Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Sitting Down All Day

Bella Breakdown Sitting in a chair all day may have been expected of you. However, due to growing health concerns, researchers are advising those who can to get out of their work chairs and get physical while working. While sitting in your chair may seem like the most logical thing to do at your desk, try standing for a while. Due to you not using your lower body muscles it could lead to muscle atrophy. This means the longer and the more you stay seated, the more your lower muscles will begin to weaken. Weight gain is also a...

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Skipping Lunch Could Be Putting Your Health At Risk More Than You Think

Bella Breakdown Choosing to skip lunch isn’t keeping you as healthy as you may think. While forgetting to eat lunch once in awhile won’t have that big of an effect on you, making it into a constant habit will. When you are constantly skipping meals it will lead to your binge eating during dinnertime because you are now feeling hungrier than normal. Additionally, those that skip meals actually burn fewer calories and have less energy. This has more to with an individual’s metabolism. When food is consumed, metabolism levels rise. Without food to digest, metabolism levels go down. No...

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Here’s Why You Should Wash New Clothes Before Wearing Them

Bella Breakdown When you buy a new outfit, you may not think that you should wash them before wearing them. However, new studies show that putting your new shirt or jeans could save you from serious bacteria. According to Philip Tierno, professor of microbiology and pathology at New York University, the number of people who have tried on that blouse you bought or that dress is actually a lot higher than you think. “It’s not four or five or six people; it’s dozens and dozens … if that garment sits there for weeks or a month,” he said. In...

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Can Binge-Watching TV Be Dangerous For Your Health?

Bella Breakdown If you were one of the 18.2 million people who started and finished the newest season of Stranger Things over the weekend then good for you. Also, you may want to stop binge-watching television like that because new research suggests it’s bad for your health. According to a 2017 study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, avid binge-watchers reported poor sleep quality, increased fatigue, and more insomnia symptoms. Researchers at Michigan State University also presented a link between binge-watching and poor lifestyle choices like eating unhealthy meals, snacks and staying in a seated position for...

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These 3 Things Will Make You The Happiest Person

Bella Breakdown For some people finding true happiness isn’t as easy as it seems, however, for others they have found that desire. The saying “money doesn’t buy you happiness” seems to be true because health and marital status do. According to a survey, people have now prioritized marriage over having a job, which five years ago topped the list of things that made people happy. In order to measure happiness, a questionnaire is given to responders who then give a mark out of ten for how happy they are, how satisfied with life, how far they feel their lives...

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