Even as a toxic work culture has massively promoted the need to hustle all the time – many people, especially the young professionals of Generation Z, are falling prey to it. Most believe that hustling at work – can bring them the achievement they seek, but that often comes at the cost of overall well-being – both physically and mentally. According to experts, hustling is not just making you unwell now but is also degenerating your brain as you grow older, causing untreatable conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's.
Both dementia and Alzheimer's lead to impaired memory and cognition, apart from poor mental functioning, and brain cells eventually may die. While this is common in the elderly, the contemporary lifestyle can also put you at risk. "Many (youngsters) push themselves to unhealthy extremes, leading to a toxic work culture that harms both mind and body.
The constant stress, anxiety, and fear of missing targets have led to longer working hours, reduced sleep, and to take up a lifestyle with minimal physical activity accompanied by poor dietary choices,” Dr. Ishu Goyal, Deputy Consultant, Neurology, Sir H.N.
Reliance Foundation Hospital, told Times Now. In India alone, an estimated 5 million people are currently living with dementia with Alzheimer’s accounting for 60-70 per cent of these cases. How do unhealthy work practices lead to cognitive decline? According to Dr.
Goyal, a buildup of abnormal proteins and waste products in the brain - which usually get t.
