What should the elderly eat in spring to prevent diseases?
1, bones
Bone is more nutritious than meat, because under the microscope, there are countless spongy holes on the wall of a tube mainly composed of calcium, which is rich in nutrition. Compared with the nutritional components of fresh pork, protein, iron, sodium and energy produced by pig bones are much higher than those of fresh pork.
Its protein is 23% higher than that of milk powder, twice that of pork, 6 1% higher than that of beef and more than twice that of eggs. As for the content of phosphorus and calcium, it is incomparable to other foods. What is particularly rare is that its nutrients are more easily absorbed by the human body than plant foods.
2. Jujube
Jujube is extremely rich in vitamins and is known as the "natural vitamin pill". Its vitamin C content is 10 times higher than that of citrus and 80 times higher than that of apple, and its vitamin P content is also extremely rich. In addition, red dates are rich in protein and inorganic salts such as iron, calcium and phosphorus, which are indispensable to human body. Since ancient times, working people in China have regarded jujube as an important tonic and Chinese herbal medicine. Modern medicine shows that jujube has the functions of moistening heart and lung, lowering blood pressure, nourishing five internal organs and treating deficiency.
3. Apple
Apple has the reputation of "fruit of wisdom" and "fruit of memory". Eating more apples can improve memory and intelligence. Apples are rich in nutrients necessary for the brain, such as sugar, vitamins and minerals, especially zinc, which can produce antibodies and improve human immunity. At the same time, apples also have the effect of lowering cholesterol content. Eating apples can reduce the content of cholesterol in blood, increase bile secretion and bile acid function, thus preventing cholesterol from precipitating in bile to form gallstones. Apples are nutritious and easily digested and absorbed by human body, which is very suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and patients.
4. Walnut
Walnut kernel is rich in nutrients, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other essential trace elements and minerals, carotene and other vitamins. Walnut has the function of strengthening brain and improving intelligence, and has a good therapeutic effect on dizziness, insomnia, palpitation, forgetfulness, loss of appetite, weakness of waist and knees, general weakness and other symptoms that middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from.
Matters needing attention
1, avoid cold food.
In spring, the elderly should pay attention to diet conditioning, eat more nutritious and digestible light food, and don't eat or eat cold food as little as possible, so as not to stimulate the stomach and cause diseases. People with stomach cold drink ginger syrup in the morning and evening, which has the dual functions of keeping stomach cold and preventing colds.
2. Avoid being lazy in activities.
Spring is a good time for the elderly to go out and take part in fitness activities. Often go to outdoor activities, you can enjoy breathing fresh air and enhance heart and lung function; Sunlight can also kill skin bacteria and viruses and enhance human immunity.
3. Avoid inappropriate clothes
The weather is changeable in spring, sometimes cold and sometimes warm. Therefore, the elderly should not take off their cotton-padded clothes too early, but should cover them properly for a period of time, so as to adapt to various parts of the body and prevent colds, thus avoiding the risk of pneumonia, emphysema and pulmonary heart disease.
4. Avoid sleeping too much
People tend to get sleepy in spring, and some old people have the habit of staying up late. Chinese medicine believes that lying down for a long time will hurt your breath. Sleep too much, lie down if you are not sick. Because lying down for a long time will cause metabolic decline, malnutrition, poor blood circulation, stiff bones and muscles, and weak body. Therefore, the elderly should go to bed early and get up early in spring, and generally sleep for eight hours every day.