Jeff Wilser, author of the bestseller “the Good news about how bad it is for you… and bad news that’s good for you” and “Quick guide to the life of Alexander Hamilton”, shared ten tips on how to stay healthy and not to deprive themselves of the joy of watching TV.
The expert explained how to watch the TV series avidly with no harm to the health
As you know, some researchers have linked excessive attachment to watching television with the development of diseases such as diabetes and thrombosis, as well as lower sperm quality. According to one study, every hour spent watching television a person over the age of 25, shortens its life by 21.8 minutes. Some experts and does believe that to be a “telemanija” more dangerous than being an alcoholic. All this does not mean that the TV has some magical effect, destroying man: actually, the problem lies in the fact that watching TV is associated with sedentary lifestyle and overeating, and serializability and often leads to serious sleep disorders.
Jeff Wilser taught readers Vulture ten tips, through which you can watch TV and stay healthy.
1. Eat cold berries. As a rule, people watching, absorbing food, may cause a feeling of hunger, besides, people tend to eat the most healthy food while watching TV. Therefore it is better to abandon the familiar for viewing of chips, popcorn and French fries and replace them with scrambled eggs, hummus with vegetables, cottage cheese with fruit or best of all – cold watermelon or grapes. These berries are similar to sorbet: sweet and contribute to the rapid saturation.
Scene from the TV series “Game of thrones”
2. Often press pause. Researchers from Australia say that people who are interrupted more often during sedentary work, or watching TV, have a smaller waist circumference. It is not necessary to do push-UPS – just to walk into the other room. Although if the Supplement breaks simple exercise, the result will be even better.
Scene from the TV series “Sherlock”
3. Combine pleasant and useful. Doctors emphasize that sitting on the couch in front of the TV allows you to consume much less calories than sedentary work, reading or driving. Thus, it is possible to spend time in front of the TV to good use – for example, walking on a treadmill, doing to the gym doing crunches or lifting weights. For those who are not able to force myself to proceed immediately to such sporting feats, Wilser recommends simply to watch TV in parallel with the household chores – cleaning, washing dishes or preparing food.
Scene from the TV series “Desperate Housewives”
4. Use rule ophthalmologists “20-20-20”. Phones, tablets and laptops emit blue light, which is not the best way affects the retina of the eye. Ophthalmologists suggest every 20 minutes to look away from the screen and look at the object, the remote 20 feet (about six metres) for 20 seconds (or even longer). This allows the eyes to recover.
Frame from the series “Dr. house”
5. Decrease the brightness of the screen. The blue light can also lead to premature aging of the skin: it causes free radical damage in the skin layers where there are “scaffolding” of the skin, such as collagen and elastin. Because of this, the skin becomes flabby and accelerates the appearance of wrinkles. American cosmetologists even have a term for – Netflix Face.
Frame from the series “Secret materials”
6. Plan your “serial binges”. If you have a long weekend at home, it is better to plan in advance how many episodes you have to watch to be able to do some other things. If you firmly decide to only watch five episodes a day, it will still be better than if you spend all weekend, not looking up from the TV or computer.
Frame from the TV series “Mr. Robot”
7. Drink plenty of water. Better than a cold – it helps a little to speed up the metabolism. Soda and beer are not considered. By the way, copious drinking is another positive side effect – you’ll be more likely to go to the bathroom, which is also in some kind of physical activity and break.
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8. Use a conventional TV screen. Strange but true: when we watch TV, our eyes easier than when we watch the show or movie with computers, tablets and phones. The catch is that the TV is usually far from the viewer, and it is less harmful to the eye.
Scene from the TV series “How I met your mother”
9. Strain your brain. Make it a rule after each episode to solve some simple intellectual tasks-for example, crossword puzzles, play chess or read literature in foreign languages.
Frame from the TV series “the big Bang Theory”
10. Don’t forget about sleep! Most people depend on TV shows, watching them at night, and often can’t go to sleep because “we need to watch another series”. In addition, the radiation screens affects melatonin production, which regulates the cycle of sleep and wakefulness. Therefore it is better to finish watching another episode in bed, and for a couple of hours before bedtime.
Frame from the series “Jessica Jones”
