Using piping-hot water combined with harsh soaps can strip the skin of its oils, resulting in dryness, cracking and even infection.

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1) Showering every day: Using piping-hot water and harsh soaps can strip the skin of its oils, resulting in dryness, cracking and even infection.

2) Sleeping eight hours a day: a short four to 15-minute "power nap" can be as effective as an extra hour at night.

3) Brushing teeth after eating: don't clean your teeth straight after eating. Wait at least half an hour because the food acids and sugars temporarily weaken the protective enamel on the teeth. If you clean your teeth too soon, you are actually brushing away at the enamel before it hardens again.

4) Cleaning house: those who took on most of the responsibility for running the home had significantly higher blood pressure than those who left it to their partner.

5) Relaxing after dinner: if you're inactive during the evening, or you eat just before bed, your body is more likely to lay down that food as fat. ...

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七大日常陋習

???????1. 每天洗澡。熱水和堿性強的皂液會去除皮膚油脂，導致皮膚干燥、皸裂甚至感染。

???????2. 每晚都睡八小時。小睡4至15分鐘，其補充體力的作用可相當于夜晚睡一小時。

???????3. 飯后立即刷牙。飯后不要立即刷牙，至少應等半小時，因為食物中的酸和糖會軟化保護牙齒的琺瑯質，如果太快刷牙，會在琺瑯質變硬前把它刷掉。

???????4. 打掃房間。在家中承擔家務較多的人血壓明顯高于不做家務的人。

???????5. 晚飯后直接休息。假如你晚間喜歡蟄伏不動，或者睡前大吃，你的身體會囤積更多脂肪。

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(China.org.cn April 28, 2011)