Not Vacationing? Health Risk!

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:21 Written by Natural Health Team Thursday, 20 October 2011 04:21

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Taking a vacation is not a luxury it is a necessity.

Overwhelmed and overworked? Do those two words strike a chord with you? Are you working long hours, feeling like there is not enough hours in the day to get everything done? You’re not alone. You like most most people are burned out. But don’t press the panic button yet; there is an easy effective way to get the relief you need: Take a vacation.

If your response is, “Yeah right,” then you need to know that you can’t afford to skip a real vacation—your health and your job depend on it.

Taking a vacation is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.

If you do not have the opportunity to relax when you get stressed, and chronic stress is the driver of more diseases, especially heart disease obesity and insomnia. The workplace stress accounts for 75 to 90 percent of all primary care doctor’s visits.

Stomach problems, headaches, back pains, skin problems, loss of sleep and energy, and emotional distress. And if stress persists over a long period of time can often lead to heart disease.

Getting away is a surefire way to reduce the stress and chaos of everyday life. It’s like preventive medicine. Men who do not take regular vacations are 32 percent ore likely to die of heart attacks. And workaholic women, it’s even worse. Women have a 50 percent higher risk—-and are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression—than their vacationing buddies.

Studies prove that vacations are good for your mental health and may help you do a better job at your work. Employers should be supportive of time off because they benefit from having relaxed, happy employees.

Investing in your job is important, but so in investing in your mental and physical health. And the only way to do that is by truly disengaging from the office. Now, we’re not suggesting you smash your smart phone or head off to Rome, Italy for three months, but you need to find a healthy work-life balance.

A vacation is an easy effective way to get the relief you need: Take a vacation.

Eighty- four percent of survey respondents reported feeling rejuvenated and reconnected with their family and friends after a vacation, plus eighty percent had a more positive outlook on life. So reap the benefits and return refreshed, relaxed and renewed.

So stop talking about getting away and go. Get out of here. Say good bye to the cell-phone and computer and turn off the television. Go some where, get out of the office! It will be there when you get back. Give your brain a break. You will be a-lot more happy and healthy.

A lot of people judge mental illness based on outward appearance. I think this is an unfair stereotype. Not all people with mental illness are lazy about their looks, and what you look like on the outside doesn’t necessarily reflect what’s going on inside your head!
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