Several Taboos for Elderly People to Pay Attention to
The health of the elderly is a major wish for everyone, and people usually believe that the older you get, the more diseases you have. But that's not entirely true. The physiological changes in the human body occur in stages. After the age of 80, the body enters the "aging" stage. Let's take a look at the several taboos that the elderly should pay attention to in order to live a long life.
It is indeed a great blessing for someone to live beyond the age of 80. However, some mistakes can lead to accidents for those who have entered the old age and long life stage. Therefore, from a perspective, the elderly should pay attention to the following four taboos in their daily health care in order to complete their life journey more perfectly.
Taboo 1: Fear Leads to the End
For the elderly, especially those over 90 years old, their friends and colleagues of the same age have passed away one by one, and they feel that their own death is imminent. As a result, they are anxious and worried all day long. This not only does not help, but also accelerates the pace of death. Looking at the elderly in the world, although there are many reasons for longevity, at least one thing has been proven, that is, most long-lived individuals have a cheerful and optimistic personality, a broad and tolerant attitude, and a healthy mental state. It is natural for elderly people to think about the approach of death, and it can be understood. But the key is to think about the future and what attitude to take. In summary, the most correct attitude is to go with the flow and face it calmly.
Taboo 2: "Exhaustion" Causes Misery
The functional decline of various organs in the body becomes obvious for people over 80 or 90 years old, with muscle atrophy and osteoporosis. However, it is common to see elderly people at this stage participating in inappropriate exercises, or even engaging in activities such as tourism, sightseeing, and conferences that involve obvious "exhaustion". There are many reasons, such as "it would be a lifelong regret if I don't visit places I have never been to in this lifetime" or "it would be inappropriate not to attend such a significant occasion". The result is "unable to live up to one's wishes" and a sudden severe health event. "Life lies in movement" is true, but for the elderly, they must exercise moderately within their own ability, gradually and persistently, in order to live a safe and happy life.
Taboo 3: Stubbornness Leads to Accidents
In reality, it is most common to see elderly people with strong personalities and stubborn temperaments who usually do not seek medical treatment when they have minor illnesses, and when the condition worsens, they buy medicine and treat themselves based on their own "experience" of many years. Once they encounter another illness, family members and children advise them to go to the hospital for treatment, but the elderly always refuse and even argue, and in the end, they take the path of "dying without treatment".
Taboo 4: Loneliness Brings Despair
Around us, it is common to see elderly people suddenly experience the loss of a spouse, resulting in obvious aging and mental breakdown in a short period of time, and even leading to death not long after. According to statistics, the mortality rate of widowed elderly people is 7 times higher than that of ordinary elderly people. Humans are social animals, especially in old age, the loss of a companion can have severe consequences. When people reach old age, if they can still have a close and loyal loved one by their side, it would be an extremely happy thing.
