The Habit: Constantly looking down to refresh your Instagram feed and group-chat with your girls
How It’s Screwing You: It’s called text neck—a slack, untoned neck and jawline caused by breakdown in collagen and elastin. The constant up & down weakens that support structure.
Quick Fix: Hold your phone at eye level to minimize folding, and apply skin-firming, peptide-rich cream on your jawline and neck twice daily.
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The Habit: You talk long enough for your phone to get hot while chatting
How It’s Screwing You: Prolonged exposure to heat from any source can increase melanin
production in that area.
Quick Fix: A headset or speakerphone is your best bet.
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The Habit: You must read that last work email (or tweet or text) before bed
How It’s Screwing You: Artificial light from your smartphone messes with your body’s
ability to produce melatonin, the chemical responsible for making you sleepy.
Quick Fix: If you have trouble shutting down before bed, dim the intensity of your
phone’s light or make use of the invert colors feature (it turns your screen
black and fonts white)
Source: Cosmopolitan Magazine - July 2013, By: Nicole Cantanese
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