"Relax, chill, and maybe blog" -- that's the headline of the latest blog entry on GigaOm founder and senior writer Om Malik's blog. The blog post idea was triggered by the recent heart attack he suffered, just like two other prominent bloggers aged 60 and 50, who too unfortunately passed away.

According to a New York Times report based on this, the vocation of "blogging" is taking a toll on bloggers' health. With emerging money-making trends, even amateur bloggers aren't far from the hazardous loop of blogging. To explain the ill-effects of blogging, the report describes blogging as burdensome. It continues with saying that the Internet is like a non-stop work place; in order to keep up with the latest blog entries, bloggers undergo mental and physical fatigue. The pressure increases when bloggers get remunerated per article. The yearning to hog as much online space with words could result in long hours in front of a computer screen. The flexibility that comes with blogging anywhere anytime brings along sleep disorders and high-stress levels for many.

Excess of anything is bad. In the case of the three bloggers who died of a heart attack, used to blog excessively, at least in the case of Malik who self-admittedly led an unhealthy lifestyle. At the same time, there has been no study conducted that declares the diagnosis of a death by blogging. Yet, with a 24-hour work (read: blogging) schedule that spares little room for a healthy lifestyle, ailments are bound to linger.