Nowadays the danger of a predator attack is rather unlikely. Nevertheless, the natural fight-or-flight response remains part of human nature. It is not only life-threatening events that cause this reaction. This can also be triggered by financial or professional worries, relationships, children, time pressure, traffic, nutrition or much more.

Not only acute stressful situations can endanger physical health. The greatest health risk is permanent stress . When our bodies are constantly preparing for battle, they focus all energies on survival. The longer the stress lasts or the more frequently it occurs, the more the alarm system overreacts and brings body and mind out of balance . Only most people don’t have the time or the means to regulate their stress levels. In addition, bad habits such as smoking, an unhealthy diet, and lack of sleep and physical activity make it difficult.

A study, led by Sheldon Cohen (Carnegie Mellon University), that explores the link between stress and illness has shown that the body’s ability to treat infections is affected by chronic stress . The permanent release of stress hormones unbalances the entire system. According to Cohen, it is specifically the constant release of cortisol that is the main risk. One of the most important tasks of cortisol is to counter infections.

However, when the immune system is continuously exposed to cortisol, the body becomes desensitized and becomes resistant (glucocorticoid resistance). Cohen explains: “The ability of the immune system to regulate infections predicts the development of a cold, but more importantly, it provides evidence of how stress promotes physical ailments. Under stress, the immune system is unable to respond to hormonal commands and consequently creates infections that promote illness.

For most people, job and constant availability are stress factors number one. However, work-related stress results from the increased “focus on profitability”. Unfortunately, more work doesn’t always mean more wages.

Neuroscientist Bruce McEwen (Rockefeller University New York) said: “It is difficult for us to take breaks. Many of us can no longer avert the stress response. It has already changed our way of life. “It is hardly possible to avoid stress at work. Many of those affected do not know how to counteract the build-up of tension. According to the American Institute of Stress, half of stressed workers need help coping with stress. The higher the pressure, the more difficult it is to escape the stress. It was also found that higher wages and education are directly linked to higher burdens.

Stressed employees are not only unhealthy, but also – and of great importance to the employer – less secure and unmotivated at work. This fact weakens the competitiveness of a company and reduces productivity as a whole.

Mark Salisbury, Human Capital Management: “Your employees secure a competitive advantage. A strong and effective workforce is critical to the survival of any type of company. ”

Stress not only affects the healing process, but is also responsible for chronic inflammation . Doctors believe that 50 to 90% of all complaints are the result of everyday stress.

“The fact is that chronic stress the emergence of mental illness favors . It is therefore crucial to take the first alarm signals such as sleep disorders , pain or irritability seriously and to take countermeasures ” – Dr. Hans-Peter Unger.

The symptoms and illnesses that occur as a result of long-term increased stress hormones are very diverse, harmful to every body and should not be underestimated. Among others, these are:

• Increased sensitivity to pain
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Headache and neck pain
• Erection problems
• Burnout and depression
• Allergies
• sleep disorders
• Tinnitus
• Irritable bowel
• Stomach and intestinal diseases
• dementia
• Difficulty breathing
• Chronic fatigue

Who does not know that: too much work and too little time. The stack of files is growing inexorably, the customer is asking for the offer for the third time and the to-do list is simply not getting any shorter. Even after work, read and answer customer emails, coordinate appointments and enter them in the calendar and much more.

Employers and employees are increasingly reaching physical and psychological limits. How could it be different if, for example, constant accessibility is the number 1 stress factor in Germany? Stressed superiors and employees are not only unhealthy in the truest sense of the word, but often also unsafe and less motivated in their work. Unfortunately, the stress at the end of the day does not simply drop from us. We often take him home, where family life is further strained.

The health and satisfaction of employees and managers has become the decisive competitive factor. An unmotivated workforce, internal dismissal, absenteeism and high turnover are core problems that cannot be ignored. Because only strong, motivated and efficient employees strengthen the competitiveness of companies in which unique features of a product or service take a back seat due to too much competition.

At Casada, we firmly believe that we have developed a concept that can make a difference, especially for small and medium-sized companies. However, we also know that the best ideas are useless if employees do not use or accept them. Steer against it together with your team and employees and invest in the health and satisfaction of your employees through an incredibly relaxing, simple and effective method,

• Increased Stress-resistant
• More Relaxed
• Better concentrated  and
• To be more awake  !

The braintronics® relaxation system from Casada offers a unique opportunity to achieve intensive deep relaxation within a very short time by combining massage and audio stimulation.

Get in touch with us and make a non-binding appointment to learn more about our concept and try it out for yourself. We provide it to you free of charge! Because: Should it really be the case that your employees accept this solution, you benefit from it as a whole company and really feel a change, wouldn’t you say that it was worth trying it out?