Im a doctor here are 4 things I would never do because theyre bad for your body

She’s giving her TikTok followers the 4-1-1 on four bad habits to avoid.Dr.Jess Andrade, a sports medicine specialist and pediatrics doctor in Massachusetts, is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives.To prove her point, Andrade showed a picture of popcorn lung — the nickname for bronchiolitis obliterans, a lung condition that makes breathing difficult because of damage to small airways.Johns Hopkins Medicine reports that the culprit is diacetyl, a chemical that was widely used to give popcorn its buttery flavor.

Now it’s added to the liquid in some flavored e-cigarettes to evoke a buttery or creamy taste.It seems that some teens are already taking Andrade’s advice to quit vaping.Data from September shows that 1.63 million US middle and high school students (5.9%) reported using an e-cigarette in the past 30 days compared to 2.13 million (7.7%) in 2023.This is good news since besides bronchiolitis obliterans, vaping can cause lung cancer, organ damage, heart disease, asthma, breathing problems and other conditions.“Pulling all-nighters or not sleeping for 24 hours — the same as being legally drunk,” Andrade wrote in her June post.Driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or more is considered driving while intoxicated.Being awake for 17 hours mimics a BAC of 0.05%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC says being awake for 24 hours is similar to having a BAC of 0.10%.Experts recommend getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night.

A study published this week finds that the effects of a restless night can linger on our brains for days.In the long term, poor sleep has been linked to a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, anxiety and other chronic health problems.According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, adults should aim f...

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Publisher: New York Post

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