Population ageing has become a prominent social problem in the world today. The demographic structure of almost all countries is aging because the birth rate is declining year by year while the average life expectancy is increasing. We all know that the “Chongyang Festival” on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar is the “Chinese Senior Citizens’ Day”, but few people know that October 1 is the “International Day of the Elderly”. For the elderly high incidence of various diseases, Zhengzhou People’s Hospital (formerly Zhengzhou Fifth People’s Hospital) geriatrics experts reminded that poor lifestyle is one of the main causes of geriatrics. He Zhen, Department of Internal Medicine, Henan Cancer Hospital In recent years, with the gradual aging of China’s population, as well as the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, geriatric diseases have become common. “People often misunderstand geriatrics, thinking that geriatrics is something you get when you get older, and that it can’t be cured, but it can’t kill you,” said Dr. He Zhen, attending physician at the Geriatrics Department of Zhengzhou People’s Hospital, “In fact, geriatrics is a disease that is closely related to lifestyle, and it mainly includes hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, coronary artery disease, coronary artery disease and other diseases. The main diseases include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, stone disease, osteoporosis and cancer and many other diseases. In daily life, poor lifestyle often unknowingly cause damage to the body, and this damage accumulates over time, and when it reaches a certain level, it will suffer from geriatric diseases. And the old people who have good living habits can still be hale and hearty even at the age of 100.” “General geriatric diseases often manifest clinically as the coexistence of a variety of diseases, most of which develop slowly and are easily mistaken for physiological changes in old age at an early stage.” According to Dr. He Zhen, in the clinic some elderly patients manifested as intellectual decline, poor movement, limb stiffness. The patient’s family thought that this is a normal change of the old, did not care, but in fact may be the early manifestation of Parkinson’s disease; there are some older people often feel back pain, limb weakness, think it is a natural phenomenon, in fact, this may be the performance of osteoporosis. He Zhen reminds, the elderly relatively weak, liver and kidney reserve function is limited, easy to induce a variety of serious complications. Therefore, it is important not to be paralyzed by geriatric diseases, and elderly people should receive professional diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible once they notice any abnormal changes in their bodies. Dr. He Zhen also mentioned that healthy habits are essential for a healthy body, and the prevention of age-related diseases should start from adulthood. Measures to prevent geriatric diseases are multi-faceted. In terms of daily diet, attention should be paid to reasonable meals, at least three meals a day, and each meal is only seven or eight minutes full. Foods low in animal fat, cholesterol and salt should be consumed. Eat more vegetables and fruits rich in fiber, vitamins and trace elements. And there should be sufficient amount of high quality protein. Seafood should not be eaten in large quantities as they contain high cholesterol. Avoid stimulating food, which not only prevents the occurrence of many kinds of cancers and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but also makes you energetic. Quit smoking, excessive drinking and other bad habits to avoid harmful stimuli. Elderly people can properly carry out physical exercise suitable for them to enhance their physical fitness. For the elderly, aerobic exercise is the most suitable way of exercise, such as walking, jogging, swimming, dancing and so on. Appropriate exercise can improve cardiopulmonary function and protect cardiovascular, also can prevent osteoporosis and reduce mental stress. Exercise should follow from low to high, starting from small exercise, step by step, to avoid overwork; at the same time, attention should be paid to selecting suitable exercise programs according to the season and personal conditions. If exercising early in the morning, it is not advisable to do so on an empty stomach. For elderly patients who have suffered from hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic bronchitis, cardiac insufficiency and other chronic diseases, in order to maintain their health and good quality of life, they should go to the hospital for regular health checks. Through regular checkups, one can get a comprehensive understanding of one’s health condition and listen to the opinions and suggestions of doctors. In addition, some important diseases can be detected through health check-ups. For example, there are quite a number of malignant tumors that are detected during health check-ups, or when looking at other diseases. Therefore, regular physical examination is also a very important preventive measure, it is also a way to strengthen the contact between the elderly patients and the doctors, so that the doctors can implement the health care medical guidance to more elderly patients. (Liu Lu, Publicity Department, Zhengzhou People’s Hospital)