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Actively understand aging and aging
The elderly should constantly strengthen their awareness of self-care, learn self-care knowledge, master self-management skills, find and standardize the treatment of diseases at an early stage, and give priority to maintaining the function of diseases in the middle and late stages.
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Reasonable diet and balanced nutrition
The diet of the elderly should be regular and quantitative. Daily food varieties should include cereals, miscellaneous beans and potatoes (coarse and fine), animal foods, vegetables, fruits, milk and dairy products, nuts, and control the intake of edible oil and salt. It is recommended that the elderly eat three meals at two o'clock. The energy distribution of three meals a day is about 30% for breakfast, 40% for lunch and 30% for dinner. Add snacks or fruit once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
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Moderate exercise, step by step
It is best for the elderly to choose light and moderate exercise according to their own situation and hobbies, such as brisk walking, jogging, swimming, dancing and Tai Ji Chuan. The best exercise time is 10 ~ 1 1 am and 3 ~ 5 pm, and each exercise time is 30 ~ 60 minutes.
four
Quit smoking early and limit drinking.
The sooner you quit smoking, the better. If you drink alcohol, you should limit it, avoid drinking alcohol above 45 degrees and avoid excessive drinking.
five
Keep a good sleep
The best lunch break every day is about 1 hour. If you have difficulty falling asleep for a long time, snoring or severe apnea, you should seek medical advice in time. If you use sleeping pills, please follow the doctor's advice.
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Self-monitoring blood pressure regularly.
You should rest for 5 minutes before the test to avoid emotional excitement, fatigue, smoking and holding your urine. Measure twice each time with an interval of 1 min, and take the average of the two times. Hypertension patients should measure their blood pressure at least three times a day (morning, middle and evening 1 time). Be alert to the early peak of blood pressure to prevent myocardial infarction and stroke; At the same time, we should avoid hypotension, especially hypotension caused by improper medication.
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Monitor blood sugar regularly.
The elderly should monitor their blood sugar every 1 ~ 2 months, not only fasting blood sugar, but also 2 hours after meals. When the blood sugar of diabetic patients is stable, blood sugar 1 ~ 2 times a week should be monitored at least.