Older people need medical care more than people of other ages. Of course, many families also know to choose some suitable health care items for their elderly, or buy various health care products for their elderly. But these regimen are superficial regimen. Few people will pay attention to the mental health of the elderly. This article will introduce some knowledge about the health care spirit of the elderly. Mental health care includes two aspects, one is the mental health care of the elderly themselves, and the other is the spiritual care given to the elderly by their families. Only when these two aspects are put in place, coupled with material health preservation, can the elderly achieve the effect of prolonging life through health preservation. People don't need to work when they are old, and they are often idle people at home, so it is easy to lose their goals in life. Because there is nothing to do all day, there will be some emptiness. This situation is especially common for empty nesters. Therefore, the elderly should overcome the environment and maintain a positive and optimistic mood. Only when they are in a good mood can they have a good appetite. If you have a good appetite, your body will be better, and your own resistance will go up, which can achieve the effect of prolonging life. . Family members' proper spiritual care for the elderly is far greater than the health care effects produced by various health care products. Children at home spend more time chatting with the elderly every day, and the elderly will feel their sense of existence and value. In addition, if you travel with the elderly at home properly and enjoy leisure time, you can make the elderly happy. To achieve the effect of smiling for ten years, the elderly will be in better health. When people reach old age, the functions of various organs of the body gradually weaken, teeth begin to fall off, digestion and absorption capacity gradually decline, and appetite is naturally not as good as before. In the case of reducing food intake, the following 12 principles can be followed to ensure food quality:

The number is small.

The daily saliva secretion of the elderly is 1/3 of that of the young people, and the gastric juice secretion is also reduced to 1/5 of that of the young people, so if you eat more, your stomach will swell and not digest. Therefore, the consumption per meal of the elderly is about 10% less than that of the young people, and at the same time, it is necessary to ensure that they eat less and eat more meals.

The quality is better.

Protein plays an important role in maintaining the normal metabolism of the elderly and enhancing the body's resistance. The average elderly people need 1g protein per kilogram of body weight, which should mainly come from high-quality protein sources such as fish, poultry, eggs, milk and soybeans.

More vegetables.

Eating more vegetables is good for cardiovascular protection and cancer prevention. Old people should eat no less than 250 grams of vegetables every day.

The food should be light.

Old people's taste function declines, and they often eat tasteless food. They always like to eat greasy food to increase their appetite, which inadvertently increases their salt intake. Eating too much salt will increase the burden on the kidneys, which may reduce the barrier effect of oral mucosa and increase the chances of survival and spread of cold virus in the upper respiratory tract. Therefore, the daily salt intake of the elderly should be controlled at about 5 grams, and at the same time, salty foods such as bacon should be eaten less.

The variety is a little mixed.

Give consideration to both meat and vegetables, match the thickness, and the more varieties, the better. The daily staple food (excluding seasoning) shall not be less than 10 samples.

Food smells better.

The "fragrance" mentioned here does not mean to use more seasonings such as salt and monosodium glutamate, but to add more seasonings such as onions and ginger to the dishes. People's five senses are interlinked, and sense of smell can be used to make up for the lack of taste. Smelling delicious food will definitely make the old man have an appetite.

The food is hotter.

Cold food is often cold. Eating too much will affect the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach, and even cause damage. Therefore, the elderly should try to avoid cold food, especially in severe winter.

The rice should be thinner.

Making rice into porridge is not only palatable and easy to digest, but also has the effects of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, which is beneficial to longevity. But the old man can't eat porridge because of this. After all, porridge is mainly water, and "dry goods" are rare. In the case of the same stomach capacity, porridge with the same volume is very different from steamed bread and rice in nutrition. In the long run, malnutrition may occur.

Eat slowly.

Chewing slowly can easily lead to satiety, prevent overeating and make food easier to digest.

Breakfast is better.

Breakfast should account for 30%-40% of the total calories in the whole day, with high quality and nutritional value, but it is not suitable to eat greasy, fried, hard and irritating food.

Dinner was advanced.

"Stomach disharmony, restless at night", eating dinner too late, not only affects sleep, hoards calories, but also easily causes urinary calculi. The peak of calcium excretion is 4-5 hours after eating. If you eat dinner too late, or often eat midnight snack, then the elderly may have gone to bed when the peak of calcium excretion comes. The best time for the elderly to eat should be six or seven in the afternoon, and they should not eat or eat less supper.

Meishan Health Ye Zhi School wishes you good health!