• “Nicotine present in cigarettes, is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it tightens blood vessels and restricts blood flow and since a man’s erection depends on blood flow, smoking affects erections” explains Dr Watsa, “Sperm count too decreases”.  
• Age is not a factor, with young guys as prone to developing erectile disorder due to cigarettes, as are middle-aged or even older men. This is not to say that smoking is the only cause for male impotence, but among others such as hypertension, stress, diabetes, smoking is a definitive major contributing cause.
• The research showed that 40 percent of men affected by impotence were smokers. This condition affects roughly 1 in 10 men between the ages of 21 and 75.

To read more see Effects of smoking

• Stress: Stress is one the triggers for hair fall. This is because of the condition called as Alopecia, is caused due to stress, where the white blood cells start attacking the hair follicles that causes them to fall off within few weeks. This starts with a patch and eventually increases to the entire scalp unless the stress factor is reduced.
• Illness: A long term illness will take a toll on your body and can trigger hair loss. In fact, 3 months after a major surgery or illness, you experience hair loss as many hair follicles or roots go in the resting phase together and then fall off. This type of hair loss corrects itself if you return back to good health and good Hair care.

To know more see Hair fall: What causes it and How to stop it?

Another reason why Stress is bad for you, is Cortisol affects the distribution of fat around the internal organs, too much of fat around the organs leads to insulin resistance (which increases your chance of being a diabetic and having obesity), reduced kidney function, suppressed immune function (making you fall sick often) and low secretion of growth hormone (which regulates muscle growth).

To read more see The Truth about Belly Fat

• Foods to avoid: Foods like cabbage, broccoli, sweet potato, sprouts, cauliflower, spinach, soya beans are bad for those with thyroid disorders, as they interfere with the thyroid functioning. Simple carbohydrates like potato, pasta, biscuits, artificial sweeteners, alcohol, processed foods and sugary foods should be avoided as they lead to weight gain.
• Coffee: Caffeinated drinks, coffee, sodas should be avoided by those suffering from hypothyroidism as they stimulate the metabolism worsening the thyroid symptoms. Also avoid alcohol which worsens the symptoms.
• Stress: In order to help your thyroid gland you need to learn to relax and learn some de-stressing techniques. Deep breathing exercises, daily meditation and any relaxing activity should be incorporated in your day.

To know more see Thyroid and Weight Gain

Workaholics are not always working because they enjoy it but because they can’t keep themselves away from work. They feel lost without work. They are addicted to the adrenaline rush that work gives and are seen in high stress and high pressure jobs.

To know more see Workaholism, when Life = Work

• Talk to communicate

• Avoid Procrastination

• A simple No will suffice!

• Avoid Twittering when at work!

• Make Lists

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• A simple No will suffice!

Many employees are afraid to say no, which results in them doing favors for others which translates to extra work or additional responsibility without enough returns i.e. appreciation or even a plain ‘thanks’ in some cases.

Saying No helps you prioritize your work and fulfill your given responsibility, but more than anything it helps you avoid over committing yourself and it also reduces your stress.

• Make Lists

Listing works wonders! Having a written list of tasks to be completed helps one to avoid distractions, be aware of their goals and deadlines for the day and just generally avoid the stress of last minute work and tight deadlines!

While these are some of the important tips to help you avoid stress at work, other relevant tips could be staying positive in your mind and speech, ‘tuning off’ work once you leave for home, practicing deep breathing techniques when under stress and so on.

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• Talk to communicate

Talking things out makes life easier, be it at home or work. Talk to your colleagues, boss or other superiors if anything is troubling or causing you stress. Talking helps to get out matters in the open, which allows for discussion and a solution to the problem and thereby your stress!

• Avoid Procrastination

Being bogged down with additional responsibilities is an inevitability in this corporate era, however planning ahead and avoiding procrastination will help you meet the deadlines, no matter how close they seem. Plus procrastination also has the ability to set you back when it comes to work, making it a factor to avoid if you are looking to cut down on your stress.

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• Lack of feedback

Feedback be, it in the form of appreciation or constructive criticism is important, as it helps one to gage their performance and know their strengths from their weaknesses. Feedback is very important in terms of letting the individual know in which areas he is going wrong, where he has done well, where he needs to improve and so on.

A lack of the same can make the worker confused, whether he is doing things right or wrong! It can also make him feel undervalued in the organization, as his work is not warranting any feedback from his superiors.

• Lack of Co-operation

Lack of co-operation at the workplace is one of the major reasons that lead to stress and discontent amongst employees. Co-operation is important as it helps share the work load and helps build better interpersonal relationships amongst employees which serves well to increase productivity and fosters a positive environment at the workplace.

A lack of co-operation however increases work load, holds up simple tasks and generally affects the final output causing a lot of undue stress.

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• Ever increasing responsibilities

Volunteering to take on new responsibilities is another way to learn more on the job. While one cannot disagree with this thought, you have to spare a thought for those who don’t volunteer, yet are bogged down with more and more responsibilities.

Owning up to one’s responsibilities is a wonderful way of ensuring that work gets completed, but if you have too many responsibilities, then getting all the work completed within the stipulated time line can lead to stress, a lot of stress!

• Lack of communication

Communication is one of the major factors at play in the workplace. Most often people let their grievances, complaints, needs and concerns go un-aired, preferring to keep them to themselves.

While doing so, on a few occasions might be okay, but doing so repeatedly can let the matter stew and lead to stress and discontent with the workplace, in the individual’s mind.

To know more see All about stress at work!