Knowledge of health care for the elderly

When people get older, their health is not as good as before, and their body functions are slowly aging. More and more elderly people are gradually concerned about health, so what aspects of health should the elderly pay attention to?

Daily living "four taboos"

Avoid sedentary: the elderly should walk more, like a long time sedentary easy to make muscle decline, especially for their own body functions in the aging of the elderly, more should be diligent walking. Avoid sedentary: the elderly should not be sedentary, and should not be standing. Standing still for a long time will lead to weakened muscle flexibility and toughness, bone fragility, increasing the risk of fractures. Avoid long vision: the elderly themselves began to have a variety of vision problems, if a long time to read newspapers, watch TV, not only will cause myopia, glaucoma, etc., but more importantly, may also hurt the blood consumption of gas, resulting in the elderly more disease. Avoid lying down for a long time: there is no problem for the elderly to ensure sleep time. But if you simply sleep or simply lie in bed, this is very harmful to health.

Diet "four degrees"

Grasp the speed: people in old age, human body functions aging, should not eat too fast, more important is to chew slowly, in order to protect the gastrointestinal, promote digestion and absorption of nutrients. Grasp the degree of fullness: the elderly digestive capacity is not as good as young people, so it is not recommended that the elderly eat too much. If you eat too much, your body will not be able to digest all the food, and the residual food fermented by bacteria will produce more waste gas, which will eventually lead to abdominal discomfort. Temperature: It is not advisable to give the elderly food that is too cold or too hot, otherwise the digestive tract will not be able to withstand the stimulation, which will affect the appetite and digestive function of the elderly. Grasp the hardness: The peristaltic function of the intestinal tract of the elderly is weakened, and the digestive ability is also weakening. If the elderly are given hard food that cannot be easily digested, the elderly will not be supplied with the nutrients they need.

Emotional mastery of the "four appropriate"

It is advisable to be confused: Sometimes older people should learn to be confused and have a stable emotion towards people and things. Let go of your mind and learn to be confused, that is the best policy. It is advisable to serve the elderly: the body of the elderly can no longer withstand too much physical activity, so we should serve the elderly, not to be brave, not overworked. It is good to be open-minded: the elderly can spend their leisure time to cultivate some hobbies that can be annoying. For example, reciting poetry, singing, waving the landscape and so on. It is advisable to gather the mind: the elderly should learn to use their brains diligently. The brain cells of the elderly are decreasing every day, and new cells will be born only when the brain is used. To maintain the health of the elderly, maintaining a certain amount of brain exercise is an important part.

Pay attention to "four cautions" for sleep

Be careful with alcohol: We all know that drinking alcohol in moderation is good for health, it can dispel wind and cold, and relieve fatigue, but for the elderly, it is not advisable to drink alcohol before going to bed. During the night sleep, the body's major systems are in low working condition, the harmful substances contained in wine can not be discharged and accumulate in the body, there are major health risks for the body of the elderly. Be careful with exercise: there are many young people who choose to exercise before bed to achieve the purpose of improving the quality of sleep. But for the elderly, it is not advisable to do strenuous exercise before going to bed. Otherwise, because the movement will cause chest tightness and shortness of breath, the whole body muscle tension, so that the quality of sleep will not only decline but also because of lactic acid accumulation and salt and back pain. Be careful with your head: we all know that adequate oxygen is the source of life. But once in winter, many people like to sleep with their heads covered, which is not desirable. Especially for the elderly, sleep with their heads covered and can not breathe normally, it is easy to appear hypoxia, which can easily trigger cardiovascular disease. Be careful to prevent disease: the elderly in sleep if the body discomfort, most of the body is a harbinger of disease. For example, if you feel tightness in your chest when you are sleeping flat and have to put a pillow up to sleep, this may be a sign of heart or lung disease and you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. Older people are more fragile and sensitive, so they need to pay extra attention to all aspects of their daily health in order to live a long and healthy life.