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Unit 2 Fit for life

你的生活方式健康吗？日常生活中很多小习惯也许会危害你的健康，来看看下面5个有害健康的常见生活习惯，你占几个？

日常健康危害之1：撒谎

无论你是在恭维你最好朋友那不讨喜的发型，your health in our daily life. See the following five unhealthy common life habits. How many ones do you have ?

Everyday health hazard 1: Lying

Whether you’re complimenting your best 或临时冲动购物买下最新名牌鞋，在这时候我们通常会撒一些古怪的小谎。但是最新的研究显示，即便是那些无害纯洁的小谎言也会带来意想不到的危害。

撒谎会产生压力，而压力会损害你的健康。一项来自圣母大学的研究发现，当人们减少说谎话的次数时，他们就会减少头疼、咽喉疼痛和焦虑的患病次数。

日常健康危害之2：办公桌上吃饭

如果你工作忙绿，你的午餐休息时间可能没了，就不得不在办公桌上吃午饭。然而错过了休息不仅会让你感到压力紧张，而且心烦意乱的你在这时候吃饭会导致你进食过量。此外，在办公桌上吃饭，你的身体不活动的时间就会增加，还会让你暴露在有害的细菌环境中。

亚利桑那大学的研究报告显示，办公环境细菌量是马桶座圈平均量的400倍，你还想在这样的地方进餐吗？

日常健康危害之3：家务

想找个理由不做家务？那有好消息了：研究显示，人们把家务活留到第二天做，身体会更棒！《家庭心理学》刊登了这篇研究报告，报告结果显示，当你下班回家后做家务活，皮质醇（压力荷尔蒙）的释放会被抑制。皮质醇能降低压力，还能缩短受压后的恢复时间。

但是当家务被完成后，男性和女性的压力水平都会降低——只要做家务的不仅仅只有他或她。可

Are your life style healthy? There may be many little and common habits can endanger

friend’s unflattering hairdo or “improvising” on the cost of your new designer shoes, we all tell the odd fib from time to time. However, according to research, those little white lies could be more harmful than you think.

Lying can generate feelings of stress which are damaging to your health, and a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that when people reduced the amount of lies they told they suffered from less headaches, sore throats and anxiety.

Everyday health hazard 2: Eating at your desk

If you’re having a busy day in work, it can be tempting to skip your lunch break and eat at your desk. However, missing out on breaks is not only bad for your stress levels, eating while distracted may also mean you are more likely to overeat. Furthermore, spending your lunch hour at your desk can lengthen the time you are physically inactive and also expose you to harmful bacteria.

According to a study by the University of Arizona, your work station contains nearly 400 times more germs than the average toilet seat, making it a less than ideal place for dining.

Everyday health hazard 3: Housework Need an excuse to put your feet up? Well, good news: research suggests that leaving the housework for another day could give your health a boost! Research results published in the Journal of Family Psychology revealed that doing housework when you get home from work prevents levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) from lowering and reduces recovery from stress.

However, stress levels for both men and

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