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Editor|Ome Kanshi
This week is about to usher in the 2024 New Year's Day holiday, I believe that many people have begun to prepare for the New Year, but for the elderly, this is also a new challenge, not only that, we also need to pay attention to many places during the festive season, try to achieve "1 place to go less, 2 things to hoard, 3 things to do less." ”
So what are the specific things that the elderly need to pay attention to?
During the New Year's Day, some young people choose to travel, while others choose to party. For middle-aged and elderly people, the most important thing to pay attention to during the festival is travel safety.
In particular, don't choose to travel, no matter what your children say, you should also choose according to your own situation, after all, there are many uncertainties and insecurity factors in the place where you travel. In addition, many places are mountainous and the temperature is very low, which may cause physical discomfort.
In addition, it is very likely that there will be bad weather during the New Year's Day, or even rain and snow, which is not a big problem for young people, but it needs to be paid more attention to the elderly group.
If you encounter problems such as rain, snow, and icy roads in the process of traveling, the unsafe factors in such weather have increased, and at this time, if the elderly have an accident on the road, it will outweigh the losses.
In addition, some elderly people living in remote villages, where the transportation facilities are more or less potholes compared to the city, and even some are dirt roads with thick snow, which is also very dangerous for the elderly with limited mobility, and they will slip and fall if they are not careful.
Generally speaking, the Spring Festival period is the best time to visit relatives and friends, and some elderly people do not pay attention to the "solar calendar year", so going to visit others on New Year's Day will bring unnecessary disturbances to others.
Therefore, try not to go out if you can go out during the New Year's Day period, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, and if you must go out, you should also pay attention to safety.
In addition to "one place less", what two things do not need to be stored too much?
Every Chinese New Year, the family will buy some alcohol, such as white wine, red wine and beer, most people are for friends to have a meal together to have a drink, but for the elderly, such behavior can only be less and not more.
However, some supermarkets have also grasped people's psychology and began to carry out some so-called "bundled sales" activities, such as "buy one get one free", "buy three get one free", and "200 minus 20" propaganda slogans are also their marketing methods.
However, this method is also very effective, and many consumers are buying a large number of such promotional liquors in response to these advertisements, and the elderly are no exception.
However, the saying "cheap is not good" is true, some of these promotional drinks may be expiring drinks, and if you buy them in large quantities, drinking some expiring drinks will not only be harmful to your health, but also lose money.
Not only that, the elderly will only cause some damage to the body when they drink a lot of alcohol, and in severe cases, it will also lead to a series of symptoms such as increased blood pressure, in addition to this, it is worth noting that it is worth avoiding drunk driving or drinking in bad weather.
In this case, you can buy it when you need it, and there is no need to stock up so much at once.
In addition to drinking, try to buy as little as possible of other things, so as not to spend too much money and take up space.
Many people like to stock up on New Year's Day every time, especially meat, whether it is chicken, duck, fish, beef, sheep and pork, they will stock up more or less.
Although meat tastes good, it should not be eaten too much. After all, eating too much will also cause harm to the body, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, it is necessary to pay more attention to a balanced diet.
Like some pork, lamb and other meats, try not to stock up too much when stocking up. Especially some pickled meat, it is best to eat it as soon as possible after buying it back to avoid nitrite production after a long time, and eating too much is not good for the body.
In addition, don't buy more meat products like some frozen ones, although they are cheap, they are easy to spoil and breed bacteria. Especially in low temperature environments, bacteria can easily grow. And don't stock up on some frozen beef and mutton, pork, etc., after all, the shelf life is too short.
So just buy when you eat it, so that you can not only eat fresh and healthy meat, but also spend less money.
So on New Year's Day, what are the three other things that the elderly should try to avoid?
As the saying goes, "A small anger hurts the liver, and a big anger hurts the body." "Middle-aged and elderly people should pay more attention to controlling their emotions and don't lose their temper, otherwise it will affect their physical health.
So, if you find that you are often prone to anger and tantrums, then you need to pay attention. This situation is very common in middle-aged and elderly people, especially those who are retired at home.
It is easy to lose your temper when you are usually idle and idle, such as: the child is disobedient, the daughter-in-law does not understand, the child does not listen to himself, the child is disobedient, etc.
If you lose your temper often, it will have a certain impact on your health. Therefore, it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people should be more calm when they encounter things and do not lose their temper.
Otherwise, it will not only affect your own mood and health, but also the mood and health of your family.
In addition, as we continue to grow older, some functions of the body will slowly decline, coupled with the influence of some chronic diseases, the physical fitness of middle-aged and elderly people is relatively weak, and they bear greater pressure in life, work and family, and it is inevitable that there will be overwork.
Especially during the New Year's Day, many friends will choose this day for leisure and entertainment activities. However, this is not good for physical health, because the elderly need to pay attention to rest.
In addition, if there is snow piled up at the door, the elderly should not be forced to do it themselves, after all, there is still a big gap between the body of the elderly and the young people, and the weather is relatively cold, and it is easy to catch a cold in the process of removing snow.
During the New Year's Day, many people will choose to stay up late for the festival, although it seems to be lively, but it is actually harmful to the body. After all, at this point in time, it is the time when the body's organs begin to detoxify and metabolize.
If you are overworked or stay up late, your body will bear a huge burden, and it will inevitably cause some diseases over time. Therefore, during the New Year's Day, we should pay attention to the combination of work and rest and avoid overwork.
In addition, there are some dietary taboos to be aware of. For example, some middle-aged and elderly people cannot drink cold foods such as ice water and cold soup. Because these cold foods can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
There are also some people who can't eat seafood and other foods, because seafood is a hair product, which may induce some diseases, and in winter, the elderly should eat more warm foods that are easy to digest.
As the saying goes, if people have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries. For middle-aged and elderly people, these problems may be ignored, but on the day of New Year's Day, we must pay attention to these problems and take relevant preventive measures.
Especially in terms of diet, the elderly should pay special attention and try to avoid unnecessary troubles to their bodies.
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