Reading Headlines and Flossing My Teeth While Washing My Face

Reading headlines on the internet is not good for one’s health. They are supposed to improve our health, but they sure could raise your stress level.

The goal is to make you click, so the headlines are very alarming or designed to suck you in. “Break these bad habits now.” That’s pretty tame, but it makes me wonder if I have any of those bad habits.

When I click, I am taken to a magazine article titled 7 Worst Health Habits Ever. Lucky for me, I don’t wear contacts. If I did, and I fell asleep with them in my eyes, I could go blind. Jeepers. That’s what the Yahoo teaser line indicated.

The article states I could get an infection, and certainly dry eyes from going to sleep with contacts in eyes. A severe infection could lead to cornea scarring and that could lead to “vision reduction.”

There were no stats quoted as to how many people this has happened to. My vision reduction is at bay, reading glasses excluded, so I continue on.

If I don’t floss my teeth every day I will suffer the consequences too. Again, it’s that pesky thing – bacteria – at the root of the problem.

The food that stays stuck between teeth that the toothbrush does not get “has a chance at turning into bacteria” that can eat at away at your tooth enamel and cause tooth decay.

This article says we need to brush THREE times a day and floss every night before bed. If you don’t, you run the risk of gum disease, root canals and tooth loss.

Oh my. Don’t fall asleep without flossing your teeth. The bacteria are going to get you while you dream.

Is that where nightmares come from?

If I fall asleep without taking off my makeup, I am in big trouble too.

Going to bed without washing my face is much more serious than I thought. I knew it might age me slightly or create a pimple if I was younger or my hormones were racing. What I read is that the dang bugger, bacteria, could run amok all over my face.

Leaving on makeup leads to clogged pores and that, so it is written, creates a breeding ground for bacteria to run wild on.

It’s a Bacteria Party. In the eyes, in the mouth, on the face. Bacteria rules! So the answer is to wash the face nightly with a washcloth and a cleanser.

Don’t think you’re safe there. This article states that the bathroom sink is full of bacteria. If all I read were articles like this, I could easily become a germophobe.

What are the other bad habits you wonder? Not getting enough exercise. No surprise there.

There was no mention of bacteria, but I know they roam in locker rooms and sweaty gym clothes.

Another bad habit was too much alcohol consumption. Maybe people drink to drown out the fear of bacteria.

Again bacteria was not mentioned in regard to booze, but excessive alcohol in one sitting could lead to unprotected sex and pregnancy or STDs. I’d venture to guess there’s bacteria there.

The bad habit of eating too much fast food made the list. No report of the germs in the joint, just how bad fast food is for us.

The final habit to make the cut is the shoes you wear. Flats give no support and high heels are deemed dangerous. Finally, a habit that is germ-free.

Excuse me while I go floss my teeth, wash my face, take off my shoes and go to bed.

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