Nov 24 2008
Working women health tips
Have you been working lately? Do you love your work? Do you find it hard to balance your work and family? Do you need a break?
Research has proved that working women have extra nutritional needs. Women who have full-time jobs and have a family are always under pressure of staying ahead of the game in a competetive work environment and trying to balance home and office and do well at both.
Does your husband lend you a hand in doing household activities or looking after children? It helps.
Some diseases like anxiety, depression, osteoporosis are more common in women.
Health Tips:
#1 You need a balanced diet containing enough vitamins and minerals as well. It improves your mental performance and your immunity which helps fight diseases.
#2 Drink a lot of water. Fresh fruit juices (without added sugar) are good too. Avoid fizzy drinks.
#3 Exercise regularly. You can go for jogging, cycling or even a walk. It helps ward off heart diseases and decrease stress and anxiety.
#4 Use the stairs instead of the elevator at the office or park your car few meters away from your workplace.
#5 Always take a break. Do not burden yourself with extra work. Take time to relax. Make a schedule.
#6 Planning is essential. Plan your week with priorities.
#7 Go for regular health checkups. Make sure your blood pressure and cholesterol are within normal limits.
#8 Sleep well at night. At least 8 hours of sleep is essential. It will keep you fresh the next day.
The strength that working women have is a wonder. However, you should know when to draw the line and take a break. You can take a vacation, travel or simply relax by chatting with friends.
I agree, it seems that women feel that we can take on the world… and we do! All those tips that you have given are definately helpful..think I’ll go fix a nice cup of tea and lay in the bath!
Thanks for the advice, I’ll be back for more!
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I’ve known some truly amazing women who manage to be so many women rolled into one! Us men get dizzy just watching them - but we also learn a lot, too
I wish I could get eight hours of sleep a day. I’m not that disciplined. Yes, we do need a break every now and then. Everybody does. Just seems like in today’s society, it’s difficult to. It’s so competitive and demanding that you have to stay ahead.
Ahhh, the life of a working mother. Don’t get me wrong, I love working, just waiting for the time I can do it all from home. I just got done working 7 hours, driving home in rush hour traffic, dinner is on the stove, kids are doing homework, and I need a hot bath that I wont get for at least another four hours..Thanks for the tips..hopefully I can start to put some of them to use!!
There is surely a lot of information to know about this…
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