Environment and Health

My insatiable interest in the world around me is what keeps me going in my job day after day.

No quandry is too large for me to dig right in and uncover a key that opens the door to resolution – all natural, if possible.

My colleague and I have a bit of fun with our work; she describes for me a hypothetical client and a malady that the client suffers from; I identify the cause of the clients suffering.  Lately she’s told me of a client with high blood pressure that spiked when she moved to a new home near an airport.

The cause of the health concern, which is what I’m to identify, must not depend upon habits or circumstances not included in the story.

I examined the clues and believe the root of the problem of the woman’s concern is her new location near the airport and the noise generated there.  Noise from machines, airplanes, even lighting hum can cause unexpected, negative impacts in a person’s life.

Displeasing sound, created by people, animals or machines, that upsets the the balance of life is called Noise Pollution.

Sleep can be interrupted from sounds around 45 decibles.  Those about 85 dB can cause permanent dammage and lead to hearing loss.  At 120 dB, a clap of thunder from a nearby storm or a gunshot, can cause physical pain and immediate damage.

Smaller noises that are simply irritating, noisy conversations or the neighbors dog, do not harm hearing or parts of the ear but may still result in agressiveness or anxiety.

Many studies indicate that inconsistant noises may be a greater problem than constant noises at in the same range of sound.  Noise is produced by aircraft engines, trucks, honking car horns, motorcycles, and industrial machines, etc.

Strident noises, experienced in the shortterm can result in scatterbrained behavior, feelings of uncertainty, sleeplessness, as well as hypertension.

Constant encounters with noise pollution can be quite serious and detrimental to wellbeing.   Ulcer, permanent hearing impairment, heart disease and even mental illness can be the outcome.

Some U.S. states have laws that prohibit excessive noise, many do not understand the problem of noise pollution and do not see it as a cause for concern.

Getting away from noisy situations is good advice to follow, and do it as soon as you can.  When you must be around noise, try to avert damage by controlling the noise in your environment and do not honk horns in your vehicles unless it is absolutely necessary.

Though I cannot visit every office and home to clear away the pollutants I have developed a program for regulating blood pressure, my High Blood Pressure program.  Exercises that relieve the stress resulting in elevated blood pressure are all natural and easy to perform.

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