How To Keep on Top of Your General Health In Your Senior Years

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David Hucks
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David Hucks is a 12th generation descendant of the area we now call Myrtle Beach, S.C. David attended Coastal Carolina University and like most of his family, has never left the area. David is the lead journalist at MyrtleBeachSC.com

As you get older you want to ensure you look after yourself to the best of your ability so that you can fight off any illnesses that may come your way. Your body is most likely going to take longer to recover from any health problems so maintaining a good active, healthy lifestyle is certainly going to help. 

Watch What You Eat

The more fruit and vegetables you can add to your diet the better. You will find that you will not need as much red meat and fatty foods as you get older so ensuring you incorporate plenty of healthy foods with vitamins, minerals, proteins and calcium will be good for your body. 

Keep Active 

It is important to try and exercise as much as you can as you will find that it will be more difficult to shift weight as you get older. So maintaining a good balance between eating healthily and getting out to do some exercise such as walking or joining a fitness class will be beneficial. 

Wellness CheckUp

It is useful to keep on top of your general wellbeing by having routine tests with your doctor to check on your blood pressure and cholesterol levels. This will help identify any problems that may appear before they develop into more serious problems such as heart disease or diabetes. 

Keeping Up to Date With Hearing Needs

Ensuring you look after your hearing and get new hearing aids when required is important so that you can fully hear those around you. This will be particularly crucial when you are out and about so that you can hear cars and cyclists when crossing the roads.   

Be Sociable 

It is very important to try and maintain as much social contact as possible, particularly if you live alone so that you do not end up becoming a recluse and distancing yourself from others. Maintaining social connections with people is vital for your mental health and can help combat feelings of depression. 

Regular Dental CheckUps 

You also want to ensure that you are still attending the dentist regularly to keep your teeth in good working order. This will help prevent problems such as gum disease developing. Ideally you want to be able to maintain your own teeth for as long as possible without having to wear dentures. 

Getting Enough Sleep

Sleep is important for our bodies to be able to recover and reset itself for another day. You might find you need a few more extra hours each night as you get older. Finding ways to relax before bedtime will help you drift off to sleep naturally so that you have a good night’s sleep. This is good for maintaining concentration levels and stimulating memory function. 

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