Does where you work affect you when you get old?

Considering healthy aging is some times not a priority during your working life. As a younger person you tend to go where the money is at; then later you might regret that decision.

That's right aging doesn't figure on your radar when you are hungry for money and success but this in many cases could be a mistake. Depending on your skills and experience you might have had little choice and needed to provide for your family so were prepared to do what it took to do that.But that could now have dire consequences in old age.

Many of us have had to work in places that were not good for our health but we all have to make ends meet and work to survive the competitive world we live in. Some places of work are unhealthy due to things like chemicals, dust, and 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.

Another significant employer accross several States is the saw milling industry. This is job which has a history of ill health associated with it's former workers. Which can hardly be huge suprise when you consider these workers often operate in sub zero temperatures. Also what cannot be ignored is the risk of accidents resulting in injuries which may leave their victims crippled or even worse.

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.

Truck drivers have a potentially dangerous job being out on the road all the time with often a punishing schedule to meet in order to get paid well. Truckers will often drive for many hours with little sleep often endangering themselves and others.

Older trucker drivers many of whom are 60+ are exposing themselves to even greater risk to their health and wellbeing. Their punishing lifestyle can take its toll on an rapidly aging body. Their health can suffer also because of their unhealthy diet and often prolonged lack of sleep.

As the aging process advances on us, we all need to think about what we are breathing into our lungs or doing to our bodies. The diets we get at the work place canteens and food stalls are not usually well balanced and lack essential nutrients a maturing body needs.

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.