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5 things to stop consuming at 60
Been 60 is nice and interesting, but even as that. That is the age when your body will no longer have the power unlike its has before.
Nature had done it in such a way that “As your age keep increasing so will your body’s capacity will start getting weaker and weaker.”
Been 60 is nice and interesting, but even as that. That is the age when your body will no longer have the power unlike its has before.
This article is mostly for adults who age is 60 or more than, it will enlighten you on the need why you should stop taking some certain foods in order to live long in good and sound health.
One of the reasons why some adults do sick or can no more do things on their own whenever they get to this age is because of what they consume on daily basis.
Take for instance, when you were young you eat sugar and other sugary foods which don’t Really have any effect on your body at that age either because of your day to day activities which you may pass it out through sweating.
Here Are Things You Should Stop Consuming To Live Long;
1. Eating Sugar:
At this age damages your skin through a natural process called glycation. The sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins and produces harmful free radicals called advanced glycation end products (AGEs).
As your age increases (the more sugar you eat, the more they develop), they damage the proteins around them.
Note, carbohydrate and sugar intake in older adults has an increased risk for mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, refers to memory or other thinking problems that are more severe than those associated with normal aging.
2. Red Meat:
Eating red meat at this will no longer benefit you but rather raise iron levels in a senior’s brain, heightening the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
The iron found in red meat can accelerate the damage caused by free radicals. Over time, the iron builds up in gray matter regions of an older adult’s brain, causing Alzheimer’s disease.
Whenever I see elders struggling to get meat for their consumption I pity for them because it neither improve them nor make them look more younger.
In older adults, too much alcohol can lead to balance problems and falls, which can result in hip or arm fractures and other injuries.
Older people have thinner bones than younger people, so their bones break more easily. Studies show that the rate of hip fractures in older adults increases with alcohol use.
Some health problems in people older than age 60, and the medicines used to treat them, can worsen with alcohol’s effects.
These include diabetes, high blood pressure, and ulcers. Heavy alcohol use can also lead to other health problems, such as cancer and liver disease. It’s also linked to depression and suicide.
3: Smoking:
Smoking increases the risk of developing diabetes, cancer , cardiovascular disease, and lung disease.
While this risk does not diminish in older age, quitting at any age can reduce risk and improve health. The mortality rate among older adults who smoke is three times higher than older adult nonsmokers.
It’s is advisable you stop smoking completely because the cigarrete and tobacco smoke you are inhalling contain harmful chemicals that may affect your vital organs such as: Kidney, eyes, liver and lung.
4. Salt:
Eating too much Salt can contribute to high blood pressure, which is linked to conditions like heart failure and heart attack, kidney problems, fluid retention, stroke and osteoporosis.
You might think this should mean you need to cut out salt completely, but salt is actually an important nutrient for the human body.
Reduce your salt often, don’t keep your self enjoying diet which may harm your life later.
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5. Alcohol
In older adults, too much alcohol can lead to balance problems and falls, which can result in hip or arm fractures and other injuries.
Older people have thinner bones than younger people, so their bones break more easily. Studies show that the rate of hip fractures in older adults increases with alcohol use.
Some health problems in people older than age 60, and the medicines used to treat them, can worsen with alcohol’s effects.
These include diabetes, high blood pressure, and ulcers. Heavy alcohol use can also lead to other health problems, such as cancer and liver disease. It’s also linked to depression and suicide.
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