Howtrafficaffectsourhealth

Whentakingabouttrafficproblemswealsoneedtotakeintoconsiderationthepollutionthatweareexposedtoandthehealthproblemstrafficcauses.Givenbelowisanin-depthexpositiononhowtrafficaffectsourhealthandwhatcandotoavoidsomeoftheseeffectstolivealongerandhealthierlife.

AchesandPains

Drivinginaslouched(无精打采的)positionputspressureonyourbackandneck.Backpainisoftenduetopoorposturewhichcanhaveanegativeeffectonyourhealth.Yourbadposturealsoputsstressonthejointsofyourelbowsandkneescausingpainandtirednesstotheseareasofyourbody.

Whenyouaredrivingintrafficyouareconstantlyshiftingbetweentheacceleratorandbrake(inautomatictransmissioncars)andclutchbrakeandaccelerator(inmanualtransmissioncars).Thisconstantshiftingputspressureandstressonyourkneescausingknee-relatedproblemsandaches.

Whatcanyoudo?

Youcancounteracttheseilleffectsandpostureproblemsbysittinguprightandhavingasupportforyourlowerbackandneck.Adjustthepositionofyourseatinsuchawaythatyoucandriveateasewithoutanydiscomfort.Thebackrestoftheseatshouldbestraightupandnotpulleddowntoomuch.

Respiratory(呼吸的)Problems

Exposuretoheavytrafficimpliesexposuretopoisonousgasesthatareemittedbyvehicles.ItisbelievedthatthetransportationsectorintheUSisresponsibleforaquarterofthecountry’sgreenhousegasemissions.

Ourlungsarelikespongessoakingineverythingthatisbreathedinbyourrespiratorysystem.Thesmokecomingoutofthetailpipesofvehiclespresentsaseriousthreattohumanhealth.prolongedexposuretotrafficemissionscancausevariousrespiratorydiseasesincludinglungcancer.

Whatcanyoudo?

Therearewaystoavoidbreathinginpollutedair.Ifyoucanavoiddrivinginpartsofyourtownwithheavytrafficcongestion.Howeverifyoufindyourselfdrivingthroughsuchareasrollupyourcarwindowstominimizeexposuretoharmfulgases.Ifyouplantogooutforawalkorrundoitinaplacewhereyougetloadsoffreshair.Eatfoodsthatarerichinantioxidants(抗氧化剂)andexerciseregularlysothatyourimmunesystemisstrongenoughtofig