2. Good quality: Because all the organs of the elderly are degenerating, the metabolism of the elderly is mainly catabolism, so it is necessary to use more protein to make up for the usual consumption of tissue protein, and the quality of diet must also be good.
3, the number should be small: overeating is harmful to health, and the elderly should be 80% full at every meal, especially dinner.
4, eat more vegetables: vegetables contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, which is very good for the cardiovascular system of the elderly. There are still many elderly people who have constipation problems. Eating more vegetables can relieve it. It is best to eat 250 grams of vegetables every day.
5. Foods should be mixed: protein, fat, sugar, vitamins, minerals and water are six essential nutrients for human body, which are widely found in various foods. In order to absorb nutrients in a balanced way and keep healthy, you should eat a little variety of foods.
6, the taste should be light: when people get older, the feeling of taste seems to get worse, so they always like to add a lot of salt. In order to help the elderly control this, 6 grams of salt a day is enough.
7, the food should be soft: the teeth of the elderly often loose and fall off, the masticatory muscles are weakened, the secretion of digestive juice and digestive enzymes is reduced, and the gastrointestinal digestive function is reduced. Therefore, food should be cooked soft.
8, eat fruit: all kinds of fruits are rich in water-soluble vitamins and trace elements, these nutrients have a great role in maintaining the pH balance of body fluids. In order to keep healthy, you should eat some fruit between meals.
9, diet should be hot: the elderly have poor cold resistance, such as eating cold food will make the blood vessels in the stomach wall contract, reduce blood supply, reflex will reduce the blood circulation of other viscera, which is not conducive to health.
10, chew slowly: Some elderly people are used to eating fast food, and swallowing it without thorough chewing is not good for their health for a long time. Chew slowly, reduce the burden on the stomach and promote digestion. In addition, chewing slowly is also easy to produce satiety, preventing eating too much from affecting your health. Details >>
Matters needing attention in dressing for the elderly 1, avoid too tight neckline: because the beating strength of the heart of the elderly is weakened, the arteriosclerosis loses its elasticity, and it is very laborious for the heart to supply blood to the brain. If the neckline is tied, the burden in my heart will be heavier.
2, avoid high neckline: most of the elderly have atherosclerosis, and part of the carotid sinus will also harden, which leads to the sensitivity of the carotid sinus. The high understanding of clothes is easy to squeeze the neck, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain and even syncope.
3, avoid waist: middle-aged and elderly people have a thick waist circumference, coupled with lumbar muscle strain, lumbar disc herniation, hyperosteogeny, their waist is often painful, if you wear waist-tied pants, the discomfort will be stronger.
4, avoid tight socks: socks that are too tight will tighten the ankle. After a long time, it will cause swollen feet, swollen legs, cold feet, numbness and weakness of legs and feet, and accelerate the process of aging from legs and feet to life.
5, avoid wearing thermal underwear for a long time: thermal underwear sandwiched between two layers of ordinary cotton cloth with a fluffy chemical fiber or ultra-thin film will not only generate static electricity, but also hinder the exchange of gas and heat between human skin and the outside world, so that the skin's moisture is reduced, and then dandruff is increased, and people will feel itchy.
Precautions for the elderly to sleep 1, to avoid emotional excitement before going to bed: people's emotions and sadness can easily cause excitement or disorder of the nerve center, making it difficult for people to fall asleep and even insomnia. Therefore, before going to bed, you should try to avoid being overjoyed or worried about anger, so as to stabilize your mood.
2. Avoid sleeping with your mouth open: When sleeping with your mouth open, viruses and bacteria in the air can easily take advantage of it, forming a "disease from the mouth", and the lungs and stomach are also easily stimulated by cold air and dust, causing diseases.
3. Avoid sleeping with your head covered: Some old people like to sleep with their heads covered. In this way, due to the inhalation of a large amount of carbon dioxide exhaled by oneself and the lack of oxygen supplement, it is extremely harmful to the body.
4, avoid drinking strong tea and coffee before going to bed: strong tea and coffee are stimulating drinks, containing substances such as caffeine that can make people excited, and it is easy to fall asleep after drinking before going to bed. Detailed >
The behavior of the elderly is taboo 1, and it is forbidden to lift the neck excessively: over time, it is easy to oppress the carotid artery, make the blood flow poor, make it easy to feel dizzy and sick, and even hemiplegia.
2, to avoid a sudden turn back: the elderly often have cervical hyperosteogeny, and the neck bone is easy to distort and oppress blood vessels, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the head and drooping dark circles.
3, avoid the belt is too tight: it is best for the elderly to use elastic bands, otherwise the belt is too tight, which is easy to make the blood flow in the lower body poor, especially in the anus. Because there are many capillaries and the blood supply is not good, it is easy to get hemorrhoids.
4, taboo fast: should maintain emotional stability, otherwise it is easy to raise blood pressure and increase the burden on the heart.
5, avoid eating too fast: food needs to be chewed slowly to help digestion, and the meal is urgent and easy to choke.
6, avoid standing and wearing pants: the elderly are osteoporosis, once they fall, the consequences are very bad.
7. Avoid strenuous exercise: strenuous exercise will increase the burden on the heart and lungs, which will easily lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart and insufficient oxygen exchange in the lungs. Old people are suitable for relaxing exercise such as walking and playing Tai Ji Chuan.
8, to avoid forced defecation: the elderly often constipation, excessive force, will faint shock or even cerebral hemorrhage, and even life-threatening.
The elderly should pay attention to 1, and the bathing time should not be too long: soaking in hot water for a long time will cause dizziness, and in severe cases, it may suddenly faint and fall, causing accidents such as craniocerebral injury and fracture.
2, it is not appropriate to take a bath immediately after a meal: the elderly often feel sleepy after a meal. If you take a bath immediately at this time, plus the expansion of epidermal blood vessels, the blood circulation of brain tissue will decrease, which may lead to syncope.
3, it is not appropriate to use nylon towels for rubbing the back: most of the skin of the elderly shrinks and thins, and rubbing the back with nylon towels is easy to damage the epidermis, weakening the barrier effect of the skin and inducing skin diseases.
6. It is not advisable to take a bath on an empty stomach: Taking a bath on an empty stomach may reduce blood sugar and blood pressure, and cause dizziness, palpitation, weakness of limbs and other symptoms. In severe cases, you may suddenly fall into the bathroom and have an accident.
Precautions for shampoo for the elderly 1. The water temperature should be appropriate: the water temperature should be around 40℃. This temperature can clean scalp and hair, improve scalp blood circulation and eliminate fatigue.
2, do not lean back: leaning back to wash your hair is easy to cause stroke in the elderly, and it is safer to adopt the traditional forward posture.
3. Don't wash your hair too often: Old people with oily hair should wash it every 2~3 days in spring and autumn, once every 2 ~ 2 days in summer, and once every 0 ~ 2 days in winter.
4, massage while washing: there are many important meridians and acupoints in the head, and massaging the scalp when shampooing can play a health care role.
5, the hair is dry and then sleep: the hair is wet and tired to sleep, and getting up the next day will make people feel groggy, headache and fatigue.
Health taboo for the elderly 1, avoid going out too early: the elderly should choose outdoor activities after 10 am. And take more clothes when you go out, and change clothes after sweating.
2. Avoid too much exposure to Sun Long: 1-2 hours is appropriate, too much exposure to Sun Long will damage the skin, destroy the natural barrier of the human body, and also cause poor eyesight.
3. Avoid taking a bath for too long: the elderly can take it every other day 1 time in winter, or it is appropriate to take it every three or four days 1 time.
4. Avoid excessive activities: The elderly should not do strenuous exercise, but should choose appropriate exercise, such as jogging, cycling and playing Tai Ji Chuan.
5, to avoid the loss of heating: it is cold in winter, and the elderly should try not to keep warm, especially indoors, in case the air is not circulating and accidents occur.
6. Avoid sleeping with your head covered: this will cause the oxygen content in bed to decrease and the carbon dioxide to increase, which will affect the normal breathing of the human body, even cause suffocation, or induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
7. Avoid "minor illnesses": If the elderly encounter "minor illnesses" such as colds, coughs, headaches and palpitations, they must be treated in time, which is often caused by major causes and minor illnesses.
8, avoid smoking and good wine: long-term smoke accumulation has a greater impact on the human body.
9, avoid color: excessive sexual labor will hurt the kidney, kidney gas damage will make people aging. Young people get old before they get old. What's more, the elderly are the body of declining yang, so it is more appropriate to use less color or forbidden color to preserve sperm.
Precautions for the elderly in different seasons: Precautions in spring: Avoid improper clothes, cold food, excessive sleep, lazy activities and visiting everywhere.
Matters needing attention in summer: go to bed early and get up early, have a light diet, prevent heatstroke and avoid dampness, and increase summer drinks.
Matters needing attention in autumn: pay attention to skin hygiene, indoor ventilation, increase or decrease clothes, adjust diet and keep a good mood.
Matters needing attention in winter: pay attention to resist the cold, adjust diet and strengthen exercise.
Medication safety for the elderly 1, prescription drugs should be strictly in accordance with the doctor's advice, do not use drugs without authorization.
2. OTC drugs should also be strictly controlled. It is recommended that the elderly aged 60-80 use 3/4 or 4/5 doses of adults.
3. Don't abuse drugs by yourself. You should see a professional doctor for diagnosis every once in a while, so as to use the medicine safely and accurately.
4. Patients with hypertension and senile diseases should prevent postural hypotension when taking medicine, and strictly observe whether there are any adverse reactions after taking medicine.
5. When using new drugs, pay attention to whether there are any adverse symptoms, and be careful of adverse reactions such as drug allergy after use.
6. Take the same drug for a long time to prevent the accumulation reaction caused by overdose and drug allergy. , consult a doctor or see a doctor regularly.
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Matters needing attention in keeping pets for the elderly 1. Choose the right feeding time: the life span of pets is about 15 years. Before deciding to bring pets into their lives, the elderly should carefully consider whether to keep them after considering their own physical and family conditions.
2. Choose the breeding variety that suits you: Petty, clever and obedient pets are more suitable for accompanying the elderly.
3, don't spoil, strengthen training: the elderly keep pets, it is easy to spoil like children, thus developing some bad habits, such as picky eaters and naughty.
4. Don't rely too much on pets: the life span of pets is usually only ten years. Like any other beautiful thing, if you have it, you will inevitably lose it. When misfortune happens, the elderly should face it calmly with a positive and optimistic attitude. The most suitable pet for the elderly >>