With the increase of age, the function of the human body gradually declines, especially after the age of 50, physical fitness gradually declines, at this time is in the high incidence of disease, not only the cell activity is reduced, the ability to adapt to the environment is also gradually declining, which leads to a large degree of regression in the quality of life of the elderly.
As we all know, once people have a disease, they will actively look for various ways to treat, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, there are more problems in the body, and they will work harder to find some solutions, hoping to be able to cure the disease as soon as possible through various means of treatment.
But not all diseases need to be treated, there are some diseases are just normal aging phenomena, there is no need for excessive treatment, the majority of middle-aged and elderly people in the encounter with the following diseases, do not give themselves too much psychological pressure, excessive treatment not only consumes financial and material resources, but also does not necessarily make the disease cured, but also increase the burden on the body.
01
Tell your parents: These 5 types of "diseases" belong to "geriatric diseases" and do not need to be overtreated, so don't worry too much
1. Senile deafness
Senile deafness is an auditory dysfunction caused by the aging of the auditory system, most of which is bilateral sensorineural deafness, and the degree of bilateral deafness is basically the same, showing a slow and progressive exacerbation. To date, there is no definitive way to reverse the progression of hearing aging.
Although senile deafness is a very normal physiological phenomenon, if the elderly have decreased sensitivity to sound, speech comprehension ability gradually declines, and requires the speaker to repeat communication difficulties and other symptoms, it is necessary to seek medical attention immediately.
2. Osteoporosis
Senile osteoporosis is more common, but also a disease with an increase in incidence year by year, mainly a problem of dietary structure, there is no good way to alleviate treatment in the clinic, if you want to prevent and alleviate osteoporosis, you can eat more calcium-rich foods in peacetime, salt intake is not too much, but also pay attention to supplementing high-quality protein.
In addition, patients should also supplement vitamin D, calcium and vitamin D at the same time in order to maximize the effect, promote the absorption of calcium, and increase the utilization of calcium, such as sunbathing is a good way to supplement vitamin D.
3. Menopausal syndrome
Menopausal syndrome refers to the hot flashes, sweating, irritability, irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia, backache and other conditions that occur in women around menstrual disorders or crystals before and after menopause, symptoms vary in severity, the duration of occurrence is long or short, and there is often no good way to treat menopausal syndrome.
Menopausal women must maintain mental health, maintain stable emotions, cultivate various hobbies, divert attention, and exercise appropriately, participate in more aerobic exercise such as walking, jogging, swimming yoga, etc., which can greatly vent emotions.
4. Constipation in the elderly
Senile constipation refers to a decrease in the number of bowel movements in the elderly, while it is difficult to defecate and feces are dry. Patients with constipation have less than twice a week, and they are laborious, indurated and small in feces, and are often accompanied by symptoms such as decreased frequency of bowel movements, difficulty defecating, abdominal pain, and bloating. About 1/3 of the elderly will develop constipation, which seriously affects the quality of life of the elderly, and generally has a good prognosis.
Constipation is a very common symptom of the elderly, want to prevent the production of senile constipation, in the usual must pay attention to diet, eat more vegetables and fruits rich in dietary fiber, in addition to drinking more water, help to promote intestinal peristalsis, so that feces soften, can be more smoothly excreted out of the body.
5. Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a common physiological phenomenon of middle-aged and elderly people over 40 years old, which is a natural aging process, mainly a decline in regulatory power, manifested as blurred nearsightedness, long-term closeness will be eye fatigue, dry eyes, and sometimes accompanied by eye swelling pain, tears and other uncomfortable symptoms.
If you have presbyopia, the most commonly used is to wear reading glasses to help improve near vision, reading glasses can not look far away, wearing reading glasses is simple and easy, there is no surgical risk, is the most common way of treatment, usually pay attention to the rational use of eyes, avoid eye fatigue, diet is mostly light, do outdoor sports, you can do eye massage, to enhance the adjustment.
In summary, life, old age, illness and death is the natural law of life, we must not have a worry and anxiety in the face of aging, if you want to delay aging, you must change your bad life and eating habits.
02
The elderly want to be healthier, and they must develop these good habits in normal times
1. Reasonable diet
As we all know, the disease from the mouth in, the disaster from the mouth out, most of the diseases of people are caused by dietary inattention, the elderly want to be healthier, in the usual must develop scientific and reasonable eating habits, eat less high oil, high salt, high calorie food, meat and vegetarian collocation, reasonable diet, each meal to eat seven or eight points full.
2. Insist on exercise
We often say that exercise is the best skin care products, insist on exercise to help promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, help eliminate toxins and garbage in the body, in addition to exercise can also improve the body's immunity, enhance disease resistance, especially for the elderly, in the usual outdoor exercise to help enhance the elasticity of blood vessels, away from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3. Get enough sleep
1/3 of a person's life is spent in sleep, having good sleep is particularly important, so the elderly must have a regular schedule in peacetime, insist on going to bed early and getting up early, do not stay up late, at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep time every day, if there is a sleep disorder, you can drink a cup of warm milk or soak your feet with hot water before going to bed, which helps to improve the quality of sleep.
4. Regular physical examination
Nowadays, with the advancement of medical technology, for a variety of small lesions can be found in time, but many elderly people have the idea of avoiding medical treatment, with the disease will usually be blindly treated, so that not only consume manpower, material and financial resources, but also make the disease more serious, so the elderly must develop the habit of regular physical examination, timely discovery of potential disease dangers in the body, timely nip the disease in the bud, so as to achieve early prevention, early detection, early treatment.
Conclusion: There is an old family such as a treasure, the elderly have a healthy body is a great blessing for the children, so when the children in peacetime, we must pay more attention to the changes in the parents' body, for some old age diseases do not worry too much, just need to adjust the living habits can be effectively alleviated.
Do you have anything else you want to add to this? If you have other views and opinions, please feel free to leave a comment below. #健康迎新年 #