I often hear the phrase on the lips of elderly people: “You can’t accept your old age! This body is really not as good as before!” When you reach a certain age, many people will find that all aspects of the body Not as big as before. Not to mention the faltering, various diseases also followed, which made many elderly people in old age distressed.

I. “Cliff-style” aging after 70 years old

When people are in their 40s and 50s, they may not have obvious feelings, but once they are 60 or 70 years old, many people will obviously find that their bodies are not as big as before, especially after the age of 70, it is even more obvious. ageing trend.

A study in the journal Nature found that people over the age of 70, the population structure and differentiation pattern of hematopoietic stem cells were significantly different. Significant changes have taken place.

These stem cells may accumulate a large number of mutations, and even as their numbers expand, they dominate the bone marrow, causing The population of blood cells in the elderly shows an irreversible decrease, which disrupts the production of normal blood cells and induces some diseases related to aging.

2. Please “avoid” 4 misunderstandings about health care

With the improvement of people’s health awareness, health preservation has become the focus of many people’s attention, but the so-called health preservation methods below are actually not correct, but are misunderstandings and must be avoided.

1. Eat while it’s hot

Eat it while it’s hot sounds like a caring word , as everyone knows it is also an unhealthy eating habit. If the temperature of the food is too high, the esophageal mucosa may be scalded and the stomach may be irritated.Hot drinks exceeding 65°C are classified as Class 2A carcinogens and have a risk of cancer. It is therefore recommended not to eat hot food.

2. Supplementing vitamins indiscriminately

Many people think that vitamins are beneficial to the body In fact, indiscriminate vitamin supplementation may be counterproductive. For example, taking vitamin C in patients with gastric ulcer may aggravate the irritation to the stomach, so scientific supplementation is the focus.

3, 20,000 steps per day

The sport of walking is good for health, but too muchwalking 20,000 steps a day Probably hurt the knee. Experts point out that the appropriate number of walking steps for normal people should be 6000-10000 steps.

4. Do not add oil or salt

Experts advocate less oil and less salt, and It does not mean that you should not take in oil and salt.Long-term lack of oil and salt may lead to insufficient intake of sodium salt and fat, resulting in an imbalance of osmotic pressure in the body , brain function is damaged, thereby increase the risk of cerebral edema, Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases.

Third, don’t want to get old fast, keep these habits

Aging is a process that everyone needs to go through. What we can do is to delay the speed of aging as much as possible. We don’t want to grow old quickly. The following habits must be maintained.

1. keep smiling It is very important to keep smiling to improve your mood and to burn calories properly.

2. Healthy and reasonable eating habits

Healthy and reasonable eating habits are beneficial In the human body’s metabolism, delay aging.

3. Quit smoking, limit alcohol, stay away from second-hand smoke

Smoking is not only harmful to health, but also It will accelerate the aging of cells, so you should usually quit smoking and stay away from second-hand smoke. Long-term heavy drinking may increase the risk of liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc., so be sure to limit alcohol.

4. Avoid prolonged sitting

Sedentary not onlyIt can increase the risk of obesity, and may also affect the blood circulation of the lower extremities, so try to avoid sedentary.

5. Ensure good living habits

Try to work and rest regularly and avoid staying up late And so on, to ensure that the body can get enough rest.

After the age of 70, the body will show a cliff-like aging, and you want to live a long and healthy life , we must avoid some so-called misunderstandings of health preservation, maintain a good attitude, healthy eating habits and living habits, quit smoking and limit alcohol, exercise properly, etc., in addition to regular physical examinations.

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