How older people can use technology to stay healthy and connected while avoiding coronavirus?

Corona virus pandemic is everywhere. Older people are vulnerable to illness. Researches show that old people with medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes, lung diseases or cancer and aging disorders are more likely to get effected by corona virus easily.

The foremost precautions to be taken are:

·         Wash your hands frequently

·         Avoid Crowds

·         Do not touch your face with hands

·         Drink more water

·         Maintain a healthy diet

In the process of their aging, they tend to be lonely and unoccupied. In order to stay healthy and connected, technology plays a key role. We should practice the following to keep the elders involved and stress free

·         Teach them how to use smart phones, computer, laptops etc.

·         Teach them how to use social media.

·         Teach them how to video call so that they stay in touch with their dear ones.

·         These can be good times for the adults to occupy themselves and get involved in various activities in social media like chatting, video calling, reading various books and articles.

In this quarantine period technology plays a crucial role to keep the elders involved in activities which helps to improve their mental health.

It’s our responsibility to take care of our beloved elder people. Stay safe and keep them safe.

Gerascophobia: The fear of Getting Old

The fear of aging or growing old is known as gerascophobia. It is originated from a Greek word gerasko which means “I am Old”. The symptoms of this problem are as follows:

• Biological failure: People suffering from gerascophobia fear from age-related diseases and fading of their health and beauty. This starts when there is loss of body functionality such as tooth decay, eye sight problems, diabetes, blood-pressure and hearing loss.
• Surgery: People undergo plastic surgeries to look younger and wrinkle reduction treatments. This is considered as an early symptom of gerascophobia.
• Fading Sense of purpose: Due to irreversible bad health conditions people tend to fear and lose hope which leads to fading sense of purpose towards life
• Being an easy Crime Target: Elder people are considered as weak and easy targets to get robbed and elder abuse and thievery because of being weaker, slow reactions and less able to defend themselves.

Precautions:

·         Regular counselling by professional therapists

·         Living a quality life

·         Having Positive Thoughts

·         Following Anti-Aging Strategies

·         Elder Care

By following the above precautions one can avoid the phobia of getting old and can lead a happy and healthy aging life.

Fear is ones worst enemy. It leads to worst conditions mentally and physically. There is no escape from aging and there is no reverse process of aging. One should accept the fact and move on, that too happily. Aging is an unavoidable, but healthy aging is adaptive.

Corona Virus! Deadly for Elder People

Corona virus word is everywhere!

A group of viruses which cause diseases in living beings is known as corona virus. In human beings, it mostly effects the respiratory tract. Unfortunately there are no vaccines or cure for this virus. This virus is mainly transmitted through air while sneezing and coughing. The main symptoms of corona virus are fever and sore throat. Other symptoms are respiratory tract infections also it may lead to pneumonia and bronchitis.

Based on the recent survey, it has been found out that elder people are more at risk regarding corona virus. We can agree to this because the functioning of immune system in elder people gradually decreases and becomes weak to actively handle the diseases. So, the risk is high in elder people. Recent studies also show that mostly elder people are being highly effected by this corona virus.

Certain preventive measures should be taken in order to avoid this deadly virus. The following are various precautions:

·         Regular check-ups

·         Avoid contacts from eyes, nose and mouth of other people

·         Wash your hands frequently

·         Maintain proper distance while talking to people

·         Use of medical masks to cover the mouth and nose

·         Have a good and balanced diet

Elders are our pride. We should take care of their safety and well-being. If they stay healthy and happy, no disease can attack them. Want to know more about elder care and healthy aging? Come visit our “2^nd Aging, Health, Wellness Conference: For a better Aging Care” which is to be held at Abu Dhabi, UAE on June 22-23, 2020. Come and know the recent researches and techniques for healthy aging also meet top notch scientists and professors of geriatrics and aging fields.