Elderly health jingle allegro

There are so many bamboo boards, I won’t praise anything else.

The truth about praising the health of old age

Don’t be greedy when you’re full, don’t step too hard, and don’t push yourself to sleep for seven hours.

You should quit smoking, drink less alcohol, and save salt, oil and sugar.

Don’t hold on if you feel dizzy or flustered. Don’t forget to have your annual physical examination.

When you are free, don’t sit on the sofa, water the flowers, walk around and chat.

Don’t believe in folk remedies, don’t make random supplements, and if you have anything to do, talk to your doctor first

Worry less, get angry less, don’t hold on when you can be happy

The above paragraph was created by me working in a community health education post for 5 years, along with 2 general practitioners, 3 traditional Chinese medicine doctors who often come to consult, and 12 old residents who like to give advice, and revised it through 8 editions.

Some people may say that this is too down-to-earth and not as "professional" as other health-preserving contents. It doesn't even provide a fixed number of steps or meals, which is too casual. I have to mention that Uncle Zhang, whom I met last month, sent a short video message saying "Walking 10,000 steps a day and live to 99". He walked around the community five times a day. Within half a month, he developed synovitis. He had trouble squatting on the toilet. He asked an orthopedic doctor to see him. , saying that he has degenerative disease in his joints, and walking 2,000 steps is too much, so we did not write "walk enough steps every day", but left "don't step too hard". You know best whether your legs are comfortable or not, so how can there be any unified standard? Some people are making excuses, saying that Grandpa Wang next door eats soy pork elbows and drinks white wine every day. It’s okay even though he’s 88 this year. That’s right, so we write “less alcohol” and “save salt, oil and sugar”, but we don’t say that they are not allowed to eat it at all. It’s perfectly fine to satisfy a craving once in a while. Just don’t show off and just drink it every day. Individual differences are already huge. It’s anti-science to insist on unified standards.

An aunt told me before that she had heard from other health classes that she had to eat a vegetarian diet to be healthy. She herself has diabetes and after eating vegetables for half a month, she fell down due to hypoglycemia when she went to the vegetable market. Fortunately, there was someone nearby who helped her and sent her to the hospital. The nutritionist specifically told us that the elderly have a slow metabolism, but they need to supplement protein and fat, and eat lean meat, eggs, and milk alternately. Just don’t stick to one type of food and don’t overeat. That’s why we specifically put “Eat without being gluttonous” at the top. It’s much easier to remember than talking about a bunch of “meal pagodas.”

Oh, yes, and the phrase "don't bear it when you feel dizzy and panicked" is really a lesson learned in blood. Two years ago, there was an uncle in the community. He had high blood pressure for more than ten years and never took medicine. He said that he was not sick if he didn't feel anything. He just lay down for a while when he felt dizzy. As a result, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and fell to the ground when he went out to buy groceries last winter. When he was rescued, he was half paralyzed. The family was exhausted from going to the hospital every day. Of course, some people say that "physical examinations are a scam, and you can detect diseases even if you don't have any disease." This is not entirely unreasonable. If you are usually healthy and have no underlying diseases, it is okay to have a check-up once every two years. The key point is not to take it too hard, and don't use "I am in good health" as a shield, let alone the folk remedies of "raw loach to lower blood pressure" and "drinking talisman water to treat stomach problems." Last year, an aunt believed in the folk prescription of eating raw gallbladder, and she had diarrhea for three days, and almost went to the ICU for electrolyte imbalance.

An old friend also gave us some advice before, asking if we could add a few words about raising grandchildren? Nowadays, many old people worry about their sons and grandsons every day, and their blood pressure is high when they can't sleep at night. We later put together a little extra segment, which was added to the back during the performance and received a particularly good response: "Don't work too hard when raising children, keep boundaries clear, don't interfere in your children's affairs, your own body is golden."

Some colleagues also told me that this kind of jingle is too imprecise, has no reference guide and no data support, and is not professional enough to preach to the elderly. I think that for ordinary old people, being able to remember and do it is better than anything else. If you tell them for a long time that "the daily sodium intake should not exceed 5g", he will turn around and forget. If you say "put less salt in cooking", he will remember it next time he cooks. If there are really old people who are willing to study professional content, we also have supporting detailed manuals. Different needs correspond to different contents, so there is no distinction between high and low.

Yesterday when I got off work, I met Uncle Zhang, who had synovitis before. He was walking slowly around the community with a birdcage. When he saw me from a distance, he shouted, saying that now he walks two thousand steps a day and his knees no longer hurt. He also recited the Allegro to me. You see, these few simple words are really useful when they can help people. If you have an elderly person in your family who can't remember complex health knowledge, read it to him twice without any problem. After listening to it too much, he will naturally take it to heart.