American scientists have found out that we spend more than 2 hours a day looking at the screens of our smartphones and touch them almost 3000 times. Wooh, think of the germs! Their Australian colleagues went further and did a study on how gadgets influence our health. The results were astonishing...
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What's that strange appendix in the back of the head? 😮 0:41
Does it pose a danger? 2:16
What text neck is 3:29
Gadgets are detrimental to your appearance! 👈 5:21
How to reduce the harm 6:15
Cool apps for your health 7:18
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X-ray image of skull: By Tomas Vendis – CC BY 3.0
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SUMMARY:
- 218 people aged 18 to 30 took part in the research. Doctor David Shahar found a small bone appendix in the back of the head of 41% of the participants.
- The results showed that it was mainly young people who had the appendix.
- Doctor Shahar and his colleagues assumed that the extra growth, and damage, was caused by bad posture.
- The average time people spend with their eyes glued to the screen grew by 3 times in only one year, between 2010 and 2011, and it keeps growing.
- Scientists believe that the appendix itself poses no danger, but a spinal curvature does.
- But the more we bend our head forward, the heavier it becomes in relation to the neck.
- There’s even a term referring to the specific slope of neck that appears as a result of it – “text neck”.
- Chronic pressure causes problems, some of which can be solved only by surgeons.
- Long-term stretching and straining leads to an inflammatory process in our tissues.
- Another thing caused by gadgets is less crucial for the health of your neck, but detrimental to your appearance. It’s a double chin, which appears even with young and slim girls and boys.
- Keep your smartphone at the level of your eyes so that your head stays in a vertical position and doesn’t bend.
- Studies also advise using 2 hands and 2 thumbs for texting – it'll create a more symmetrical and comfortable position for the spine.
- Just to make sure that you don't forget about your neck, there's a special app. Try “Neck guard” for Apple and “Posture” for Android.
- While cosmetologists are looking for ways to protect skin from digital ageing, it’s a good idea to support it from inside. Food rich in antioxidants can help a lot!
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