{"id":12433,"date":"2016-05-25T08:49:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T15:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2011-05-25T08:49:59","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T15:49:59","slug":"vacation-improves-health-jd0525","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/vacation-improves-health-jd0525\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways a Vacation Can Improve Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"stress,<\/a>One of my favorite places in the world to rejuvenate my body and clear my head is the beach.\u00a0 The sound of the ocean lets me forget about work and the warm breezes carry away my worries.\u00a0 For a short amount of time I can be completely at peace.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, many of us rarely ever have the opportunity to indulge in a nice vacation.\u00a0 As a result of financial strains or long hours at work, we are forced to spend all our time just trying to pay the bills.\u00a0 However, there are many cheap vacations that people can afford with a tiny bit of budgeting, and the rewards can not only improve you quality of work when you return, but may also save your health.<\/p>\n

Below are 5 really good reasons to begin planning your next vacation today.<\/p>\n

#1 \u2013 Vacation Resets Your Brain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Too much time worrying about work ends up filling your mind until you eventually hit a wall.\u00a0 Your creativity begins to suffer, and innovative ideas that you would normally implement are shoved aside to store stress.\u00a0 Take time for a vacation, and you\u2019ll be amazed at how much more productive, creative, and stress free your job becomes.<\/p>\n

#2 \u2013 Prevent Burnout<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t taken my advice with reason #1, then the next thing you have to look forward to is, \u201cburnout.\u201d\u00a0 At this point the stress will become so overwhelming that you will feel like you can\u2019t take it any more, and probably just give up.\u00a0 This may mean flipping out on someone, quitting your job, or just giving up in general.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let yourself get to this point, it is a hard road back to success when you\u2019ve already told your boss what you really think about him.\"stress,<\/a><\/p>\n

#3 Vacations Promote Wellbeing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Studies have shown that after just 3 days of vacation there are noticeable improvements in mood and quality of sleep.\u00a0 These improvements can be seen up to five weeks later after the person returns to work.\u00a0 Being in a good mood and having quality sleep will overflow into your work life and improve working relationships.\u00a0 Better mood = less stress\u2026which leads to a healthier life.\u00a0 Stress can cause everything from high blood pressure to heart attacks, so take a vacation!<\/p>\n

#4 Family Health<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of relationships, Vacations are a great way to improve your home life.\u00a0 Spending quality time having fun with your family can keep relationships strong.\u00a0 A study by the Arizona Department of Health and Human Services found that women who took regular vacations were more satisfied with their marriages.<\/p>\n

So whether its for a few days or a few weeks, get away when you can and you will end up with a much happier, healthier life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite places in the world to rejuvenate my body and clear my head is the beach.\u00a0 The sound of the ocean lets me forget about work and the warm breezes carry away my worries.\u00a0 For a short amount of time I can be completely at peace. Unfortunately, many of us rarely ever […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t