"There's almost no getting away from social media. Even if you're not much into social media, your friends and family are there, and it is a great way to stay in touch with them. But once you're there, it's all too easy to "Like" and "Follow" a mind-numbing and time-sucking number of pages. Between posts from your friends and family and status updates from pages you follow, you get an awful lot of input daily."
"But what does your relationship with social media mean for you, your health, and your self-esteem? Most of us check our social media news feed at the beginning of the day, and what we find there can set the tone for our day, help us focus, or distract us from our goals. Though it may sound silly and trite, there's a lot of science to back up the idea. Your health, happiness, and habits can be greatly affected by your social media feed."
Social media reaches nearly everyone and provides an easy way to stay connected with friends and family. News feeds combine personal posts and followed pages, creating a large daily influx that can set the tone for the day, aid focus, or distract from goals. Visual content can trigger neurological reward pathways; food images can increase appetite and promote overeating. Social media contacts and pages function like social circles: following responsible, health-focused accounts supports healthier habits. Scientific and psychological research is beginning to show measurable effects of social media on health, happiness, habits, and behavior.
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