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What Are You Doing That Could Be Harming Your Health?

  • Writer: Monica Pineider
    Monica Pineider
  • Dec 14, 2025
  • 3 min read

Did you know that it’s entirely possible that some of the things that you do can actually be harming your health? Most of these things are ones you wouldn’t think twice about. It’s important then to understand what these things are, and how they could be impacting you. This way, you can make the correct changes to your life to get yourself back on track.


The good news is that if you don’t know where to begin, we’ve got some ideas for you. Down below, we’re going to explore some issues that could be harming you more than you know. We will also discuss what to do about it, so keep reading if you would like to find out more.


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Not Taking The Right Measures


We’re going to start by talking about not taking the right measures to look after your health initially. This includes completely ignoring exercise and not bothering with it in your life at all.


This is one of the biggest mistakes that you can make. Exercise is good for both your body and your mind, as it releases endorphins that make you feel good.


As well as this, if you know that your diet isn’t giving you everything that you need, it’s an issue. In other words, it might be harming your health. If you’re not even taking supplements to make up for what you’re lacking, that’s also an issue. Not sleeping enough? Also an issue.


It’s basic things like this that can make the most difference. As such, they need to be taken extremely seriously. 




Ignoring Your Mental Health 


We also want to point out that if you’re ignoring your mental health, it’s definitely not ideal. Ignoring mental health entirely can be a way of harming your health. Mental health is just as important as physical health. You need to be taking care of it with just as much care, even though we understand that there is more of a stigma surrounding mental health than physical.


If you’re in pain, you should go to the doctor, right? So, what makes it different when the pain is emotional? Nothing, but we’ve convinced ourselves that it is different, and as such, don’t seek help. This is not okay, and things need to change.




Not Getting The Help That You Need 


Finally, it might be true that you are not getting the medical help you need. This may be because you feel as though you don’t deserve it. Or you feel as though there is someone else out there who should get the help that you need. But, thinking this way is harming your health. You deserve it just as much as anyone else, no matter what the issue is. 


For example, if you have lost a limb due to whatever reason and you’re being offered prosthetic solutions, take it if you want it. Don’t worry about anything such as cost or anything like that. Jump at the chance to get help. The same goes for any other injury that’s less severe. You deserve help, okay?


Hopefully, you have found this article helpful, and now see some of the different things that you could be doing that could be harming your health. Stop them, now. It might be hard, but you can do it. You have to.

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About the Author​

 

Monica Pineider is the author of the A to Zen Therapies health blog and founder of a Central London wellness clinic. She specialises in massage therapy and holistic treatments, drawing on professional experience since 2009 in reflexology, shiatsu, and deep tissue massage.

 

She trained in Thailand and Bali in traditional massage techniques before continuing advanced hands-on study in London across multiple therapy disciplines. This international and clinical background has shaped the approach and philosophy of A to Zen Therapies.

 

Monica oversees the editorial direction of every article published on the blog, including content written or contributed to by external specialists in areas beyond the clinic’s direct clinical experience. All content is reviewed to ensure clarity, accuracy, and alignment with our editorial standards.

 

She shares practical, experience-based insights to support relaxation, recovery, and everyday wellbeing.

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