Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Craig Maltby, Editor
Top sick-day causes from today’s Wall St. Journal
What is the top cause sick-day absences from the work place? According to a survey highlighted in today’s WSJ Health Blog, it’s heart disease, followed by diabetes-related conditions, then stress. Stress is expected to increase as a cause of sick days as the tanking economy continues.
What do you think? I think the stress part of this picture may very likely contribute the the heart disease and even diabetes components in this study. Not all, but some, heart and Type II diabetes symptom development can be rooted in stress-fueled behaviors–bad diet, no exercise, little sleep–and the resulting immune system distortion and destruction that results in serious physical ailments.
Read the Journals’ blog entry on here.
