Aging is pretty low on the agenda when you are in your younger years. Chasing the money is the only thing on our minds and sometimes that isn't ideal. Sometimes we have little choice and take what is available to provide for ourselves and family but at the same time, we could be putting ourselves at risk later in life.



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.

For example a job in a wood shop making furniture is bad for lungs and can lead to lung disease. Some machines might require the use of glue or adhesives. Glues and adhesives can produce noxious fumes which can promote respiratory problems. Long term exposure to these sorts of hazards can lead to respiratory dieases and illnes such as asthma and cancer or emphysema.

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 have a hard and dangerous job to do as well. Aging doesn't deter these men from their work sometimes they are out in the middle of the river or at sea somewhere and the storms hit sometimes turning the boat over and they are thrown in to icy waters. A fishermans work is heavy and dangerous this could cause them to incur back injuries amongst other things. On the plus side they get plenty of fresh air away from toxic chemicals and the pollution of big cities.

Truckers are another group of workers where they are exposed to frequent dangers which are detrimental to their health.Truckers will on many occasions drive for miles and miles with little sleep often endangering their own live and others.

Those more mature truckers still on the road well into their sixties are at even greater risk to their health, usually living with a unhealthy lifestyle for years can start to quickly effect an aging body. They often have bad backs, poor general health and the combination of life style and often poor diet make them prime candidates for heart attacks.

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.

When we push ourselves in our youthful years to earn more ignoring the health risks for the future we do our body and mind no favors in the long term.Our bodies need a healthy environment to work in, enough sleep to be ready for the next day and good diet to maintain our health. By paying attention to these areas sooner rather than later in life we stand a greater chance of healthy aging.

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.