As we age, all human organs gradually age, but the aging of the heart affects the life expectancy of a person. According to TCM, the aging of the heart and the rate of aging of other organs, as well as the relationship between them, are absolutely related. Therefore, there is a slight difference between TCM and Western medicine in the anti-aging process, but in general, the emphasis is on the details of life. Heart aging affects life expectancy Which part of the human body ages first? In fact, the organ that ages first, and the rate of aging differs for each person, depending on each person’s constitution and genes. But the aging of the heart and brain affects the life expectancy of a person. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says that women age in cycles of seven and men age in cycles of eight, so women are 49 years old and men are 64. But the heart aging time is much earlier. Western medicine believes that the normal aging process, the heart aging time is in 35~40, but in this period the majority of people can not feel; but when women are 56 years old and men are 64, the symptoms of heart aging begin to appear; by the age of 80, more than half of the people already have the symptoms of heart aging, even if there is no heart-based type of disease, they will feel tired. Medication principles according to age segmentation for older people, the heart muscle, cardiomyocyte contraction ability decreases; blood vessel wall elasticity decreases, thinning, the inner wall of the blood vessel will be easy to produce inflammation, leading to the occurrence of coronary heart disease; valve gradually hardening, calcification, the ability to open and close decreases; nerve conduction is easy to disorder. Therefore, in fact, after the age of 56, the heart’s output capacity decreases by 1% for each year of aging, and, at the age of 70 or 80, the chance of arrhythmia rises by 10% due to aging, and the sensitivity to cardiac drugs and metabolism also changes. Therefore, in clinical practice, it is necessary to classify people according to their age. In the eyes of doctors, some diseases and physiology are similar between people before the age of 7 and after the age of 70, and the medications are also similar; for young adults, the medications are clinically classified between the ages of 30~40 and 50~60. Therefore, the clinical changes of human diseases and physiology, as well as the program and principles of medication are segmented according to age. Prevention of cardiac aging Life details are most important Now there is a consensus that if we can solve the problem of aging, the nature of aging, then the diseases related to aging will have different degrees of prevention and decline, because all these diseases are unified with the mechanism of aging in the process of occurrence, so aging is a disease across specialties. So, what are the aspects to prevent heart aging? The details of life are first. The program published by WHO and our 5,000 years of Chinese medicine are also unified, that is, the four cornerstones of healthy life. 1, life should be regular, in line with the laws of nature. This law refers to the relationship between the earth, the sun, and several surrounding planets, because humans also have photosynthesis, the skin is the largest human light receptor, the eyes are the most sensitive human light receptors, the ears are position receptors and other receptors, when the outside world subtle changes, we can feel. Therefore, we must follow the laws of nature for living activities, which is also the first point of health and longevity. 2, the diet should be balanced. It is not that vegan is healthy. In terms of diet, it must be five grains as a regular, five dishes as a punch, based on grains and cereals and fruits and vegetables, and then meat. In Japan, a simple way to guide students to have a balanced lunch is to have “sea, land and air” in the meal. In the past two years, the five-color approach to health has become more popular, with different colors representing the abundance of different nutrients and the nutrition of different organs. There is also a simple distinction between grains and cereals, vegetables and fruits, meat from four-legged animals, meat from two-legged animals, and meat from animals without legs, with vegetarian food as the main ingredient, plus meat. It is important to have a balanced diet, and some trace elements, if consumed in excess, may be toxic. For health, vitamins, fats, minerals, etc. are to be balanced intake. 3, exercise in moderation. Moderate exercise, for different ages have different guidance programs. For children, to fully exercise, but not weight-bearing, nearly 2 hours of sunlight per day, not less than 1 hour, and not through the glass sun. After the skin feels the sunlight will synthesize vitamin D, absorbed into the blood through the skin, then transported by the blood to the liver into bivalent vitamin D, and then transported to the kidneys into trivalent vitamin D, and finally reached the bones and blood vessels, greatly reducing the chances of cardiovascular disease, but also to strengthen the bones. But be careful not to expose yourself to the sun, you can apply sunscreen and not shower immediately after sun exposure. For older people, the time in the sun is the same as for children under 7 years old, but in terms of exercise, walking is the best exercise. During walking, the gastrocnemius muscles contract regularly, which can help to enhance the function of the heart, equivalent to the distal end of the heart and a “heart” in helping the blood circulation of the whole body. There are two standards for walking, 10,000 steps a day, or 40 minutes of continuous walking every day. If you have exercise habits in the past, you can continue to adhere to, such as running, playing ball; if there is no exercise habits, then it is best to choose taijiquan, Ba Duan Jin, or square dance and other gentle exercise. According to the changes throughout the year, the best time to exercise outdoors, from 17 to 19 points in a day; from the season, spring and autumn is most suitable for outdoor sports, winter and summer to reduce the amount of exercise. 4, the psychology should be balanced. It is clinically found that all mood swings, whether it is great joy, anger, sadness, or depression, can affect a person’s endocrine, and all of them can affect the health of the heart. There are many very extreme cases in the clinic, one of which is called heartbreak syndrome in Western medicine, where the heart is inducted during extreme mood changes, causing heart suppression. Dr. Liu Xinyan suggests, first of all, to introspect and be aware of mood swings at all times; secondly, to adjust so as to ensure health. In addition, it is also necessary to quit smoking and limit alcohol.