Eight Wrong Ways for Older Adults to Take Care of Their Health

I believe that many children have encountered such troubles. The old man of the family on the “health” is very obsessed, not move to buy back a lot of “supplements”. Because people to middle age, the body began to go downhill, will pay extra attention to health, but if you are not careful, it is easy to take a detour! This 8 health care misunderstanding pit miserable middle-aged and elderly people! Misunderstanding 1, eat more tonic can longevity, cancer prevention Some old people will be tonic as a treasure to prolong life, a large number of food. In fact, eat more supplements longevity and even anti-cancer, so far there is no clinical basis. “Supplements have a direct anti-cancer effect are fraudulent” “resolutely opposed to the use of nutrients to prevent cancer”! And! Many of the so-called “anti-cancer Chinese medicine” or “anti-cancer food” on the market have not been tested and clinically proven. Misunderstanding 2, by feeling to buy their own supplements to take With the improvement of living standards, ginseng, antler velvet, ganoderma lucidum and other high-grade tonic, as well as some of the health care products into the ordinary people’s homes. “Now the middle-aged and elderly people and even young people, high blood fat, high blood sugar, high uric acid more and more people, these rich and wealthy disease and the usual dietary nourishment is inseparable, this kind of people if the ginseng, deer antler, ganoderma lucidum, will only make the body worse.” Supplements are also medicine, it is best to follow the doctor’s advice. Medicine like watering and fertilizing flowers, some varieties of flowers simply do not need to fertilize, apply more instead of burning seedlings, too little. Myth 3, that coarse grains are good, eat more For often eat fine grains we eat some coarse grains are indeed beneficial to health, to supplement the B vitamins and dietary fiber. However, a lot of coarse grains, may hinder digestion, affect absorption. Especially the elderly, the ability of the digestive system decline, eat too much instead of “hurt the body”. Although coarse grains have good health effects, but his own gastrointestinal function is not good, daily life is rarely eat coarse grains. “There are stomach problems do not eat coarse grains is actually very simple, coarse grains, although nutritious, but coarse grains are rich in starch, crude fiber, difficult to digest, for some people with a bad stomach and intestines, eat more coarse grains will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, gastric bloating and other uncomfortable symptoms.” Recommendation: Elderly people without digestive diseases can eat 50 to 100 grams of coarse grains per day. To coarse grains, fine grains mixed food, is conducive to rapid replenishment of energy. Myth 4, high blood fat can not eat egg yolks Many people think that egg yolks contain a lot of cholesterol, their high blood fat can not eat egg yolks. Cholesterol is to maintain the normal metabolism of the necessary substances. 80% of the cholesterol is endogenous, from the food exogenous only accounted for 20%. Eggs contain large amounts of lecithin, a substance that maintains memory and thinking. By not eating eggs or eating egg whites without yolks, many essential nutrients are lost. Recommendation: Normal people should eat 1 egg per day. LDL cholesterol is high, diabetes, cardiovascular disease every two days to eat 1 egg is more appropriate. Myth 5, the earlier the better the morning exercise, many older people get up earlier, like to go out early morning exercise. Early morning exercise can be said to be a “health killer”, it is easy to induce vasospasm, which in turn triggered a stroke. “From the human body, a night without water and rice, blood viscosity is high, early in the morning when the blood pressure is also in the peak of the day, this time to exercise especially easy to sudden cardiovascular disease.” In addition, due to the aging of body functions, a short period of time after waking up in the morning muscles, limbs and other organs of motion are still in a state of relaxation, it is difficult to mention a higher level at once, this time to exercise, it is easy to fall, bruises, sprains the body. Suggestions: The elderly have the habit of morning exercise, wait for the sun to come out, about 9:00 to 10:00 and then go to the activity is the most sensible. Because the air before the sun comes out the carbon dioxide content is higher, even if the park air quality is poorer. And more sunshine can promote calcium synthesis and absorption. Myth 6, the more calcium the better The idea of calcium supplementation in our country can be said to be deeply rooted in people’s minds, many older people feel that the more calcium supplementation, the more absorption, the stronger the bones, so a lot of calcium tablets. Elderly people over 60 years old, the daily recommended intake of 1000 mg of calcium, excessive calcium supplementation, not only will not be strong bones, but also may be harmful to health. The safest and most effective way to replenish calcium is to eat more dairy products, cabbage, dried tofu and other calcium-rich foods in the daily diet, but also to quit smoking, moderate exercise, to reduce bone loss. Myth 7, eat protein powder can enhance immunity Many people eat protein powder, is to think that can supplement protein, enhance immunity. The human immune system is large and complex, the need for balanced nutrition, rather than a single food. Many immune substances need a variety of nutrients synergistically involved in order to play a role, relying on protein alone is far from enough. If you don’t eat properly and rely only on protein powder, you will easily lack other nutrients, which will in turn lower your immunity. In addition, the vast majority of urban residents do not have the problem of protein deficiency, the normal diet of the population simply do not need additional supplementation. Myth 8, grains and cereals powder is convenient, more benefits As the saying goes, eat more grains, do not have miscellaneous diseases! Many people know the benefits of eating grains and cereals, so the “grains and cereals powder” quietly popular, and feel that grains powder and convenient, benefits and more! But in fact, it is exactly hurt. Eat grains and cereals to help health, on the one hand, grains and cereals are rich in dietary fiber, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis; on the other hand, there are also rich in carbohydrates. But the grains and cereals ground into powder, dietary fiber is gone, the rest is only starch and sugar. Frequently eat grains and cereals powder on the blood sugar elevation faster, is not good for the body. Eating like this every day is likely to eat diabetes and kill you. Whether diabetes or not, it is not recommended to eat more. Diabetic wards a head two big when they hear that patients eat mixed grain flour. In a word, eating mixed grains but because of the hope that the absorption of a little slower, powdered into such an increase in blood glucose absorption of things, it is really not worth it. These 3 life-saving tips are rumors Rumor 1, sudden heart attack, take three aspirin Nitroglycerin should only be the most important first aid drugs for patients with coronary heart disease. Aspirin is also commonly used in coronary heart disease, but the effect is slow, at least a few hours, can not save the emergency. Nitroglycerin, on the other hand, can take effect within 1 to 3 minutes, and the strongest effect can be achieved in 3 to 5 minutes. Sudden heart attack, sitting sublingual nitroglycerin tablets, is the safest and most effective first aid method! First Aid Usage When angina occurs, immediately take 1 tablet of nitroglycerin (each tablet contains 0.5 mg) under the tongue. Repeat 1 tablet every 5 minutes, the total amount should not exceed 3 tablets. If the condition can not be relieved after 3 times of sublingual, can not continue to sublingual nitroglycerin tablets, need to whistle 120 in time, and can not move the patient at will. Rumor 2, infarction when coughing vigorously can save your life Circle of friends rumors “myocardial infarction ten seconds self-help method”: first of all, do not panic, to keep coughing, coughing hard, every time you cough before you have to deeply inhale a big breath first …… deep whistle and coughing will significantly increase the physical exertion , causing an increase in oxygen consumption, aggravating myocardial ischemia and necrosis, and increasing the risk of cardiac arrest. Heart attack self-help, or sublingual nitroglycerin, waiting for rescue. Rumor 3, a sudden stroke, finger blood Modern medicine believes that this statement is untenable, and have not heard of anyone who has a needle bleeding stroke can be cured, the needle is only on the human body has some pain on the stimulation effect only. Sudden stroke, first aid or walk the usual way it – when the family found or the patient realized that their speech slurred, unable to speak, or limb weakness, etc., to protect the body as much as possible, do not fall and cause secondary injuries, such as bone fractures, traumatic brain injury or bleeding. The most important thing is to go to the hospital as early as possible to receive treatment. 4.5 hours or less is the golden time for stroke treatment.