Think about the elderly people you know who are relatively healthy and happy. Can you identify any characteristics about them that have enabled them to live a long life?
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My maternal grandfather is 85 year old. He has healthy both physically and mentally. For example, he can help himself in his daily living such as eating, bathing, and cooking. In addition, he is positive thinking in his life. For instant, firstly, he has grubs activities in the community such as dancing in the elderly club and gardening. Secondly, he playing with his grandchildren everyday. Finally, he have free time such as basket one to two hours/day and talk with his's dog everyday in this activity make him happy.
ReplyDeleteOne important thing, he like eat a traditional esan Thai food because low fat, a lot of vegetables and eat fish because it is easy to digest.
In my opinion, people in good old days, because eating is important and should be combined with exercise and happy mind to make a long life.
Thanks for sharing! No doubt time spent with grandchildren brings immense pleasure to the elderly. I'm looking forward to the time when I can spend time with my children's children. In the meantime, I get a great deal of pleasure from talking to my dog like your grandfather does.
DeleteChoosing foods that are beneficial to your health can reduce the risk of disease. Good mental health does not cause stress on the body, which affects the longevity as well.
DeleteGood daily habit, that also what I have thought, people in an old period live their life in the healthy way which is difference now.
DeleteT though I would like advantage to people in good old days, because eating is important .For exemple traditional esan Thai food because low fat, a lot of vegetables and eat fish because it is easy to digest. and should be combined with exercise and happy mind to make a long life and more older than the younger in the recent.
DeleteThat good. I think food and exercise are help a long life and good mental health can help a long life
DeleteIt is interesting that elderly people who live with their family members and do some activities with them will have long life. In my opinion social support is very important to old people because when humans are over 59 years old, their mental and physical health will change to be dependent people. They need someone to look after their activity daily living and their minds and people who are their relative especially their children and their grandchildren will have more positive effects for aging.
DeleteYour maternal grandfather is a good role model of healthy for me. In the future I would like to be health her.
DeleteHealthy life styles are an important to our health for example similar behaviour to your maternal granfather.
DeleteI think esan Thai food has more benefit for elderly people because a lot of vegetable and proteins such as grilled fish, Kaeng oum.
DeleteWow
DeleteI agree that eating Thai traditional food enables elderly people in Thailand to be healty as I've seen many Esan grandparents enjoy their long lifes.
My 78-year-old uncle is healthy and able to do his daily activities. He takes care of his health with a healthy diet and exercise every morning. When he has trouble, he will consult with his family. He is funny and likes gardening. In my opinion Choosing foods that are beneficial and exercising regularly makes good physical health, resulting in good mental health as well, so they have longevity.
ReplyDeletegood mental health, how to do that in this day hahaha
DeleteI think we are living in the modern life and competitive society which make us feel depressed.
I agree that good physical health can contribute to good mental health. Exercise, for example, does release endorphins doesn't it and they make us feel good. Studies have also shown that depth of human contact fosters health. People who have a variety of strong relationships with others, tend to live longer.
DeleteAbsolutly, if I keep going to excercise, eat good food and happy every day I have long life.
DeleteI agree with you about choosing foods and exercise.
DeleteAgree, healthy food is very importance for live the life healthy and in a good shape.
DeleteI believed that choosing foods exemple fish ita has much more omega-3 fatty acids that are beneficial to reduce rick of heart disease , breast cancer and exercising regularly makes good physical health and psychological.
DeleteYour uncle is a very clever man in good health because he had a correct solve problems.
DeleteGood metal health is a key success factor to follow by good phisical health. I hope I will stay good health when I am 78.
DeleteI agree with you, appropriate exercise have more advantages, when elderly people exercise, their body do not only release endorphins but also their heart and their lungs will get better. Their heart can work well for pumping blood to any part of body and their lungs will have good expansion and good gas exchange. As this informations, it can be seen that proper exercise can affect on elderly people health in both mental and physical health.
DeleteI used to collect data about how elderly live long and I found that live well and eat well are the main factors enabling them to live a long life.
ReplyDeleteThere are two aspects of live well: having good mental and having good physical health. Most participants keep their metal fit by having enough money for living they said " If we have enough money, not too much, just enough for the rest of our life, we will away from any worries. That make us feel good, feel independent, therefore, we can do anything we want such as being volunteer, enjoying community activities ect."
Moreover, they went to temples to do meditation and listen to monk teaching which can reduce their stress. In addition, they do exercises by doing housework that make them get physical healthy.
Secondly, eat well, most of them usually eat good food. For example, they grown their own vegetables which no need pesticide and they eat vegetable more than meat. And sometimes they use herbal medicine to cure their illness before seeing the doctor.
I think the concept to have long life is not quite different from Okinawans.
Interesting post! Financial security is certainly important to health. If you don't have to worry about where your next meal is coming from etc you can volunteer, do crafts, play sports and so on without qualms. At the same time, we need to hold on to the fact that opportunities for recreation are a privilege or in other words a gift. We shouldn't take them for granted.
DeleteI agree with this post, good health will make longevity.
DeleteSocial activities, good way for oldder people because if yor have activity yor have friend such as you can make new relationship, you can help everyone in the community and do not have lioneliness. In my opinion, groubs activity is the best for elderly.
DeleteAbsolutely agree with your Idea.
DeleteI think so having good mental and having good physical health it likely you are what you eat.
DeleteYes, financial status is the first important factor that can create other factors.
DeleteActually,I love your comment. It is a real situation problem solving at present.
DeleteSocioeconomics is an one of the factor that the fist happend before having healthy according to Ottawa charter which was about health promotion stategy.However, if they feel sufficient it may be help to deal with uncomportable things in their life.
DeleteI really agree with you that " eat well" is main factor for elderly people and also everyone who would like to live well and live a long life. I have ever heard that " you are what you eat " , It sounds like we have to choose healthy foods for our bodies. It seems easy to hear but It is not easy to do, is not it? If everyone can control their diet in every time they eat. I think they will have good health.
DeleteI used to collect data about how elderly live long and I found that live well and eat well are the main factors enabling them to live a long life.
ReplyDeleteThere are two aspects of live well: having good mental and having good physical health. Most participants keep their metal fit by having enough money for living they said " If we have enough money, not too much, just enough for the rest of our life, we will away from any worries. That make us feel good, feel independent, therefore, we can do anything we want such as being volunteer, enjoying community activities ect."
Moreover, they went to temples to do meditation and listen to monk teaching which can reduce their stress. In addition, they do exercises by doing housework that make them get physical healthy.
Secondly, eat well, most of them usually eat good food. For example, they grown their own vegetables which no need pesticide and they eat vegetable more than meat. And sometimes they use herbal medicine to cure their illness before seeing the doctor.
I think the concept to have long life is not quite different from Okinawans.
The elderly person that I know she is relatively healthy and happy is my great-grandmother. Although she passed away, she still be in my mind. When she was alive, she was healthy and happy. She maintained her good mental health by praying and meditation before she sleeps every day and sometime she went to temple to make merit, offer food to the monks and meet her friends. Furthermore, she always had a soft smile and had positive thinking. She also paid attention to her physical health. She usually ate healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits and beans and she tried to do her activity daily living herself. Moreover, she exercises by walking with me and other great-grandnephews every day. It is amazing that she passed away when she was 98 years old. According to my great-grandmother characteristics, it can be seen that elderly people who always take care of themselves well in both mental and physical health will have enabled them to live a long life.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Studies have shown that prayer and meditation foster good health. I believe we are designed to know God and that we find fulfilment in worshipping Him. Sadly people in the West have been neglecting this pathway recently, to their detriment.
DeleteChoosing the right environment for your life will bring happiness, which affects the quality of life.
DeleteThankful for sharing. If I can make to good food, meditation and keep activity daily living in upper 70 year old I have happyness in the long life.
DeleteIt sounds simple to have a healthy and long life but it hard to do.In the past, there was not a number of advertises as today which encourage us to eat unhealthy food, to satisfy unimportant desire. These make us, nowadays, get bad both physical and mental health.
DeleteHow can we have a long life like our ascendant?
she has more fulfilled and good quality of life.
DeleteThis is a good idea The elderly had positive thinking these were basic support living for do something on the tomorrow day because they get power and trigger to inside our brain.
DeleteI am sorry to hear that. Thank you to your Great grandmother that she can teach us how to live happily until the last moment of our life.
DeleteAbsolutely,Thanks for reminding me about praying and meditation. I almost forgot that. Your great-grandmother is a good role model.
DeleteThe elderly know about relatively healthy and happy.My maternal grandmother is 78 years old. She has underlying old CVA and HT but She can help daily routine. She was very happy,she think positive and she choose to eat fresh vegetable and fruit. She eat a lot of fish.In addition she enjoy walking and arm swinging exercise.she has valued role in my family and she has a good experience of life.Thus main factor of a long life are good physical health and good mental.
ReplyDeleteWhen health behaviors change, good health leads to better quality of life.
DeleteNo doubt having a 'valued role' in one's family benefits health. A sense of worth is crucial to health, as is a sense that you 'belong' somewhere. Thai families may do giving the elderly 'valued roles' better than Kiwi families.
DeleteShe is my idol, because she have positive thinking in her health and there know the proper way to theat the disease.
DeleteThe good story when elderly was sick or impairment in usually they were sad .but in this case was very happy,think positive has valued role in their family and a good experience of them life.
DeleteYour maternal grandmother is good health aging person based on chronic illness.
DeleteSurprising that she has old CVA and she can thinks positively, she is tough. Cheer up Grandma :)
DeleteI think arm swinging exercise is easy exercise that older adult can do by themselves. Both who had healthy and had disease.
DeleteMy paternal grand father is about 75 years old. He is clever in this age still be the consultant for many huge companies in Bangkok, that's may help his brain continue to work efficiency. He is so energize, reading books all the time. Moreover he loves to go to park for a walk and laugh about little things. I thought he appreciated everything around him that strengthen his mind and he exercises every day that strengthen his body. Therefore he does not have any medical problem except for his knees. In coclusion, the key for long life is taking care of your mind and your body.
ReplyDeleteChanging your health habits and promoting your health will surely affect your health.
DeleteWhen I read your toppic, I have happy because him can find happiness from the surrounding. That's a good think. ^^
DeletePerfect. His life is good example of my life.
DeleteWow, nice story! The elderly have so much to give, don't they, and in the giving they can stay active & maintain their health. This is a 'win win situation!' I sometimes feel my Dad has maintained his health through active service ... in his case in the church.
DeleteYour paternal grand father is a great role model. I think he is very happiness all the times.
DeleteIT ok for themselves living. I attention on this story and think of for my life if I were more than 60 years old I will go to the garden and have a little orchard ,In addition I hope to be good health and good heart.
DeleteThe elderly in Thailand they have secret of along life 1.They eat a traditional diet of rice,vetgetable,fish and a lot of water,so they do not eat a lot of red meal likely beef and pork,and their diet low in fat 2.they have strong religion belives.3. They have a valued role in society and the family.4.They have more time for colleagues,friends or neighbours that meet several times in every morning to drinkng and disscussion 5.They have enjoy walking,jogging6.They always go to temple in the buddish day and make mediation together.On contrast they have problem with their health some place They were poor elderly in rural areas face many barriers to accessing health care services. They not only need to pay for expensive transportation costs to reach hospitals but also food and accommodation. Usually, they also need caretakers to bring them to hospitals, so the costs increased further. There are many cases of the elderly borrowing money to pay for these costs to access health care services they were lost of quality of life this is the real situation and major problem of government.
ReplyDeleteHey ... thanks for sharing the good & the bad. Rural access to health care services is a major issue in many nations, NZ included. Past decades have seen a reduction of hospital services in small towns here.
DeleteI think this problem of poor elderly must be solved. The education to prevent such as choosing food, exercise and good mental can help them.
DeleteThank you for summarizing your health issues of the elderly in Thailand.
Deletethe most important thing to reduce the illness is to strengthen your health because if you are sick, ti will affect your self-care. Therefore, care and prevention is should be done.
DeleteThe sample of my coworker research which was study about why did the elderly people healthy.She was 86 years old and had old CVA.Eventhough she had underlying disease, she did not give up to live. How did she keep a good health?.She eat a traditional diet of Esan such as vegetable, fruit and fish. She excercised everyday that was Yoka and she learnt it by herself for decreasing pain and weakness. In addition, she was a volunteer by teaching the other patient who has the symptom like her in the community. As a result, she had a good physical health and also good mental health.
ReplyDeletePretty good. She has a valued role in society.
DeleteInteresting! Yes, another example of volunteering adding to well-being. Helping others is a way to transcend your own problems, or in other words to avoid an obsessive focus upon them.
DeleteWell,I think a your co-worker research is beneficial the elderly people.
DeleteEsan Thai crucine have the best of food on account of no fat, a lot of vegrtables and very spicy. I love it.
DeleteAging people society is mark grow up from in past. We should recognize to important about to health promotion and prevention elderlife. Health of elder people is a three factors,such as physical,psychological and social function when are balance together lead to happy and healthful. Physical function is a eating good food and suitable exercise for your age. Psychological function is a happiness in yourlife when you smile facing with a problem.This is a good choice of solve a your problem. Finally social function is a device to support you such as family support from descendants.
ReplyDeleteThe three factor can support elderly to good quality of life.
DeleteThank you for sharing. Family care is an important part of Thai culture.
DeleteThinking about what health might look like, physically, psychologically & socially is a good way of looking at health.
DeleteThank your story to remind everyone does not forget their parent such as health of elder people is a three factors,physical,psychological and social function.
DeleteCan you identify any characteristics about them that have enabled them to live a long life?
ReplyDeleteThe elderly person who has healthy and happy is my maternal grand mother. She is 85 years old. In my opinion she had a good mental health. In everyday she likes to walk around my house and visit the neighborhood for share some food that her cooking. She always smile and laugh loudly. However, In her Physical health she had a hypertension and colostomy bag. The doctor follow up her to check every 3 months but this is not a problem for her.She can maintained her health. She has a good health conscious for example in the evening she walk around and stretch muscles and usually eat low fat diet.
she is happier and more fulfilled.
DeleteYour maternal grand mother is a good behaviour for her health.
DeleteGood mental health can make you happy when you have a probleam.
DeleteThe meaning of happiness is hard to define as it's so subjective, for me, everyone has been trying to live happy life. My grandfather is the only elder person I am closest to. He is quite happy compared with others. I think he is optimistic and wise, enen if sometimes he can be a bit impatient when he feels like no one is going to be as efficient as him. He has been taken care by my two aunts who are his daughters. Being with him ensure me that he is not going to be abandoned. Anyway, personally, I believe that the feeling of security, balanced diet and sneaky daily exercises enable him to live a long healthy life. Regards his secure and confident personality, he can maintain his mental health and that provides positive outcomes to other aspects of his life as well. For example, he doesn't have to worry whether he will be left behind so that he can enjoy his homemade meal with his big family.
ReplyDeleteYour grandfather is an example of the benefits that happiness wins every obstacle. I love this.
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