bhubaneswar doctors say more than 50 women are diagnosed with severe health problems after the age of 45 for not paying adequate attention to their own healthtake for example geetanjali sahu 48 a headmistress in a government high school who has been facing some health issues like knee pain acidity fatigue hormonal imbalance and thyroid in the process of preparing breakfast and lunch for her husband and children she skips her breakfast most of the days when she is in school by 10 am a whole lot of work keeps waiting for her she leaves for home after work around 5 pm on her way back she stops to pick up groceries at the same time she is mapping her menu for dinner and breakfast and lunch the next daysangeeta sahu 45 an it engineer who has a successful career in an mnc has been visiting a psychiatrist for the past few years she has been facing health issues like thyroid obesity and depression years of lack of adequate sleep and rest stress at work family and raising children have taken a serious toll on her physical and mental healthdeteriorating health of mothers especially working ones is more of a sociopsychological issue than a health issue apart from hectic work schedules most women are still doing all household chores including raising children and acting as primary caregivers to the elderly irregular sleep pattern unmindful eating is causing anaemia low calcium and vitamin d prolonged standing causes osteoarthritis and osteoporosis repetitive use of upper limbs causing to tennis elbow and frozen shoulders while thyroid disorder are common among working mothers said dr prashant pradhan associate professor clinical immunology and rheumatology at kalinga institute of medical sciences kimsdoctors advise a good balanced diet regular exercise like a 30minute walk every day staying happy and stress free will go a long way in keeping working mothers healthymost mothers said it is easier said than done most women set unrealistic goals for themselves multitask and try to strike a balance between home and work said namita mishra 48 and a working mother of two