CANARY IN THE COAL MINE? THE HIDDEN HEALTH RISKS OF BURNOUT
Chiropractors often advise patients to stay well-hydrated to get the best results from adjustments, massage, or other therapy. However, according to peer-reviewed studies, more than 1 in 4 older adults fail on that front by drinking far less water than their bodies need. Finding electrolyte beverages that are genuinely healthy, taste good, and restore the body’s essential minerals can be a challenge.
Do your job or housework leave you feeling burnt out? If so, you aren’t alone.
Burnout is a common affliction in our technological age. An estimated 48% of employees and 53% of managers claim they’re burned out, according to a 2022 Microsoft survey of 20,000 workers, and stress levels have worsened since then. Career-driven people, overworked employees, and working people from all walks of life can experience alienation, extreme exhaustion, loss of meaning, and reduced performance, all hallmarks of burnout. The term was coined in the 1970s to denote the exhaustion often experienced by people in the helping professions. Burnout is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, the professionals’ guide to diagnostic standards. However, the World Health Organization recognizes it as a factor in people’s health. Some doctors use the Maslach Burnout Inventory, a scale measuring a person’s level of exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy, to diagnose burnout. Items include, “I feel emotionally drained by my work.”
The chiros we serve are stepping up their purchases of an innovative product that checks all those boxes — Superieur Electrolytes Drink Mix. This unique beverage was developed by a lifelong runner who has formulated products for U.S. Track and Field, and it is the most complete electrolyte formula on the market. It is designed to maximize the body’s absorption of essential minerals harvested from natural sources, including Himalayan sea salts, which contain 80 healthy minerals. That is a sharp contrast with the two common minerals found in mass-market beverages — sodium and chloride, or table salt. The flavors in Superieur Electrolytes also come from natural sources, including the acerola berry, the raspberry, and extracts from stevia leaves and bamboo stems. These ingredients leave none of the super-sweet, metallic aftertaste of the lab-made sweeteners in competing products.
The symptoms of burnout can serve as the canary in the coal mine — an early warning that overload, overwork, or stress may be on the verge of harming your health. Consider an extended break from work to ease the strain. If your ennui deepens into low self-esteem, guilt, hopelessness, or thoughts of suicide, a vacation or long weekend isn’t likely to help. Clinical depression or anxiety requires different treatment by a therapist or mental health professional.
The bottom line: If you’re
feeling burned out, it’s time to put on the brakes, check out for a while, and tune in more closely to your overall well‑being!
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