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Spring is the season when old people get sick. What should the elderly pay attention to in spring health care?
? Spring is the season when people feel most comfortable. However, Chinese medicine believes that in spring, the yang tends to sink from rising to falling, the physiological function tends to be calm, the yang gradually declines, and the climate gradually turns cold, which is the season when the elderly are prone to illness. Therefore, in order to adapt to the characteristics of spring climate change, prevent diseases and prolong life, the elderly should pay more attention to spring health preservation.

? First, diet, nourishing the lungs and promoting fluid production. Because of the weakness of the five internal organs, the elderly have a bad stomach. If the diet is cold and unrestrained, and the hunger is impermanent, it is bound to hurt the stomach and get sick. Therefore, in autumn, the elderly should eat less and eat more, and eat more cooked, soft and appetizing things. Second, please the body and mind and cultivate the sentiment. The bleak scenery in nature can easily lead to the negative emotions of pessimism and sadness of the elderly. Therefore, the elderly should pay special attention to mental health care, and can choose cultural and recreational activities such as playing chess, painting and calligraphy, planting flowers and grass, playing with things and watching birds, etc. to enjoy their body and mind, cultivate their sentiments and spend their old age safely.

? Third, improve cold resistance and prevent colds. The temperature difference in autumn changes greatly, and the evil wind and cold are very easy to hurt people. In addition, the resistance and adaptability of the elderly are reduced, and they are more likely to suffer from colds, pneumonia, pulmonary heart disease and even heart failure, which is life-threatening. So pay attention to cold and warmth. If possible, you can insist on washing your face, wiping your nose, or even taking a cold bath with cold water to improve your cold resistance and prevent colds. Fourth, be alert to the special climate characteristics in autumn, which is prone to "autumn dry cough", colds, chronic bronchitis, stomach diseases, rheumatism, asthma, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and so on.

? Therefore, the elderly should give priority to prevention according to their physical condition, actively control the primary disease, and be alert to the occurrence of prone diseases in autumn. Fifth, strengthen exercise and enhance physical fitness. Autumn is a good time for outdoor sports. The elderly can choose suitable exercise programs according to their personal hobbies and interests, such as walking, jogging, doing exercises, boxing, playing ball games, outing and so on. I hope I can help you.