Can hustle culture lead to Alzheimer’s?
NEW DELHI: Increased stress, anxiety, fear of failure, and high expectations, particularly at the workplace – commonly called hustle culture – coupled with no exercise and poor diet can act as a perfect mix to lead to Alzheimer’s disease, say experts. “Continuous stress, anxiety, fear of failing the targets and expectations has compelled people to detrimentally increase the number of working hours, cutting down on sleep and taking up a lifestyle with minimal physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. All these factors contribute to increased deposition of abnormal proteins and degradation of the brain,” Dr Ishu Goyal, Deputy Consultant Neurologist, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, told IANS. While these abnormal proteins are scavenged from the brain during sleep, facilitated by antioxidants obtained through a balanced diet, the hustle culture seldom…
