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Stress, longer period in traffic increase heart diseases – Ihejieto
Dr, Justine Ihejieto, General Medical Practitioner speaks on the medical and health implications that arise from spending long hours in traffic.
What are the health hazards of spending long hours in traffic?
The health hazards affect virtually every aspect of human life – physically, socially, psychologically and mentally. When you’re stuck in traffic, you are exposed to all sorts of health risks that arise as a result of inhaling fumes from vehicles and exhaust pipes and dust on the road. The longer the period you spend in traffic, the more you’ll be exposed to these health hazards.
For those who are already suffering from some diseases like asthma, stroke and hypertension, it also worsens their situation especially in emergency situations where urgent medical care is needed. If an ambulance is stuck in traffic, the consequences could be very dire, as it will take the sheer grace of God for a patient or victim to make it.
Does it increase the risks of chronic diseases?
As roadways choke on traffic, it is suspected that the tailpipe exhaust from cars and trucks – especially tiny carbon particles already implicate in heart disease, cancer and respiratory ailments may also injure brain cells and synapses, the key to learning and memory.
To be sure, cars and trucks today generate one-tenth the pollution of a vehicle in 1970. Still, more people are on the road and they are stuck in traffic more often. Drivers annually spend an average of 140 hours, or about the time spent in the office in a month, idling in traffic, a new analysis reported. Long-term stress increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Research on the precise level of cardiovascular risk is limited.
Does it have a lasting effect on the brain?
No one knows whether regular commuters breathing heavy traffic fumes suffer any lasting brain effect. Researchers have only studied the potential impact based on where people live and where air-pollution levels are highest. Even if there were any chronic cognitive effect on drivers and commuters, it could easily be too small to measure reliably or might be swamped by other health factors such as stress, diet or exercise that affect the brain.
Recent studies show that breathing street-level fumes for just 30 minutes can intensify electrical activity in brain regions responsible for behaviour, personality and decision-making, changes that are suggestive of stress. Breathing normal city air with high levels of traffic exhaust for 90 days can change the way that genes turn on or off among the elderly; it can also leave a molecular mark on the genome of a newborn for life. And older men and women long exposed to higher levels of traffic-related particles and ozone are often prone to memory and reasoning problems that effectively reduce their mental abilities. The emissions may also heighten the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and increase the effects of Parkinson’s disease.
How does it affect an individual’s productivity and relationship with others?
Apart from the physical hazards that they are exposed to, there is also the psychological damage too. A lot of people get agitated, angry and disoriented. Even when they get to work, they can’t perform their duties normally due to the stress they underwent on the road. Long delays in getting to and from work is another result leading to less productivity from employees and family crises. There are more cases of accidents because people become frustrated or angry due to the traffic jams. Pollution in the city centre worsens as a result of car emissions. The stress of waiting in gridlock can get intense if you’re in a hurry, leaving you feeling frustrated and anxious about the traffic. That stress can translate into deeper health hazards.
What can be done to curtail these risks?
There is really nothing much for one to do. You can wind up the glasses of your car if it is air- conditioned and listen to soothing music to help relax the brain and nerves. Also, the government and traffic management authorities should help check and reduce some of the causes of these gridlocks.
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Kim Kardashian puts her slimmed down figure on display as she gives her hair the chop
She's been accused of using a slimming ap to make her selfies look skinnier.
But Kim Kardashian proved she doesn't need digital trickery to look good as she strutted down the street on Friday.
The 33-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star had jaws dropping when she stepped out in Los Angeles wearing a body-hugging outfit.
Kim left no line of her hourglass figure unseen in that sleeveless, halterneck mini-dress that was made of a clingy orange material.
But Kim Kardashian proved she doesn't need digital trickery to look good as she strutted down the street on Friday.
The 33-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star had jaws dropping when she stepped out in Los Angeles wearing a body-hugging outfit.
Kim left no line of her hourglass figure unseen in that sleeveless, halterneck mini-dress that was made of a clingy orange material.
Her waist was so slim that fiance Kanye West could have spanned his hands around it, while the short hemline provided an excellent view of her toned and shapely legs.
A pair of strappy gold stilettos added such pizzazz that jewelry or other accessories were unnecessary.
The brunette beauty - who ditched the blonde and returned to her natural colour a few weeks ago - sported a sharp, newly layered hairdo.
A pair of strappy gold stilettos added such pizzazz that jewelry or other accessories were unnecessary.
The brunette beauty - who ditched the blonde and returned to her natural colour a few weeks ago - sported a sharp, newly layered hairdo.
Obviously Kim had just been under the careful guidance of a blow dryer and brush-wielding hairstylist.
Although she looked like she was going to a posh party, Kim was merely heading to the studio to tape her family's reality show on E!
Kim, who gave birth to her and Kanye's daughter North in June, recently slammed rumours that she had plastic surgery to enhance her shape.
Although she looked like she was going to a posh party, Kim was merely heading to the studio to tape her family's reality show on E!
Kim, who gave birth to her and Kanye's daughter North in June, recently slammed rumours that she had plastic surgery to enhance her shape.
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