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There are many things that are detrimental to our health, such as spending too many hours by the computer and too few exercising, for instance. But nowadays, people are quite aware of what can negatively affect their well-being, whether they do something about it or not.

Some things can take their toll on a person without them even realizing, though. Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently discussed the topic after a redditor asked them what is something super detrimental to one’s health that most people don’t realize. Quite a few netizens shared their thoughts on the matter, covering everything from shoes to bosses, and beyond, so scroll down to find them and see what other surprising things can be more dangerous than you would think.

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#1

30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Poverty.

Now of course we all know poverty isn't good for anyone but even now, I don't think we as a society realize just how bad it is.

It backs you into so many corners concerning your health. Worse food, less time for exercise, more stress in life, less money to address physical issues, it keeps you stuck in toxic environments (both mentally and physically).

It's just a lot of negative compounding interest.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. The affliction that's spreading fast and affecting so many where I'm from and with our currents leaders, there seems no hope in sight.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Truth. Me and my partner were 'trying to be good' with our money this month, no weekend pub visits, eating out all that stuff. Life still screws you over as our boiler just broke and it cost us £500!!! to replace the smallest little fan. £500!! Really need that pint right now. oh wait I can't.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once you get behind and you are already treading water each month, you are drowning. That's the best metaphor for it.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Missing sleep

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds For the love of God drink some plain water and eat some vegetables...signed your x-ray tech & physicians lol.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Losing a pet, 100%. Definitely not at all taken as seriously as other familial losses, and it should be. It can take a serious toll on your mental health AND physical health.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Comparing yourself to people. It's terrible for your mental health.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thank goodness I've always compared myself to orangutans.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Not brushing and flossing as often as you should. It’s not an aesthetic reason. Bad dental hygiene can kill.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds loneliness

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Shift work. Nights, followed by lates, followed by earlies. Physiologically so destructive.

I work for the emergency services so it's essential 24/7. The management are pretty good but we've been shafted on pay at a national level. Still attritional on the body.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t know if it’s still true (been a longtime since I worked shifts) but in the uk it is/was law that there had to be 12 hours between shifts in most work sectors, healthcare/medicine was always exempt though

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Short videos epidemic and almost every popular app/website has them now. Watching endless short videos of 10 seconds or less really messes up our attention span. Especially for children in their development stage.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have tiktok and during commutes I am still amazed how some people spend their times watching an endless number of short videos.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Not sleeping enough, working too much.


No, drinking gallons of coffee will not counteract the negative effects caused by these, neither will oversleeping on weekends.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So what you’re saying is that the rich are killing everyone else. I know this; come back when you’ve convinced other voters.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Stress and anxiety

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Toxic relationship

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

According to the title of the article, anyone "perceive this as Ok"?

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds S****y people, especially if they are family.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's especially great when they don't do anything illegal so you're stuck with them till you're 18

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Ongoing, chronic stress. It has physical effects that vary from person to person ranging from chronic sleeplessness, obesity, heart conditions and even death. A person's ability to adapt and be resilient is impaired. The motto of 'that which does not kill you makes you stronger,' is wrong and dangerous.

And yet we all go about our lives like chronic stress is a normal, laudable part of the human condition.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From Sir Francis Bacon in part, "The virtue of adversity is fortitude."

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Soda, the sugar in those is literally insane

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just look up how much sugar is in those. Like in grams or cubes and imagine eating all that sugar at once

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Lack of sleep and proper hydration.

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social media

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds If you do a lot of sitting (like a desk job or a lot of commuting or trucking) and keep your wallet in your back pocket, you're going to f**k up your spine.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never mind the wallet. The sitting alone is enough. Our bodies are not designed for a sedentary lifestyle. Everything from your digestion to your circulatory system is dependent on a certain amount of moving around. If you're not getting up and walking about *at least* once an hour then this is affecting your current and future health.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Trauma. It’s stored in our body and can cause detrimental damage physically and mentally. Feel free to look up studies.

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Premium 1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll feel free. Thanks for the tip. 👍🏼

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Painting without a respirator on.

We get memoriam emails anytime somebody in our union dies. EVERY PAINTER DIES IN THEIR FORTIES OR FIFTIES! And yet, none of them are wearing respirators. wtf.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got a little confused at first because I thought this said that if you're a painter you will die in your forties or fifties. But it's meant to be read: out of all the painters in OP's union who died work related deaths, they are no older than in their fifties.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Constant stimulus from our phones. Makes us bored easily and increases feelings of loneliness. Makes doing things without watching anything on our phones or being with someone a lot more mentally taxing.

Edit: LMFAO everytime I get a notification on this thread, I check my phone. Hehehe it’s 3AM now where I’m at… hehehe… We’re all f*****g doomed.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my personal best decisions: turn off notifications on my phone

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Narcissistic abuse. It can literally cause brain damage.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Narcissistic abuse is the reason I have depression, anxiety, insomnia and a very un-fun relationship with food. It will seriously ruin your life.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Not doing things that you loved as a kid before you were concerned with adult responsibilities.

Stress is bad for your brain and a lot of people don't have healthy ways to relieve it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and that's why I torture rats in the basement (joke for those of A DELICATE NATURE)

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Bad shoes.
A lot of people think that bad shies will cause foot pain, but they can also cause leg, hip, and back pain, and more.
I was amazed how good I felt after getting a professionally-fit pair of work shoes

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always wore chucks/allstars or combat boots as a teen, high heeled boots in my twenties. Now I wear either flipflops in summer (with good soles) because I can't really wear sandals or tracking sneakers/boots. Instead of pumps I wear black leather sneaker if it's an official business meeting. Priorities change to comfort

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Gatorade is really bad for your teeth.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Lack of exercise. In addition to the numerous physical benefits of exercise, it also does wonders for your mental health and ability to cope with stress.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At age 68 with five herniated spinal disks, swimming laps every day is the only thing that keeps the pain away.

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Cutting random stuff out of your diet when it's trendy. People unbalance their diet by just following some Instagram grift.

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Particularly! Vegans who stop eating avocados because of some news article about avocados being grown by slave labour. Fat from avocados is the only thing stopping you from dying from starvation, kids.

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I'm not a medical professional and this is not medical advice.


Where are your neck and shoulders right now? Are they leaning forward and down? Long term, that causes a lot of damage and inflammation throughout the neck, shoulders, and upper back. If you have to force it to maintain good posture, it's not good posture. Try strengthening those back muscles. Make them do their job. You'll know you have good posture when you don't have to think about it.

Also for the love of God, most of us aren't in pain because we're old. You're in pain because you abused your body for decades before paying attention to the damage it caused. You're only as old as you feel.

Also, if you have full range of motion, don't stretch it. If it feels tight and you have full range of motion, it's not a mobility issue and stretching won't help it. In fact, if you stretch a joint that is already too mobile, that will cause inflammation. If your joint has too much motion, you need to strengthen it instead.

Also, does your lower back hurt? Try stretching your hip flexors. They're probably yanking your glutes and overstretching the lower back.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Physical therapy or occupational therapy are HIGHLY recommended if you have chronic pains. It helps my back pain from working long shifts in the ER.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Not stretching your body everyday, hell at least a few times a week.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not applicable to all body types, if you're hypermobile you should be careful of those joints and don't overstretch them.

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Just keep active as possible. Even if it's a walk a day around your street.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Not keeping on top of dental hygiene. Not only does it affect your teeth and gums, gingivitis can affect your joints and cause pain, and the bacteria in your mouth goes into your bloodstream and can affect your heart. There was a period of time where I didn’t go to the dentist for three years (moved to a new state for college, extremely busy with schoolwork, never had a chance to find a new place), flossed maybe a few times here and there, wasn’t always brushing twice a day, and I was right on the cusp of having periodontal disease with irreversible consequences. In that time, I also had increasing joint pain in my hands, wrist, knees, and hips.

Don’t skip the dentist.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would’ve been nice if more than 10% of people in my country had voted for the “make it so that more than like half of our citizens can afford to go to the dentist” party, then.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Energy drinks. Yes, people know that they're bad, but not how bad. A lot of people drink them just about every day. Do that for 5-10 years and the effects are second only to hard drugs.

There's no quicker way to a heart attack or debilitating conditions like diabetes, arrhythmia and numerous other heart conditions.

Imagine consuming a Monster energy drink as a batch of raw ingredients. 14 teaspoons of sugar, 4 teaspoons of coffee, far too much vitamin B (up to 300% daily recommended). With an added 230 calories and 60 grams of carbs.

IMO the consumption of energy drinks should (and probably one day will) be restricted from underage persons like alcohol and tobacco are, and should also not be glamorized like it is.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is silly. It's the individual ingredients to be aware of. There are many other ways to get too much sugar or caffeine. As far as B vitamins, that's not even something to worry about.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Unyielding dedication to your job

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am begging y’all to quit living in this fantasy world where every overworked person is choosing to be overworked. It’s embarrassing. Upvote the poverty one and let’s call it a day.

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A lack of vitamin d. I never got out of the house except for going to work or the store due to mental health issues.

Now, some of my hair has fallen out, my immune system is compromised (which makes me scared for the harsh cold weather that’s about to come up), and I can feel it energy wise and in my bones.

I haven’t had a depressive episode since February or march of this year. Depression combined with anxiety (which anxiety just refuses to go away! 🙄) made me scared to get out of the apartment. I’d over think and I’d stay in.

I now feel a lot better mentally and have a s**t ton more clarity. Now, I WILL be getting out of the house next spring/summer, lol.

Edit: part of the reason why I was staying a recluse was due to me being narcissistically abused. So, I was dealing with the repercussions after I disowned my entire family.

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Worrying about things you aren't capable of changing.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First of all you have to identify which things you can't change: not always easy, and finding out the hard way can be very painful and damaging.

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Staying with the wrong person for too long. The mental stress it causes you isn't worth trying to save something that's broken.

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Mould. That s**t will f**k you up if you're constantly around it.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, finally had the funds to replace 3 mouldy windows at home. I am talking about 30 year old aluminium frames with broken seals and gaps between the window frame and the wooden surround. One of them was my son's room but his bed is right the other side of the room and one is for the room I work in, no doubt it was causing problems. Rest of the mould has been taken care of with mould killer, a sealer/undercoat and paint.

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Breathing polluted air

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Some basements produce Radon gas which comes from the soil. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Almost no one tests for it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Granite is a bad offender there. Don't spend too long in granite basements, and air them out several tims a year.

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds Working 40+ hours a week. It’s arbitrary and scientifically proven to be unhealthy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Said it before and I’ll say it again: everyone gets a plate before anyone gets seconds but for leisure time. Middle class people on sites like this - in this very thread! - have so much to say about the 40 hour week but then when they see someone who has to work more than that to make ends meet they’re just like “can’t you just not work so much?”

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being too connected to suffering happening to other people far away from you. you're not built to take on the collective misery of the world via news and social media. invest in your immediate community's well-being and leave the infinite pain of all existence to the select few who honorably make it their whole mission.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And take care of yourself if you have s****y MH! You can best support others when you're taking care of yourself - you simply have more resources to share.

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Passengers should NEVER rest their feet on the dash of the car; because when the air bag does its thing, it has only one way to go. Several terrible things can happen at this point: 1. Your knees get pushed into your face, and I won't paint that picture. Or, 2. Your hips are dislocated.

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Sugar

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Sodium! The average American eats 3,000-4,000mg a day, when the USDA only recommends a max of 1,500mg a day (with a real goal of 1,200mg a day.) Even reducing your daily intake by 1,000mg (meaning just going from 4k to 3k) can lower your blood pressure *3 to 4 mmhg!*

It's incredibly hard to limit sodium if you eat processed/convenience food. Even "healthy" foods have SO MUCH sodium. ~~It's a massive contributor~~ it increases your blood pressure and contributes to heart disease, stroke, etc.**

(Also, lots of people say "but your body needs sodium!"-- only 500mg. 1 teaspoon of salt is 2,300mg.)

EDIT: not a doctor, wording made it seem like I was implying I'm an authority. [here's the CDC saying it's bad!](https://www.cdc.gov/salt/index.htm#:~:text=Eating%20too%20much%20sodium%20can,year%20than%20any%20other%20cause.)

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Studies in Europe negate much of the American medical belief that salt is bad. In fact people who are fanatics about avoiding salt die prematurely. There is zero evidence that salt causes high blood pressure. The only reason doctors have one restrict the salt once you have hyper tension is because the only way they know how to reduce high blood pressure is by removing fluid from the body with diuretics. There is zero evidence that high salt intake by itself causes any health problem. The bad connection is that salt is added to many junk foods to get one to eat more of them. It is the junk food that is the cause of the bad health.

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Wearing shoes that are the wrong size or fit for your feet.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell that to my hobbit feet. I'm a woman with a women's size 9 1/2 EEEE. I have to wear men's shoes. And it's hella expensive to get a custom shoe. The closest I can get is an 8 EEEE in a mens size.

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Covid. It increases your risk of stroke and heart attacks. It exhausts your t-cells, which fight cancer. I suspect cancer rates will start increasing in 5-10 years.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

COVID was actually so messed up... Especially long COVID. I got COVID twice and even though I'm fully vaccinated and healed fairly quickly without needing the hospital, I'm now really susceptible to begging sick and have almost constant migranes bc long covid messed with my sinuses... the pandemic just becomes more horrifying the more you learn about it...

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30 Of The Most Innocent-Looking Things That Could Have You Fighting For Your Life In Seconds The cascading effects of drugs, particularly alcohol. If you get drunk one night, your chances of making bad dietary choices and skipping workouts increases for days.

If you’re drinking most weekends it really does kill your potential because you’re just not operating at 100% for the majority of your life.

People know that alcohol isn’t so great, but I highly doubt most people understand how much time it truly takes from you.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How else am I supposed to get through holidays with my relatives though. Alien abduction is unlikely, and unless I'm in an actual accident, faking a coma is not going to be believable

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Forcing autistic people to suppress stimming.

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