With the arrival of cold air, the immune function of the elderly gradually declines, making them more susceptible to diseases. Therefore, the diet should be warm, the life should be healthy and the mood should be smooth.

Warm diet and proper tonic.

As the saying goes, "make up for a winter in September, and there will be no disease in the coming year". Many places in China have the custom of tonic to supplement their vitality to resist the cold winter.

The elderly are deficient in both yin and yang, lack of qi and blood, and have low disease resistance, so they are particularly susceptible to infection and disease. Tonifying in winter can play a role in strengthening the body.

"Tonifying" should be carried out according to the actual situation, with the focus on nourishing viscera, regulating qi and blood, and coordinating yin and yang. We must not just make up deficiency, blindly throw in products that warm and replenish qi, nourish yin and replenish blood, so that deficiency can not make up, and evil benefits come first.

What should the elderly eat in cold weather?

There is a saying that "... cold, it is advisable to eat millet to cure its cold with heat" in "Eating rice is coming". The weather is cold, and the diet should be mainly warm. You can selectively eat some high-calorie diets, such as beef and mutton, black-bone chicken, longan, chestnut, peanuts, red dates and glutinous rice. At the same time, we should also eat more fresh vegetables to avoid vitamin deficiency, such as carrots, cabbage, vegetables and tofu.

Regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, strengthening body resistance and eliminating pathogenic factors

Many factors, such as the arrival of cold and the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, are the frequent periods of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, stroke, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which often threaten the health of elderly patients.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cold stagnation leads to the pathophysiological characteristics of the elderly, and it is easier to have poor qi movement and poor blood circulation in cold weather, which makes many old diseases relapse or aggravate. Therefore, the daily life of the elderly should pay attention to cold and warmth, and take the principle of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil spirits.

Insist on soaking feet with warm water, massaging foot acupoints, improving indoor hygiene, and regularly opening windows for ventilation. Room temperature should be kept at15 ~ 20; When the weather changes, you should add clothes and articles in time to prevent colds.

Living environment, spacious and bright

The Book of Care for the Aged says: "The mental fatigue, lack of mental consumption and laziness are also caused by the strength of qi, blood and bones."

To this end, the elderly should live in spacious and bright rooms. If not, the room should be clean in Jing Ya at least, spacious and bright in spring and summer, not too hot; Good sealing, warm and comfortable in autumn and winter. The bed is "neither high nor wide", which is convenient for bunk beds; The "three-sided screen" of the bed can "protect against wind and cold". Don't sit in a chair too high. "Put a bar on the left and right and a few in front" can avoid accidental injury.