Hard worker.
Married at his job.
If you have said this many times, perhaps you should think not only about your career, but also about your health, as the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net At least, British and American scientists have repeatedly confirmed that people who work without adequate rest, put their bodies in great danger.
Let's take a study recently conducted at University College London. It revealed that the more working hours in your week, the higher the risk of stroke. Then scientists analyzed the data of 600 thousand people and came to the conclusion that when working more than 55 hours per week, this risk is 33% higher compared to people who work no more than 40 hours. Also in this category, the risk of myocardial infarction increased by 13%.
But for researchers there is still a controversial issue, why work so affects the human body. Professor of psychiatry from the University of Wisconsin (USA) Charles Reason (Charles Raison) believes that all the fault of chronic stress.
"If we need to constantly work and mobilize our forces, our body begins to adapt to chronic stress, and this condition is very harmful to health. I do not recall any positive effects of chronic stress, "explains Professor Reyson in an interview with WebMD.
His colleague, neurologist Ralph Sacco, former president of the American Heart Association, said: "One of the most important effects of stress, whether it is home, economic or social stress, is an increase in blood pressure, which is associated with an additional risk of stroke and heart attack. Also, chronic stress increases the risk of depression, and depression itself is associated with cardiovascular events ".
True, there are other, more original hypotheses. Some scientists say that extra hours at work are extra tobacco smoke. Passive smoking in the workplace has long been a priority for health care in Western countries, but it has not yet been fully resolved.
Employees of the Harvard Business School and Stanford University recently conducted a meta-analysis of more than 200 published studies. In addition to the fact that they calculated a dozen stressful factors that hurt the health of workaholics to the greatest degree, it turned out that 90% of workaholks report a deplorable physical and / or psychoemotional state, while 50% complain about the employer's bad attitude towards employees, which prevents health monitoring.
What to do if a person does not have the opportunity to work less?.
Professor Reison advises never to deny yourself a full weekend and take the contractual leave. According to him, scientists have convincingly proved that even a short vacation has a beneficial effect on the health of workers, and workaholics need it more than others.
"Relax and psychologically stay away from business, spend more time and talk with loved ones, have fun with hobbies, games and sports - that's what they need," Reyson said, citing the results of a 2011 study.
Unfortunately, these beneficial effects very quickly "evaporate" soon after returning to work. Therefore, Finnish scientists recommend that during the year to regularly take compensatory time off, as well as to make the most of opportunities to take breaks during the working day.
"Just flying an airplane or car trip from one place of work to another will not help you. Do not forget that you need to completely relax and let the brain rest, and this is really achieved only during holidays of a certain duration. At this time, you should, if possible, not pick up the phone, do not write SMS and forget about e-mail, "advises Reyson.
Almost 40% of Americans admitted in 2014 that they do not take their annual leave. The American Travel Association (US Travel Association) states that with such employees, companies will have problems sooner or later, because they are working on wear and tear, in a literal and figurative sense. Of course, this organization can be suspected of interest, but the rational grain in their words is.
Somewhat shocking is the fact that for 1/3 of American managers, workers who take all the prescribed leave look like "unsuitable" candidates for a vacant seat.
Until this situation is broken and we started to put health above the extra dollar, the society will continue to face large-scale problems in the form of millions of cases of heart attack, stroke, depression and mental disorders in people of working age who needed only normal rest.
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