Do you know 7 of the worst habits for your joints?
1- Smoking
Seniors who smoke are 30 to 40 percent more likely to break their hips than their nonsmoking counterparts.
2- Physically inactive lifestyle
Extra pounds are hard on your joints, especially those in the hips, hands and knees.
3- Overdoing exercise
Cramming in a week’s worth of exercise on the weekend isn’t doing any good for your joints. Research shows that daily activities are a much better route.
4- Carrying a heavy load
Consider a “heavy load” any amount of weight that requires more than one hand to pick it up.
5- Eating pro-inflammatory foods
Limiting pro-inflammatory foods like red meat, sugar, and dairy can decrease joint pain.
6- Frequent texting
The occasional text does minimal, if any, harm to your joints. To avoid joint pain, take breaks and consider using your smartphone’s speech-to-text feature.
7- Skimping on sleep
Skipping out on sleep can make any pain you experience in the daytime even worse.
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