Poor Health In The UK??

A survey done in the UK has shown that poor health is more common than good.  

Spire Bristol Hospital did a survey using 2000 people, showing that the average British person spends only a sixt of the year feeling 100 % healthy.  Colds, ear infections, cricked necks, bitten tongues and backaches plagued the British some 300 days of the year.  The study also showed a quater of the respondents had an ongoing condition.

“While people often adopt a ‘grin and bear it’ approach, it’s important to recognise what’s easily treatable and can relieve us from a lot of unnecessary suffering day to day,” hospital director Rob Anderson told British newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Feeling run-down is something everyone feels, not only the British however the study found that the British feel run-down at least two times a week, and 11.35am on Monday being the most common time for people to feel ill.  Think that result could be said for everyone around the world.  We all look forward to the weekend and Saturday lunch time see the British feeling their most healthy.  

Headaches where the highest on the list of complaints, closely followed by back pain, and discomfort from old sport injurys.  The survey also found that in an average year, residents of the UK will experience 2 ear infections, 5 bouts of heartburn, and eye infection, 3 bitten tongues and 5 cricked necks.

Interesting study but personally would think it would be better if it was done word wide.  We all suffer from these kind of things ontop of the common cold, flu, migraines, sore feet etc.  A bitten tongue wouldn’t be something anyone would really complain about or whinge about unless you were a child even though it is sore.