LE WAGON

BURNOUT
 

Burnout and chronic stress are topics that are particularly of interest for me and very close to my heart for both, professional and personal reasons. So close that, I am building a start up dedicated to personalised stress solutions. Several month ago I was also writing a blogpost about burnout.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly every fifth child or teenager and every fourth adult will be affected by burnout at some point in his or her active life. The situation is so widespread in developed countries that the WHO has added burnout to its list of globally recognized diseases, defining it as a syndrome of “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed” which “includes feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion, results in increased mental distance from one's job and reduced professional efficacy.

A Gallup poll of 7,500 full-time employees indicates that one in four employees feel burned out at work very often or always, while nearly half report feeling it sometimes. The trend seems particularly acute amongst the young. A Deloitte study on workplace health in the US suggests that 84% of millennials have experienced burnout in their current job. Women are more likely to suffer from the disease than their male counterparts.

Although the global economic burden of burnout has not been calculated, it is estimated that the global cost of mental illness will grow to $16 trillion by 2030, in part, owing to the increase in burnout.

Do you want to test your stress biology and avoid a burnout?

OBESITY and GUT HEALTH

In a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between body mass index and bowel habits, a team of physician-researchers at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found a strong association between obesity and chronic diarrhea independent of an individual’s diet, lifestyle, psychological factors or medical conditions.

One possible explanation may be related to the link between obesity and chronic low-grade inflammation, which may contribute to diarrhea. Future research clarifying this relationship and determining how obesity triggers inflammation could serve as a base for how physicians approach treating abnormal bowel habits with this patient population.

AI DETECT HEART FAILURE WITH 100% ACCURACY

Led by researchers at the Universities of Surrey, Warwick and Florence, this study shows that AI can quickly and accurately identify CHF by analysing ONE electrocardiogram (ECG) heartbeat using convolutional neural networks (CNN), which are more effective for identifying patterns and structures in data. 

Unlike existing methods that are often time-consuming and inaccurate, their model combines advanced signal processing and machine learning tools on raw ECG signals to improve detection rates dramatically. 

Dr Sebastiano Massaro, associate professor of organizational neuroscience at the University of Surrey, said:  "First, by assessing ECG directly, we confirm that with AI it is possible to accurately detect CHF looking beyond heart rate variability analysis. Thus, we have in general results that are more adherent to the real behaviour of the affected heart.”

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
I stil have a lot of work these days, so I am stil not doing as many things for myself as I would like to at the moment (I was saying pretty much the same thing 2 weeks ago). Yes, stil having too much on my plate :), but this is real life, and although some call me a "stress specialist", I am pretty challenged on this side (somebody, somewhere in the clouds, might laugh at me, you want to solve stress, let's see how you take this, you're served!). So, I'm trying to navigate this period as best i can 'you'd notice, that you're receiving this Newsletter on Friday night and not Thursday, as usually, or that last week you didn't receive it al all. :) I am in late with my Podcast, but soon, you'll hear again from me also on iTunes, promise!).

My personal experience

• What I am reading: “Secrets of Sand Hill Road” by Scot Kupor (and still working on “Indistractable” by Nir Eyal;

• What I am listening to:

1/podcast:  The Energy Bluprint  ((thanks @Monicalascar for the advice): “Why Emotional Resilience, Confidence and Managing Negative Emotions are the secret keys to an amazing life with Dr Joan Rosenberg”

2/ music: for some reason, strangely I am in a classic music mood (strangely, because is not a passion for me, at least it wasn’t since last week). From instrumental music to opera and chorals, I love everything. Feeling bit dow? Traviata magically works for me! Need to focus, I go for Mozart :). In addition, I have all this on my phone (I am using iDaggio app)

3/ learning: since a while, I am playing with the app My Py to learn coding; as you heard before, I also had a one day workshop with Le Wagon, so I have some fun with that, I really like it!