FOR STREAMING WITH US. >> THERE'S AN IMPORTANT >> THERE'S AN IMPORTANT NEW HEALTH ALERT FOR MEN WHO NEW HEALTH ALERT FOR MEN WHO ARE FEELING STRESSED OUT ARE FEELING STRESSED OUT AT WORK. AT WORK. A NEW FROM THE JOURNAL A NEW FROM THE JOURNAL CIRCULATION CARDIOVASCULAR CIRCULATION CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND FOUND A LINK QUALITY AND FOUND A LINK BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL STRAIN BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL STRAIN ON THE JOB AND AN INCREASED ON THE JOB AND AN INCREASED RISK FOR HEART DISEASE. RISK FOR HEART DISEASE. ABC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR ABC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR AND PEDIATRICIAN AT STANFORD AND PEDIATRICIAN AT STANFORD CHILDREN'S HEALTH CHILDREN'S HEALTH DR. ALOK PATEL JOINS US NOW DR. DR. ALOK PATEL JOINS US NOW DR. PATEL. PATEL. >> WHAT DOES THIS STUDY SHOW? >> WHAT DOES THIS STUDY SHOW? WELL, I FEEL THIS STUDY IN MY WELL, I FEEL THIS STUDY IN MY HEART. HEART. >> NOW WE ALL KNOW THIS, >> NOW WE ALL KNOW THIS, BUT STRESS IMPACT OUR HEALTH BUT STRESS IMPACT OUR HEALTH FROM HEAD TO TOE. FROM HEAD TO TOE. THIS SPECIFIC STUDY SHOWING THIS SPECIFIC STUDY SHOWING MEN OUT THERE THAT WE NEED MEN OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO CHILL A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT TO CHILL A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT COMES TO JOB STRESS. COMES TO JOB STRESS. SO THIS STUDY LOOKED AT 6000 SO THIS STUDY LOOKED AT 6000 MEN WITH WHITE COLLAR JOBS OVER MEN WITH WHITE COLLAR JOBS OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS AND FOUND THE COURSE OF YEARS AND FOUND THAT JOB STRAIN AND THE BELIEF THAT JOB STRAIN AND THE BELIEF THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE REWARD YOU DESERVE FROM THE REWARD YOU DESERVE FROM YOUR JOB CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK YOUR JOB CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE. OF HEART DISEASE. IF YOU HAVE BOTH OF THOSE, IT IF YOU HAVE BOTH OF THOSE, IT CAN NEARLY DOUBLE IT WITH THE CAN NEARLY DOUBLE IT WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION COMPARING THIS RISK FROM JOBS COMPARING THIS RISK FROM JOBS TO YOUR HEART AT HEART HEALTH TO YOUR HEART AT HEART HEALTH WITH THE SAME RISK AS BEING WITH THE SAME RISK AS BEING OBESE. OBESE. SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD PAY THAT PEOPLE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO AS THEY'RE KIND ATTENTION TO AS THEY'RE KIND OF NAVIGATING THE EVER SO OF NAVIGATING THE EVER SO STRESSFUL WORKPLACE. STRESSFUL WORKPLACE. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. I NEED LIKE SOME EXAMPLES I NEED LIKE SOME EXAMPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THAT FEELS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THAT FEELS LIKE THE STATE OF PLAY FOR SO LIKE THE STATE OF PLAY FOR SO MANY AT WORK IS STRESS. MANY AT WORK IS STRESS. SO US KIND OF WHAT'S SO US KIND OF WHAT'S THE BASELINE THERE? THE BASELINE THERE? >> IT REALLY IS. >> IT REALLY IS. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THE STUDY AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THE STUDY LOOKED AT WAS TWO DIFFERENT LOOKED AT WAS TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF STRESS. FORMS OF STRESS. ONE OF THEM IS JOB STRAIN. ONE OF THEM IS JOB STRAIN. SO FEELING A REALLY HIGH SO FEELING A REALLY HIGH DEMAND, WHETHER IT'S PHYSICAL, DEMAND, WHETHER IT'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL, WITH LOW CONTROLS, MENTAL, WITH LOW CONTROLS, MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE AS MUCH MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE AS MUCH AUTONOMY OR DECISION MAKING AUTONOMY OR DECISION MAKING YOU WANT IN YOUR JOB. YOU WANT IN YOUR JOB. >> AND ALSO THIS REWARD EFFORT >> AND ALSO THIS REWARD EFFORT IMBALANCE. IMBALANCE. SO FEELING THAT YOU PUT A LOT SO FEELING THAT YOU PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO YOUR WORK WHERE OF EFFORT INTO YOUR WORK WHERE YOU MAYBE YOU'RE NOT GETTING YOU MAYBE YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE TIME OFF THAT YOU FEEL LIKE THE TIME OFF THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DESERVE OR THE PAY OR YOU DESERVE OR THE PAY OR THE PROMOTION. THE PROMOTION. AND I FEEL I CAN SEE A LOT AND I FEEL I CAN SEE A LOT OF OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS MAYBE OF OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS MAYBE NODDING THEIR HEAD RIGHT NOW. NODDING THEIR HEAD RIGHT NOW. BUT THESE ARE REALLY COMMON BUT THESE ARE REALLY COMMON BELIEFS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. BELIEFS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU FEEL THIS, TO BE HONEST, YOU FEEL THIS, TO BE HONEST, HAVE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR HAVE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR WORK, YOUR SUPERVISOR, WORK, YOUR SUPERVISOR, YOUR COLLEAGUES SO THEY KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES SO THEY KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. HOW YOU FEEL. IT'S ALSO A GREAT IDEA TO TRY IT'S ALSO A GREAT IDEA TO TRY TO SET SOME BOUNDARIES, TO SET SOME BOUNDARIES, TO CREATE A MORE SPACE FOR TO CREATE A MORE SPACE FOR YOURSELF. YOURSELF. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'M GOING TO BE CANDID I'M GOING TO BE CANDID WITH YOU, ELIZABETH. WITH YOU, ELIZABETH. I STARTED SEEING A THERAPIST I STARTED SEEING A THERAPIST MYSELF A FEW MONTHS AGO MYSELF A FEW MONTHS AGO TO NAVIGATE MY OWN JOB STRESS. TO NAVIGATE MY OWN JOB STRESS. IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SO SEEKING HELP IS A GREAT SO SEEKING HELP IS A GREAT OPTION FOR ANYONE OUT THERE. OPTION FOR ANYONE OUT THERE. >> WE ARE ALL NODDING OUR HEADS >> WE ARE ALL NODDING OUR HEADS IN HERE. IN HERE. DR. PATEL. DR. PATEL. OKAY, IT'S FRIDAY. OKAY, IT'S FRIDAY. WHAT'S YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR WHAT'S YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR THE WEEKEND? THE WEEKEND? TELL US WHAT YOU'RE WHAT TELL US WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE THINKING HERE. YOU'RE THINKING HERE. >> HERE'S MY PRESCRIPTION AND A >> HERE'S MY PRESCRIPTION AND A PLEA AND A RESPECTFUL DEMAND. PLEA AND A RESPECTFUL DEMAND. SOMETIME BETWEEN RIGHT AND SOMETIME BETWEEN RIGHT AND SUNDAY FUNDAY. SUNDAY FUNDAY. I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO PLEASE I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING BLOOD. CONSIDER DONATING BLOOD. GO ONLINE AND FIND A WAY TO DO GO ONLINE AND FIND A WAY TO DO THAT NEAR YOU. THAT NEAR YOU. HERE'S A REALITY CHECK. HERE'S A REALITY CHECK. >> ONLY 5% OF ELIGIBLE >> ONLY 5% OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY SIGNED UP PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY SIGNED UP AND DONATED BLOOD. AND DONATED BLOOD. BUT EVERY 2 SECONDS SOMEONE BUT EVERY 2 SECONDS SOMEONE NEEDS A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. NEEDS A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. I WILL TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL I WILL TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, READ BLOOD EXPERIENCE, READ BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS FOR PATIENTS TRANSFUSIONS FOR PATIENTS ALL THE TIME. ALL THE TIME. AND THE RED JUST PUT OUT A HUGE AND THE RED JUST PUT OUT A HUGE ALERT THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL ALERT THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL BLOOD SHORTAGE. BLOOD SHORTAGE. YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY SAVE A LIFE. YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY SAVE A LIFE. NOW, ANYONE CAN BE ELIGIBLE NOW, ANYONE CAN BE ELIGIBLE TO DONATE BLOOD. TO DONATE BLOOD. IF YOU'RE ABOVE THE AGE OF 16 IF YOU'RE ABOVE THE AGE OF 16 OR 17, YOU WEIGH AT LEAST £110. OR 17, YOU WEIGH AT LEAST £110. YOU FEELING GENERALLY WELL. YOU FEELING GENERALLY WELL. AND IF YOU PASS A RISK AND IF YOU PASS A RISK AND TRAVEL QUESTIONNAIRE, AND TRAVEL QUESTIONNAIRE, YOU CAN DONATE WHOLE BLOOD, YOU CAN DONATE WHOLE BLOOD, RED BLOOD CELLS, PLASMA RED BLOOD CELLS, PLASMA PLATELETS AT ALL BLOOD TYPES PLATELETS AT ALL BLOOD TYPES CAN DONATE ESPECIALLY A, B AND CAN DONATE ESPECIALLY A, B AND A, B AND O-NEGATIVE BLOOD. A, B AND O-NEGATIVE BLOOD. YOU'RE A DONOR. YOU'RE A DONOR. SO LITERALLY SIGN UP, SAVE SO LITERALLY SIGN UP, SAVE A LIFE. A LIFE. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST. I FIND IT KIND OF MEDITATIVE I FIND IT KIND OF MEDITATIVE TO GO IN THERE, DONATE TO GO IN THERE, DONATE SOME BLOOD AND EAT A COOKIE, SOME BLOOD AND EAT A COOKIE, SOME JAMS, DRINK SOME ORANGE SOME JAMS, DRINK SOME ORANGE JUICE, AND KNOW THAT YOU'RE JUICE, AND KNOW THAT YOU'RE IMPROVING THE WORLD. IMPROVING THE WORLD. AND ELIZABETH I WILL TELL YOU, AND ELIZABETH I WILL TELL YOU, I HEARD THAT A PRODUCER OF OUR I HEARD THAT A PRODUCER OF OUR SHOW WAS ALREADY CONVINCED SHOW WAS ALREADY CONVINCED TO DONATE BLOOD BECAUSE OF OUR TO DONATE BLOOD BECAUSE OF OUR SEGMENT. SEGMENT. >> SO WE ARE DOING OUR JOB. >> SO WE ARE DOING OUR JOB. HEY, DONATE BLOOD. HEY, DONATE BLOOD. THAT'S A VERY