Vacations Are Not Only Fun...They're Good For You Too

As the old saying goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Well...what about a vacation? Are vacations more than just times to get away from the "real world" and relax? Is it possible that they actually have a positive effect on people's health? Evidence has proven that there is a clear corrolation between lifestyle and stress. Recent research done by the Framingham Heart Study has showed that women who take vacations once every six years or less were about eight times more likely to develop coronary heart disease of have a heart attack. Another study over a nine year period showed that out of 12,000 men those who did not vacation annually were 33% more likely to die of a heart attack and had a 21% risk of death from other causes. In today's society, people may actually be working themselves too hard; some of them even to the point where it negatively affects their health. Many people work from sunrise until sunset - and some even past that - everyday of the week. As people work more, they often do not get the necessary amount of sleep needed to work so much. When workers are exhausted, they cannot do their jobs to the best of their abilities. So...what's the solution? Take a little time off work and go on a vacation to get away from it all.