Nowadays the danger of a predator attack is rather improbable. Yet the natural fight-or-flight response remains part of human nature. It is not exclusively life-threatening events that provoke this reaction. Triggers can also be 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 constant stress. When our body is constantly preparing for battle, it focuses all of its energies on survival. The longer the stress lasts or the more frequently it occurs, the more likely it is that the alarm system will overreact, throwing the body and mind off balance. Most people just don’t have the time or resources to regulate their stress levels. In addition, bad habits such as smoking, unhealthy nutrition and lack of sleep and exercise make things worse.

A study led by Sheldon Cohen (Carnegie Mellon University) exploring the link between stress and illness showed that the body’s ability to handle infections is impaired by chronic stress. The constant release of stress hormones throws the entire system out of balance. Specifically, according to Cohen, it’s the constant release of cortisol that poses the main risk. One of cortisol’s most important jobs is to fight infections.

However, when the immune system is continuously exposed to cortisol, the body becomes desensitized and resistant (glucocorticoid resistance). Cohen explains: “The ability of the immune system to regulate infection 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 generates infections that promote disease.

For most people, a job and constant availability are the number one stress factor. However, work-related stress results from the increased “focus on profitability”. Unfortunately, more work does not always mean more pay.

Neuroscientist Bruce McEwen (Rockefeller University New York) said: “We have a hard time taking breaks. Many of us can no longer avert the stress response. It has already changed the way we live.” It is almost impossible 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 becomes 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 for the employer – more insecure and unmotivated at work. This fact weakens a company’s competitiveness and reduces overall productivity.

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

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

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

• Increased sensitivity to pain
• cardiovascular diseases
• headache and neck pain
• erection problems
• burnout and depression
• allergies
• sleep disorders
• tinnitus
• irritable bowel syndrome
• Gastric and intestinal diseases
• dementia
• difficulty breathing
• Chronic Fatigue

Who does not know this: too much work and not enough time. The pile of files keeps growing, the customer is asking for the offer for the third time and the to-do list just doesn’t get any shorter. Read and answer customer emails even after work, make appointments and enter them in the calendar and much more.

Employers and employees are increasingly reaching their physical and psychological limits. How could it be otherwise if, for example, constant availability is the No. 1 stress factor in Germany? Stressed superiors and employees are not only unhealthy in the truest sense of the word, they are also often insecure and less motivated in their work. Unfortunately, the stress that comes with the end of the day often doesn’t simply fall away from us. We often take him home with us, which puts additional strain on family life.

The health and satisfaction of employees and managers has become a decisive competitive factor. An unmotivated workforce, internal dismissals, absenteeism and high turnover are core problems that cannot be ignored. Because only strong, motivated and efficient employees strengthen the competitiveness of companies where unique selling propositions of products or services are pushed into the background due to too much competition.

At Casada, we are firmly convinced 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. Counteract this together with your team and employees and invest in the health and happiness of your employees through an incredibly relaxing, simple and effective method,

• more stress resistant
• more relaxed
• more concentrated and
• to be more awake!

Casada’s braintronics® relaxation system offers a unique opportunity to achieve intensive deep relaxation within a very short time through the combination of massage and audio stimulation.

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