Joan GLASSMAN, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Appellee

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Joan Glassman appeals the district court’s 1 decision affirming the Secretary’s ruling that she is not disabled and thus is not entitled to social security disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. Glassman argues that substantial evidence in the record as a whole does not support the Secretary’s decision. We are not persuaded and, accordingly, affirm the decision of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

Glassman is 47 years old, a high school graduate, and has no relevant work history. She applied for…