Given that we have to live in our bodies (and can’t just swap them for new ones), you’d think that people would do everything they could to look after them.
But that’s not the case. It turns out that we do occasionally damage them, either deliberately, or just because we don’t know any better.
And here’s the kicker: while our bodies can repair themselves, they don’t do a good job of it. So damage tends to accumulate over time. We tell ourselves that our bad habits are okay. But, eventually, they accumulate and lead to big problems in the future.
So what are some of the shocking ways that we sabotage our health? Let’s take a look.
Spending Time Around Negative People
Spending time around negative people can create all manner of adverse health conditions. If we are around people who make us feel stressed, tense, or fearful, it actually changes the chemistry of the body. And this can set us up for disease.
Sometimes we can feel like we have no choice but to associate with certain people. However, ultimately, we all decide who we spend time with. Thus, it’s critical for matters of self-preservation to break away from unhealthy relationships if you can’t work through difficulties.
Avoiding Commitment
Another way we sabotage our health is to avoid commitment. Over time, we learn that being sick and unhealthy is a great way to get attention or avoid doing things that we don’t want to do. So we continue to do things that sabotage our health, just so that the present situation continues.
This approach, however, is never ideal because it damages your body. Furthermore, it denies you opportunities to become the best version of yourself that you can be, which is a loss both personally and to people around you.
Listening To Loud Music
Listening to loud music is another weird way we sabotage our health, often without realising it. Unhealthy habits and hearing loss tend to go hand in hand. That’s because the ears are highly delicate pieces of equipment, able to detect the slightest change in the sound environment. However, when you listen to loud music, the incoming energy from the sound waves damages small hair-like fibres in the ear, making them less receptive to sounds.
Pigging Out
We all love to feast sometimes. But if you get into a habit of pigging out multiple times per week, it could damage your health.
In the past, humans would alternate between eating a lot and eating very little. Most of the time, they didn’t have enough calories to sustain themselves. But, occasionally, they’d get a bumper harvest or collect a large prey.
Unfortunately, in the modern world, we are never short on calories. We always have enough to eat. And that means that our bodies can’t activate their repair pathways.
Eating regular amounts and leaving a long period of fasting between dinner and breakfast is the best way to stay healthy. Try to avoid consuming thousands of calories in a single meal or late at night.
