Stress Really CAN Kill You
You've got that deadline glaring down your neck. Your boss keeps looking over at you. You're late to pick your kid up from soccer. And who knows what's going to happen for dinner? We've all been there. Workplace stress is a killer. And now it might literally be, too. Did you know work stress can cause a stroke? According to an analysis of studies , having a high-stress job may be linked to a higher risk of stroke. "Having a lot of job stress has been linked to heart disease, but studies on job stress and stroke have shown inconsistent results,” says Dingli Xu, MD, with Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, at newswise.com. “It’s possible that high-stress jobs lead to more unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking and a lack of exercise.” The analysis looked at all of the available research on job strain and stroke risk. The six studies analyzed involved a total of 138,782 participants who were followed for thre...