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Aging Healthy

APS HealthcareSouthwestern PAHealth Care Quality Unit (HCQU)10-6-05/lo

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Objectives List some changes that happen to

your body when you get older. Name a way to improve your

appetite. Understand what healthy aging is.

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Aging HealthyAging begins when we are born.

Aging is NOT a disease.

Our bodies change as we grow older.

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Aging Healthy List of changes

Normal part of aging

Tips

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Height Get shorter

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Height Tip Strengthening Exercises

Stretching Exercises

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Weight Change in weight Gain or lose

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Weight Tip Exercise

Eat healthy food

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Appetite Loss of taste

Loss of smell

Not hungry

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Appetite Tip Eat meals with friends

Eat small meals

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Bladder Bladder gets smaller Go to bathroom more often

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Bladder Tip Drink water during the day.

Do not drink fluids before bedtime.

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Hearing Loss

Difficult to hear in a noisy area

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Hearing Tip Have a doctor check your hearing

every year. Hearing Aid

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Heart Slows down May get dizzy

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Heart Tip Listen to doctor’s orders when

taking heart pills.

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Immune system Harder to fight diseases. Easier to catch the flu or colds.

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Immune system Tip Healthy diet

Sleep

Less stress

Exercise

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Kidney Size of kidney gets smaller

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Kidney Tip Drink 6-8 glasses of water each day Check with your doctor first to make

sure it is alright to drink this amount of water each day

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Lungs Harder to catch your breath Less oxygen in your body

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Lungs Tip Exercise every day

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Memory Small changes

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Memory Tip Make lists Use calendars to remember

important days. Stay involved with the community. Keep active. Stay in touch with your friends.

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Muscles Become smaller

Loss of strength

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Muscles Tip Exercise every day

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Skin Gets thinner Easier to get cuts and bruises

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Skin Tip Keep your skin clean all of the time Use moisturizer Use sun block if outside

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Sleep Problems sleeping

Less sleep

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Sleep Tip Take naps during the day Exercise during the day Keep a routine

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Stomach Constipation (Difficulty having a

bowel movement) Thirsty

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Stomach Tip Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day

Eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and cereals

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Teeth Loss of teeth Hard to chew and swallow

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Teeth Tip Visit the dentist each year

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Vision Not able to see in the dark

May need glasses

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Vision Tip More lights in the home Visit doctor each year for eye exam Wear your glasses

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THANK YOU!

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References Healthy Aging. Retrieved May 2005

from World Wide Web www cdc.gov. Healthy Aging. Retrieved May 2005

from World Wide Web www.healthyaging.net.

The National Council On The Aging. Retrieved May 2005 from World Wide Web www.ncoa.org.

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