3 Brain-Damaging Habits You Need to Stop Now
No, these are not the brain-damaging habits that went viral on various social media platforms claiming that it came from WHO. WHO has debunked that infographic.
This list does not contain the biggest or the top brain-damaging habits. Brain health is more complicated than pinpointing habits in various degrees. What damages or promotes brain health is an interplay of several factors including but not limited to genes, diet, activities, sleep, diseases, and vices.
Nevertheless, some habits have already been proven to put people at more risk for brain damage. So if you are practicing any of these, you better stop if you want peak brain performance for as long as possible.
1. Use of Recreational Drugs
Drug-abuse-related injuries include brain atrophy, changes to white matter, physical damage to brain cells, brain hypoxia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome.
Aside from the damage from the drug’s toxic substances, actions resulting from the effects of the drugs can also injure the brain. For example, frequent intoxication leads to poor health, accidents, and increased risk-taking behaviors which can cause brain injuries.
Amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, and opioids are associated…
