KWEIBA MEDICAL ® | February, 2025
It’s time to wake up, and your alarm goes off. You wake up exhausted yet again. You feel like you completed a triathlon in your sleep, and no amount of coffee, self-talk, or positive thinking can override how tired you are. You have always been disciplined and have overcome every seemingly impossible situation in your life with an unspoken flair. But what you have been feeling these days—this perpetual tiredness that surpasses your body and transcends deep into the recesses of your spirit—is a new obstacle you just can’t seem to surmount.
I want you to know you are not alone. Burnout is not just you having a “bad week” or even a “bad month.”. It is a physiological response to chronic stress that affects your health. If left unaddressed, it can negatively impact your finances, your career, and your relationships.
The good news is that you can recover from burnout! Your first step is to understand how much burnout is costing you and believe that you can take the necessary steps towards reclaiming your energy, focus, success, and happiness.
Before you continue reading, take this Quick Burnout Quiz to see where you are on the burnout spectrum.
Science-backed insights into how burnout really affects your career, finances, and professional growth:
- Increased Medical Costs: According to a 2023 study, chronic stress-related medical and psychological conditions cost $125 billion to $190 billion in annual healthcare expenses. (Goh, J., et al., 2023).
- Productivity Loss: Burnout significantly decreases workplace performance (Bhatti, M. A., & Alnehabi, M., 2023)
- Lost Promotions & Career Growth: Employees with a history of burnout were less likely to be promoted even if they had stellar performance reviews (SHRM, 2023)
Science-backed insights into how burnout affects your body and your brain, leading to long-term health consequences:
- In animal models, chronic stress has been shown to lead to shrinking and damage to neurons of the prefrontal cortex (which is necessary for decision-making and attention shifting). This impacts focus, emotional regulation, and working memory (APS, 2023).
- There is a direct link between prolonged burnout and Increased risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension (John, A., et al., 2024)
- Long-term stress leads to chronic cortisol elevation, which decreases metabolism. Increased cortisol levels also trigger fat storage, especially in the midsection, leading to an increased waist-to-hip ratio, which demonstrates a link between psychological stress and risk for disease (Epel E.S. et al., 2000).
This is why KWEIBA MEDICAL® tackles your burnout needs by first taking a deep dive into your medical and psychiatric history, followed by our 3-step recovery blueprint:
Metabolic reset: diagnostic testing to assess your metabolic status and appropriate supplementation and/or medication to facilitate a rebalance of your hormones like cortisol, insulin, and thyroid hormones to help restore energy and weight balance.
Cognitive Optimization: Science-backed strategies to regain productivity and focus.
Sustainable Success Framework: Science-backed burnout recovery and prevention techniques to stave off burnout in high performers.
Have you noticed increased weight gain, brain fog, trouble sleeping? Your body may be sending you distress signals. The question is, are you listening?
Book a FREE consultation with us today for your burnout recovery and prevention needs.
Burnout is not about being tired and underperforming; it rewires your brain and body, leading to long-term health consequences.