Vacations: A Want or Medical Necessity?

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 5, 2010 -- Minneapolis, MN – We hear someone say it every day, “I need a vacation.” Research is showing more and more that taking time off from your regular daily routine may be more critical than you think.

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• “Middle-aged women who took vacations very infrequently (defined as once every six years or less often) had eight times the risk of either having a heart attack or dying of heart disease.” –Researcher Elaine Eaker

• “Employees who are overworked (i.e., those who do NOT take vacations) are more likely to make mistakes, be angry at their employers and colleagues who don’t work as hard, have higher stress levels, feel symptoms of clinical depression, neglect themselves and report poor health.” –Families and Work Institute

• “Working for years without taking vacations could put people at risk for early death, particularly from heart disease. The difference in death rates was most significant between the 13% of participants who never took vacation and the 26% who reported taking five vacations a year. The five vacation group had on third lower risk of dying during the 9-year study period compared to the no vacation group. Even more significant, the five-vacation group had a 40% lower risk of dying compared to the no-vacation group.” –Vacations Delay Death, Psychosomatic Medicine September-October, 2000; 62:608-612

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