As we grow older, everyone will gradually move towards aging, especially some elderly people who are over 70 years old, and the "parts" of the body have such and such problems, is it a normal phenomenon or caused by diseases? It is a common situation that many elderly friends are easy to confuse, and even over-treatment because of "disobedience".
Due to the different congenital conditions, everyone in the process of getting old, the changes in the body are not the same, some elderly friends in their 80s are still deaf and clear, but some friends may not be able to take care of themselves before the age of 70, but for most of the elderly friends over 70, the body will have a series of aging changes, these changes are the normal aging process of the body, and some experts call it "pure aging". Understanding these changes in the 70-year-olds and taking care of them can help delay these aging problems, avoid the risk of overtreatment, and contribute to the "healthy ageing" of the elderly.
immune system
Our body's immune system will gradually weaken after entering old age, and immunity will gradually decline, especially after the age of 70, this phenomenon will be more obvious, and the direct consequence of this situation is that it is easier to get sick, and vaccines and drugs will not be as effective as before for disease prevention. These diseases include not only infectious diseases such as influenza and new crown infection, but also a significant increase in the risk of mutant cell cancer in the elderly, so it is worth paying special attention to. But the good news is that allergies gradually decrease after the age of 70, and new autoimmune cell diseases are very rare in this age group.
Enhance their own immunity, for healthy aging is very important, reasonable and healthy eating habits, reasonable and long-term adherence to exercise, positive and good attitude, adequate sleep, all help to maintain good immunity of the elderly, in addition, it is also recommended that the elderly combined with the situation, timely vaccination of influenza, pneumonia, herpes zoster and RSV vaccine, these vaccinations are effective for the prevention of infection and severe disease after infection.
Brain function
As we age, the "brain power" of the elderly will also age and decline, especially some areas of the brain may atrophy, and the signaling ability between different regions will also become weaker, which will lead to a decline in the short-term memory of the elderly, and the brain will become more difficult when processing a variety of tasks and when you need to concentrate.
In fact, problems such as occasional forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating are normal symptoms of physical aging, and many times do not require additional treatment and intervention. Only when there is a serious obstacle in dealing with problems in daily life, such as language dysfunction, getting lost and unable to go home, unable to perform simple calculations, etc., should prompt medical attention to be investigated for possible dementia risk.
Elderly friends may wish to read more, learn new knowledge and skills, do more brain games, and maintain brain vitality by using their brains more, and delay the aging process of the brain.
Hardening of the arteries
Some friends may wonder: "Vascular sclerosis" is not a disease, but what machine will not appear a little wear and tear after 70 years? The vast majority of elderly friends after the age of 70 will have varying degrees of aging in the cardiovascular system, including changes in heart function, thickening of the myocardium, valvular sclerosis, etc., and more commonly, the hardening of the arterial blood vessel wall, the hardening of the blood vessel wall will increase the resistance of blood flow, and the pressure on the blood vessel wall will also increase relatively.
For elderly friends who are over 70 years old and have no hyperlipidemia or diabetes problems, have never had cardiovascular disease, and do not have any heart health problems, congratulations! Although our blood vessels will also age to a certain extent, and even blood pressure will rise on the basis of the original normal, in this case, combined with the situation, reasonable control of blood pressure can be done, and excessive intervention and treatment are not required.
Maintaining healthy and good lifestyle habits, strengthening exercise, quitting smoking, controlling weight, eating a reasonable and healthy diet, and having a peaceful and optimistic attitude are the basic conditions of life, which are safer and more beneficial to cardiovascular health than taking a lot of health products or medicines.
bones, joints and muscles
As the saying goes: people grow old before they grow old. Statistics show that about 25% of elderly women, as well as some elderly men, have bone density loss, or even osteoporosis, which is a risk of fracture if left unchecked.
In addition to the decline in bone density, the muscle strength of old age will also decrease, which will reduce the strength of the body, and the tendons that connect the muscles and bones will also weaken, the flexibility of the body will also change, and the aging of the joints will be unavoidable, and the mobility and mobility of the body will be further affected. After the age of 70, the intervertebral discs in the back will flatten, and the height will also decrease to a certain extent.
To protect and improve the bones, joints, and muscle health of the elderly, the most important thing is nutrition and exercise, on the one hand, it is necessary to supplement nutrition reasonably to maintain a good health state for the body, on the other hand, actively strengthen exercise, in addition to reasonable aerobic exercise, strength training, physical flexibility and flexibility exercise, within the range that the body can bear, do more of these exercises, for the prevention of osteoporosis, improve muscle strength and body balance, and prevent falls and fractures, are very helpful.
Sexual prowess
With the growth of age, the sexual performance of the elderly will gradually decline, but most of the elderly still have a psychological need for sex, which will cause a mismatch between psychological needs and abilities, which will lead to a lot of psychological problems and overtreatment.
The most common problem for older men is the decline in testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction, which is not only manifested in the decline of sexual performance, but also in the case of cardiovascular disease risk, and for older women, there may be real problems such as dryness and pain, which will also affect the harmony of married life. There are also many elderly friends, self-image and physical aging will also bring stress, because of such psychological pressure affects sexual confidence and sexual performance.
For the elderly, there is no need to give up the married life, through good communication, coupled with reasonable life conditioning improvement, to maintain a moderate and good married life, on the one hand, the elderly are still healthy and energetic, sexual activities to improve sleep, reduce stress and other aspects, can also bring many benefits. However, for sildenafil and other drugs that improve erectile dysfunction in elderly men, whether they should be taken and whether they can be taken should be combined with the actual situation, and it should be determined after professional evaluation that drug abuse may allow you to temporarily obtain "sexual happiness", but it may also bring great drug safety risks.
Vision and hearing
The adjustment muscles of the elderly eyeballs will gradually weaken, and the pupils will respond more slowly to changes in light, so when there is a sudden change in light light, the elderly may need more time to adapt, and due to age, some small details may be more difficult to identify, this situation is not only the eyes presbyopia (presbyopia), but also related to the weakening of the information transmission ability of the eyes and the brain. The lens of older people also thickens and turns yellow, which has a great impact on the ability to see in dark places, and the sensitivity to color will also decrease. These problems are normal changes that occur with the aging of the body, so there is no need to worry too much about it.
In addition to eyesight, there are many elderly people who will also experience hearing loss, more than 65 years old elderly friends, about half of them will have some degree of hearing loss, more than 75 years old, this proportion will rise to two-thirds, this part of the hearing loss is mainly reflected in the ability to distinguish high-pitched sounds, in the case of background noise, but hearing others may become more difficult. If such a problem is only mild and does not affect our normal life, there is no need to go to excessive intervention and treatment.
I would like to introduce the above 6 aspects, which are the normal phenomena of physical aging that often occur in the elderly as they age, and there is no need for excessive intervention and treatment if there is no clear disease problem, or it has not yet reached the need for drug and surgical intervention.
Some elderly friends, as soon as there are some changes or uncomfortable symptoms in the body, they can't wait to seek medical treatment or take drugs on their own, and even listen to some false propaganda, and take a large number of health care products without any therapeutic effect, such some practices are almost ineffective for improving the aging process of the body, and may also be due to improper use, or excessive supplementation, using health care products of uneven quality, and other major safety problems such as damage to liver and kidney function, which is really worth the loss.
Of course, when we are faced with a clear disease problem, we should still timely combine the actual situation, strengthen life conditioning at the same time, with reasonable disease treatment and control, the earlier the intervention, the degree of disease progression, the impact on physical health will be smaller, only by clearly identifying whether it is a normal phenomenon of aging or a disease problem, and taking reasonable countermeasures, in order to better face the physical aging problem brought about by our aging, so that we can truly enter the "healthy aging".