Good Lifestyle

As we get older, we get more wise, but health, we are also more complex. Over the years, life accentuates our differences. Look at 100 20 years and most are similar in health. But 100 70 years will have many differences. Your genes, the environment where you live, your economic situation, your education, your behavior - especially exercise, nutrition, smoking, alcohol and drugs - all these factors affect your health and the likelihood of developing Diseases in your 70s and beyond.

Here are some of the most common health problems of experience in their eighth decade of life - and some suggestions on how to avoid or reduce their effects.Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

HypertensionArterial hypertension is known as the "silent killer" because there are few or no symptoms. Have arterial hypertension damages arterial walls and increases the risk of serious health problems such as heart attack, stroke and peripheral arterials. If you are a man or a woman in your 70s, you have a 60% chance of having or developed high blood pressure.

RX: Ask your doctor an arterial pressure of reading at least every two years. But it is important to know that what constitutes "good blood pressure" for 70-year-old people remains a bit controversial. A recent study shows that up to 120, lower is better, but other studies suggest that blood pressure in the 120s can increase the risk of kidney problems, passing and falling. So, the message to take away is: we are not quite sure of the best blood pressure for 70-year-olds, but your doctor watched your doctor to monitor changes in time.

Best Paris for healthy blood pressure: Begin by reducing your salt consumption, increase physical activity and eat healthy diet, especially fruits and vegetables. Then, if it does not work, your doctor will likely recommend drug pressure medications.

You may not know if you have hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia-high levels of fat in the blood, until a blood test reveals it. It's almost completely asymptomatic. Most often hyperlipidemia - the best term because it is more than cholesterol - is the chance of the genetic draw. But cheeseburgers, milkshakes and other foods containing high levels of fat certainly do not help you and can aggravate. If it is not treated, high cholesterol can lead to heart attacks and stroke.

RX: High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) can be managed by diet, exercise and medicines. Get more physically asset to do what you like to play tennis, walk, hike or swim. Exercise at least 30 minutes per day of perspiration a little suggest that you are doing enough-four days a week. And follow a healthy diet, eat low fat foods and saturated grease. The good news is that some mono-and polyunsature greases present in lawyers, dark chocolate and nuts are good for you. But limit rapid restoration, junk food and processed meats. These steps will help you maintain a healthy body weight, which is really important for your cholesterol and overall health.

It's not life-threatening life, but arthritis can make you quite miserable, affecting your quality of life, including the amount of pain you have and what activity you can participate. Arthritis grows more frequently with age. There are many different types of arthritis. Wear, associated with aging, is the cause of osteoarthritis, the most common form, when cartilage inside your joints begins to decompose, cause changes in the bone that aggravate over time. Another type, rheumatoid arthritis, is linked to inflammation when the immune system attacks the body's joints.

RX:If you encounter pain, swelling, stiffness and tenderness in your joints, the first thing you want to do is talk to your doctor. Depending on the type of arthritis you have, you can have pain in the morning or throughout the day. The trip is one of the best treatments there is. In addition, force exercises help because strong muscles protect the joints. There are a variety of pain drugs, both in the form of pill and topical creams, which help joint pain. Ask your doctor what combination is suitable for you, they all have adverse effects. If a clinician suggests that it is time to replace the articular replacement due to the pain at arthritis, it is intelligent to get at least a second opinion. Total replacement of the jointsis the most common elective surgery in the United States and the number of these surgeries is on the rise. Some people think that the operation is done too often these days. Joint replacements should not be done too early or too late!

Over time, light lentils in your eyes can become trouble and harm your vision. Although several conditions of vision affect the elderly, including macular degeneration and glaucoma, the one that is the most common is cataract. Not only are cataracts not only unsightly, but they can have the best life to live, making it difficult to see clearly, especially at night.

RX: The good news is that cataracts are one of the most treatable vision problems for the elderly. Getting your cataract extracted can be a game changer; Surgery allows a lot to resume the night of the night because it decreases the glare of the lights of cars coming in the opposite direction. People who have had cataract surgery are also less likely to fall. Although everyone does not receive cataracts, the vast majority of seniors do. They are more common in people who are in the sun, have a lot of diabetes or take steroids for any reason. But, at some point in our lives, most of us should possibly have deleted cataracts. A fringe advantage: If you have worn eyeglasses most of your life, your remote vision can improve to have deleted cataracts. I am almost impatient to do it because I wore remote glasses since I was in kindergarten!

A new disturbing trend is an increase in the number of people in their 70s who have been diagnosed for the first time with Diabetes. It is unclear whether the risk factors of diabetes in the 1970s are the same as for those diagnosed in younger ages. In addition, doctors discover that narrow control of your blood glucose (hemoglobin A1C) in the elderly sometimes leads to excessively low blood glucose, which is almost as bad as too high.

On the one hand, it is important to keep your blood glucose and what is called your hemoglobin A1C, under control to reduce the likelihood of negative effects on health to your vision, your vision, your vision, to your vision. Vision or your nerves (a condition known as neuropathy - When you can not feel your feet or have pain in your feet and with uncontrolled diabetes, it can even lead to amputation). But you also want to avoid complications of too low blood glucose, which can cause fainting, breaking a bone or brain damage.

RX: To reduce the chances of developing diabetes in your 70s, hold a healthy diet and get a lot of physical activity, which both help keep your weight in the healthy beach. Obesity, after all, is associated with the development of diabetes. And, if you get a diabetes diagnosis in your 70s, make sure your treatment is not about or too too much, a bit like Goldilocks.

The frequency of hearing loss increases among 70-year-olds and many underestimate how devastating this can be. Studies show that hearing impairment itself is a risk factor for dementia, depression and other conditions. I guess the generation that grows wearing atria in their ears all the time will undergo an even greater problem with hearing loss in the coming years.

The key is to really recognize how important the hearing of the quality of life is. It is a major determinant of social isolation. I hear my patients all the time: "Well, I really do not want to go because I can not hear anything. I do not want to go to the theater. I do not want to go to this party dinner."

RX: Number one, make sure you do not have wax in your ears. The second thing is to get an auditory test. If hearing aids are recommended, acknowledge that the quality of hearing aid is improving considerably; These are not the hearing aid of your grandmother. I recommend getting the best quality auditory help you can afford. Remember that you must be tested and may need repeated visits to adapt them to make sure they work properly.

People who can not afford hearing aids may find that listening devices can also be useful and they are much cheaper. Some, particularly useful in situations such as individual conversation in a relatively quiet place, can be purchased for about $ 50.

As we get older, we lose bone density and a condition called osteoporosis, weakening bones, can occur. It puts you (especially women) at risk of fractures. Although post-menopause is one of the main risk factors for osteoporosis, bone loss can touch anyone. While in your 20 years, you make new bones every few years, as you reach your 70s, you do not do many new bones at all.

RX: To avoid fractures, displacement is the best thing to do. To enjoy your bones, the movement against the resistance, as on a sidewalk, it is very useful to walk in the water or swimming will not do it. In addition to the activity, give your bones a good amount of calcium. If you do not consume dairy, take calcium supplements and Vitamin D supplementsSince vitamin D is also important for bone health. Although we can still absorb some of the sun as we get older, it becomes more difficult to absorb vitamin D from sun exposure.

In addition, if you are on bisphosphonates, a class of drugs taking to prevent bone loss, keep in mind that they should only be taken for five to seven years, after which you should take a vacation. If you take them too long, they can cause bone problems. So ask your doctor: "How long have I been about it and should I continue to take it?"

I see a lot of worried people they can have dementiaIt is therefore important to know that some symptoms occur in what we call "usual aging". In the usual aging, it takes more time to learn new tasks, such as computer skills. It also takes a little more time to retrieve information that you finally remember. (This is the "tip of the language" phenomenon. For example, names are more difficult to remember. You know this person, and you know where you know it, and you can probably remind you what color of dress they wore it five years ago, but you do not remember their name. Or, you enter a room and you do not remember what you came to do.)

These are all normal memory problems that come with aging and do not necessarily mean that you are more likely to get any dementia that anyone. However, dementia can be the problem if memory loss begins to interfere with your function: you do not remember paying bills, forget about important appointments or lose yourself when you drive to places where you have been several times.

RX:There are many applications that promise to boost memory; We do not know if they help. But the best recommendation I can give is to remain physically, socially and intellectually active, to do what you like to do. Read if you like to read. If you like to do crossed words, do crosswords. It is not clear that everything is better than another. To be socially involved-volunteering, go out with friends or all you love - help. Sleep is important for cognition, so being mentally and physically active during the day will help you get tired.

As we get older, despite how long you go to bed, the time you are asleep - and stay asleep. What is called sleep efficiency - the percentage of time you are in bed and sleeping - decreases with age. It's a normal part (although frustrating) aging. But the changes in your normal sleep in your 70s are really not a problem unless you are tired during the day. It's a clue that there may be a problem to see a sleep specialist.

RX: Whatever you do, stay away from sleep medications especially. They all have bad effects and not much good. The only reason they are available without a prescription are because they were on the market before the FDA starts assessing drugs. With the exception of melatonin, all all contain a chemical that operates directly against the major chemical in the brain for memory. All that says that PM is in the same class of medication as Benadryl, an antihistamine that is anticholinergic. The cholinergic nervous system is part of what keeps the memory.

If you have trouble sleeping, my number one number one number one has a regular sleep schedule. And if you're in bed and you're not asleep in half an hour, you should get up. Research in a moment when you feel sleepy.

Most cancers increase with age: prostate, colon, lung and breast cancer all become more widespread than we get older. However, it is proven that death rates for cancer have a general decrease and have been for the 26eYear in a row.

RX:While screening will not prevent cancer, catch earlier gives the best chance to successful treatment. Talk to your doctor about the recommended screening tests for you, depending on your family history, your medical, age, sex, and other risk factors such as the history of smoking. Regular mammograms and colonoscopies are effective screening tools for detecting early cell changes before becoming cancer or can spread. But, according to screening guidelines, your health system follows, it can be recommended to stop breast and colon screening after 75 years. Indeed, the advantages diminish (the test will not help you to live longer) and to harm the adverse effects (the adverse effects of subsequent tests or treatments) increase.

Chronic pulmonary disease increases and we see it more for women. According to U.S. Human Health and Services OfficeThe number of women diagnosed with pulmonary disease in the United States is on the rise, as well as the number of stye women in pulmonary disease.

By far, the main risk factor for chronic pulmonary disease is smoking. And there are very good proofs that no matter what your age, which is certainly true in your 70s, where you have another possible 20 years of life - smoking should be smoking.

RX: If you have problems with coughing or wheezing or shortness of breath with normal activities, it is important to ask your doctor a test of lung disease. There are a number of treatments that can help you breathe more easily. (Have I mentioned that it's almost never too late to stop smoking?)

About one in three seniors will fall normal activities. The fall can cause a considerable amount of stress, discomfort and even disability. Fall injuries, such as hip fractures or head injuries, are as common and devastating as times.

RX: The things we know we can more contribute to avoidable falls include muscle weakness and bad balance - both can be improved by being physically active and exercise, as well as physical therapy. Drugs are a major contributory to falls, especially drugs that work on the brain or traffic. Medicine of blood pressure, depression medicine, sleep medicine and pain medicines are part of the main categories of drugs to reflect on fall prevention. You want to be the lowest dose and take as little drugs as needed. Some studies suggest that vitamin D can reduce the risk of falling and it significantly decreases the probability of a break if a fall occurs.

We should not think of depression differently from cancer or heart disease or blood pressure. It is a disease caused by an imbalance of chemicals in your brain. We can adjust the balance between these chemicals with drugs and conversation therapy. If you feel shot down and hopeless and you did not appreciate the activities you have made, talk to your doctor of the screening tests easily carried out as part of the depression.

Because depression can be both out-treated and too extended, it is important to ensure that there is a diagnosis of depression and monitoring the response to treatment and duration of your time. After a year or more, you and your doctor should assess whether to continue on the medicine or go out.

RX: Physical activity is one of the best preventive therapies of depression. If only you could biberte the advantages of the movement - I do not call it exercise, I call it a physical activity because it incorporates it in your daily life rather than: "I'm going to sit on the couch for 20 hours a day and then I will exercise for half an hour. "It's really important to move as much as you can and outdoors in the fresh air and the sun. This stuff can really help people's mood.And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.

Mary Tinetti, MD, is a geriatric and head of the geriatric section of the mine.