We all get tired from time-to-time and very few people can honestly say that they’ve never felt under pressure, either at work or at home. But how prevalent are daily fatigue and stress?

Doctors now recognise that daily fatigue and stress can be detrimental to health and increase the risk of numerous conditions, including heart disease, digestive conditions, obesity, insomnia and depression. Stress can be linked to many different factors in an individual’s life, but work-related stress is particularly prevalent.

According to the Stress Management Society, stress affects one in five of the working population and is the single biggest cause of sickness in the UK, with more than 105 million days lost to stress each year – costing UK employers an astounding £1.24 billion. The Government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recognises that stress in the workplace is a serious concern.

In fact, the total number of work-related stress, depression or anxiety cases in 2013/14 amounted to 487,000 – 39 per cent of all work-related illnesses. On average, people suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety take 23 days off a year, which amounted to 11.3 million days in 2013/14.

Unfortunately, stress isn’t always easy to monitor. However, it is possible for a person to address how they react to potentially stressful situations to minimise its impact. By making healthy lifestyle choices, eating well, exercising regularly and getting plenty of sleep, we can do a great deal to help control how stress and fatigue affect our bodies.

Here, we look at how you can help customers to overcome daily fatigue and stress by implementing practical self-care tips and using appropriate OTC products.