Office Sick Syndrome, What’s That ?

Last Updated on Sunday, 1 August 2010 07:46 Written by Natural Health Team Thursday, 3 September 2009 05:51

After a day of work in the office from morning to evening, you may feel tired and unwell. Maybe you think because you had work too much but it was wrong. Probably not because lot’s of workload that makes you feel drop quickly, but precisely because the office environment itself that is less healthy.

Office was not the place as clean and healthy as we think. Office are the nest where various types of diseases evolved. For example, when one person had flu, in a week’s the flu illness will spread upon the others.

AC which is the source of coolness can make wrinkles. Computers which are a source of information is the thing that can make your eyes tortured and tense. Carpet and furniture is a nest of dust. Even the paint fumes out of the painting on the wall is a poison that can slowly make you feel sick and reducing your performance at work without you know.

To overcome these threats, try practicing a few tips from healthlifesource quoted from health24, Tuesday (14/7/2009) to avoid office sick syndrome:

1. Let your desk lit by a bright light

Keep your desk near the window, because the light from the sun is very good for the health and can work comfort. If not, try your desk close to the incandescent lamp so that everything can be seen by your eyes.

2. Open up your window room

Good ventilation will affect the health of the office as well as yourself. If your room has a window, you should leave the window open so the room air is not humid and stuffy.

3. Turn off all types of office equipment when not in use

Laptops, PCs, copiers and fax machines are electronic devices that emit electromagnetic waves that can be an adverse impact on some diseases such as hypertension, anxiety and not feeling well. So, turn off these equipments when not in use.

4. Place a plants near your computer or your desk

A study conducted by NASA researchers revealed that some indoor plants such as Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea Seifritzii), Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) and Spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) can absorb the gases and harmful pollutants such as formaldehyde, benzene and trikloroetilen of air around the room. Green color can also soothe and eliminate fatigue and tired from seeing the computer on.

5. Minimize the use of air conditioning and heating

Try to make room AC not too big so you not get cold. When the air is too cold it can make your skin dry and cracked. Better to wear thick clothes or use fans to reduce wrinkles on your face.

6. Try to smoke in smoking room or outside of your office room

Make sure your office room protected from cigarette smoke, because the toxins in cigarettes can descend the body and the equipments in your room. Extractor fan in the smoking room also should be checked and serviced regularly. Do not forget to clean the ashtray as well from cigarette waste.

7. Avoid materials that are poisonous in the room

If you want to decorate the room by placing a painting or furniture, make sure that does not contain chemicals that are poisonous. The use of cloth or woven, carpets and furniture that does not contain the chemical elements would be better. Say also to office boy in your office to not use cleaning materials that are poisonous.

8. Just look around the room

If your job requires you to see computers every day, do not forget to make time every 20 minutes and look around you for a few seconds. This can make the nervous tissues of your eyes relaxed and not tense.

Working does make the body and the mind becomes tired and depleted. But do not let your work environment also adding more fatigue and even cause your health at risk.

Beware of any health threats that lurk in your place of work, because if not, 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week, even 2112 hours a year, your body will get toxins infestation. Healthy environment, healthy mind and healthy body is the beginning for optimal performance of your life.

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