In addition to skin wrinkles, you need to pay attention to aging in the body, such as blood vessels.
Presbyopia may be the first sign that middle-aged people realize aging. At some point, if you start to lose sight of nearby letters, you suspect eye strain. Eventually, the moment comes when you admit that you are presbyopia. “Am I already a magnifying glass?” A ‘terrible’ feeling passes by. If you deny the aging of the body, it is easy to lose even your health. It is wise to adapt well to the passage of time.
◆ Presbyopia, gastritis, diabetes… In addition to the skin, organs in the body also age.
Presbyopia is not a disease, but an eye disorder caused by the aging of the lens. As we age, our ability to focus on objects declines. Not only the outer skin folds, but also the internal organs such as the stomach and intestines are aging. The gastric mucosa also increases with the aging process. When chronic gastritis occurs, it is impossible to return to the normal stomach condition in youth. Diabetes mellitus, besides poor lifestyle, also affects aging. It occurs most often in middle-aged and older adults, and the incidence increases with increasing age.
◆ Uh, it’s not like it used to be… Why is your body itchy?
As the weather gets colder, taking a thorough shower may cause itching. This is also a sign of getting old. The main cause is that the skin becomes dry due to the decrease in moisture and the secretion of sebum due to aging of the skin. Itching often occurs on the arms and shins. Frequent bathing in winter and excessive use of soap can also exacerbate the itching. Now is the age to ‘control’ the bath. Reduce the amount of time you shower and apply a good moisturizer to prevent itching.
◆ Watershed in women’s health, menopause… Prevention of vascular disease is the most important
The most important watershed in female aging is menopause. Around this period, a woman’s body undergoes rapid changes. Hot flushes, sleep disturbances, as well as direct life-threatening diseases occur. It is a vascular disease. The aging of blood vessels increases blood pressure and increases the risk of heart disease (angina-myocardial infarction) and stroke (cerebral infarction-cerebral hemorrhage). It is also due to bad lifestyle habits, but it is basically because estrogen (female hormone) that protects blood vessels and bones when you are young disappears. If you do not control your diet and exercise, you can gain weight and develop vascular disease quickly.
◆ Reduce carbs… Brown rice, barley, nuts, fish, etc.
For blood vessels to be healthy, the blood must first be cleansed. It is necessary to prevent and manage high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis by lowering the concentration of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. It is better to reduce the rice and flour foods and increase the ratio of whole grains such as brown rice and barley. Instead of eating a lot of saturated fat in the fatty parts of meat, you should eat unsaturated fats that are good for the body. Nuts, blue fish (mackerel, tuna, etc.), olive oil, perilla oil, etc. are abundant. From middle age, you need to practice the news gradually to reduce total calories.
◆ Eggs, tofu, small anchovies… You also need to take care of your bones and muscles.
Protein, calcium, and iron are also important for maintaining bones and muscles. As estrogen disappears, bone health also suffers, increasing the risk of osteopenia-osteoporosis. You should also pay attention to calcium foods such as small anchovies and vitamin D, which helps calcium absorption. Eggs and tofu are high in protein, so it can cope with muscle loss in middle age. Aerobic exercise such as walking and strength exercise such as dumbbells are of great help for healthy middle-aged and elderly people.
