Shanghai "Old Health Health Publicity Week" was launched, and medical experts issued senile health tips

In order to popularize elderly health policies and scientific knowledge, the National Health and Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine decided to launch the 2022 Elderly Health Publicity Week in the country from July 25th to July 31st. The theme of this year's event is "Improving the nutrition of the elderly and promoting the health of the elderly."

On the morning of July 25th, it was directed by the Shanghai Aging Office, sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of Health and Health, the People's Government of Xuhui District, and the "Municipal Disease Control and Prevention Center, the Municipal Aging Development Promotion Center, and the Municipal Health Promotion Center. The Municipal Elderly Health Propaganda Week and Health Lecture Hall opened the prelude to the Shanghai Elderly Health Publicity Week.

The theme activities showed the intelligent community to help the elderly nutritional nutrition for the elderly in the intelligent community. Friends bring a health reminder about the prevention and control of muscle laxia.

The theme activities also invited Zheng Songbai, deputy secretary of the Party Committee, Chief Physician of the East China Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, and the director of the Chinese Medicine Department of the International Peace and Child Health Hospital of China Welfare Association and the chief physician, Jin Ferui, the more common malnutrition, osteoporosis and sleep disorders of the elderly today The three major health questions are answered.

During the activity week, the organizer invited experts to set up a health lecture hall to popularize the elderly nutritional knowledge and health care skills; it will also be on the radio "Live 100", View "X Clinic", Oriental Satellite TV "Famous Doctor Health" and other columns Broadcasting special programs; organizations such as "Popular Health", "Health 12320" and "Shanghai Disease Control" and other organizations to conduct knowledge competitions. During the period, various districts, streets and towns, and communities will also organize experts' free consultations to provide all kinds of health services for the elderly.

Note about the health of the elderly

1. Nutrition can lead to a series of serious consequences such as muscle dysfunction, weakness of the elderly, and disability.

2. Physical Index (BMI) below 18.5, weight loss, loss of appetite, significant reduction of food, fatigue, fatigue, puffiness, etc. may indicate the body's malnutrition.

3. Ensuring sufficient nutrient intake is the primary condition for solving the malnutrition of the elderly. If necessary, you can give oral nutritional supplements and even tube feeding on the basis of daily diet.

4. The diet structure of the elderly must be matched with vegetarian food to ensure food diversity.

5. In the dietary composition of the elderly, protein occupies an important position, and supplementing protein can help maintain and stabilize the immune system.

6. Eggs are high -quality protein sources, and the body's absorption rate exceeds 95%.

7. Active physical exercise can promote appetite and gastrointestinal motility.

8. osteoporosis is one of the main causes of the elderly's fall and fracture.

9. Elderly people can enhance muscle strength, flexibility, coordination, balance ability, etc. through exercise and exercise to reduce the occurrence of falling.

10. Elderly people should perform 5 aerobic exercises per week, total exercise time ≥150 minutes, and 3 times of resistance to resistance for 20-30 minutes.

11. Insufficient sleep will affect cognitive function, physical function and emotional state.

12. Whether men, women and children, need good sleep.

13. Maintain regular sleep schedule, sleeping and getting up at the same time every day is an effective means to treat insomnia.

14. Traditional Chinese medicine in my country use ear acupoint pressure beans and traditional Chinese medicine foot bath massage to improve sleep quality.

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Author: Tang Wenjia

Edit: Tang Wenjia

Editor in charge: Fan Liping

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