"It's better to live like this than to die. ”
Grandma Liu, 91, has lost her ability to take care of herself due to illness and spends most of her time in bed, and now her retired young daughter is taking care of her.
The neighbors envy her for her longevity and old age, but she feels that this is just letting her family carry the burden forward.
In order to pay for her own medical expenses, her daughter delayed her retirement, and she did not retire until she was in her 60s, and she had to use her pension to support her mother, and she had never had an easy time in her life. #文章首发挑战赛#
The granddaughter is also in her early 30s this year, and she doesn't earn much to cover her small family expenses, and the pressure is even greater after she gets married and has children, and there is still the support pressure of 2 elderly people above her head.
Grandma Liu watched her daughter in her 60s, and she had to take care of her great-grandson and help the young people after she was busy here, and she actually saw these mental and financial pressures in her eyes, so she was sometimes very sad.
"Is it that when I'm gone, everyone can be more relaxed? Isn't it a good thing to live a long life?"
1. Why is longevity not a good thing?
With the improvement of living standards, the life expectancy of modern people has increased substantially, and the latest statistics show that the average life expectancy of mainland residents has increased to 78.2 years, that is to say, they can live to 78 years old, which is already a relatively ideal state.
But now many people think that longevity is not a good thing, just imagine, if you are eighty years old, but you can only be paralyzed in bed, you can't take care of yourself, and there are a lot of diseases that make you miserable but can't die, and live to torture yourself and affect your family.
After all, longevity is a minority, and when the relatives and friends around you leave one by one, you will be very lonely alone, and these inner pathos are actually damaging your health.
Therefore, longevity is not only a matter of age, but also contains comprehensive factors such as quality of life, physical function, psychological condition, etc., according to the ideal state of modern people for longevity, it should be able to live a long time and take care of itself.
2. Why are people prone to getting sick and cancer when they are old?
When people get old, the functions will gradually age, and at this time, the immune function will also encounter various problems, the immune regulatory mechanism is unbalanced, coupled with the decline of the body's metabolic rate, and the absorption of nutrients becomes poor.
What diseases are people prone to when they get old? Studies have shown that many elderly people have at least one of these five common diseases:
1. High blood pressure
After old age, vascular health has always been a problem that cannot be ignored, and many elderly people will have stiffness and insufficient elasticity of blood vessel walls due to arteriosclerosis of blood vessels, resulting in high blood pressure. In addition, factors such as poor lifestyle Xi habits and reduced exercise also make it easy for high blood pressure to find the elderly.
2. Cancer
Studies have shown that the incidence of cancer increases with age, and it is often malignant tumors when found, which is related to the low physical resistance of the elderly on the one hand, and the low awareness of prevention on the other hand.
3. Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is also one of the common diseases of the elderly, which is often manifested as poor memory, weakened thinking ability and other symptoms, and the more severe the symptoms are in the later stage, and gradually unable to take care of themselves, bringing serious physical and mental burden to the elderly and their families.
4. Herpes zoster
The incidence of shingles in people over the age of 50 has always been high, and experts say that the incidence of shingles increases with age, and the condition of the elderly will be relatively more serious after getting the disease.
5. Osteoporosis
Although osteoporosis does not sound fatal, such elderly people are most afraid of falls, and are prone to fractures.
Third, people are disciplined, and two kinds of nutrition must be available, which helps to strengthen physical fitness
As we age, the needs of the human body will change in all aspects, and there will be a focus on nutritional needs, such as these two nutrients suitable for the elderly:
1. Vitamins and minerals
The middle-aged and elderly people are most likely to be deficient in calcium, so the demand for vitamin D will increase, because vitamin D is conducive to the absorption of calcium, which can prevent osteoporosis and other problems for the elderly.
In addition, minerals also help protect the physical functions of the elderly, such as potassium, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, etc., and these minerals can basically be obtained in the diet.
2. Protein
The elderly have poor immunity, so they need to supplement protein to promote energy synthesis and cell tissue development in the body. In addition, protein supplementation can also reduce inflammation and joint pain, and help the body recover.
In addition, developing the Xi of regular physical examination can also prevent the occurrence of malignant diseases in the elderly in time, especially the elderly with chronic diseases, more attention, do not drag small lesions and major diseases, the earlier the detection can be early diagnosis and early treatment.
In addition, for the elderly, in order to have a healthy body, they should also pay attention to exercise and change some bad Xi, and their families can also pay more attention to the details of their lives, so that the elderly can also have an ideal longevity life.
Resources:
[1] "Longevity, More Healthy Longevity", People's Daily Online.2019-07-30.
[2] "Ten kinds of "longevity elements" are around", Life Times.2018-11-29.
[3] "Finding the Early Signs of Illness in the Elderly", Health Times, 2006-10-30.
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