Elderly people are easy to get sick in

In January, the elderly are very sick, first of all because the early spring weather is still very cold, the next is the food in the first days of the year, which is often abundant and fatty, causing an imbalance in nutrition.

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In our country, January is the coldest month of the year. The average air temperature in January in the plain is often below 15 degrees Celsius, some days below 5 degrees Celsius; In mountainous areas, the temperature is lower, usually 5-15 degrees Celsius. In such weather conditions, the elderly are susceptible to colds and pneumonia. If you have the flu, the disease is often severe and prone to complications of pneumonia, with bad and unpredictable changes. Chronic diseases such as rheumatism, gastric ulcer - duodenum, hypertension . are also often prosperous; People with pre-existing hypertension are prone to stroke.

Food in the first days of the year is often abundant, lots of strange things: any meat, sausage, frozen meat, meat stock; any banh chung, jam, candy, cake, carbonated drink; then good wine, coffee, cigarettes . Anything is good, available, every house is available, every meal is available, most of the food is available, cold, very easy to be rotten . If being unable to control the 'situation' is very easy to abuse or overload, which makes the body tired, even sick and mild, also causes bloating and indigestion; severe, causing diarrhea, causing latent diseases in older people like hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes.

At the end of the year, everyone was busy and worried about the work and preparing for the Tet holiday which was often tired. The lifestyle was turned upside down, there was a lot of play and reception, and the hours of sleep and rest were disturbed, sometimes forgetting to nap. Night sleep is often shortened. Both the practice or the long walk with many tools have become essential necessities such as rice to eat and drink, then Tet is often garbled. All make old people tired, stressed .

Protecting the health of the elderly in the early spring

Always wear warm enough, taking care to keep your head, neck, chest, and feet warm. Do not go far, do not go out late; The cold, damaging cold days should be avoided outside, especially not outdoors when drinking alcohol . to prevent colds.

Maintain routine, eating, resting.

About eating, should eat meals; avoid overeating, skip meals but don't eat too many meals. Although appetite should only eat just right, should eat less food, should eat only 70-80%. A saturated meal like digestive stress can have bad consequences. People with cardiovascular disease, for example, overeating will make the blood rush to the stomach for digestion, leading to ischemia in the heart muscle and brain. As a result, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction occur; or insomnia, headache, tinnitus, dizziness, decreased attention concentration; even causing a stroke if there is a previous circulatory disability. As a precaution, it is not only the tools that everyone 'should leave in a bit of hunger' as advised by the great general Hai Thuong Lan Mr. Le Huu Trac.

What should elderly people's meals be like? Need to reduce fatty foods (such as meat, fat .), avoid eating foods high in cholesterol (including meat, especially fat and viscera). Eat less sugar (limited to drinking fresh water, eating jam, candy), remember to drink enough water, eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables to provide the body with enough minerals, vitamins, especially strong antioxidants vitamins C, E, beta - carotene. Green leafy vegetables, spicy vegetables (such as onions, basil, smells, garlic .) and many kinds of ripe fruits during Tet such as oranges, tangerines, roses, ripe mangoes, ripe papaya, watermelon . all High in vitamin C and beta - carotene.

'Uncorrupted' , don't be too happy with friends or please your grandchildren. Ideally, only alcohol for appetizers should be used; even red wine. This wine has been confirmed to work well for blood circulation, blood pressure, antioxidant, neutralize free radicals and fight cancer but for healthy people, French scientists also recommend drinking only One glass per meal, and don't forget to eat it every time you drink (don't drink alcohol).

BS Bach Thong , Health & Life