it's comfy, but it is not a good idea
Oxygen is vital for brain function
The less oxygen you get into your lungs the less your brain
Functions sleeping with your head under the pillow is running the risk of damaging your brain cells
I know it's comfortable. But unfortunately you are now going to have to find another way to sleep
I'm sorry number three eating too many calories. We already know the major
problems with eating too many calories but a
2012 study suggests that eating too many calories over time could increase your chance of
Developing memory loss or mild cognitive impairment
Later on in your life
So you need to cut down on your calories instead of having two cheesecakes for dinner
Just have one number for not drinking enough water
studies have shown that prolonged periods of
Dehydration caused brain tissue to shrink which won't help your ability to plan or process
Information, so make sure you always have a bottle of water handy wherever you go never let yourself become
Dehydrated a very quick way to test if you are dehydrated is when you go to the bathroom
What color is your pee, if it's dark yellow? That means you are
Dehydrated and you need to drink immediately if it's clear white. That means you are hydrated number 5
Smoking we all know the risks of smoking and the damage that smoking causes you but nicotine
can actually cause your brain to
Shrink, that's right
shrink
Scary and that's not all the bad news
I'm afraid prolonged brain shrinkage can lead to Al's imus disease put that cigarette down
Right. Now number six on this list is rarely
Talking do you prefer not to talk to others?
Do you prefer to be by yourself and not interact with other people doing that now and again is okay
But if you barely talk, this is a very bad thing
conversations actually promote
Efficiency of the brain so you better get talking to anybody somebody anybody it doesn't matter who it is
Talking number seven on this list is probably something that we can all relate to and something that we all do
blasting your headphones if you blast your headphones on full blast you can permanently
Damage your hearing in just 30 minutes
So blasting 10 of your favorite three-minute songs can permanently damage your hearing
It's not really worth. It is not only that in older people
Hearing loss is linked to brain problems. So turn down your music
You do not need to listen to it on full blast. There is no need have it. No louder than
60% and try not to listen to more than 2 hours of music a day through your headphones
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Do you do any of the habits we have gone over together in this video?
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Ostracized from across society. Just got to suffer from a little anxiety. Please help me
I say quietly through gritted teeth and a fight for sobriety