Stressful Facts

• One million U. S. employees miss work every day because of stress (i.e., mental health day)
• Research has shown stress to be the number one impediment to academic success
• Work-related stress doubles the risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
• A study showed that individuals who did stress management training had 74 percent less recurrent heart disease than those who did not have the training (i.e., meditation)
• People with high levels of stress had about twice the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
• Health care expenses are nearly 50 percent greater for workers under high levels of stress.

The above data was taken from Take the Stress out of Your Life by Jay Winner, M.D. (DaCapo Press)