Money is fine, but let's lay more stress on health
India is a young nation racing towards affluence, but is the young India healthy? The answer is a big NO."Be not weak, either physically, mentally, morally nor spiritually. Young men, my hope is in you"These are the words of wisdom were once spoken by Swami Vivekananda. This is totally apt, keeping the work culture of today's corporate world in mind.While the rest of the industrial power houses are growing old, India is growing young with 60 per cent of its current population aged below 25, and the present working-age population (aged 15-59) is four times that of the United States. A nation racing towards affluence, skyrocketing salaries and an economy on a remarkable upward growth trajectory are putting unprecedented pressure on youth to succeed. With the advent of MNC work culture in India, increased work pressure and increasing need for performance at the workplace, it has led to increased stress in the executive lifestyles. This type of a lifestyle increases the risk of developing heart disease by 10-15 times.With the increase in the competition levels and the pressure to perform, youngsters are faced with the problem of stress at a very early stage. Things only deteriorate once they get into a job. More than half of corporate India's young staff suffers from a range of stress and lifestyle problems. Today, the average age in which a person may suffer a heart attack has come down from 50 and above to 35 years. A study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India points out that 54% of the workforce in the IT and ITeS sectors were afflicted with stress, depression, obesity, chronic backache and hypertension.Adopting measures like increasing social interaction, social casing cohesiveness, meditation, self-control and self-discipline can help you in managing and preventing stress.Laughing, talking out your troubles, exercising daily, optimism and no smoking are a few quick tips to beat that stress of yours.ConclusionLet's take a pledge to prevent stress and stress-related diseases including hyper tension and heart problems. We should reinforce the importance of wellness for the larger interests of our economy and development that largely hinges on the youth. We should aim to create awareness of stress at the workplace as well as to encourage employers to take action and ensure the health of their workforce. It is important for companies to invest in employee health as wellness programs in the workplace can improve employee health, reduce absenteeism, reduce workforce turnover and improve employee morale and loyalty.


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