Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye it is the end of 2021, and tomorrow is the new year of 2022.
On the last day of 2021, let's take stock of some common health rumors of elderly friends. I hope that elderly friends can polish their eyes and really do a good job in their own "health care".
This article will be a bit long, I hope you can read it patiently, I believe there will be gains.
Health rumors for the elderly 01 Health care products can cure all diseases
Nothing has ever been able to cure all diseases, and health care products are even more unlikely, and some exaggerated propaganda is just a gimmick for the sake of economic interests.
For health care products, conditional elderly friends, in the case of the body really needs additional nutrition or maintenance, reasonable choice, appropriate eating, of course, there is no problem, but if you listen to some false and exaggerated propaganda, health care products as a "miracle drug" that can prevent and treat diseases, or even replace the use of conventional drugs, it may really bring great risks.
Health care products are a type of product that does not have a therapeutic effect, therefore, if there is a real need to take drugs for elderly friends, do not use health care products to replace drugs, so as to delay the control of related diseases, and so on, there is a big problem, and it is too late to regret it.
Health Myth 02 Regular infusion can pass through the blood vessels
The rumor of "infusion through the blood vessels" has to be refuted almost every year, but there are still people who believe it.
Among the various medications, infusion is a high-risk medication, invasive way of puncturing blood vessels, and if the sterile operation is not standardized, it may cause the risk of infection.
Atherosclerosis of blood vessels is a progressive disease problem caused by various factors such as comprehensive age growth, three high impacts, bad living habits, etc. It is impossible to improve the blood vessel condition through infusion, and the blood itself has a strong self-regulation ability, and it is impossible to purify the blood and clean up the garbage through infusion, therefore, for the elderly friends who do not need infusion related diseases, if you try to dredge the blood vessels through infusion every year, not only can not play an effect, but also may bring risks.
Health Myths of the Elderly 03 Eating onions can soften blood vessels
Not only is the rumor of "onion softening blood vessels", but there are also various rumors on the Internet that eating more than one food can improve a certain disease, such as eating celery can lower blood pressure, drinking red wine to reduce blood lipids, eating garlic can kill Helicobacter pylori and so on.
About some of these "dietary remedies", everyone should listen to them, and do not be gullible. Healthy diet is very important for the health care of the elderly, and the true meaning of healthy diet is to supplement various nutrients for the body through a balanced and reasonable dietary structure and good eating habits, without causing metabolic burden due to excessive intake. Such a simple truth must be understood: if a certain food can have a therapeutic "dietary" effect, have the major manufacturers already developed related products on the market?
Health Myths for the Elderly 04 Blood pressure in the elderly can be higher
People with this theory are actually confusing the average blood pressure level of the elderly with the healthy blood pressure level.
Many elderly people have high blood pressure problems, and as they age, the average blood pressure of the elderly in different ages also shows an upward trend, but if you think that reaching the average level is normal, it is very wrong. The diagnostic criteria for hypertension in the elderly are still more than 140/90mmHg, and the control goal of elderly hypertension friends should still be below 130/80mmHg as the basic goal, and some friends whose blood pressure is low, especially elderly female friends, if the body tolerates, this target value can be more stringent, and the benefits to health will be greater.
For the elderly, some friends with particularly large pulse pressure differences and low diastolic blood pressure can appropriately relax the control standards for hypertension, which is mainly based on the body's tolerance and the benefits of lowering blood pressure, and is not because of the high average blood pressure value.
Health Rumors for the Elderly 05 Health examination is not important, and then check when you are uncomfortable
In order to pursue economic interests, there are more and more routines and scams in health examinations, which has caused some elderly friends to resist health examinations.
I'm not uncomfortable, why should I go for a physical examination? Isn't that messing around? It doesn't matter if you don't check, a bunch of diseases are all for the sake of prescribing medicines for you to make money? Some such statements reflect a lot of social problems, and it is also worth pondering why "trust" has become a rare word for some people in terms of health.
In fact, there are many disease problems, including three high and chronic diseases, as well as some malignant tumor problems, in the early stage of the disease or even in the middle of the development of the disease, will not produce uncomfortable symptoms or feelings, or only accompanied by relatively mild symptoms that are easily misunderstood as other diseases, if you can combine your own situation, targeted formal health examination, some diseases can be detected early, early intervention, which is an important aspect of improving the overall health level and quality of life of the elderly, it is worth noting.
Health rumors for the elderly 06 Supplement nutrition to eat more health care products
The digestive function of the elderly will gradually decrease, and the ability to absorb nutrients will also decline, and if you want to be healthy and delay aging, the elderly need to supplement some nutrients more, such as calcium, vitamin D, various B vitamins, and some antioxidant nutrients.
Such a contradiction, we should strengthen nutritional supplementation through a balanced diet, and not by eating more health care products to supplement, if it is really necessary, you can eat some health care products appropriately, but if you spend a lot of money to eat health care products, but you are reluctant to spend money on daily diet, it is the end of the house.
Health Myths for The Elderly 07 It is healthier to stick to a vegetarian diet
Many elderly friends think that people should eat less meat when they are old, or even adhere to vegetarian food for a long time, which is actually not conducive to the overall health of the body.
On the topic of the elderly to eat less meat or eat more meat, we should still look at it rationally, for the elderly friends who are overnourished and have metabolic burdens, they may wish to control it, eat less meat, and for the elderly friends who are too harsh on themselves and malnutrition, meat is still more conducive to health.
The elderly eat some meat reasonably, help to ingest high-quality protein, lipids, calcium, vitamin B12 and other nutrients, is a very important food source, in terms of meat selection, should eat less processed meat products, eat more fresh fish, poultry and other white meat, pigs, beef and mutton can also be eaten, but pay attention to eat less, minimize the cooking method of frying and barbecue.
Health rumors for the elderly 08 People should rest more and be less active in the elderly
When people reach old age, they should rest more and do less activities, which is actually harmful.
The benefits of exercise for physical health are multifaceted, elderly friends with age, the body's metabolic capacity becomes weaker, cardiopulmonary function weakens, skeletal muscle loss accelerates, muscle strength declines, balance ability becomes worse, these aspects of the problem, can be improved through exercise.
Therefore, for elderly friends, as long as the physical conditions permit, we must pay more attention to active exercise, and do a good job of long-term adherence, exercise in addition to the benefits of the above aspects, but also help to improve the anxiety, depression and other bad emotions of elderly friends, improve sleep, is an important aspect of physical health care for the elderly.
Health Myths of the Elderly 09 Memory loss in the elderly is a precursor to Alzheimer's disease
When you have a bad memory when you are older, are you going to have Alzheimer's disease? In fact, there is no necessary interconnection between the two.
With the increase of age, the brain power of the elderly will also degenerate in some aspects, but do not think that the brain will only age, the study found that the brain of the elderly in the induction of summary, quickly find solutions and other aspects of the ability, to far more than the young and middle-aged people, therefore, the brain decline of the elderly, most of them are reflected in memory decline, memory deterioration.
Alzheimer's disease is a disease problem, and the elderly mild memory decline has an essential difference, there is no necessary connection, if there is a serious memory disorder, accompanied by language disorders, and even life disorders, it is worth paying attention to.
Health Myths of the Elderly 10 Elderly people are constipated and need to clean their intestines and detoxify
Lately, I have always been constipated, so I have to eat some "intestinal cleansing products".
Constipation is a big hidden secret of many elderly friends, long-term constipation will bring discomfort, fecal retention will also cause further absorption of harmful substances, resulting in health hazards, and stool coarse can directly cause or aggravate anorectal diseases such as proctitis, fissure, hemorrhoids and other diseases at risk.
Now for the problem of constipation in the elderly, there are many "intestinal cleansing products", although it is claimed to be pure natural, but in fact, it has added some "laxative" substances, in order to quickly take effect, most of the added are "anthraquinone" laxatives, if long-term intake of such drugs, on the one hand, will gradually tolerate, lose efficacy, on the other hand, will also cause intestinal mucosa black lesions, increase the risk of intestinal cancer.
Therefore, if the elderly have constipation problems, or should be improved by eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking more water, strengthening exercise, developing regular bowel habits and other methods in daily life, if they really need drug treatment, they should be rationally used after diagnosis by a doctor, and never try some "intestinal cleansing products" with excellent efficacy, such products may bring great risks for a long time.
The above 10 major health rumors, are often encountered by elderly friends "pit", of course, about the related health rumors and misunderstandings, there are many, limited space, here can not be enumerated one by one, I hope that today's popular science article, can let the friends who see can have some understanding, experience what is the real health concept, what is the elderly health care should really do a good job, and finally wish everyone a happy new year in advance, healthy and healthy!