With the increase of age, various functions of the body have declined. Many middle-aged and elderly friends may not only face many health problems, but also be troubled by body odor. And this smell seems to be unique to the old man, but the old man himself can hardly smell it, and the person next to him can smell it as soon as he gets close to the old man.
This is actually what we often call "old age smell", also known as "old man smell", generally only older people have this smell, which is also an important reason why some people are reluctant to get close to the elderly.
Indeed, the smell of old age is not as pleasing as the "milk smell" of a baby, and it may even be disliked. In fact, it is not difficult to get rid of this peculiar smell. It can be adjusted and improved from the diet and habits of life.
Keep away from the smell of old age, do these 6 things well.
1. Eat less food with high oil and salt.
Long-term eating habits with high oil and salt will cause the metabolism disorder of the human body, which will affect the health of the body. In addition, the body metabolism of the elderly is slow, and the body is prone to odor. Therefore, the elderly should eat less food with high oil and salt.
2. Eat less foods with polysaccharides
Eating a lot of sugar will also slow down the digestion rate, which will endanger human health, so the elderly must eat less foods with polysaccharides.
3. Smoking as little as possible
The nicotine in the cigarette will erode our liver and leave a lot of toxins in the liver. The toxins accumulate in the body for a long time and cannot be metabolized normally, and it is easy to emit a strong odor, so be sure to smoke less.
4. Drink as little as possible.
Drinking not only hurts the body, but after drinking a lot, there will be a smell of alcohol on the body.
5. Strengthen personal hygiene
The elderly should strengthen personal hygiene, take a bath and change clothes frequently. The doctor pointed out that the smell of old age is mainly emitted from the places where the sebaceous glands are concentrated such as the neck, behind the ears, chest, and armpits, so the elderly should pay attention to the cleaning of these parts. When taking a bath, you can also add some salt or vinegar to the bath, which will help to remove the "old man's smell". After the bath, you can take a normal shower with hot water.
In addition, dead skin is easily deposited on the underwear, bed sheets and bedding of the elderly, so they must be changed and washed frequently. For the elderly with poor self-care ability, they need the care and help of family members and carers.
6. Timely treatment of chronic diseases
The smell of old age may be a sign of some physical diseases of the elderly. For example, some chronic diseases (kidney disease, skin disease, etc.) will also aggravate the smell of old age. Usually, you should be more vigilant, and check and treat as soon as possible when necessary.
Finally, I want to say that the smell of old age is a natural phenomenon that people inevitably produce in the process of life growth. We should not criticize the elderly too much for this. Everyone will grow old one day and may face the smell of old age.
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