Tag: Senior Citizen

The Sky Gets Dark, Slowly

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Mao Dun literary prize winner Zhou Daxin’s latest novel to be published, “The Sky Gets Dark, Slowly”, is a sensitive exploration of old age and the complex, hidden emotional worlds of the elderly in a rapidly ageing population. In it he writes, “…Many elderly speak as though they know everything, but of old age they are in fact as ignorant as children. Many elderly are in fact, completely unprepared for what they are to face when it comes to getting old and the road that lays ahead of them. In…

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IF YOU ARE ABOVE 50 YRS OF AGE, HEALTH HINTS FOR YOU

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1. Two things to check as often as you can (1) Your blood pressure (2) Your blood sugar   2. Six things to reduce to the minimum on your foods: (1) Salt (2) sugar (3) preserved meat and foods (4) red meat especially roasted (5) dairy products (6) starchy products   3. Four things to increase in your foods’ (1) Greens/vegetables (2) beans (3) fruits (4) nuts   4. Three things you need to forget: (1) Your age (2) your past (3) your grievances   5. Four things you must…

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On International Day of Older Persons, let’s give more attention to our elders

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The International Day of Older Persons is observed every year on October 1 to focus on issues that affect the aged, such as dementia and the abuse of old individuals. This is also a day when we should sit back and remember all the contributions that have been made to society by old people. It was on December 14, 1990, that the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish this date as the International Day of Older Persons. The next year, the day was observed as a holiday. The International…

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Chair Suryanamaskara

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Sun Salutation ~ Surya Namaskar. Participants learn the Sun Salutation ~Surya Namaskar ~ a series of 12 asanas that flow together as one continuous exercise. Each position counters the one before stretching the body a different way and alternately expanding and contracting the chest to regulate the breathing. Encourage your parents and senior citizens to practice this Chair Suryanamaskara 12 times daily. This is belived to improve their overall health, reduce joint stiffness, improve lung capacity, and reduce age-related issues such as acidity, gas etc. Source: WhatsApp Disclaimer: All information,…

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