3 lifestyle habits that can harm your nerves

When you’re hustling hard to make ends meet, provide for your family, and reach  your goals, some days seem more stressful than others.  

And while it is healthy to release pent-up stress to forget about these burdens and  enjoy life for a while, some coping mechanisms and lifestyle habits1 can do more  harm than good for the body.  

Some lifestyle habits can negatively impact working ways and eventually increase  your risk for a problem like neuropathy.2 This health issue targets nerves found all over  the body3 and causes symptoms like pain (ngalay), numbness (manhid), and  tingling in the nerves (tusok-tusok).4  

Watch Out: These Habits Are Possible Causes of Nerve Pain  

If these lifestyle habits seem familiar, now may be the right time to reconsider them  before they worsen your health: 

Smoking  

Smokers are at high risk of experiencing nerve pain. Nicotine, which is the main  substance found in cigarettes, may target receptors that can release dopamine or  feel-good hormones. However, too much smoking can desensitize said receptors;  reduce levels of brain nicotine and dopamine; and trigger heightened pain sensitivity  and an increased need to smoke.5  

What You Can Do: Ask a doctor about medicines that have been cleared to  help stop smoking, such as nicotine replacement therapy6 or behavioral  interventions in the form of counseling or cognitive behavioral therapy.7  

Drinking alcoholic beverages  

Did you know that excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for a  whopping 200 health issues? One of those is peripheral or alcoholic  neuropathy that can trigger symptoms like nerve pain, allodynia (pain linked  to stimuli that are not known to cause pain), hyperalgesia (increased pain  sensations), and paresthesia (burning or prickling sensation even if stimuli are  not present).8  

What You Can Do: If you hang out with people who drink heavily, reduce the  drinks you consume and/or their sizes. You can also try to adapt a  “pre-commitment strategy” and limit events or meet-ups where you will likely  be exposed to alcohol.9  

Not getting enough B vitamins  

B vitamins can work as coenzymes and aid in many processes crucial for brain  and nervous system function.10 Moreover, some B vitamins help create energy  in the cells using the food and nutrients you eat.11 Unfortunately, a lack of  vitamins in the body (particularly vitamins B1, B6, and B12) is known to raise  your risk for neuropathy symptoms.12,13,14  

What You Can Do: Add more B vitamin sources into your daily diet, such as  vegetables,15 meats, poultry, shellfish, eggs, various cuts of meat, and cheese.16  

Make Sure Your Nerves Remain Strong and Healthy Today  

Take care of your nerves as early as now and stay motivated for the potential you can unlock and dreams that will be fulfilled!

Aside from eating lots of vitamin B-rich food, ask your doctor about supplements like  Vitamin B1+B6+B12 (Pharex® B-Complex)! It contains the right amounts of three key B vitamins (Based on RENI) that adults need for daily intake, namely 100mg of vitamin B1, 5 mg of vitamin B6, and 50mcg of Vitamin B12.

In the long run, with proper diet and exercise, B vitamin supplements like Vitamin B1+B6+B12 (Pharex® B-Complex) may help prevent and address deficiencies related to these nutrients and manage issues like neuralgia (nerve pain), neuritis (nerve inflammation), and neuropathies.

Suggested use of Vitamin B1+B6+B12 (Pharex® B-Complex) is one (1) to two (2)  tablets a day or as prescribed by your doctor.  

Vitamin B1+B6+B12 (Pharex® B-Complex) is available in leading drugstores and  online via flagship stores on Shopee and Lazada at a suggested retail price (SRP) of  Php5.45 per tablet.  

If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.
ASC Reference Code:  P0222N060425P

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