There is always a day when people grow old. I often hear many elderly people say that they have a lot of physical illnesses and are sick everywhere. In fact, this perception of the elderly is not objective enough.
Because the growth process of the human body determines that we are slowly aging, all the functions of the body are also gradually degraded, so sometimes the elderly think that they are sick, but they are not sick, but the natural aging of the body.
How to deal with the natural aging of the body. In fact, these phenomena are all natural aging.
I don't sleep well and wake up early.
It is actually very easy to find that most of the elderly around me wake up very early, and I often hear them say they can't sleep well and can't sleep well. In fact, these are the normal physiological phenomena of aging in the elderly.
Why do these things happen to the elderly?
In fact, this is related to the reduction of melatonin in the body of the elderly. Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the body, its main role is to enable people to fall asleep quickly and reduce the number of nighttime awakening . The secretion of
melatonin can well regulate sleep time, allowing people to be in a state of deep sleep , thereby improving sleep quality.
However, with the aging of the human body, the secretion of melatonin will gradually decrease, so the number of awakenings of the elderly at night will also increase, resulting in the occurrence of light sleep.
Solution: More sun exposure, sun exposure can well promote the formation of melatonin, more sun exposure is necessary for people with poor sleep quality. If the quality of sleep is particularly poor, people can take melatonin to supplement.
It is easy to flatulence
The gastrointestinal function of the elderly declines, peristalsis also gradually slows down, and the secretion of digested fluid in the stomach decreases, resulting in a decline in gastric digestive function. Therefore, if you eat too much or eat undigested food, you will be prone to flatulence. This is not a disease, but a natural phenomenon of aging.
Poor appetite
The body is gradually aging. With aging, the taste buds will also decline. At this time, when we eat, we will feel that there is no taste, and we will feel that there is no taste in what we eat, so the appetite will begin to decrease, resulting in poor appetite.
And flatulence will also keep the stomach full, so there will be no appetite to eat. The elderly's teeth are also prone to loosening, and teeth loosening can easily lead to poor appetite.
How to improve flatulence and loss of appetite
More Drinking soup
Soup-like food can stimulate the taste buds of the mouth better than solid food. Drinking more soup can also enhance food sensitivities. Therefore, you can usually make more soup and water, and you can put some hawthorn, divine comedy, tangerine peel and other foods in the soup. These foods can help digestion.
Eat more digestible foods and foods that can help digestion
Usually reduce the intake of meat, eat more vegetables and fruits, and softer foods. These foods are easier to digest. It is also possible to increase the intake of milk daily to ensure the daily protein requirement. Eat more foods that strengthen the stomach and nourish the stomach, such as red dates , yam , hawthorn and other foods.
Protect teeth, see a dentist early
The teeth of the elderly may become loose, or other dental problems will be relatively frequent, and you should go to the dentist in time to treat the teeth. It can prevent the body from losing appetite due to bad teeth.
Increase in diseases of legs and feet
With the increase of age, the calcium in the human body will be lost accordingly. Therefore, the bones of the legs and feet will gradually become bad. In addition, due to the poor digestion and absorption capacity of the elderly, there is a lot of nutrient loss, so many elderly people will have the problem of malnutrition, which will also lead to weakness in both legs and difficulty in walking.
As the age increases, the bones and joints will also degenerate, and the joints will become soft and thin. As you get older, your growth hormone levels will decrease, resulting in decreased muscle strength and inconvenience in the movement of your legs and feet.
How to improve leg and foot problems
Although various functions of the elderly have degenerated, the nutrition required by the body has not decreased, so daily nutrition still needs to be supplemented. And the elderly should be more reasonable in nutrition.
should be supplemented with more high-quality protein , as well as regular-priced coarse grains intake. Make sure to supplement enough vitamin every day, and also consume appropriate fat, so that there can be no nutritional imbalance. And eat smaller meals more often.
In the face of their own aging, the elderly need to be treated correctly, not always compared with young people. Sometimes and may exceed or fail to meet the standard during physical examination.
Therefore, as an elderly person, mentality is still very important.However, as long as there is any problem with the body, you need to go to the hospital for inspection and treatment in time. At this time, you must not avoid the doctor.
