Most people watch TV daily, sometimes for hours. There more problems to it than you might think!
1. It causes low back pain. Well, actually it is sitting that causes low back pain but most people are sitting while they watch TV. Prolonged sitting causes shortening of the muscles in the hip flexors which then cause tightening on the low back muscles.
2. It promotes obesity. The Harvard School of Public Health cites studies directly linking TV watching to obesity. Every minute sitting idle is a minute of movement lost. Moving your body in any way burns calories to some degree. So the more you move, the more likely you are to be at a healthy body weight. It doesn't help to be watching food commercials either!
3. It reduces quality time with friends, family or loved ones. Every minute watching television is time that could be spent having fun, bonding and talking with your peeps. Don't waste time staring at the idiot box. Turn it off and call or meet a friend.
4. TV makes you unhappy with your accomplishments. According to the Journal for Economic Psychology, people see things on TV that make them feel the need to acquire more material possessions, and this causes anxiety over how to attain it. Turning the TV off gives you time to appreciate what you have.
5. TV can cause cellular damage to your body. Every electronic device, including televisions, emit carcinogenic radiation. You can read more about electromagnetic fields on the World Health Organization’s sitewww.WHO.int
Nicole Carter
The Wellness Experience
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