Slow Down – Excessive work is bad for your heart.

Slow Down – Excessive work is bad for your heart.

A new research found that individuals who operated 11 hours or more a day were more possible to have a heart attack related to persons who work regular seven- or eight-hours a day.

This investigation was taken after calculating well-known threat issues for heart disease such as obesity, smoking and high level of cholesterol.

With challenging superiors and hectic workplace atmosphere, it’s easy to sense stress at work. 

While a little stress can help you get dynamic but continuing stress can increase the risk of heart related syndromes.


Individuals who worked up to 10 hours a day were equivalent to those who worked less in terms of heart risk.

But once they crossed the 11-hour verge, there was a severe upsurge in the heart disease threat percentage.

Our Involuntary actions of the body such as heart beats are regulated by the Autonomic Nervous system i.e. ANS which plays a vital role in neuroendocrine stress responses. The ANS sends signals to heart and thus controlling the variability of the heart rate.

Work stress leads to instability in the heart rate. The effect on the ANS and neuroendocrine function in turn distresses the signals to the heart, leading to heart related disorders.

So always remember to get up from the chair and take a lap around the office regularly to keep the body flow active. Such small changes and regular exercise along with proper diet can help you lower your health risks. 

Be the change this WE Day & Jiyo Life

Our mother earth takes care of us in her own way & is it not our moral and social duty to protect her?
Yes it is. That is why we want you to be the change & bring the change this World Environmental Day (WED) which will be celebrated on June 5 across the world.

What is WED?
Our planet has been annually celebrating World Environmental Day (WED) since 1972. World Environmental Day is organized by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) with a different theme every year & selecting a host country which is setting an example by its green initiatives.

The theme for WED 2010 is, “Many Species, One Planet, One Future” & the host country is the East African nation, Rwanda. There are more than 10 million species in this world out of which only 2 million have been identified yet. Out of this 2 million, about 17,291 species are on the verge of extinction from little insects to rare mammals. Some even get extinct before they are discovered.

What You Can Do: World Environment Day may be just other day in the calendar that passes of like all other days. But in a technologically advanced world like today, people are getting isolated it is a good opportunity to connect with others and our own planet.

You Can,

•   Plant trees with your family or local community members.
•   Stop unnecessary wastage of fuel. Start using scooters or walk to your office at least twice a day. This way you will not only reduce carbon emissions but also improve your health too!
•   Rely on energy efficient bulbs in your home.
•   Stop using plastic bags & start using recyclable bags or make your own bag with your old cloths.
•   Save water. Water has become so precious these days; it is said that the next world war will be fought for cause of water.
• Stop throwing garbage in public places and make the environment clean.

These are some basic tips. There are lots more which you can do it yourself.
Jiyo Life this World Environment Day people. Cheers.

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Rid Yourself of stress & Jiyo Life yaar

What is it?? Stress is a condition or a phenomenon wherein a person suffers from exhaustion, irritability, inability to concentrate, dizziness, nausea, chest pain, rapid beating of heart etc. due to failure to respond appropriately to physical or emotional threats which leads to a health breakdown. Now this threat may be actual or imaginative.

The term ‘stress’ was first coined by endocrinologist Hans Selye in 1930.

Why is it bad??

Stress is a very personal problem. A person can have stress because:

·         He is not satisfied with his job

• ·         Family problems
• ·         Money matters
• ·         Tension due to an upcoming exam
• ·         Low self esteem and self confidence & many more.

As mentioned in the first part stress can lead to low concentration, low social interaction, rapid beating of heart ultimately leading to a heart attack.

So how can you get rid of it??

There is no solution to completely escape stress. However, you can make use of the following tips to avoid it.

Talk: As a popular ad says “baat karnay sey hi baat banti hai”. Whatever problems you may be facing, share it with your loved ones. They may be your parents, your best friends, your car driver, your professor, they can be anyone. It actually works. Just Share.

Write: There may be cases where a person may not be comfortable with ‘talking it out’ because they may be afraid or they just don’t want the other person to know it.

Writing is what you can do. You can start your own blog or maintain a dairy. If you love poetry, try writing one. See how your mind gets refreshed!

Get a pet: It has been proven that having a pet in your house can do wonders for one’s health. The pet can be  a dog, a cat, even a pet lizard, as long as you love it!

Music: There is no one on earth who is does not like music. Listening to your favourite tracks has been proven to be a great stress buster. There are different genres of music like rock, trance, pop etc. So go on and grab your headphones.

Laughter: ahahahahaha.hahahahahahahaahahahahaa.

Laughing out loud is one of the best stress busters one can make use of. Just laugh out loud. Crack silly jokes. Irritate people with your jokes, join laughing clubs, play a few pranks. just go ahahahahahahahaha.

Be Positive: Never ever underestimate yourself. Be positive in whatever it is that you do. 

All in all, as the title suggests, destress and Jiyo Life!