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Modern Woman Health Woes, SolvedYour attachment to your cell phone and high heels is hurting your health. Here's what you can do to fix it |
Ah, technology. What would we do without it? We can schedule appointments, Instagram our lunch and FaceTime with someone across the country in just a few swipes. Our smart phones, laptops and stylish totes (large enough to fit our iPad, of course) may seem like lifesavers, but our don't-go-anywhere-without-them mentality comes at a price. These modern-day conveniences can lead to once-unheard-of modern-day health issues.
Once the headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel, and squinting settle in, it's easy to realize that our hands weren't made to furiously type at 80 words per minute, our eyes weren't intended to stare at bright pixelated screens for hours on end, and being bipedal is hard enough, even without sky-high heels.
Technology isn't going anywhere (not that we'd want it to), and it's not exactly realistic to unplug and revert to caveman days. Happily, you can do away with most modern health hazards with just a few easy tweaks to your lifestyle -- no unplugging required. Read on to find out how.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Your Diagnosis: Digital Eye Strain
Once the headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel, and squinting settle in, it's easy to realize that our hands weren't made to furiously type at 80 words per minute, our eyes weren't intended to stare at bright pixelated screens for hours on end, and being bipedal is hard enough, even without sky-high heels.
Technology isn't going anywhere (not that we'd want it to), and it's not exactly realistic to unplug and revert to caveman days. Happily, you can do away with most modern health hazards with just a few easy tweaks to your lifestyle -- no unplugging required. Read on to find out how.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Your Diagnosis: Digital Eye Strain