Costs of Sleep Loss

Lack of sleep has become a persistent problem in the country. A research says that most of the working people get less than 6 hours of sleep per night. Loss of sleep can have a significant effect on our health and well-being. Sleep deprivation has been connected with high risk of industrial accidents, motor vehicle accidents, reduced productivity, medical errors, increased stress, impaired problem-solving skills, and more. A recent study has shown that what we do to our body and mind when we hold back the sleep doesn't impact us in the short-term. But, the consequences of sleep loss are long-term, more frightening, and potentially deadly.

Accelerated Skin Aging: In 2013, the researchers found evidence to associate sleep inadequacy with premature aging. A survey was conducted on sleep quality and average amount of sleep, in which sixty pre-menopausal women (ages between 30 and 49) were examined. Based on the responses to a questionnaire, half of the people were detected to have poor quality sleep. While researchers found a significant difference with respect to signs of intrinsic aging (such as fine lines, slackening of skin, uneven pigmentation, and reduced elasticity), they find no major difference between the groups with respect to signs of extrinsic aging (i.e., freckles primarily attributable to sun exposure and deep wrinkles).

Increased Risk of Stroke: The body is stressed when it doesn't get the right amount and so, sleep is much important. For the first time, in 2012, a study has discovered a connection between stroke and sleep loss, particularly in those who had no other risk symptoms of stroke. Everyone knows how important exercise and diet are in preventing strokes. But most of us are less aware of the impact of insufficient amounts of sleep. 

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Stress and Women - Reduce Stress and Symptoms of Burnout

Today, employees are expected to do more work with less time, which has become a main cause of stress at work. Other causes of stress on the job include worries about performing well, as time diminishes and demands rises, disagreements with the boss or argue with co-workers, and pressure to continuously be plugged in. In fact, in some cases, unemployed people seem to far better when compared to the employed one, as some jobs can affect the mental health badly.

Do Women React to Stress in a Different Way Than Men?

A recent survey revealed that women were more likely to suffer physical symptoms of stress than men. Even though there is no enough proof to confirm that it applies to all women, stress is a common factor among women. They regularly deal with stress in many ways than men. Most of the men survive by ‘escaping’ into an entertainment or other relaxing activities. While they are more likely to have the ‘fight or flight’ response, women have ‘tended and befriend’ qualities and get support from their friends and families.

Most of the Women’s Story:

Most of the women do two full-time jobs at the same time. Yes, as a perfect mom for their kids and as a responsible employee in their profession. They try to expose themselves as a happy person and a hard worker. But still, chaos might happen often in their life. They may find hard spending enough time with their kids, which makes stressing them out. Getting up early in the morning, making kids to get ready for the school, doing other regular activities, including cooking, running to office in heavy traffic, doing overtime to finish the deadlines, etc. When they were so tired and think they didn’t want to do anything, they find the day is not yet over. Again, they have to run for preparing dinner, doing laundry, and the kids need mom’s attention in between.    

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