OVERWORK IS BAD FOR YOUR HEART

The workaholics may spice up their wallets, but it can turn detrimental to their r cardiac status.  A 60 percent increase  in the risk of heart-related health issues  including heart attack, angina, and death from heart disease was evident from a study of about 6,000 British civil servants followed for about a decade who worked 3 0r more hours overtime a day.

Well-established heart disease risk factors like smoking, obesity, and high cholesterol were  present  in the study group.Working overtime is proved to be associated with more type A behavior traits like aggression, hostility, competitiveness, psychological distress, and sleep problems.   Here,the importance of having a good balance between work time, leisure time, and family time become more important and warranted.

MEN AND MARRIED LOTS GO ON FOR LONG

In a study conducted among workers who were in their late 30s to early 60s at job enrollment were  followed for an average of 10 years for the overtime analysis.During this time  350 incidences of heart attack, angina, or heart-related death were reported.Working 10 or more hours a day was associated with a 60% increase in disruptions in cardiac rhythm.

Men were six times more likely than women to work three or more hours of overtime a day, and married workers were almost nine times more likely than singlets  to spend the sameamount of work.More than fifty percent of the respondents were reported spending 10 or more hours a day at work characterized their job demands as  high  while just 8% considered their job demands to be low.

GROWING REQUIREMENT FOR THE STUDIES ON OVERTIME AND HEART

In fact,more study is required to confirm an independent association between overtime-related work stress and cardiovascular disease.But a growing body of research is linking longer work days with health problems including high blood pressure.Researchers should examine whether interventions designed to reduce overtime work could alter the risk of cardiovascular disease.

HARDWORKER VS WORKAHOLIC

A hardworker is more systematic. Aworkaholic will be thinking about work while on holidays while a hardworker will be thinking about holiidays while working.Workaholism is a disease ,a form of addicton or an obcessive compulsive disorder which needs to be treated. In japan it is esitmated that 5% of heart attacks and stroke are caused by workaholism. Leisure illness is another disease wherby subjects becomes sick during weekends and vaccations as they stop working.