{"id":18752,"date":"2020-06-15T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/?p=18752"},"modified":"2020-06-15T15:18:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:18:05","slug":"prevent-3-common-age-related-health-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/prevent-3-common-age-related-health-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevent These 3 Common Age Related Health Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"
As you age, your body undergoes lots of changes. In fact, when you think about it, this starts from the moment you are born! Your body grows and adapts, and you become an adult. Usually, these changes are progressive and beneficial. However, when you reach a certain point, the changes become more negative. The body begins to slow down and lose its ability to work as efficiently as it once did. As a result, this leads to lots of health problems in your later years. This is why most elderly people suffer from some type of health issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Today, we\u2019re going to look at a few common health problems that you may be able to prevent!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve already written an entire article on <\/span>managing your hearing loss<\/span><\/a>, so there\u2019s no point in going over that again. Essentially, your ears get weaker as you get older, so you lose your ability to hear. However, you can take some steps to prevent this:<\/span><\/p>\n Follow those steps and you will delay hearing loss for as long as possible!<\/span><\/p>\n Yes, as you get older you lose the ability to hold in your urine. This stems from the pelvic floor muscles weakening. The obvious problem with this is that you can leak urine from time to time. While things like the <\/span>Coloplast SpeediCath<\/span><\/a> exist to help you deal with this issue, it\u2019s something that\u2019s best avoided. Preventing this problem requires you to:<\/span><\/p>\n Sadly, urinary incontinence can occur due to another disease or illness. However, it can also happen just because of poor toilet habits, an unhealthy lifestyle, and weak pelvic floor muscles. So, trying the tips above will help you prevent it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve grouped a few issues under one heading as it makes sense to talk about all of them. Elderly people are prone to many dental health problems, mainly <\/span>gum disease<\/span><\/a> and teeth loss. In fact, gum disease usually leads to your teeth falling out. Again, you can get false teeth to handle this issue, but you can also take steps to prevent it:<\/span><\/p>\nSource (CC0 License)<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h6>\n
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