Ever hear the saying, “Hard work won't kill you”? According to an MSNBC article, people who work regular eleven hour days are increasing their risk in developing heart disease. There was a long term study that found people who worked eleven hour days more likely to have an increase of heart disease by 67% compared to a six to seven hour work day. Stephen Holgate, chair of population and systems medicine board at Britain's Medical Research Council, said “ This study might make us think twice about the old age 'hard work won't kill you”. This statement is extremely interesting to me because I remember since I was young, I was always told hard work is not going to harm you. I tend to be a studious and sometimes over prepare, but I always make sure I have time for relaxing so that I don't get stressed. This study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Journal. This article is quite eye opening to me because heart attacks and strokes are the number one cause of death in the United States. About 17.1 million lives are lost every year because of cardiovascular diseases. Everyone should remember, if you are going to push yourself to work hard, first make sure to take care off yourself, eat healthy foods and go to the doctor regularly.
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