Old people need to learn how to take care of their health. Taking care of their own bodies is key. There are a few taboo areas when it comes to health care. Let's take a look at them together!
Five Taboo Areas for Health Care in the Elderly
1. Sitting for a Long Time
Sitting for a long time can cause muscle atrophy and degeneration, although it is necessary to rest and relieve fatigue.
Therefore, the elderly should participate in outdoor activities that are suitable for them, strengthen muscle exercise, and improve physical fitness.
2. Standing for a Long Time
Elderly people rely on a combination of movement and stillness to regulate the balance of blood and qi. Standing still for a long time can affect the circulation of blood and qi.
This can cause nutritional imbalance in some tissues and cells, leading to blood stagnation and disease.
3. Staring for a Long Time
As people age, staring for a long time can damage blood and qi, causing dizziness and other symptoms.
Therefore, the elderly should limit their reading or watching TV and movies to one to two hours and avoid continuous viewing.
4. Lying down for a Long Time
Adequate sleep is beneficial to the health of the elderly, but sleeping for a long time can weaken the body.
They should follow the seasonal rhythm, sleep and wake up early in spring and summer, sleep and wake up early in autumn, and sleep late and wake up late in winter.
5. Being Still for a Long Time
Being excessively quiet, lonely, bored, and isolated can make the elderly feel mentally depressed, irritable, and lose confidence in life, leading to a decline in health.
In addition, beautiful music can make people feel relaxed, happy, and revitalized.
Therefore, the elderly should have appropriate positive auditory stimulation to promote physical and mental health.
Three Health-Preserving Medicinal Recipes for the Elderly
1. Jellyfish and Pork Bone Soup
Ingredients: 100g jellyfish, 500g pork bones, appropriate amount of yellow wine, green onions, and salt.
Wash the jellyfish and tear it into small pieces. Mix it with wine, salt, and dry cornstarch. Boil the pork bone soup, add the jellyfish, season it, and sprinkle with green onions. Bring it to a boil.
Effects: This soup is delicious and rich in taste, and it can calm the liver and relieve wind.
It is suitable for high blood pressure caused by liver wind in the elderly, cerebral arteriosclerosis, dizziness caused by anemia, and constipation.
2. Clear Stewed Snake Soup
Ingredients: 1 live snake, appropriate amount of salt, ginger, and pepper.
Add water to the pot, put the snake segments in the pot, add salt, ginger, and white pepper, bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.
Effects: This soup is fragrant and delicious, with tender and white meat. It can dispel wind and dampness and activate blood circulation.
It is suitable for elderly people with rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. It can strengthen muscles and prevent rheumatism, and is a good soup for families.
3. Water Chestnut and Sheep Tendon Soup
Ingredients: 250g water chestnuts, 1 pair of sheep tendons, 12g Chinese yam, 9g wolfberries, 6g longan meat.
Wash the sheep tendons, remove the hair and skin, and cut them into pieces. Boil them in water for about 1 hour, then remove them and set aside.
Wash the water chestnuts and cut them finely. Stir-fry them in oil, salt, and ginger for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a pot.
Add an appropriate amount of water, and add Chinese yam, wolfberries, and longan meat. Cook for about 4 hours until the sheep tendons are soft and cooked. Season and serve.
Effects: It nourishes the kidneys, strengthens the body, and removes wind and dampness.
It is suitable for elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis, pain without a fixed location, lower back pain, and weak legs in spring and summer.
