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Julie listed three things everyone should avoid(Image: hospicenursejulie\/Instagram)<\/p>\nIf you want to live a long and happy life, says hospice nurse Julie McFadden, there are three common activities you should cut out nowJulie listed three things everyone should avoid(Image: hospicenursejulie\/Instagram)<\/p>\n
A hospice nurse who claims to have seen thousands of people die says she’s learnt there are three things people should avoid if they want to live a long and happy life<\/a>.<\/p>\n Julie McFadden has racked up more than 600,000 followers to her YouTube<\/a> channel Hospice Nurse Julie, where she gives eye-opening insights into her career. She previously explained how end of life patients often claim to see the same “beautiful” thing before they die<\/a>.<\/p>\n And Julie also revealed that her patients regularly say they have the same regret about their lives on their deathbed<\/a>. And now, in a new video, she explained the three mistakes people make that prevents them from living a longer life.<\/p>\n Alcohol<\/p>\n The first thing to avoid she says, is alcohol<\/a>. Julie explains: \u201cIt has been clinically proven that it is it is not good for your health to drink daily.\u201d The liver is a vitally important organ \u2013 apart from filtering and detoxifying blood it performs a number of important digestive functions.<\/p>\n In the video<\/a>, she continues: \u201cOur liver is a beautiful organ that does a lot of stuff for us and when it’s not working, it’s bad. I’ve seen enough people die alcoholic deaths, meaning from liver cirrhosis, because of drinking, to know that it is not good. And it is preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n Julie explains that while daily drinking of even small amounts of alcohol can cause significant harm to your liver, it\u2019s a resilient organ that can bounce back from major damage given half a chance.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can quit and your liver will regenerate,\u201d she says. \u201cYour liver will improve. As long as it’s not too far gone, your liver will get better.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, the first thing I would not do is drink a lot for an extended period of time, you will have liver damage, and liver damage is not good because we need our liver for so many things to help us basically function normally. We need our liver.\u201d<\/p>\n Stop smoking and vaping<\/p>\n Secondly, Julie continues, we should consider cutting out another bad habit. \u201cI would not smoke or vape,\u201d she says. \u201cI know everyone hears this. Everyone says this.<\/p>\n \u201cNot many people smoke anymore, but a lot of people vape. And vaping is just as bad\u2026 it affects more than just the lungs. It affects your whole cardiovascular system.<\/p>\n So, even if you don’t get emphysema or COPD<\/a> or some kind of lung cancer or lung disorder, you will have cardiac issues. You will have thinning of the lining of your arteries and veins. You’ll have circulation issues.\u201d<\/p>\n Julie says that watching people die from these debilitating conditions caused by smoking<\/a> \u201cisn’t pretty\u201d.<\/p>\n She admits that while she gave up about 10 years ago, she did once smoke herself, adding:: \u201cSo I could have damage done already.\u201d<\/p>\n Don’t ride a motorbike<\/p>\n![\"Hospice](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762313184_415_0_INSTAGRAM.jpg\")
Julie says even moderate drinking can be harmful(Image: hospicenursejulie\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Hospice](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_INSTAGRAM.jpg\")
Julie used to smoke herself, she admits, but gave up 10 years ago(Image: hospicenursejulie\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Hospice](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_SWNS_FEAR_DEATH_01.jpg\")
Julie says ‘being present in present in the moment is the the most fun you can ever have.'(Image: Courtesy Julie McFadden \/ SWNS)<\/p>\n