I’m a doctor — here are 4 things I would never do because they’re bad for your body

Dr. Jess Andrade is sharing the four activities she won't do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives.
Dr. Jess Andrade is sharing the four activities she won't do -- vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives.

She’s giving her TikTok followers the 4-1-1 on four bad habits to avoid.

Dr. Jess Andrade, a sports medicine specialist and pediatrics doctor in Massachusetts, is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives.

Dr. Jess Andrade is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives. Dr. Jess Andrade / TikTok
Dr. Jess Andrade is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives. Dr. Jess Andrade / TikTok

Vaping

Bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as popcorn lung, is a condition that makes breathing difficult because of damage to small airways in the lungs. Tiktok / doctorjesss
Bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as popcorn lung, is a condition that makes breathing difficult because of damage to small airways in the lungs. Tiktok / doctorjesss

To prove her point, Andrade showed a picture of popcorn lung — the nickname for bronchiolitis obliterans, a lung condition that makes breathing difficult because of damage to small airways.

Johns Hopkins Medicine reports that the culprit is diacetyl, a chemical that was widely used to give popcorn its buttery flavor. Now it’s added to the liquid in some flavored e-cigarettes to evoke a buttery or creamy taste.

It seems that some teens are already taking Andrade’s advice to quit vaping.

Data from September shows that 1.63 million US middle and high school students (5.9%) reported using an e-cigarette in the past 30 days compared to 2.13 million (7.7%) in 2023.

This is good news since besides bronchiolitis obliterans, vaping can cause lung cancer, organ damage, heart disease, asthma, breathing problems and other conditions.

Not sleeping for 24 hours

Experts recommend getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night. Tiktok / doctorjesss
Experts recommend getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night. Tiktok / doctorjesss

“Pulling all-nighters or not sleeping for 24 hours — the same as being legally drunk,” Andrade wrote in her June post.

Driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more is considered driving while intoxicated.

Being awake for 17 hours mimics a BAC of 0.05%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says being awake for 24 hours is similar to having a BAC of 0.10%.

Experts recommend getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night. A study published this week finds that the effects of a restless night can linger on our brains for days.

In the long term, poor sleep has been linked to a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, anxiety and other chronic health problems.

Not exercising enough

An inactive lifestyle can raise your risk of developing several diseases. Tiktok / doctorjesss
An inactive lifestyle can raise your risk of developing several diseases. Tiktok / doctorjesss

According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, adults should aim for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and two days of muscle strengthening a week.

Andrade said not reaching that threshold raises your risk of several diseases including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, colon, breast and uterine cancers, along with obesity, high blood pressure and stroke.

Consuming too many artificial ingredients

Ultra-processed foods may taste good, but they are often not good for your body. Tiktok / doctorjesss
Ultra-processed foods may taste good, but they are often not good for your body. Tiktok / doctorjesss

Artificial ingredients and preservatives are often found in processed foods — the bad apples in a diet.

Eating too many ultra-processed foods can lead to obesity, diabetes, depression, heart disease, heart attacks, stroke and high blood pressure.