Second, pay attention to the physical and mental hygiene of diet: wash your hands before meals, quantify each meal as much as possible, avoid overeating, pay attention to physical hygiene, try to be calm and cheerful before and after meals, and avoid depression or sudden joy and rage.
Third, do a good job within one's power: after retirement, the elderly have nothing to do, and their life loses its rhythm, resulting in loneliness. This kind of negative mental state is very harmful to physical and mental health, and taking part in whatever work you can is an important means to prolong life.
Fourth, there must be artistic hobbies and recreational activities: the hobbies of the elderly in painting, calligraphy, music, poetry and other arts can eliminate loneliness and cultivate sentiment. The elderly also need appropriate recreational activities, but the time to participate should not be too long, the content should not be too thrilling or boring, and the scene should not be too noisy and complicated.
Fifth, we should pay attention to psychological cultivation: TCM health care attaches great importance to the importance of psychological cultivation in health care. Therefore, the elderly should attach importance to mental health, improve the level of mental health and spend their old age happily.
One, two, three, four, five, health and longevity.
One center: establish a health-centered consciousness;
Two basic points: the family is more harmonious and the medical care consumption is more abundant;
Sanle: help others and enjoy yourself;
Four points: keep your mouth shut, open your legs, use your brain and protect your lungs;
Five criteria: weight, blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipid and mentality reach normal standards.
Influence of dietary structure of the elderly on health
When people get old, the morbidity will increase due to the decline of the functions of various tissues and organs. According to the survey, it is quite common for the elderly to suffer from 1-3 chronic diseases at the same time.
Hypertension and coronary heart disease are common diseases in the elderly. The survey of hypertension in all parts of the country shows that the prevalence rate of hypertension is 2%- 10%, which is higher in cities than in rural areas, higher in the north than in the south, and higher in the elderly than in middle-aged people. The prevalence rate of hypertension in the elderly over 65 years old is 49.9%, which is much higher than other age groups. There are three situations:
(1) Most elderly people in nursing homes have bitter life experiences. In the past, they had a hard life and poor nutritional conditions. Thin figure, anemia, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, coronary heart disease, diabetes, but prostate hypertrophy, osteoarthropathy, glaucoma, toothless mouth are more.
(2) The living conditions and nutrition of government functionaries are relatively good. In the past, they did less physical exercise and did more mental work, and sometimes they were nervous. They sit and work for a long time, are overweight, and have more patients with coronary heart disease and diabetes.
(3) The life of street residents is generally leisurely. Although the situation of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia is similar to that of government staff, the prevalence of coronary heart disease and diabetes is much lower. This may be related to the living environment and mental state.
The survey shows that it takes a lot of efforts to improve the health status of the elderly and prevent the occurrence of common diseases in the elderly, but improving the dietary structure is an effective and feasible aspect. The elderly generally need the supply of high-quality protein food (animal food and bean products) and fresh vegetables. For these three types of elderly people, it is advisable to eat less starchy food and avoid eating before going to bed. The first group of elderly people should also add self-care exercises in their daily lives; The second group of elderly people quit drinking; The third group of elderly people should eat more iron-containing food and high-quality protein food. The above are just suggestions to improve the dietary structure according to the general tendency of the elderly in all groups. Every old man should also arrange his diet structure reasonably according to his own characteristics.