This weekend, while watching the NFL games - watching Trevor Lawrence's head hit the turf after an illegal hit, watching Christian McCaffrey's knee fail again - I found myself wondering all over again about human health and the factors that affect it. Professional sports are incredibly risky in terms of health, but at least athletes are well paid.
However, there are also many factors that gradually affect our bodies in a negative way, year after year, continuing this destructive process - until we finally realize how much we have undermined our health. There is a special online thread dedicated to such factors, and we, Bored Panda, are making a selection of the most relevant opinions from there.
More info: Reddit
#21
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. When you already know you have some mental troubles, you think that explain your drowsiness & low mood and don't look for more issues. It does not only hurt your cardio-vascular system, it may slowly destroy your life.
If your are overweighted/obese, snore at night and/or feel sleepy all day, go see your doctor.
Edit : Added and/OR because as many of you relevantly said, weight is an important factor but not always necessary.
If your are overweighted/obese, snore at night and/or feel sleepy all day, go see your doctor.
Edit : Added and/OR because as many of you relevantly said, weight is an important factor but not always necessary.
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25points
#23
Wearing tight shoes every day gave me bunions, but I didn’t realize the cause until years later.
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24points
#25
Acting like you’ll never feel the dumb s**t you did when you were younger.
I’m about to turn 30. Years of motocross, motorcycle accidents, lifting s**t improperly, smoking/vaping, welding with limited ventilation, poor diet, moderate alcohol use, etc. I’ve had so many “new” pains or issues pop up just this year I’m legitimately worried I might joke make it to 60. Or if I somehow hold together I won’t hold up mentally and check out.
I’m about to turn 30. Years of motocross, motorcycle accidents, lifting s**t improperly, smoking/vaping, welding with limited ventilation, poor diet, moderate alcohol use, etc. I’ve had so many “new” pains or issues pop up just this year I’m legitimately worried I might joke make it to 60. Or if I somehow hold together I won’t hold up mentally and check out.
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21points
#26
First girlfriend dying. Permanent irreversible damage to my emotional systems lol. I was just a boy , ain't felt truly happy/ content for an extended period of time since. It'll be a decade in January 2025.
21points
#28
Barely eating anything at all for 1-2 years. Now I have skin issues due to f*****g up my hormones, stomach and digestion problems and an unhealthy relationship with food. I also have been having random pains since then and have developed body image issues which I didn't have prior to that. Wouldn't say it's permanent, but it has been over a year and it's physically not getting much better. Also, d***s (illicit and psychiatric) f*****g up my brain chemistry.
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17points
#30
I have nerve damage in my hand from cuddling my wife and falling asleep with my arm under her head. It doesn't affect my range of motion at all anymore, but for a while it hurt to move my hand in a certain way. The only lasting effect right now is numbness/no feeling on my hand in-between the knuckles of my pointer and middle finger.
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12points
#31
Not taking care of my skin when I was younger. And playing catcher for softball screwed up my knees.
10points