These Bad Habits Can DAMAGE Your Immune System ▶ BEWARE ❗

There are some bad habits that weaken your Immune System and some things you can do for an immunity boost. Watch the video to find out!

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➡️ What are the Bad Habits That Weaken Your Immune System?
If you truly want to take care of your overall health, it's extremely important to take good care of your immune system. Unfortunately, most of us have certain bad habits that actually weaken the immune system which makes us more susceptible to viruses and illnesses. In this video, we're going to talk about 7 of those bad habits that you probably do that you didn't even realize was detrimental to your immune system.

➡️ 1. Skipping Out on Exercise
As humans, we have to expend energy in order to boost our immune system. Our bodies operate like a machine, and if you don’t use a machine frequently, the parts will start to stagnate and rust. Exercise keeps blood flowing through the body, providing fresh oxygen and nutrients via the cardiovascular system. It also keeps your bones and muscles flexible and healthy.

➡️ 2. Forgetting to Wash Your Hands
The American Public Health Association (APHA) states that only about 32% of people wash their hands after sneezing or coughing. That’s quite a bit of people (78%) who are not washing their hands. This means that the next time these people touch a doorknob or countertop, the germs on their hands transfer onto the surface. And then, the following person that touches that surface can get infected with their germs.

➡️ 3. Drinking Soda
If you find yourself struggling to stop drinking soda, you’re definitely not alone. The sugars found in soft drinks releases dopamine inside the brain. Dopamine is the body’s “feel-good” chemical, and it’s the chemical that is most related to addiction. Sugar is a very addictive chemical, which is why drinking sugary drinks and eating frosty cupcakes are hard habits to break. 

➡️ 4. Not Taking Care of Your Oral Health
There is a strong connection between oral hygiene and your general overall health. The mouth is your body’s door to the outside world and is the gatekeeper of your body. Brushing and flossing regularly keep the bacteria in your mouth in check. However, when you make a habit of forgetting to take care of your oral health, that bacteria flourishes.

➡️ 5. Not Getting Enough Sleep
Sometimes it can be tempting to treat sleep as an inconvenience. Especially with a busy schedule, sleep tends to be the thing that we sacrifice. With that said, sleep is extremely important for our bodies to function properly. It is critical to keep a strong immune system as well. A lack of quality sleep reduces the production of proteins called cytokines. Cytokines are one of the immune system cells that help fight off diseases and infections.

➡️ 6. Not Managing Stress
Look, I get it. It’s not reasonable to avoid stress all the time. We all have things going on in our day-to-day lives, right? However, most of us do a poor job managing our levels of stress which can weaken the immune system in big way. Chronic, unmanaged stress causes an increased production of Cortisol from the adrenal glands.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:02 - Bad Habits That Weaken Your Immune System?
0:45 - Skipping Out on Exercise
2:05 - Forgetting to Wash Your Hands
3:03 - Drinking Soda
3:54 - Not Taking Care of Your Oral Health
4:50 - Not Getting Enough Sleep
5:52 - Not Managing Stress

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[marylouirick]

I stop drinking soda long time ago.now l drink one cup of coffee daily. U are right u got 2 move around 4 ur blood circulation system 4 good shape . Thanks a lot😄❗

[luvrealitee]

Thanks. All but brushing and washing hands is me. I will work on my bad habits ASAP. I didn’t realize how I was damaging myself. Again thanks

[schneider]

my immune system has been attacking my own body for a decade now more intensively. Ankylosing spondylitis. As a kid i already had psoriasis on my legs, i still have.

[dailydoseofmedicinee]

Signs and symptoms of primary immunodeficiency can include: Frequent and recurrent pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections, ear infections, meningitis or skin infections. Inflammation and infection of internal organs. Blood disorders, such as low platelet counts or anemia.👍

[Ingitadhikary]

It's been a long time u uploaded any lectures instead of shot vedios

[gamer_potatogaming]

thanks i can finally stop being immune to every disease i

[SOGEOMETRIC]

How good is fluoride for the immune system. Maybe you should do an entire episode on the affects of fluoride on a persons entire overall health.

[mollydowellbaum]

I only counted 6 bad habits... the full guide includes drinking (alcohol) excessively. Did I just miss this in the video? :-P

[tomdurkins]

You missed the latest threat to your immune system. Booster shots.