Common Health Concerns In Old Age
It is no secret that as you age your health can deteriorate. The coughs and colds you might have brushed off in your younger days take longer to shift. As well, things start to ache a little bit more. You also may become more susceptible to illnesses as your body becomes more frail.
Aging is a fact of life that we all want. The alternative is not!
Creating awareness around the common health concerns in old age is the opportunity to be forearmed. The knowledge and know-how can help you to live as long and healthy a life as possible.
Throughout your life, you can take proactive steps to look after your health, be it from lifestyle choices or a regular health screening. There are also advancements that allow physicians to determine the best medication for you based on your genetics, as championed by Brad Schaeffer of MedComp Sciences. Knowing the possible health concerns, how to help keep them at bay, and what to do if you find yourself suffering with them are some of the best ways to remain healthy.
Here are some common health concerns to be mindful of.
Eye health
As you age your eye health naturally deteriorates and poor vision or eye health can lead to other risk factors such as an increase in falls, driving accidents, or misuse of medication. Ensuring you pay close attention to your eye health throughout your life will help ensure you protect your vision and eyes as you age.
Hearing loss
Your hearing is another of your senses that naturally depletes as you age, which again can lead to other health complaints and have a negative impact on your quality of life. There are lots of advancements in audiology and the sooner you take action on any slight hearing deficits you may notice the greater the effect it will have on your hearing and overall health.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a growing concern in all age groups but it is especially common in the over 50s. It is a very serious health complaint. However, the good news is that if you suffer from Type 2 Diabetes there are steps you can take to reduce your risk. These steps include increasing the exercise you take, eating healthily, stopping smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight.
Osteoporosis
Sadly suffers from osteoporosis are often unaware that they are living with it. It usually materializes when something happens, such as a broken bone.
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Osteoporosis is a progressive condition that results in bones becoming weaker and more fragile as you age. This means they are prone to breaking easily. It is also understood that typically osteoporosis affects women more than men. One of the best ways to help protect yourself against osteoporosis is to take proactive action in your youth. Regular and gentle strength training is one of the most effective ways to keep your bones strong and healthy into old age.
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This is such an eye-opening article especially for me with an ageing mom. Thank you for sharing.
You are so very welcome. I hope that mom is well.
This is countries like Australia have a good aged-care facility to help our aging community to stay healthy.
I am taking every steps I needed in order to enjoy my future aging years!
It is wonderful that your government is so caring towards the elders. This can provide great peace of mind.
I personally grew up with my grandma and i do agree with all of these conditions you have mentioned… My grandma eventually loss her vision because of her Glaucoma.. Apparently she is too old for the treatment.. I guess it is very important that we are aware of all these while we are still young and fit.. We can change our lifestyle and our diet early to prevent or at least lower the risk of getting them
What a blessing to have grown up with your grandma. Yes, the more we know the more we can affect change the more we can effectively take care of ourselves ourselves
I’m starting to have creaky bones, lol. It sounds like a bowl of Rice Krispies when I wake up in the morning. I’m not sure what it means, but I have been looking into it here and there to try and see if it is a normal thing.
Your descriptions are so awesome. You are just so adorable. Now having said that I would say creaky bones are probably not what should be happening.
I learned so much about health and old age by reading this! Thank you for sharing this information.
You are so very welcome. I am happy to hear that you were able to learn from this.
There are a lot of changes as we age. And we need to set a new health style for us that suits our age.
As we age there are many changes and with that our needs changed too.
Thank you for sharing these. We need to be aware of such things to reduce the risks. We gotta prioritize our health and have a healthier lifestyle
With knowledge is power. When we are aware of how things affect us we can then affect them to our benefit.
I remember my grandparents losing their eyesight and hearing loss. We really can’t avoid these health issues in old age
While it is true that some issues cannot be avoided there are still some things that we can do to try and make things easier.
Diabetes is a common health issue, My dad has one. It’s quite hard for him but there are things we can do to prevent it such as the things you mention. Healthy exercise, no smoking and eating healthy food
Often times, we think we cannot head off disease but the beautiful thing is that we can head off many diseases with knowledge and practice.
Hhhhmmmm….you are right. With the way we are living our lives right now, you can safely say these are concerns of the young age, too! It’s so sad.
Indeed it is sad but we must look towards the positive in order to have a good life and to expand on the positive.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I worry about my in-laws because they deal with some of these but we are proactive in helping them take care of themselves.
Your in-laws are very lucky to have you and your proactive ways.
Thankyou for this blog. Creating awareness around the common health concerns in old age is really important
When we create awareness we create an environment in which we can take the best care of ourselves and our world.
I’m most worried about osteoporosis for myself lately. I found out this year that I am allergic to dairy so I’ve been working on other ways to get enough calcium in my diet. I do workout almost every morning, though, so hopefully that helps.
The good news is that you can get calcium in other ways but I do understand the challenge. If I may, I would also suggest that you look at your overall vitamins and see if you need to supplement any.
So good to know about common health problems. Especially for my mom I always want to prepare myself so I can help her instantly.
Knowledge is power weather taken care of ourselves or others. Your family is lucky to have somebody who is so conscientious.
It really is so important that we become generally aware of these conditions as those close to us start to age. Not only can this knowledge help us in our efforts to support them to lead the best lives possible, but it also can forewarn ourselves to be prepared when our own age gets to that stage in life.
With awareness of what we, or the people in our lives, may face one day we can take steps now to be the healthiest and happiest that we can be.