Appreciating this ecological perspective on human population health – at a time when large-scale stresses are appearing in our world – is a prerequisite to achieving a sustainable future.
The social & natural environments could be so depressing to inflict not only diseases but they may also threaten survival. The humans are not machines that are made of steel, so when they are subjected to huge stresses they may collapse or die. Two months ago, a worker, in a certain department in my town, told those who share the office with him "The bosses of this department will cause a severe clot in me" meaning that they press & tire him enormously. Surprisingly, the man died few days later exactly by what he predicted "a deadly clot in the brain". Man is not killed by weapons alone; Man may be killed by other devious means.
An answer is in the thread below, dear Amir!
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_causes_the_modern_mans_pain_tension_trauma_anguish_distress_sickness_and_poor_health
The problem is that "environment" today is very broad! A person was yesterday to New York and today is in Europe! Thus viruses etc. travel all over the world. In old times the societies were "closed". The new all the illnesses, viruses, and also what was the medicine for each illness! The globalisation is a globalisation for illness as well, and the environment tends to be very threatening! This is good only for the pharmaceuticals!
Please remember EBOLA and all the panic attacks all over the world. The "small" distances, short time intervals and global risks are strongly connected.
Myself too think that too much pressure and stress can be deadly.
During the election of the Rector of our Dojen that was presiding over he suffered a stroke. The timely intervention has saved him.
However we must not confuse the environmental stress with the presence of a challenging environment. The latter can not only stimulate but also enhance the ability of everyone to reach high level goals.
The stillness of the hospices does not lengthen life like as a monotonous life or the isolation from their own peers.
Society in general, expectations, performance and life in particular are more hectic and fast today than ever before and it will continue to be that way. Because of this unprecedented technological haste, our body system receives too much stress which at times is life threatening and deadly.
To replenish the damage and sustain longer, natural, clean and fresh ecological environments are vital, not pharmaceutical products which treat symptoms in most cases than causes. The efforts to appreciate and protect the clean and beautiful environment have to be collective and global.
A social and natural environment that encourages or allows regular physical activity like brisk walking, jogging and running is likely to reduce NCDs, a top killer in my country.
Experts say: 'There is a direct relationship between physical activity and risk reduction for coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. There is a dose–response relationship for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes with risk reductions routinely occurring at levels of 150 minutes of activity per week. Evidence also shows that participation in 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity per day significantly reduces risk of breast and colon cancer'
See an actual Italian evidence about this topic:
http://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/english/some-ilva-cancer-risks-306-higher-in-taranto-say-critics-no552428
An impressive number of cancers,
Friends, I had a message sent by Whatsapp. Next week we will have very high temperatures that cause heat stroke. Related to this extended hot period, there will be adverse effects on our ecosystem and agriculture, and health. Water borne diseases and dengue fever will be more prevalent. The elderly and little children are at higher risk.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/22/Expect-a-hot-and-dry-weather-with-low-amount-of-rain-until-early-April/
Social structure -- poor people and rich people -- have different living environment and affected different respective and specific diseases.
Only difference -- rich have capacity to combat disease but not necessarily will be successful -- which the poor haven't capacity to combat.
The products or goods from natural ecosystems include pharmaceutical material, food such as fishery, timber, and many others. Natural ecosystems also provide essential life-supporting services such as purification of air and water, climate regulation, reproductive and feeding habitats for extraction, as well as maintenance of organisms responsible for cycling soil nutrients, making them available to plant absorption. Environmental disruption has impacted human well-being and health, resulting in severe social poverty with the spread of diseases. Increase in vector-borne and diseases in humans and animals occur as a result of negative anthropogenic interventions in the natural ecosystems.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0103-40142012000100011&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en
Some answers to your question are in the 2009 Lancet series on climate change.
http://www.thelancet.com/series/health-and-climate-change
regards
olivier