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In a preliminary study, women exposed to high job stress were found to be at greater risk of developing preeclampsia and, to a lesser extent, gestational hypertension (page 202) than were women exposed to low job stress. In this study, evaluation of job stress was based on scores assessing on-the-job psychological demand and decision-making latitude. High stress was defined as high psychological demand with low decision latitude, and low stress was defined as low-demand, high-latitude.

In a preliminary study, women exposed to high job stress were found to be at greater risk of developing GH than were women with low job stress.14 The common practice of prescribing bed rest for women with GH has been questioned by some researchers.13 In the few studies examining this issue, results have been inconsistent.16'17 While one controlled study found that bed rest reduced progression of GH to severe hypertension,18 evidence is currently insufficient to determine whether bed rest reduces blood pressure in women with GH.

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Clearly, in some indirect ways, job stress can lead to higher blood pressure, if it leads to alcohol abuse, overeating, weight gain, or insomnia, factors that are known to cause elevation of blood pressure. But does job stress directly cause hypertension? Here again, my experience and the results of studies are in agreement that it does not. I see many patients who are experiencing considerable work stress, for example, long work hours, a boss who is overly demanding, or other problems. My experience is that it is the rare patient who experiences a long-term effect on his blood pressure.

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Job stress has been identified as a significant risk factor for a number of health problems, including cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, alcoholism/drug addiction, workplace injuries, eating disorders, and even suicide in severe cases. • It's estimated 3 out of 4 people experience significant levels of stress at least every other week. Staggering Stress Statistics (contd.) "Research indicates that up to one-third of all workers report high levels of stress on the job."98 "48% of workers say they have too much work to do ... and unreasonable deadlines."99 "U.S.

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In a preliminary study, women exposed to high job stress were found to be at greater risk of developing GH than were women with low job stress.14 The common practice of prescribing bed rest for women with GH has been questioned by some researchers.13 In the few studies examining this issue, results have been inconsistent.16'17 While one controlled study found that bed rest reduced progression of GH to severe hypertension,18 evidence is currently insufficient to determine whether bed rest reduces blood pressure in women with GH.

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A more typically American manifestation of fatal job stress involves externalized lethality.53 The Japanese may have coined karoshi, but the United States has coined "going postal" as a result of this country's experience of an extreme and violent subset of burnout. This particular manifestation of burnout, in which its victim becomes victimizer in a return to the workplace with loaded weapons, is linked to service- and industrial-sector work.

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More than 1,000 developed invasive breast cancer, but researchers found no relation between job stress and the risk of breast cancer.30 How do we reconcile the differences between the Finnish and the Nurses studies? Both had prospective designs, which give each study great strength. The Finnish study had at least two advantages over the Nurses study. First, it assessed all types of life-events stress, whereas the Nurses study was limited to job-related stress.

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In addition to the direct influence of hormonal changes and hot flashes on insomnia, this time in a woman's life, quaintly called midlife, can also be a time of significant life changes and challenges. job stress, relationship loss, child care, parent care, or medical problems can alter brain chemistry and sleep patterns. Insomnia can also be a result of sleep-related disordered breathing due to snoring or apnea, chronic pain such as arthritis or fibromyalgia, thyroid conditions, restless leg syndrome, asthma, or medications. Mood Swings, Depression, and Anxiety.

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Preeclampsia has also been associated with calcium (page 483) deficiencies,15 antioxidant (page 467) deficiencies,16' 17, 18 older maternal age,19 and job stress.20'21,22 CHECKLIST FOR PREECLAMPSIA Nutritional Rating Supplements Herbs Calcium (page 483) (for high-risk only) Folic acid (page 524) Lycopene (page 548) i Vitamin C (page 604) and Vitamin E (page 609) ! (in combination; for highrisk only) Fish oil (page 514) Magnesium (page 551) Vitamin B2 (page 598) Vitamin B6 (page 600) Vitamin B,2 (page 601) Zinc (page 614) What are the symptoms of preeclampsia?

In this study, evaluation of job stress was based on scores assessing on-the-job psychological demand and decision-making latitude. High stress was defined as high psychological demand with low decision latitude, and low stress was defined as low-demand, high-latitude.30 For women with preeclampsia, obstetricians and mid-wives often recommend bed rest and lying on the left side; this position helps reduce edema (page 180) and lower blood pressure (page 246) by increasing urinary output.

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Researchers who are committed to finding a relationship between job stress and hypertension, and for whom future grants depend on finding it, will almost always find something, anything, that enables them to publish a positive report. When we look at this research for what it is, the evidence is weak and inconsistent. The findings in Fauvel's study appear definitive, and I hope they will put an end to the futile performance of yet more studies. DO STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ALLEVIATE OR PREVENT HYPERTENSION?

But does job stress directly cause hypertension? Here again, my experience and the results of studies are in agreement that it does not. I see many patients who are experiencing considerable work stress, for example, long work hours, a boss who is overly demanding, or other problems. My experience is that it is the rare patient who experiences a long-term effect on his blood pressure.

Since most people spend the lion's share of their time on the job, does job stress lead to hypertension? 3. Do stress management techniques alleviate or prevent hypertension? To be honest, for any of these questions, I could provide evidence for any point of view. That is part of the problem with psychosomatic research in hypertension: there is no consistency in the findings. I will therefore focus mostly on reviews rather than on individual studies, except to illustrate certain points.

She felt an enormous amount of job stress and hated the frequent traveling associated with her job. Her examination was remarkable only for tenderness at thirteen of the eighteen fibromyalgia tender points. She embraced the TMS diagnosis and made a rapid symptomatic improvement. MR. R'S STORY Mr. R, a recovering alcoholic in his early forties, came to see me after "injuring" his lower back while performing his job as a stagehand for a major television broadcasting company.

Does job stress cause hypertension? • Do stress management techniques alleviate or prevent hypertension? Hundreds of studies focused on people with borderline or mild hypertension have examined this question. If a relationship between hypertension and emotions such as anger and anxiety existed, one would think the evidence would be clear by now. Instead, results vary tremendously from study to study, offering support for any and every point of view.

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The combination of job stress, sleep deprivation, and jet lag had been taking a growing toll. Exhausted and bleary-eyed, Jim was struggling to continually perform at the high level expected of him. Then, during the third week of an overseas business trip, he developed a nasty sore throat. Dick prescribed Rhodiola rosea, and Jim immediately took his first 450-milligram dose. The following morning, his sore throat was much better. As a bonus, he felt more energized than usual. Over the next month, Jim noticed that the herb had replenished his energy reserves.

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Having control is tremendously important in cutting down on job stress. The primary factor in determining job stress, most experts agree, is a person's degree of control over the work situation. If people are free to make their own decisions, they feel much less stress on the job than people who must constantly defer to others. Therefore, jobs that have high demands, but also high degrees of authority, are actually less stressful than jobs with fewer demands but less authority. Thus, being a nurse is often more stressful than being a doctor.

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Compared to the control group, the massage group had reduced anxiety, decreased salivary Cortisol levels (a measurement of stress), lowered job stress scores, increased EEC patterns consistent with relaxed alertness, and increased speed and accuracy on math tests (Field et al. 1996). Massage also reduces the anxiety, depression, and pain associated with premenstrual syndrome (Hernandez-Reifet al. 2000). Aromatherapy Studies on the use of aromathetapeutic massage show it has a mild, transient anxiety-reducing effect (Cook et al. 2000).

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In some people, personal or job stress can prompt a blood pressure "spike" as high as 30 or 40 mm Hg. Just the nervousness caused by being in a doctor's office or of having their blood pressure taken by a health professional can be enough to cause an elevation in some people's blood pressure—a phenomenon known as the "white-coat" syndrome. For this reason, the key to diagnosing hypertension is determining your average blood pressure, which means taking several readings over a period of time, such as once every two to four weeks, over a period of one to two months.

Rosch, president of the AIS, who offers these distressing stress statistics: * A 1992 United Nations Report called job stress the twentieth-century disease. Today's workers are putting in longer hours and dealing with increased job insecurity and workplace ailments, such as repetitive stress syndrome. Just one in four American workers deemed themselves "extremely satisfied" at work, compared to four in ten in 1973.

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Take frequent breaks and try to control "job stress," which may be a factor in VDT-generated headache. Consult your doctor if your headaches persist. See information sheets for more information. HEARING CHANGES Changes in hearing can take many forms and have various causes. Some people suffer from tinnitus, in which they hear ringing, pulsing, buzzing, or roaring sounds; others experience muffling or complete deafness in one or both ears. The loss of hearing can be sudden or can occur gradually over a lifetime.

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Not surprisingly, he usually cut back on weekends when he was home and away from job stress. His doctor surmised the cause—caffeine withdrawal headaches that left him a miserable mess when his blood levels of caffeine sank. Within several weeks after the man was persuaded to give up his caffeine binges, his headaches had almost totally disappeared. His anxiety scores also returned to normal. Thumbs Down: IF YOU HAVE MORNING HEADACHES, CHECK OUT CAFFEINE Amazingly, you can have caffeine-withdrawal headache without ever knowing it, and without deliberately giving up caffeine.

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Depression, job stress and marital problems can all lead to insomnia. Sometimes the cause is physical, such as an allergy or chronic pain, says Dr. Hauri. If that's the case, finding an effective treatment for those symptoms should end insomnia as well. Sleepless nights can also be caused by environmental factors (noise), bad 336 sleep habits (sleeping late on weekends) and circadian rhythm problems (feeling sleepy at the wrong times). Finally, a growing body of research shows that sleep can be affected, positively ot negatively, by what you put in yout mouth.

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However, the increased risk could have been a result of job stress rather than VDT use. Most studies, including a major well-designed and comprehensive study of pregnancies among 730 telephone operators, have not detected any effects (see Chapter 11, "Reproductive Effects and Prenatal Exposures"). The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has no standards applying specifically to VDTs and claims the radiation from VDTs falls below the organization's current standards.

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Edelberg use intensive counseling to help patients find out whether aspects of their daily lives, such as job stress, marital problems, diet or sleeping habits, might be behind their symptoms. In this age of managed care and impersonal group practices, patients find this individualized approach particularly appealing, says Dr. Gersten. "It's definitely a reaction to how depersonalized allopathic medicine has become," says Dr. Gersten. "It wasn't always this way. The family doctor of a century ago was really a holistic doctor.

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The primary factor in determining job stress, most experts agree, is a person's degree of control over the work situation. If people are free to make their own decisions, they feel much less stress on the job than people who must constantly defer to others. Therefore, jobs that have high demands, but also high degrees of authority, are actually less stressful than jobs with fewer demands but less authority. Thus, being a nurse is often more stressful than being a doctor. Another situation that illustrates the importance of having control is that of the medication of pain patients in hospitals.

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Work: attitudes of co-workers, attitudes of management, your satisfaction with work, keeping your job to keep insurance, job stress perceived as part of what contributed to cancer, and loss of cherished work. 4. Finances: loss of job, loss of income, loss of insurance, and dealing with insurance. 5. Daily patterns: restrictions in the ability to care for yourself or family; restrictions in exercise or other health habits; restrictions in daily pleasures—food, drink, smoking; and restrictions in mobility and energy. 6.

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The trigger could have been many things?job stress, worries about running the household—but it turned out to be an allergic reaction to the tuna salad sandwiches she ate on the job. Looking for triggers in the lives of several thousand patients has taught me some rules: (a) The list of possibilities is endless; listen carefully to the patient's story and seek her opinion. (b) In chronic conditions there are usually multiple triggers that reinforce one another; be comprehensive.

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Due to job stress, poor diet, and little sleep, she used to suffer frequently from menstrual cramps and other symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. But when she started drinking some lemon balm tea, her problems cleared up. She began sleeping and eating better, too. In one cup boiling hot water, she would steep one teabag of lemon balm for 5 minutes before drinking. You can also put 1-1/2 tablespoonfuls of the leaves in one pint boiling water, cover, remove from the heat, and steep 15 minutes before straining and drinking.

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