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The Health Fix Podcast

Ep 089: Why You Need To Take A Vacation

Broadcast on:
02 Aug 2018

How many times have you dreamed about taking a vacation but never took it? Do you find yourself with excuses to not take a vacation? Are you risking you health for your employer by not taking a vacation? If you answered yes to any of those questions it’s time to plan that vacation and actually take it. Vacations are critical for resetting your mind, boosting your mood and reframing your perspective on life. Vacations are a time to slow down and reset your parasympathetic nervous system so you can return to work rested, focused and in a better mood. In this episode Dr. Jannine Krause discusses why Americans are the sickest stressed out population in the world and why we need to take vacations to reset and reframe our lives.

 

What You’ll Learn In Today’s Episode:

  • Why women are 50% more likely to have heart attacks without vacations
  • Why being a work martyr doesn’t get you promotions
  • Why vacations should be at least 8 days
  • How $255 Billion is lost from our economy when vacations are forfeited