How to improve the efficiency of office workers?
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Oxygen starvation (hypoxia) is experienced by almost all residents of the metropolis. Most often, office workers become its victims, since they spend most of their time in poorly ventilated rooms, in stuffy transport, and are in a stressful situation. As a result, cognitive abilities decrease, memory and concentration of attention worsen, drowsiness, headache, fatigue, increased susceptibility to seasonal diseases, lack of energy.
The reasons for the occurrence of oxygen starvation also include: smoking, alcohol abuse, various infectious diseases, trauma, hydrothorax (congestion of non-inflammatory fluid in the pleural cavity), and angina (severe pain or discomfort in the chest caused by a lack of blood supply in a particular area of the heart).
If you do not consult a doctor in a timely manner, the consequences can be the most serious (bronchial asthma worsens, chronic respiratory tract infections), there is a high likelihood of brain edema and cerebral ischemic stroke. How to feed the "hungry" brain, providing him with regular supplies of vital substance, and thereby improve the efficiency of office workers?
For the prevention and treatment of oxygen starvation is widely used intermittent normobaric hypoxic therapy (APG) or "mountain air". APG increases the nonspecific resistance of the body, while increasing resistance to various forms of stress, fatigue, hypoxia, increasing mental and physical performance. The application of this method has a positive effect on the oxygen metabolism and acid-base state of the body, normalizes the parameters of carbohydrate, fat, protein metabolism and electrolyte blood spectrum, normalizes the parameters of the immunological status, increases anti-inflammatory potential, activates vital body systems.
According to experts, this method of treatment is indicated for patients with cardiovascular pathology, bronchial asthma, with reduced immunity, pregnant women. The technique can be used both in the clinic and at home. To get the effect, you need to go through 15 daily sessions. The course should be repeated 2-3 times a year.
There are other ways of satisfying oxygen hunger. Now many bars and cafes are open, where you can buy an oxygen cocktail. It promotes the supply of oxygen to organs that do not receive it from the air in sufficient quantities. However, it is not necessary to abuse the drink, since oxygen participates in the energy exchange of body tissues. When there are many, cells can not cope - there are fainting, dizziness. There are also oxygen injections, based on the introduction of oxygen into the deeper layers of the skin.
There are medicines to eliminate the effects of oxygen starvation, which should be used only as prescribed by the doctor, in order to avoid side effects. As a rule, victims of hypoxia are offered drugs that correct cerebral circulation, improve attention, memory, and stability of the brain to oxygen starvation.
The best way to prevent hypoxia is called open air walks, proper nutrition (it is recommended to eat products containing iron) and exercise (training will allow satiating blood cells with air and ensure their delivery to all cells of the body). Office workers need to frequently ventilate the room, purchase a humidifier or an air ionizer. It is possible to fill the body with oxygen with the help of breathing exercises (it is necessary to consult with a doctor in advance).