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7 shocking things that shorten your life span
No sense of humor
You know how people always say “laughter is the best medicine?”
Turns out they’re telling the truth. A study carried out by Sven Svebak
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, which covered
54,000 subjects, found that people with a high capacity for humor were
35 per cent more likely to be live longer than people who ranked at the
bottom of the humor scale. If you are planning to go through life
keeping laughter to a minimum, you’ll be missing out on health benefits
such as stress reduction, immune system improvement, and increased
blood flow, which could reduce your life expectancy when compared to
your chuckling peers.
Flying
It’s been proven that taking regular holidays is a stress busting
health booster, but it seems the way we travel to those holidays isn’t
quite as healthy. In fact, flying can be downright bad for you. It’s
already been proven by the Association of Flight Attendants that people
who have careers in the aviation industry are more at risk of dying
from cancer, and now it’s become apparent why. According to physicist
Robert Parish, when you reach the average cruising altitude of 39,000
feet in a plane you are subject to 64 times more radiation than at sea
level due to cosmic rays, which over time can seriously affect your
wellbeing.
Nasty co-workers
You know that person who you can’t stand at work? As if things
weren’t bad enough already, they’re actually shortening your lifespan.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that a person’s colleagues
have a significant bearing on their wellbeing, with friendly and
supportive co-workers leading to lowered stress levels and a reduction
in blood pressure and cholesterol. People at work who cause arguments
and don’t share the workload equally have the opposite effect, causing
stress and subsequently a higher risk of dying amongst their
colleagues. These negative effects were most obvious in subjects
between the ages of 38 and 43, so if you fall into that bracket it
might be time to bury the hatchet with your work enemies.
Retiring
Retiring is often the light at the end of the tunnel for stressed
workers, especially for those who have saved all of their life so that
they can do it earlier. Sadly, that lifetime of financial sacrifice is
leading to a shorter lifespan according to research carried out by
Shell Health Services. The study discovered that people who retire at
55 on average died younger than those who waited until they were 65.
John Rother, chief lobbyist of the American Association of Retired
Persons, explained it rather bluntly by saying “you use it or you lose
it” – by retiring early, your body misses out on its daily dose of
activity and you gradually become more unhealthy.
Not drinking alcohol
We’re always told to cut back on how much alcohol we drink, and
rightly so – excessive alcohol consumption can severely damage your
health. However, go to the opposite end of the drinking spectrum and
you could be in even more trouble than heavy drinkers. A study at the
University of Texas found that non-drinkers have a lower life
expectancy than people who drink a moderate amount, and in some cases
even lower than heavy drinkers. This is partly due to missing out on
the health benefits associated with alcohol. Alcohol (in sensible
amounts) helps to protect against heart disease, and decreases the
likelihood of Alzheimer’s and dementia through improved neuron function
in the brain.
Sleeping too much
Getting enough sleep is important when it comes to good health, so
surely the more shut-eye you get the better, right? Wrong. Consistently
going too far over the recommended eight hours can negatively affect
your health according to a study conducted by RealAge.com. The findings
showed that participants who slept for more than nine and a half hours
a night suffered from a staggering 60 per cent increase in heart
disease, and a higher mortality rate when compared to people who stick
to the recommended amount. As well as heart disease, over-sleeping has
also been linked with a whole host of health issues, including obesity,
diabetes, headaches and depression.
Not having sex
Sex is good for you. Is anyone still here? For those of you who
haven’t frantically run off to tell a significant other the good news,
we’ll explain why. The
British Medical Journal conducted a
sex survey and found that men who didn’t have sex at least once a month
experienced twice the mortality rate of those who were getting lucky
once a week. It’s not hard to see why this is the case – having sex
burns kilojoules, lowers blood pressure, boosts the immune system, and
much, much more. A study at Duke University also backed this up,
finding that women who had enjoyable sex lives lived eight years longer
than those who didn’t.
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