Women with stressful jobs have 40 percent higher heart risks

In many of today's societies, men and women are on equal working grounds. There are less and less gender inequality concerning work opportunities. So, men and women are able have the same type of work that induce different levels of stress. The necessity of earning money is undeniable and many people are heading towards the extreme for a job. Whether it be a doctor working in an emergency room or a secretary answering calls at a busy firm, stress levels are on a rise and people's heath are becoming a concern.

There appears to be no room for argument in the recently big U.S. government funded study that found "female workers with stressful jobs were more likely than women with less job strain to suffer a heart a heart attack or a stroke or have clogged arteries."

The research that distributed the study involved 17,415 participants in the Women's Health Study regarding heart disease and cancer prevention. According to Associated Press, "the women were healthy, 57 years old on average, and had worked full or part-time when the study began in 1999." This study is credible since it is a known health organization that has a long ongoing study. The results of the study showed that there is a 40 percent risk for women who have highly-stress jobs. They are more likely to suffer from a heart attack.

What's interesting to note from this article, is the explanation for why excess stress can be harmful for the body. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, director of the Women and Heart Disease program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York says that , "stress can harm by releasing 'fight or flight' hormones, spurring inflammation and and raising blood pressure." This will then raise the chances of clogged arteries or strokes.

On a personal note, this is a worrying result because my own mother is someone who has a stressful job. She works long hours and often complains that different parts of her body hurts. After reading this article, it seems that her level of stress may conclude to an unhealthy future. Stress appears to be unavoidable when it comes to different jobs, but of course there are ways to relieve stress, as mentioned in the article. This includes exercising.

These are the facts and these are the data. A high level amount of stress is not good for the body. While I personally think that sometimes stress can be inevitable, it still better to find ways to relieve stress. So, for the people who are working their body to the limit, they should be wary of the health risks and learn how to reduce stress levels.

References:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40182278/ns/health-womens_health/

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