Health Hazards associated with Online Forex trading

Many Forex traders are quite ignorant of the health hazards associated with online forex trading. In as much as forex trading can be interesting and rewarding with its attendant risk, Forex traders need to be aware and conscious of the medical consequences of trading forex.

Health Hazards

Many short-term traders stare at the computer monitor for hours when they are at work. Staring at the computer monitor for hours can cause redness of the eyes, itching of the eyes and can actually put a strain on the eyes causing a lot of pain. This condition is called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). Staring at the computer screen requires a lot of effort from the eye muscles. This can be further worsened if the brightness of the screen is very high.The eyes becomes less flexible as a trader gets older. The ability to focus on near and far objects starts to diminish as time goes by.

Forex traders often atimes do their work with the laptops on their laps. Laptops emit heat / radiation which can affect parts of the body in different ways. Men can have low sperm count which is one of the causes of male infertility. Women are not exempted from negative effects on putting a computer on their laps. The skin of the legs can be affected, a condition known as Toasted Leg syndrome. The skin on the legs looks discoloured. The skin turns brown in colour. It can also turn to a permanent skin tan, a condition called Dermatosis. Traders also stand a risk of having skin cancer working with laptop on their laps.

Possible ways of dealing with these health hazards

One of the ways online forex traders can deal this eye problem is by having regular eye checkup - that is having an eye examination at least twice a year.

Older monitors called Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) can be replaced with Flat-panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen which easier on the eyes. LCD's usually have anti-reflective surface.

Staying in a fixed or near fixed position for longer hours can result to having back, neck and shoulder pains. It can even affect the spine.

Laptops should NEVER be placed on laps. The health hazard on doing this is very grave.

Online forex traders should often atimes take a walk away from their computer. Regular exercise  and having enough sleep is also good.

Conclusion

The health hazards in online forex trading constitute great danger to the human body. However if you adhere to the ways of dealing with them you will yourself a lot of good.

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