As the weather gets colder, how can older people, as a vulnerable group, take good care of their health and prevent diseases in their daily lives?
Common diseases in the elderly include:
1. Hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes. These three diseases are well known to everyone.
2. Malignant tumors. With the aging of the body, increased exposure to adverse external stimuli, and longer lifespan, the incidence of tumors is increasing year by year.
3. Senile dementia, senile mental illness, presbycusis, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and the resulting stroke;
Senile degenerative joint disease, osteoporosis, senile cataracts, and cervical spondylosis. These are a type of degenerative diseases that occur naturally with aging and there is no effective way to prevent them.
4. Benign prostatic hyperplasia, a common disease in males and very common.
5. Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and pulmonary heart disease in the elderly. These are smoking-related diseases. Quit smoking to cherish life.
How can the elderly take care of their health in cold weather?
1. Avoid going out too early in the morning
Many elderly people have the habit of exercising early in the morning. For the sake of their health, it is recommended that older people do not go out too early in the autumn and winter.
Because the temperature is relatively low in the autumn and winter, the elderly have weaker physical constitution and lower resistance to diseases. Going out too early can easily lead to being exposed to cold and getting chilled.
If you want to exercise, it is better to go out around ten o'clock. At this time, the temperature is higher, and there may even be sunlight, which can better avoid chilling the body.
2. Avoid taking long baths
As the temperature gradually drops during the autumn and winter season, more and more elderly people like to take baths.
Because the body's ability to generate heat decreases as people age, they are more prone to feeling cold.
When soaking in hot water, the whole body is wrapped in hot water. After soaking for a while, the body will feel warm and comfortable.
Healthy recipes for the elderly
【Ginseng Lamb Soup】
15g Codonopsis, 15g Goji berries, 10g Angelica, 150g Lamb, 10g Ginger, 10 Jujubes.
Wash the lamb and cut it into small pieces. Wash the other ingredients, crush the ginger, and set aside.
Put all the ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat for 3 hours, and season with salt. It has the effect of invigorating the spleen and nourishing the liver and kidneys.
【Jellyfish Pork Bone Soup】
100g Jellyfish head, 500g Pork bone soup, appropriate amount of Yellow wine, Scallions, and Salt.
Wash the jellyfish and tear it into small pieces, mix it with wine, salt, and dry cornstarch, and set aside. Boil the bone soup, add the jellyfish head, season with scallions, and bring to a boil.
This soup has a rich and mellow taste, and can soothe the liver and calm the wind. It is suitable for elderly people with hypertension and cerebral arteriosclerosis, or symptoms such as anemia, dizziness, and constipation.
