Stop working overtime; it’s increasing your risk for serious health problems. A recent study found that people who work more than a traditional 40 hour work week are more prone to serious health issues including strokes and heart attacks. “And there was a 33 percent increased risk of stroke for workers who spend more than 55 hours a week at the office, even after controlling for certain behavioral risks such as smoking and alcohol consumption, according to researchers at University College London and Umeå University in Sweden…For worker bees who spend extra hours on the job, the longer an employee worked past the 40-hour mark, the more they faced an increased risk for stroke or other cardiac events, the study found. People working just a few extra hours a week, between 41 and 48 hours per week, had a 10 percent higher risk of stroke, researchers found, and those working 49 to 54 hours had a 27 percent increased risk of stroke.” While the study couldn’t completely explain or prove one set reason why this happens, researchers hypothesized it was combination of many things including increased workloads and stress, sitting too often, not enough physical activity, and not taking personal relaxation time to heal the body.