Nowadays, the pressure of everyone's life and work is increasing, under long-term high pressure, smoking and drinking has become a "life-saving straw", many people smoke and drink to relieve pressure, release mood, so smoking and drinking has become a large part of people's living habits, although many people can recognize the harm of these behaviors, but few people to quit, as they age, these hazards will become more and more obvious.
How harmful is smoking and drinking?
For smoking, harmful substances such as nicotine, cigarette tar and carbon monoxide in cigarettes will enter various organs of the human body with blood circulation, causing great harm to lung function and respiratory system, and then causing chronic bronchitis or chronic lung diseases and other diseases, which is very likely to induce lung cancer;
Smoking will also affect our heart system, rapid heartbeat, increased blood pressure and other symptoms, but also cause coronary artery lesions, resulting in insufficient myocardial blood supply, in severe cases, but also cause coronary heart disease;
Smoking also has a certain degree of impact on the development of bones, causing osteoporosis and other symptoms, resulting in a decline in self-body energy, and even causing fractures;
In addition, smoking can also have a certain degree of impact on fertility, which will lead to a decrease in the quality of sperm and eggs, and even cause fetal malformation.
For drinking, drinking alcohol will stimulate our gastrointestinal mucosa, resulting in gastric ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding and other symptoms, which greatly hinders the absorption of human nutrients; Drinking alcohol can also cause abnormal liver function and even lead to diseases such as cirrhosis; Drinking a lot of alcohol can also cause alcoholism and other phenomena, which damage human brain function. Symptoms such as confusion can also affect the nervous system, which can lead to various psychiatric disorders.
All in all, smoking and drinking are very harmful. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, the body will undergo many physiological changes, such as degenerative changes in the nervous system, pain and atrophy of skeletal muscles, decline in digestive function and decline in immunity, continue to smoke and drink, neglect their own health, cause more serious physical diseases, causing an irreparable situation.
When you are older, you should not only pay attention to the harm caused by smoking and drinking, but also pay more attention to some bad living habits, although it is a trivial matter, but it can also bring great harm!
1. Stay up late to sleep, the human body has a biological clock, if the clock is destroyed, the functions of the human body will also be damaged, and the human hormones will also be destroyed. Excessive secretion of adrenaline can easily cause high blood pressure, and will also make various organs of the body not get enough sleep and rest, destroying human health.
2. Strenuous exercise, more elderly people will participate in various community activities after retirement, such as square dancing, martial arts and walking we see, etc., but exercise should be appropriate, once too intense may lead to different degrees of sprains, for the elderly, it is not easy to recover, directly affecting physical health.
3. Unhealthy diet, some elderly people due to the deterioration of smell and taste, long-term consumption of heavy food, this situation is very easy to cause high blood pressure diabetes, etc., to reduce the intake of sugar, salt, oil and junk food, eat more fresh vegetables and low-fat milk and other nutrients, such as meat and other high-fat foods should also eat less.
So in addition to the above precautions, what measures should the elderly take to maintain their own health?
1. Do not eat leftovers, the elderly will mostly eat leftovers in order to save, but there are more toxic substances in leftovers, which will damage human health.
2. Supplement proper nutrition, with age, gastrointestinal problems and bone aging problems will occur, be sure to pay attention to dietary nutrition, eat more fresh vegetables, eat probiotics that are good for the stomach and trinatine peptide for bones, etc. In this way, the stomach is better, and the bones are better. The elderly will live a long and healthy life.
3. Ensure adequate sleep, everyone knows that a large number of elderly people sleep very short and sleep is very light, such as my grandparents, generally wake up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning, and it is difficult to fall asleep when you wake up with a sound at night. Lack of sleep is very prone to brain atrophy and Alzheimer's disease.
4. Strengthen warmth, whether it is the beginning of spring or autumn and winter, the resistance of the elderly is not as good as that of young people, so we must do a good job of keeping warm in advance.
5. Maintain a good attitude, for the elderly, health preservation is very important, must maintain a good attitude, always maintain a calm attitude, do not get angry at will, maintain a happy mood, enhance their own resistance.
How should the elderly maintain their health and what should be the order?
1. Drink a glass of warm water after waking up in the morning to promote intestinal peristalsis, improve constipation and replenish water.
2. In the morning, you can do appropriate exercises, such as slow walking and tai chi, etc., and be sure to pay attention to avoid injuries appropriately.
3. Eat some easy-to-digest food for breakfast, and health products can also be eaten more, which is still good for the body to a certain extent.
4. Lunch with more protein, vitamins and fiber, less sugar, fat and salt. Diet should be rich and nutritious.
5. Replenish water, promote metabolism, detoxify and rejuvenate.
6. Make entertainment arrangements, cultivate their own hobbies, and participate in club activities.
7. Eat less meat for dinner, eat more vegetarian, and eat eight points full.
8. Soak your feet, soak your feet to promote blood circulation in the human body, relax the body, and prevent various diseases.
Therefore, we must pay attention to the harm caused by smoking and drinking and pay attention to quitting other bad habits, especially the elderly, we must pay more attention to their own health, properly maintain health, ensure their own nutrient intake and adequate sleep, maintain a good attitude, and promote their own health. As children, we should always pay attention to the physical state of the elderly and pay close attention to the living habits of the elderly.