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How should the elderly keep in good health in winter?
1, ginger should be used if you are afraid of cold.

80% of the elderly are afraid of cold, because with the increase of age, the speed of metabolism will slow down, which will lead to insufficient blood. You might as well drink ginger tea or soak your feet with Jiang Shui. Ginger is spicy and can produce a lot of hot air in the body, thus driving away the internal cold. Drinking a cup of ginger tea every day can dispel cold and prevent colds. Try to remove the skin when you eat ginger in winter, and never eat ginger at night.

2. Eating more chicken can replenish qi.

For the elderly, the body is weak. If you eat vegetarian food alone, you can't meet your body's needs. You should eat meat properly. Bian Xiao suggested that you choose muscle, because muscle has little irritation to human body, so try to stew it. But when people drink chicken soup, they must filter out the oil.

Eating chestnut in winter can tonify the kidney.

Kidney is very important to us, it is the foundation of health. With the increase of age, the kidneys will become weaker and weaker. This time is the best time to tonify the kidney. Bian Xiao suggested that everyone eat more chestnuts, because chestnuts are warm, have the effect of tonifying kidney and benefiting qi, and are suitable for almost all people. Cooking chestnuts into porridge, stewed meat or fried chestnuts with sugar has certain health-preserving effects.

4. Moisturize in winter to prevent dryness.

In winter, people will use air conditioning or heating to keep warm, which will make the indoor water evaporate, and it is easy to have itchy skin and dry peeling. At this time, it is necessary to do a good job of hydrating and maintaining the body. Choosing good moisturizing skin care products and moisturizing hands and face can not only replenish water, but also reduce itching and dandruff caused by dry skin. In addition, drink plenty of water and properly supplement protein, such as yogurt or porridge.