As the office is killing you
The diseases that lurk in a year, five and ten years of office work.
The first year is the most difficult
Remember, what an inspiration you’ve started my new job in a new place! But a year later, the zeal gradually began to be replaced by melancholy, migraine, pain in back, neck and other unpleasant symptoms.
It is an alarming condition called “office syndrome”. Simply put — a set of symptoms provoked by the work environment. Regardless of the place of work and residence with him ever faced by all office workers.
According to the British society of Mind, his work most of the British are perceived as the main stress factor, considering it to be extremely tense. 7% of respondents even thought about suicide (among young employees aged 18-24 years, this figure reaches 10%).
The extra weight
“The first year in office is the most difficult. The body and mind adapt to the new conditions. Especially hard for yesterday’s students. Of course, this is stressful,” says dietitian Marina Makisha, a member of the National Association of dietitians and nutritionists. — Russian and foreign polls give stunning data: nearly half of office workers report a significant increase in weight”.
In 2013, a survey conducted by the American research company Harris Interactive of 3,000 white collar workers, showed that 41% of respondents noted a 5 kg weight gain. A third of respondents complained that the time for a physical activity that they are sorely lacking. And 18% for the same reason are forced to miss meals.
But to find the cause only in rush jobs and sedentary lifestyle is not entirely correct. The extra pounds appear including because of the banal lack of organization.
“Almost all the offices are makeshift “hospitality centres” — crackers, cookies, cakes and candies. Sometimes people can not even remember how many times a day he was making tea, and a quick how many carbs he eats a bit of sugar in it,” explains Marina Makisha.
“Employees often forget about healthy snacking.
Their mode implies only the lunch as the main meal. Second Breakfast and afternoon tea, they make tea and bakery products
Marina Makisha, a dietitian, a member of the national Association of dietitians and nutritionists
Bring healthy food in lunch boxes or meticulously calculating the calorie content of lunch is a little interested.
Diseases of the spine
Spine disease is another scourge of office workers, which is manifested in the first year, drawing pains in neck, shoulder blades or lower back.
Not every company can boast of ergonomic furniture. In the best case, the swivel chair can be customized in height. Tables for main part of the team, as a rule, are bought by a residual principle — that the money was enough.
Most office workers sit hunched over and stretching his neck forward, this position is harmful for the spine. In particular suffers cervical spine, which leads to disruption of cerebral circulation. As a consequence, reduced efficiency.
Visual disturbances
Dry eye syndrome, fatigue and a marked deterioration of vision is an inevitable and rapid payback for office service.
It is believed that natural daylight in combination with artificial lighting system (halogen lamps) do not violate the physical and emotional state of employees. However, in most firms from the ceiling Shine regular fluorescent lamps. Such sources tire the eyes and trigger a migraine.
5 years later. Thrombosis, atherosclerosis and hemorrhoids
Absent the diet, the weight gain coupled with a sedentary lifestyle in 3-5 years threatening disorders of cholesterol and lipid metabolism. In other words — chronic diseases of blood vessels, and very diverse — from deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs to the clogging of blood vessels cholesterol “plaques”. And this is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
This includes varicose veins of the rectum — hemorrhoids. And ointments, suppositories and even surgery is not a panacea. The disease tends to come back — just having dealt with a work schedule and level of physical activity to prevent relapse.
“Nicotine, which is often abused office workers, is the main factor in the development of cardiovascular disease. And the first at risk are smokers, people with hereditary predisposition
Michael bugri, cardiologist treatment and rehabilitation centre of the Ministry of health
According to Bloomberg, in the U.S. the number of smokers fell sharply after the ban on Smoking within 6 metres of office buildings. Some landlords and completely banned to smoke in all areas of business centres (including Parking), which greatly limited the pernicious habit.
10 years. Gastritis, impotence, type 2 diabetes
“Employees, who for many years lead this way of life, usually two ways. Either they are taken for health: begin to follow the diet and going to the gym, or continue to operate in the same mode. In the end, irregular and unhealthy nutrition, alcohol abuse and being overweight can lead to the development of gastritis and even type 2 diabetes
Marina Makisha, a dietitian, a member of the national Association of dietitians and nutritionists
A sedentary lifestyle in 10 years has consistently hit the male health, which ultimately will lead to prostatitis and erectile dysfunction.
“These patients often begin to seek salvation in the advertised Supplements, go to the doctor, spending lots of money on all sorts of tests and painful procedures. Although most of them you just have to start to exercise and improve your eating habits, and after a couple of months they will forget about the problems
Maxim Ryabov, a urologist-surgeon, member of the European Association of urology
For women even more acute. After all, risking stagnation of blood in them is much higher, especially after childbirth, maternity leave.
“On the first symptoms — tingling and discomfort in the lower abdomen — women do not usually pay attention. The condition develops slowly, over time, the symptoms only intensified the pain begins to give in the lower back, complicated the process of carrying a child, and in some situations it can even lead to infertility,” adds Maxim Ryabov.
For once a calm employee colleagues will begin to notice signs of nervous tension is also links in a chain.
Multifaceted prevention “office syndrome” are well-known and simple — more traffic and less fast carbs.
