10 Things You Do Everyday That Can Shorten Your Life! [LIST]
Sometimes it's the small things in life that can make a difference. Take sitting down at your desk at work. I sit down during the morning show five days a week. For five hours a day, I'm in my office chair pushing buttons and playing songs. It turns out, that could be slowly killing me! Here are 10 things that we do everyday that could shorten your life!
- You're single. Studies show being single for a long period of time can shave nearly a decade off of your lifespan.
- Stting for long periods of time. If you sit for more than 3 hours a day everyday at work, you're cutting several years off your lifespan.
- You don't have a lot of friends. People with weak social connections often die sooner.
- You watch a lot of TV. Every hour of TV you watch can shorten your lifespan by 21 minutes. Sorry binge watchers.
- Unhealthy eating habits. Pretty obvious, but eating extra portions of unhealthy foods can cut short your life by 21%.
- You're unemployed. Not having a job can raise your risk of premature death by 63%.
- Lack of intimacy. You're 50% more likely to die early, than people who are getting lucky!
- Annoying co-workers. People with strong social connections with co-workers tend to live longer.
- Messed up sleep pattern. Peopel who get LESS than five hours and MORE than nine hours of sleep have a lower life expectancy.
- You FEAR death. Those who fear dying early, also have a lower life expectancy.