Seven daily sins

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Shower every day? Rinse after brushing teeth? These `healthy` habits could be devilishly bad for you.
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Could your daily routine be ruining your health? We all know that smoking, drinking and bingeing on junk food are behaviours to avoid if we want to keep fit — but an increasing amount of research is emerging to suggest other seemingly benign habits could also be bad for us.
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Here are the seven daily sins, and what we can do about them.
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Daily sin: shower every day
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The modern preoccupation with personal hygiene could be to the detriment of our skin, according to Dr Nick Lowe, consultant dermatologist at the Cranley Clinic in London.
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He says: “Using piping-hot water combined with harsh soaps can strip the skin of its oils, resulting in dryness, cracking and even infection.”
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If the prospect of skipping a daily shower horrifies you, at least make sure you wash with cooler water, he says.
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If you have a tendency towards dry skin, use a soap-free shower gel or aqueous cream.
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Daily sin: sleeping eight hours a day
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The notion of getting eight hours of solid sleep each night is a ‘modern convention’ that could leave you feeling more tired, says Professor Jim Horne, of Loughborough University’s Sleep Research Centre.
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‘A short four to 15-minute “power nap” can be as effective as an extra hour at night.’
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He adds: ‘This modern notion that waking in the middle of the night is a bad thing can actually be destructive to the quality of our sleep.
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‘For instance we wake at 3am and lie there becoming anxious about not sleeping, whereas we should simply get up and occupy our minds with something distracting but relaxing — such as doing a jigsaw or reading a book — until our bodies tell us we’re ready to sleep again.’
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Daily sin: rising after brushing teeth
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Fight the urge to rinse after cleaning your teeth, says dentist Dr Phil Stemmer, from The Fresh Breath Centre in London.
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‘Rinsing washes away the protective flouride coating left by the toothpaste, which would otherwise add hours of protection.’
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And whatever you do don’t clean you teeth straight after eating, he says.
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‘The best routine is to brush your teeth before meals, and then freshen up after eating using an alcohol-free mouthwash.’
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Daily sin: sitting on the loo
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A study published by Israeli scientists in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences revealed that squatting instead of sitting is a more natural position. This in turn reduces the risk of bowel problems such as haemorrhoids and diverticular disease.
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He advises patients who are having trouble with bowel movements to place something under their feet while seated on the toilet, as this helps to simulate the squatting position.

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