Jean Antonello
See book keywords and concepts |  Usually beverages are not forbidden in the work environment and you can use a high-nutrient powder mix in milk or juice for secret nutrient consumption. Most employers are very cooperative and will make some adjustments if you just ask.
Flora is a critical care nurse, and a self-diagnosed compulsive overeater (bulimic), about sixty pounds overweight. She described her eight-hour shift, full of physical activity and a lot of stress. She said it was impossible for her to eat at all during her shift, except on an occasional "slow" night. |
the Editors of PREVENTION
See book keywords and concepts |  A high-pressure work environment can make an employee feel that more "face time" is required for job stability or a promotion. Domestic problems may make staying late at the office seem a better choice than calling it a day. In addition, cultural beliefs that value labor as a godly antidote to evil only reinforce the misconception that there's no such thing as too much work.
Incidence: No one really knows how many people are addicted to their work. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
See book keywords and concepts |  This type of exposure is most often linked to the work environment, although there have been instances in which children who played in a diesel fuel shed or rode their bicycles long distances to school on busy roads where they were exposed to automobile exhaust ultimately contracted pancreatitis. This is particularly a problem in developing countries, where an estimated one person in twenty suffers from pancreatic disease, though it can happen anywhere. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Other Lung Diseases in the Workplace
Three lung disorders, characterized by hypersensitivity to substances in the work environment, are diseases known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, occupational asthma, and byssino-sis.
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Also known as allergic alveolitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a disease that affects the air sacs deep inside the lungs, classically as a result of inhaling fine organic dusts. | | Even when workers are fit and perform tasks correctly, a poorly designed work environment can still add stress. For example, studies show that people who work in jobs that involve repetitive lifting in the forward bent-and-twisted position carry a high risk of developing back pain.
An ergonomist, a professional trained to analyze the health effects of the working environment, can study the environment and devise ways to reduce stress below the level of injury. |
Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay.
See book keywords and concepts |  If exposure to the allergen is continuous, as with food allergies or pollutants in the home or work environment, late-phase reactions occur. Over time, tissue damage can occur.
Allergy is a difficult nut to crack. Originally it was enough to keep people away from triggering substances, such as chemicals, bacteria, parasites, dust, mold, foods, and pollen spores.
Consider what happened to the caveman Og. Og lives a few miles from a sulfur pit surrounded by a giant fungus. One day, as Og walked close to the pit, the sulfur/fungus fumes got into his eyes, which began to burn and itch. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Many of the chemicals discussed below, which are significant carcinogens found in the work environment, have entered the general environment as well, often through pollution. Although this can be a cause for concern, in most instances, the concentrations disseminated may not be sufficient to cause serious cancer threats to the general public.
Since 1971, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an agency of the World Health Center, has been reviewing and cataloging data on the carcinogenicity of chemicals. |
Gary Null
See book keywords and concepts |  In the case of exposure to lead in a work environment, blood levels rise during the exposure, but 12 to 24 hours afterward, the lead level in the blood will be nondetectable. Hair analysis, however, will continue to show evidence of the change.
The cost of hair analysis is relatively modest compared to other tests. The most problematic aspect is in the proper interpretation of the results. Many labs overinterpret by overemphasizing data of minor importance. The hair has two major strengths in analysis. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Because too few physicians ask their patients about their occupations and work histories, it is mandatory for the patient to inform the physician of his or her situation, detailing any potentially toxic substances and the overall work environment in general.
Byssinosis. Byssinosis, or brown lung disease, affects cotton textile workers and those who inhale cotton dust, flax, or soft hemp.
In many ways, byssinosis resembles occupational asthma, but the pattern of this disease is different enough to merit its own status as a work-related illness. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
See book keywords and concepts | | By making some simple changes in your home environment and your work environment and your social relationships, you can make it a lot easier on yourself."
That may mean Pritikinizing your kitchen, finding a restaurant that's willing to prepare special meals for you and stashing some healthy snacks in your desk so you won't be tempted by the vending machines at work. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Occupational asthma is the name given to asthma that results from exposure to materials handled in the work environment; see Chapter 21, "The Workplace.")
There undoubtedly is an emotional component to asthma, but it is not a psychological disorder. The myth that people get asthma because they have psychological problems became popular in the 1940s. In reality, the psychological impact a person with asthma has is a result, rather than a cause, of the disease. The physical sensation of being unable to breathe can create overwhelming panic, which in turn increases tension. | | Several categories of respiratory disease have traditionally affected men and women in the work environment. Toiling amid coal dust has long been associated with the dreaded black lung disease, a term that refers to one of a group of disorders known collectively as pneumoconioses. The term pneumoconiosis literally means "dust in the lungs" in Greek and is now used to describe a disease that is caused by the inhalation of dust in an occupational setting. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | Use a humidifier to keep the air in your home and/or work environment from becoming too dry, especially during the winter months. This can make symptoms worse. Clean the equipment frequently so that bacteria do not collect and spread through it into the air. between bleeding and seeming to heal—only to open and bleed again later. Basal cell carcinoma is very closely linked to sun exposure. It tends to grow slowly, and does not usually spread to other parts of the body in the way that other cancers can, although it can grow into adjacent tissues in some cases. |
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Dept. of work environment University of Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts
Walter Burnstein, D.O.
President, Food & Water, Inc. New York, New York
Leopoldo E. Caltagirone, Ph.D.
Chairman, Div. of Biological Control University of California Berkeley, California
Barry Castleman, Ph.D. Environmental Consultant Baltimore, Maryland
Richard Clapp, Ph.D. Director, JSI Center for
Environmental Studies Boston, Massachusetts
Shirley Conibear, M.D.
Carnow, Conibear & Assoc. Chicago, Illinois
Paul Connett, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry St. Lawrence University Canton, New York
Donald L. |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
See book keywords and concepts | | University of Maryland, cites five major reasons why nurses leave the profession: the stressful nature of the work; lack of control over the work environment; disenchantment with the quality of care; lack of respect from the physician; and salary levels. A 1981 New Jersey survey of 22,000 nurses confirmed that these were the major complaints.
"When I took initiative and used my creative energies there was no support or recognition from the nursing department," says Clark, who's been practicing for eight years, of her recent resignation from a major New York teaching hospital. |
Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
See book keywords and concepts |  Real problems in your home and work environment may be taking its toll on you and placing you at a genuine risk for premature illness and accelerated aging. Don't be brave—GET HELP. Your longevity is at stake.
2. INTERNAL STRESS INDEX
This index deals more with thoughts and emotions, rather than external forces. |
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Work collectively with your union leadership to produce a work environment free of added cancer risk. If you feel that your union leadership is ignorant or not interested in these problems, then lobby and campaign to vote them out of office and replace them with more responsive leadership.
The OCAW has a double-barreled strategy of working within and without OSHA. | | Professor of work environment University of Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts
Arthur C. Zahalsky
Professor of Immunology Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
Grace Ziem, M.D., Dr. PH.
Consultant in Occupational Medicine Baltimore, Maryland
Emanuel Farber, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Pathology University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
D.J.R. Sarma, M.D.
Department of Pathology University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Additional signatures received after February 3, 1992:
Arnold Schecter, M.D. | | Professor of work environment University of Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts
Melvin Reuber, M.D.
Consultant in Carcinogenesis and
Toxicology Baltimore, Maryland
Knut Ringen, M.D.
Laborer's Health and Safety Fund of
North America Washington, D.C.
Anthony Robbins, M.D.
(Former Director National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Professor of Public Health
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Kenneth Rosenman, M.D. Professor of Medicine Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan
Ruth Shearer, Ph.D. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
See book keywords and concepts |  Environmental factors, such as pesticides, lead, and chemicals brought home from a work environment on a parent's clothing, can harm an unborn child.32 X-ray exposure to the mother, as well as preconception X-ray exposure to the father, is also harmful.33 Although most studies have not substantiated the claim that video display terminals (VDTs) adversely affect the fetus, many individuals are not convinced. In 1991, in response to this concern, San Francisco, California, mandated that companies with 15 or more employees protect their workers against potential adverse health effects from VDTs. |
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Church, Virginia
Charles Levenstein
Professor of work environment University of Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts
Edward Lichter, M.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine Urbana, Illinois
Thomas Mancuso, MD. Emeritus Professor of
Occupational Medicine University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sheldon Margen, M.D. Professor of Public Health University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, California
Anthony Mazzocchi
Oil, Chemical, and Atomic
Workers Union Denver, Colorado
Myron A. Mehlman, M.D. R.W. |
Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine
See book keywords and concepts |  Cates, the first thing he looks at is whether the complaints stem from career problems or just problems with the work environment. "If the problem is a matter of personality clashes with the boss, the actual wotking conditions or the corporate culture, then the best move is to change bosses, change companies, change the whole environment you're working in," he says. "You have to be realistic. The easiest job change is a move to a similar company and a similar job at the same level and salary. |
Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner
See book keywords and concepts |  And the mental anguish of a noxious work environment usually takes its toll in depression and anxiety.
But the material sphere also affects the physical sphere. If you lack health benefits and you become sick, the quality of your life and your longevity suffer. As we look at the financial section of your longevity plan, we'll see that how much you earn can affect how long you'll live, at least for some of us. Where money's concerned, the biggest question always seems to be, "Do you have enough? | | Material Sphere
WORK LIFE
You spend thousands of hours in a work environment. Do you believe that:
ž What you do in your occupation each day usually gives you pleasure?
ž You are safe from avoidable accidents?
ž You will be doing the same thing in five years?
ž You will be at the same physical workplace in five years?
ž The benefits outweigh the specific work that you do?
ž You are making enough money?
ž You are sharing the responsibility with the primary people you see every day?
ž Your creativity is undervalued and underused? |
Dr. Julian Whitaker
See book keywords and concepts | | Survey your home and work environment and make a list of environmental toxins that need to be eliminated. Next, look at your personal habits and see if there are any changes you need to make. By doing so, you should be able to avoid or minimize most of these potential risk factors. If you have atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, or any other medical condition that may contribute to mental decline, use all the tools at your disposal to bring them under control—diet, exercise, nutritional supplementation, and conventional medical therapies, if necessary. |
Dr. Vern Cherewatenko and Paul Perry
See book keywords and concepts |  Your work environment. Are the people you work with a supportive team, or is it each person for himself or herself?
• Your profession. Does your work allow you some control over the amount of work you have?
• Your benefits. Does your job have such benefits as insurance that make proper managing of your diabetes possible?
• Job satisfaction. Do you love your job or profession, or is it just a paycheck? Is it rewarding and satisfying? Do the pay and benefits meet your needs?
Depending upon how well conUolled your diabetes is, the disease may or may not be an issue at work. |
Leo Galland
See book keywords and concepts |  Once your home is clear, turn your attention to the safety of your work environment and your children's school.
5. Avoid drugs that disrupt your body's ability to heal itself. Street drugs and tobacco have no redeeming qualities. Drugs that lower stomach acid increase your risk of intestinal infection. Alcohol and aspirin appear to have a two-tier effect on health. Very low doses may be beneficial; higher doses are potentially harmful, damaging the lining of stomach and intestine, increasing the entry of intestinal toxins into the liver. | | We were interested in the effects of the common components of life: a patient's thoughts and beliefs, home or work environment, exposure to potential toxins and allergens, food and drink, stressful life events, social interactions, patterns of physical activity. Instead of identifying the disease by looking for its symptoms, we would attempt to learn something about the patient by understanding her idiosyncratic symptoms, those complaints and physical findings that would reveal information about her independent of the disease diagnosis. |
Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Professor of work environment University of Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts
Vicente Navarro, M.D.
Professor of Health Policy and
Management Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
Herbert Needleman, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B. Paigen, Ph.D.
Consultant Toxicologist The Jackson Laboratories Bar Harbor, Maine
Richard Piccioni, Ph.D.
Senior Staff Scientist, Food & Water, Inc. Seattle, Washington
Michael J. Plewa, Ph.D.
Institute for Environmental Studies University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois
Laura Punnett, Sc. D. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Of course, people who work directiy with chemicals, especially in closed settings, are at greatest risk, but we must recognize the wide variety of dangerous exposure in the typical work environment.
Lighting is much more a cause for concern than most people, especially employers, would believe, not so much by posing a grave danger as by affecting how we feel from day to day. Fluorescent lighting has been shown to increase illness and absenteeism, reduce productivity, and diminish morale. |
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