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What are the misconceptions about health care for the elderly?
Drink water only when you are thirsty.

Thirst is a sign of severe water shortage in the body. Water is the most important substance to maintain the normal operation of human life and prevent and treat diseases. You should get into the habit of drinking water at any time, instead of realizing that you need to drink water when you are thirsty. Drink a lot at a time. If the body does not replenish water in time, the toxins in the body are not discharged in time, and the toxins accumulate, the disease may take advantage of it!

Only when you are sick do you have a physical examination.

Many diseases have no obvious symptoms at the initial stage, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, hypertension, cancer and so on. If it is found early and treated early, many people can be asked to avoid it in time.

Go to the toilet when you are in a hurry

Usually, we should get into the habit of reading regularly. Even if it doesn't get better, we should consciously squat where to squat, so as to form a conditioned reflex. If you don't have good timing habits, it is easy to form constipation. The danger of constipation is that if it is not excreted in time, the toxins inside will re-enter the human body.

Sleep only when you are sleepy.

Sleepiness is the manifestation of extreme brain fatigue, so we must rest in time to avoid brain fatigue and develop good bedtime habits, which can not only protect the brain, but also improve the quality of sleep and reduce insomnia. In this way, the whole person will be full of vitality and vitality.

Eat when you are hungry.

Food usually stays in the stomach for four to five hours. When you feel hungry, the food in your stomach has been emptied. At this time, the digestive juice in the stomach will know to digest the gastric mucosa. In the long run, it is easy to cause gastritis and peptic ulcer. Not only that, this practice is also very easy to damage the body and slightly weaken people's disease resistance.