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Can what you do for a living can seriously reduce your life span?

By: Clive Cable

Giving thought to healthy aging doesn't feature high on your list of priorities during your working life. As a young man or woman you'll look for the best paid work , however at some stage in the future you might regret that choice.

Its true becoming a senior and aging doesn't high on your list when you are hungry for money and success. However you may find this has left it own undesireable effects on your future health. With young families and the desire to provide for them many people need to take work which might not be ideal just to support the family. But this could come back to haunt you in your later years.

All to many people have to work in places which would not be seen as healthy. But the need to survive today forces many in to work that involves chemicals, dust and toxic smoke.

If we were to take a worker in a wood shop for example. They are exposed to a number of hazards including the exposure to sawdust, glues and adhesives which produce poisonous fumes and gases. Long term exposure to these can lead to serious breathing related illness and diseases such as lung cancer.

There are probably not many places less healthy to work than a coal mine It is sad but true but every day a coal miner works down a mine is probably shortening their life span. The damp unhealthy condition down a mining pit combined with coal dust leads to many miners contracting pneumoconiosis or black lung disease. This disease and other respiratory problems all to commonly effect older and even younger miners.

The saw mill industry which is a big employer in a number of States is know to also have well above average incidence of health problems associated with it. Consider this during the peak season winter men can get ill from the extreme cold weather they often operate under. In addition if a tree falls it can cause serious injury or even death. Although the body of a young may fully recover from such an accident a man in his forties and fifites has much more brittle bones and may never recover.

Fishermen working in the fishing industry are exposed to extreme danger and risk to their health as well. Maturing years does not prevent these hardened men venturing out in all weathers often risking their lives in high seas and dangerous waters. A fishermans work is physically punishing and dangerous, accidents and injuries are quite common. Back injury is especially common amongst older fisherman. Looking on the bright side despite their daily peril they do get plenty of fresh air.

Trucking is another job where workers are exposed to frequent risk and a lifestyle which can effect their future health. Truckers have been known to drive for miles and miles with few breaks and minimal sleep putting themselves and others at risk.

Older truckers on the road many in the 60's are at even greater risk to their health ,as this punishing lifestyle can take its toll on an aging body. Their health will suffer also due to the fact they tend to eat too much fast food and often don't get enough sleep.

As age decends on us all we need to give more thought to what we are doing to our bodies at work. Often works canteens and food areas provide unhealthy food which just increases the health risks further to an aging worker.

Pushing ourselves to earn more is harmful to our bodies and minds in the longer term. The mind needs sleep in order to function properly the next day and the body needs the right diet and sleep to keep from breaking down and suffering diseases and illness.

Consider your work place now and how it affecting your life now and how it will affect it in the future so that you can live a healthy aging life.

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