How does overwork affect health?


In recent years, the number of young people suddenly dying from overwork is at an alarming rate. Before that, these people showed no signs of problems, just because of overwork and disordered eating, leading to exhaustion and sudden death.

1. Work burnout


Today, the life cycle, the great pressure of life makes young people work more with a large workload. This makes them forget about rest and relaxation time. Moreover, many young people rely on good health to neglect eating, resting and exercising in moderation. In the long run, this condition leads to a weakened immune system, prolonged fatigue, and many potential illnesses.

2. What are the negative effects of working too much on health?


Although working helps people become active, brain develop, but overwork will have negative effects on both short-term and long-term health. Specifically:
2.1. Insomnia Exhaustion from work makes you not able to sleep well, but also leads to prolonged insomnia, often startled sleep, not sleeping well. The reason is that the brain is overworked and stressed by computer devices, phones with blue light. Staying up late at work for a long time also has a bad effect on your biological clock.
2.2. High risk of infertility. Overwork means you have to sit at a desk too much, sedentary, causing physiological function decline, reduced fertility, even infertility. To avoid this risk, you should spend time exercising every day to circulate blood and transport blood to all organs, especially reproductive organs.
2.3. Ease of cardiovascular disease Working too much increases your risk of cardiovascular disease by 50% - 80% compared to people with normal working hours. Therefore, you should adjust reasonable working hours and appropriate rest mode.
2.4. Prolonged stress Stress is inevitable in the working process. When you increase the working time to 11 am - 12 pm, the pressure and stress will be doubled. This causes the body to increase production of cortisol, the stress hormone, which has a negative effect on the brain and body. The consequences are disorders of the immune system and normal development of the body.
2.5. Exhaustion All factors: overwork, not eating enough, poor quality rest... take place for a long time, making you prone to exhaustion, fatigue, mental disorders.
2.6. Reduced intelligence Working a lot causes your brain to decline quickly because psychological stress makes the brain's recovery process slower. Sometimes you will appear to remember remember, forget to forget.
2.7. Causes weight gain Weight gain is an inevitable consequence when you do not eat enough and do not have time to exercise. Moreover, when working a lot, you often have the mentality to buy fast food and canned food to save time. This will increase the risk of obesity and cause many serious diseases.
2.8. Stroke The incidence of stroke in young people around the world is increasing due to high work pressure. This is a great risk to the health and life of the patient.
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3. Prevention of burnout from work


In order to ensure both work performance and health, you should note a few things:
Have a reasonable diet with a full range of nutrients such as vitamins, protein, fiber, omega 3... These groups of substances are found in green vegetables, fruits, red meat, salmon, tuna, whole grains. Take time to rest and relax with activities such as: listening to music, walking, practicing yoga,... Get enough sleep from 6 to 8 hours a day to help the body and brain recover the fastest. Limit staying up late to damage the nerves. Hopefully through the above article has helped readers understand the consequences of overwork. From there, you can take measures to adjust your lifestyle and nutrition to enhance health and resistance.

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