General Health Tips For Seniors

  • Treat your brain like your muscles. You either use it or lose it. (lead on to discuss about memory / dementia)
  • Proper nutrition is the foundation for all the systems in your body. If you don’t know where to start to get healthy, start with proper nutrition first. (lead to nutrition and diet for the elderly)
  • Exercise does not merely make you look good. It also improve your mental health and prepares you to age gracefully. (exercise in the elderly and graceful ageing)
  • Start having a hobby and develop interests and friendships outside of work so that when you retires, you are still kept occupied mentally and physically. (psychosocial aspects of ageing)
  • Treat your existing medical illness properly. Untreated or uncontrolled illness is the surest way to poor health. (knows what illness you have and treat them adequately first).
  • Sleeping is not a waste of time or youth. It is needed by the body to repair itself and to recover from the day’s physical and mental activities. Have at least 5 to 8 hours of sleep every night will keep your body and mind functioning well.
  • Concentrate on building your bones when you are young. For when you are old, osteoporosis is the silent thief of bones.
  • Just like a heart attack is an emergency to the cardiologist or a stroke is an emergency to the neurologist, a fall is an emergency to the geriatrician. You will never know when the next fall is going to change your life forever.
  • Don’t ignore painful joints. Arthritis is common in old age, but can be managed and improve your quality of life.
  • If you value your life, don’t smoke. If you value the life of those around you, don’t smoke. Stop smoking and give your lungs a new breath of life.