Uncle Zhang, who lives across the door from my house, just retired a few months ago and is planning to retire peacefully for a few years. In recent days, I have always felt various discomforts in my body, my eyes can’t see clearly, and my ears can’t work well. This made Uncle Zhang panic and hurried to the hospital for examination. The doctor told him that people over 50 years old should not be afraid of these three phenomena, which are normal physiological phenomena.
What are the natural changes in the body after the age of fifty?
1. Deterioration of vision and presbyopia
People’s vision mainly depends on the lens behind the eyeball. When young, the lens is highly elastic and has excellent ductility. Light passes through it and is focused on our retinas, allowing people to see objects in front of them clearly. After the body ages, the elasticity of the lens also decreases and becomes loose and dull, which is commonly known as presbyopia. Presbyopia is a natural phenomenon of human aging, and there is no need to panic.
2. Digestive ability declines and cannot eat big fish and meat
Uncle Zhang, who retired after retirement, did not correctly realize that his digestive ability has declined. Still maintain the previous eating habits. This also resulted in overload of his digestive capacity, often suffering from indigestion, flatulence, stomachache and other adverse symptoms.
3. Reduced reaction speed, behind the ear
brain reflex nerves strong>It also degenerates with age. Older people do not feel strongly about external stimuli and cannot avoid danger in time. These are all symptoms of brain degeneration.
There are still a small number of people who, like Uncle Zhang, cannot hear what others say. Need to speak loudly in the ear to barely hear.
All of the above happens for one reason: Old age. Age doesn’t just represent the years that have passed, after fifty it means that your body is going downhill. The body’s immunity and the functions of various organs begin to show recession to varying degrees.
Don’t worry about the symptoms above, it’s just a natural change in your body. So, what do we need to pay attention to?
When people are in middle age, it is necessary to prevent the occurrence of various chronic diseases and geriatric diseases
It must be To Prevent Dementia
Dementia is not strictly a disease, it is a result of nervous system decline. However, dementia is no less dangerous than any other disease. The biggest symptom of dementia in the elderly is damaged memory and cognition.
When the elderly suffer from this disease, they will “forget what they have done and forget what they have said”. As the disease continues to deteriorate, he will even forget his relatives, forget the way home, and become dementia. This disease hurts the family the most, not only incurable, but also tormenting people’s feelings. Therefore, you must use your brain more regularly. Playing chess, playing mahjong and other entertainment methods can prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s.
Prevention of chronic pain
When people pass middle age, their body functions decline, and some problems occur in people’s joints and nerves, causing the elderly to feel faint. pain. It is divided into neuropathic pain and neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain.
If you have this symptom, you should go to the hospital for an examination, and inform the doctor about the detailed pain location and the time of each pain, so that the doctor can prescribe the right medicine.
Prevention of xerosclerosis
If the elderly have dry eyes and yellow skin, they often Thirst and other phenomena, it may be the emergence of dryness. Sjögren often also causes the lacrimal and salivary glands to atrophy. The incidence of this disease is not high, usually only about 3%-4%. Sjogren’s disease can damage the body’s blood circulatory system and respiratory system, as well as damage to multiple organs of the body.
It can be prevented by eating more acidic foods such as hawthorn, orange, kiwi. Also, pay attention to going out and walking around, and don’t watch mobile phones and TV for a long time. If there is no relief, then go to the hospital for medical treatment in time.
In addition to paying attention to physical health, we must also pay more attention to the mental health of the elderly. As the old saying goes, “smile, ten years less”. Having a healthy mindset is also a great way to prevent the onset of chronic disease in old age.
Caring for the mental health of the elderly, what can we do?
Home visit often
As a child, no matter how busy you are at work, how much inconvenience there is in life. You should always go home to see your parents. The company of children can well relieve the irritability in the hearts of the elderly and help them release pressure. Prevention of chronic diseases in the elderly.
Sign up for some calligraphy and chess exchange classes
People are afraid of loneliness when they are old, and it is conditional familyYou can sign up for some hobby training courses for the elderly. Through these training classes, we can not only promote the hyperactive brain of the elderly, but also help them find like-minded friends. What a great way to kill two birds with one stone.
Once a person crosses the threshold of fifty, the body begins to decline. There is no need to panic if there are some physical changes at this time, as long as you are mentally prepared and face your aging calmly. These are normal physiological phenomena. At the same time, reasonable planning of entertainment life in old age is also an important measure to maintain a healthy mind and prevent chronic diseases.
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