A recent study shows that the “red apple phenomenon” is becoming increasingly common among urban working women, and that one of the major causes of illness in women aged 25-45 is mental health issues, which are often overlooked by most women in the workplace. The problem is often overlooked by most women in the workplace.
The “red apple phenomenon”, as the name suggests, is a fresh, shiny red apple that, after a long period of time, can quietly turn black inside, even though it is still attractively red on the outside. This phenomenon is often used as a metaphor for women in the workplace who are beautiful and shiny on the outside, but whose physical and mental health is full of hidden problems and ailments. Modern women in the workplace due to the usual busy work, family life, life is not regular, often neglect their own body, which is invisible in the overdraft of health. The top ten risk diseases that threaten women’s health, namely osteoporosis, hidden obesity, overweight, dyslipidemia, fatty liver, abnormal thyroid function, anemia, abnormal liver function, and high blood pressure. And most of these diseases come from psychological stress and poor lifestyle habits.
About 75-90% of the patients that doctors see are sick due to stress. Stress has a significant impact on the body, and many diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, and even obesity are “attributed” to stress. At the same time, stress can easily make people depressed and nervous. More than 50% of the time in life, emotional disorders are caused by chronic, untreated stress. Women in the workplace must try to generate motivation for change from deep within their psyche to relieve stress, live happily and joyfully, and reinvent a physically and mentally healthy self-image.
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In an analysis of the habits of many women in the workplace, it is easy to see that long hours in air conditioning, sitting still, not getting enough sleep, spending too much time on the computer, eating irregular meals, not eating breakfast, and not getting regular medical checkups are common habits that erode women’s health. These common office habits have become important factors in eroding women’s health. What’s worse, many women in the workplace are very backward in their health management, only paying attention to the maintenance of their appearance, not recognizing the important role of releasing mood and reducing stress to maintain health. This leads to an imbalance in health.
Mental health problems are becoming more and more common among many women in the workplace, with regular irritability, anxiety, irritability, and even loss of control or depression, and the reaction of most women in the workplace is indifference. problems”. The scientific concept of health management is to focus not only on physical health, but also on mental health. Physical and mental health management has become a popular international health concept, which has put forward new requirements not only for individuals, but also for medical check-ups. At present, international and domestic high-end medical checkup centers have introduced psychological counseling services in addition to traditional physical examination services and received good results, and Shanghai MJ is also providing psychological counseling services for members. We hope to spread the concept of physical and mental health management, so that people can form a correct awareness of health, so that more people in the workplace can be freed from stress, prevent diseases and achieve true health.
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And for dealing with physical and mental health issues, women in the workplace can refer to the following suggestions:
One, eat right. A sensible diet includes eating in moderation, not overeating, taking in more different vitamins and minerals, inorganic salts, and taking reasonable supplements, and choosing appropriate medicinal food is also helpful in preventing and improving subhealth.
Two, moderate exercise. Appropriate exercise is the nemesis of sub-health. The first suitable exercise is aerobic exercise, such as playing ball, running, etc.; the second is abdominal breathing, deep breathing after retaining the air in the abdomen for a while, and then slowly exhale; the third is to do calisthenics to energize the whole body; the fourth is self-massage, appropriate stimulation of the body surface to maintain a good state of resistance to disease.
Third, quit smoking and limit alcohol. Smoking may lead to rheumatoid arthritis, gastroesophageal reflux, breast cancer and other diseases, while excessive alcohol consumption may lead to memory loss, fatty liver and cirrhosis. Therefore, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol and cultivating a good lifestyle is very important to maintain the physical and mental health of women in the workplace.
Fourth, psychological balance. Women who are optimistic, have a wide range of interests and are able to adjust their mood in time are less likely to develop subhealth symptoms. Therefore, learning to adjust their mindset and emotions and learning to be optimistic in the world is very helpful to improve mental sub-health.