Four Uncomfortable Things That Are Good for You

Check out four times where being uncomfortable is actually GOOD for you . . .

1.  Dressing up for work.  It might help your posture.  According to at least one expert, you’re more likely to stand or sit up straight when you’re wearing nice clothes.

2.  Holding it in when you have to pee.  Doing it TOO long can cause urinary tract infections.  But running to the bathroom as soon as you feel the urge can eventually lead to an overactive bladder, where you feel like you have to pee all the time.

3.  Letting minor headaches go away on their own.  If you get them constantly, you probably take a lot of painkillers.  But that can actually lead to MORE headaches.

Over time, taking too many painkillers makes you more sensitive to the pain.  And it can lead to “rebound headaches” . . . also called “medication overuse headaches.”

4.  Getting stressed out.  Short periods of stress . . . like making a deadline at work . . . can actually help you create new brain cells.  If you thought you CAN’T create new brain cells, that’s partly true.  Most of them are made before you’re born.

But a recent study found that a part of your brain associated with memories, learning, and emotions DOES keep making new brain cells, even as an adult.