Toxic Habits that you should avoid that Bring Your Body Energy Low!

In the present scenario wherein we have to keep pace with modern living and its protocols, we tend to get ingrained into certain afflictions that degrade our body energy. The course of our life has certain limits, and we usually get struck into the cobweb of the responsibilities like Job Pressure, family and relationship issues and other complexities of urban living that hinder our biological system from functioning in the defined way. Even handling all these tasks of daily life, we need a lot of energy! The energy helps in proper metabolic functioning. However, our body has embedded properties to cleanse itself and allow the biological system to function in a rhythmic way. We need to shove off a few habits that degrade the energy levels of our bodies.

So, while keeping pace with the hustle and bustle of city life, we should keep in check a few toxic habits that can bring down our endurance.

#Substance Abuse:

With the changing lifestyles, cities have seen an increase in users of addictive substances. About 28.6% of India's population consumes tobacco, claims Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2). Also, tobacco use in young people is about 18.4%, reports GATS. Not only tobacco that includes cigarettes, Bidi, Khaini, Beetle nuts and leaves, but alcohol consumption in India doubled in 11 years from 3 litres to 6 Litres (per person basis) in 2017, suggests the Global status report on alcohol released by WHO. Apart from alcohol and tobacco, which are the most common abusive substances, reports also claim the increase in drug usage by Indian youths in the present decade. Substance abuse tends to use energy in maintaining body functionality. Excessive use of this leads to the accumulation of toxins in the liver and lungs and also affects the neurological system and heart.

#Lack of Proper Nutrition:

The contemporary way of life is rampantly wavering the dietary patterns that are used to keep our forefathers robust. From super-foods to junk, not only urban spaces, even rural areas have fallen into the trap of this way of life. In a survey by Clint in 2018, 35 per cent of Indians stated that they eat fast food less than once per week. Also, the percentage of increase in obesity amongst school children has augmented to 14% reported Indian Journal of Public health. Junk foods and their lack of nutritional value in it lead to obesity, the risk of gaining cholesterol at an early age, and liver and other digestive disorders. The breaking down of Junk foods requires a lot of energy and hormonal secretion as these foods have a high concentration of carbohydrates and fats.

#Less Sleep:

Another major factor that has deteriorated our lifestyle and has also lessened our energy and enthusiasm is less sleep. Since our childhood, we have memorized a verse 'Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise'. But things have radically changed; work pressures, educational burdens, relationship strains and other problems have obstructed our sleeping capacity. Sometimes less sleep has become a fashion statement amongst youth who mostly invests time watching movie and partying at night. But, deprivation of sleep releases stress hormones in the body. It reduces testosterone and increases the chances of cardiovascular diseases and obesity. As the body is unable to break the food taken by an individual and lack of sleep will require more burning of energy, this, in turn, leads to the accumulation of fat and can give birth to a high degree of diabetes.

#Physical Exercises:

Yoga, meditation, and exercises are key to all health problems. These rejuvenate the body by maintaining the body's functionality by taking care of blood circulation and hormonal balance. The energy released during physical exercise burns excessive fat and calorie intake, thus giving more energy and strength in lieu of our consumption.

#Psychological Distress:

Our hectic routines, relationship issues, and other failures often leads to psychological distress and thus disturb our healthy well-being. Depression and Mental distress increases toxins in our body. It also augments the secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland, and estrogen levels also vary during stress. The psychological distress can lead to several Endocrine disorders, and people do feel lethargic and devoid of energy to work. These toxic habits not only lower the energy levels of the body but can also lead to several diseases that are related to modern patterns of living. To gain energy and live a better life, following the natural diet and herbal and natural remedies for cure are necessary. Ayurveda-inspired lifestyle is the call of an hour! So why not get a better life and make the body a powerhouse of positivity? Dr. Rajat Trehan is one such person that guides with nutritional diet and treats health-related issues with high-quality natural food extracts, phytomedicines and herbs to change toxic habits of urban living.