Do you often complain about depression, headache, uneasiness, or unexplained mood swings? Your answer would probably be yes. And if you are someone who is in his/her 20s or 30s, it’s going to resonate even more with you.
Various survey studies concluded that people within the age group of the early 20s and 30s are most vulnerable when it comes to health- be it mental, physical, or emotional. This is sad but unfortunately true.
Practically speaking, you could easily find your grannie or mom gratifying their health even in their late 50s or 70s. On the contrary, the younger generation of the 21st century owns half the immunity of their ancestors.
Through this piece of writing let’s try and understand the reasons that have caused such a decline and deterioration of health in young bodies and brains.
Top 6 causes of poor health in early age
1. Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption:
These are the two deadliest monsters that have the ability to kill health in no time. Various surveys in different regions of India have found that the consumption of tobacco and alcohol has manifolded in the last 5 years. The worst part is that the age group of 21 to 30 is most prone to these addictions. This has definitely led to a lot of serious health issues like liver disorders, and kidney and respiratory complaints in young adults.
2. Unhealthy Food Intake:
Lack of time and easy availability of ready-to-cook or ready-to-eat food has led the young generation to fall prey to unhealthy, junk, preservative-bound, or inorganic food. These poor food intake habits have not only affected physical health, but also mental health. In a country like India, where the belief around food has been that clean and pure food gives not just energy but mental peace and emotional satisfaction too. Switching to unhealthy eating habits has resulted in irreversible damage to mental, emotional, and physical health.
3. Lack of Physical Activity:
Those who are in the age group of 20-30 years are most bound by family responsibilities, professional obligations, personal commitments, and much more. This definitely results in a busy schedule with little or no time for physical activities like exercise, yoga, jogging, etc. This is the root cause of all sorts of medical issues that the younger generation is dealing with today.
Also, research studies prove that not being able to stay physically active for at least 40 minutes, thrice a week results in poor stamina and strength to cope with day-to-day stress and challenges. This can result in medical conditions like suppressed immunity, high blood pressure, thyroid, depression, high cholesterol, cardiovascular issues, etc.
4. Stress and Disturbed Sleep Cycle:
Stress is a common concern of people across all age groups. However, the age group of 23-28 is the most vulnerable. Late working hours, flexible working hours, or inability to manage work schedules have resulted in disturbed sleep-wake cycles. This not only hampers the body’s natural clock but also leads to a lot of medical conditions like irritability, behavioral disorders, severe mood swings, loss of immunity, low energy, and an increased risk of diabetes.
5. Emotional Trauma:
Emotional damage or emotional trauma can happen to anyone, at any age and at any point in time. People who are in their early 20s and 30’s are considered to be at the peak of their emotions. The loss of a family member, friend, pet, or job can result in any unbearable emotional pain or damage that can have long-lasting implications on one’s personality and emotional and mental health. The best way to deal with such a situation is to be emotionally independent and balanced by practicing meditation, yoga, clean eating, and self-talk therapy from a very early age in life.
Further, talking to a therapist or counselor can help manage the emotional stress so as to avoid conditions like a nervous breakdown, alzheimer’s, anxiety attacks, bipolar disorder, etc. that are increasingly getting very common in young adults these days.
6. Genetic Disorders:
A genetic disorder is one that you inherit from your parents or your family members. Some genetic disorders can be cured with time while others can be incurable and deadly. If you have a family history of a disease like diabetes, heart failure, thyroid, liver disease, etc, It is best to switch to a healthy lifestyle at a very early age. Instead of going for a cure, better to adopt precautions and focus on preventing or delaying genetically inherited diseases.
Let’s Summarise:
Health is priceless and should be nurtured by people of all age groups. Those who are in their 20s or 30s have greater family responsibilities and professional commitments. To cope with these it is important that healthy food eating habits and correct lifestyle patterns are adhered to. Not only physical but emotional and mental health is taken care of. Further, addictions of any kind should be avoided so as to prevent health deterioration in early as well as later ages of life.
