How can I tell my health condition as I get older?

When I was young, I didn't know that longevity was good, and I didn't understand why so many people throughout the ages wished to "live forever", and even made wild statements - "What's so good about living so long".

Yes!

The simple word "longevity" actually means a lot, in a broad sense, living longer means a healthy body in old age, a harmonious and healthy relationship, satisfaction with the current state of life, the possibility to explore more unknowns, etc...

So, just how old can you live to be considered a long life, 100 years old?

To what age can be regarded as longevity?

I. The "ultimate life expectancy" of human beings

There is a question, I believe we will be more interested in, that, what is the ultimate life expectancy of human beings?

Regarding the ultimate human life span, scientists in different countries have done relevant research and answered.

Scientists in the United States have used the number of cell divisions in vitro to calculate that the ultimate life expectancy of humans should be around 120 years.

Russian scientists have extrapolated mammalian life expectancy and concluded that the "reasonable life expectancy" of humans should be around 167 years.

Japanese scientists, based on mammalian lifespan and sexual maturity time, believe that the human lifespan should be 110-150 years.

In addition, the longest-lived person in human history is a French woman called Calmont, aged 122, who has been recorded, proven, and not legendary.

Second, the average life expectancy

Some people think that living near the maximum life expectancy is considered longevity. Then some people think that living longer than most people are considered longevity. And this than most people live long, you have to understand the average life expectancy.

Let's start with Japan, currently the country with the longest life expectancy in the world (World Health Organization statistics for 2019), where the average life expectancy that year was 83.7 years.

What about our country?

In 2020, our average life expectancy reaches 77.93 years

And according to the "14th Five-Year Plan" issued by the State Council in 2022, the average life expectancy of Chinese people will likely increase by 1 year by 2025, and if this continues by 2035, it will have the chance to break 80 years old.

So, in the end, how many years old is considered longevity, I believe you all have your answers in mind.

From "there is an old man, if there is a treasure" to "aging", how should the body and mind settle down after old age?

When people get old, their bodies and minds will change.

Let's start with the change of "heart".

When people get old, they will have a sense of inferiority that they are old, old, and useless. According to the survey, 80%-90% of the elderly in China have different degrees of psychological disorders, and 27% of the elderly have obvious anxiety, anxiety, and other psychological problems. Mental health problems of the elderly in rural areas are more prominent.

In the past, society's attitude toward the elderly was that "if there is an old person in the family, there is a treasure". Older people are a pill for a family. With the elderly in the family, the wanderer will have "confidence" - even if the children are wandering like kites, the elderly will hold the coils at home. For old people and young people, emotions have a place to settle, and the conflict is not so intense.

But now, with the rise of the Internet, the elderly are relatively weak and unable to keep up with the times, and with the often mentioned "aging" and other issues, it will inevitably deepen people's "aversion to old age" and the sense of inferiority within the elderly. Nowadays, most elderly people live on their own and are more likely to feel lonely, and psychological problems in old age are becoming more and more prevalent.

Solving the mental health problems of the elderly requires the coordination of many forces, including society. However, you are the first person responsible for your health. What can seniors do on their own to help regulate their emotions?

1. Proactively seek spiritual solace. For example, you can develop a hobby (chess, math, square dance, music appreciation, photography, flower appreciation) or go out and make more friends with others, especially young people, etc.

2, many older people want to do is to have someone to listen to their past days, and now the network is developed, you can find a platform with text, video, or audio ways to speak out, looking for resonators.

3、If it is difficult to regulate negative emotions by yourself, you can consult the psychological counseling hotline for the elderly in your location in time.

If you have a bad relationship with your family, you can find ways to make up for it and re-establish a good relationship.

In short, a good state of mind is an important condition for longevity. When you encounter bad emotions, you must find the right way to get rid of them in time.

Let's talk about "body".

When people get old, their body becomes sickly.

Hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, indigestion, osteoporosis, urinary leakage, cerebral infarction, heart attack, coronary heart disease, menopause, insomnia, and even cancer...

Among them, many elderly people are not aware of "diseases", such as urinary leakage, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease, which need to be especially emphasized.

--Urine Leakage

It is a common problem in women after the age of 50, but also in men. The main manifestation is the leakage of urine at the slightest strenuous movement (when sneezing or coughing).

Urine leakage is mostly due to urinary tract infections, pelvic floor muscle weakness, etc. It can cause a greater psychological and social burden to the patient, and it is important to seek medical attention when it occurs.

-- Osteoporosis

After the age of 50 or 60, when symptoms such as pain, shorter height, and unfavorable legs and feet inexplicably appear in the body, osteoporosis should be considered. Osteoporosis is very common, but because it is common, many elderly people take it for granted and consider it a normal aging phenomenon, so just take some calcium tablets. This is not possible.

The greater danger of osteoporosis is that it is easy to fracture. The elderly are the most afraid of falling, a fall is easy to fall out of a major disease. In China, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among people over 65 years old.

How to prevent osteoporosis? The right approach is not to take calcium tablets, but to seek medical attention when you reach the age or when you have symptoms of discomfort, to measure the bone density, and to take timely treatment by exercise, nutrition, or medication.

--Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, I believe the elderly are familiar with this.

It is important to emphasize the prevention of such diseases as cerebral infarction and heart attack, which have a high risk of sudden death. Among them, the precursors before the onset of the disease are of particular concern.

Most of the sudden deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases have symptoms before the attack, the common ones are

Pain - Frequent pain somewhere in the body. (Before a brain attack, there may be a headache, before a heart attack, there may be a pain in the posterior sternum or precordial area, radioactive toothache, and shoulder pain, etc.)

Numbness - mostly numbness in the hands and feet, or numbness on one side of the body.

Some other symptoms - yawning, difficulty swallowing, nausea, poor appetite, emotional anxiety, etc. All of these symptoms are common, and if they are only occasional, there is nothing to worry about, but if they are accompanied by pain, and you are a triple high sufferer yourself, you need to be more concerned.

How to determine your health condition as you get older? There are 3 indicators for reference

1. No problems with bowel movements

After the age of 50, physical quality declines at the same time, and the function of gastrointestinal peristalsis will also decline, which is not as good as young people. Poor gastrointestinal, food is not properly digested, and easy to accumulates in the body, triggering constipation. Under normal circumstances, a person defecates once a day.

2. Large grip strength

After the age of 50, the body loses calcium, while the muscle strength will also become weaker. A Japanese study says that the greater a person's grip strength, the lower the risk of death for that person. This is because a strong grip not only means that the person's muscles have strength, but also reflects that there is nothing wrong with the person's heart, the heart pumps blood well, the bone density is high, and osteoporosis is less likely to occur. Grip strength (kg) / weight (kg) * 100 results is your grip strength value > 50, that means your grip strength is not a problem.

3. slightly fat body

It is said that "it is hard to buy a thin old man", in fact, after the age of 50, people are not the thinner the better.

After the age of 50, the body is too thin, which may lead to the occurrence of "sarcopenia". Although the body looks slim the body is not healthy, the body's balance is poor, easy to fall, but also easy to fracture, the body does not have much protein, and low immunity, such as colds, pneumonia, and other diseases will be high, it is difficult to heal a short time.

The Ingram Cancer Research Center conducted a study on 90,000 people and found that the relationship between weight and mortality, if the body mass index of more than 23 people, weight increase by 10 pounds, regardless of gender, the risk of all-cause mortality will increase. It also brings a range of diseases, such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, and hyperlipidemia.

The New England Journal of Medicine conducted a study on more than one million Asians and found that people with a body mass between 22.6 and 27.4 had the lowest mortality rate, and this body is slightly fat. [Formula: (BMI) = Body weight (kg) ÷ Square of height (m)]

Compared to longevity, growing old healthily may be what we desire. Everyone is the first person responsible for his or her health, so why not do well for yourself first, adjust your mindset, actively understand the common diseases of old age, and take action to prevent them, not to fear disease, prevent the disease, longevity is still a difficult task?