The Age & Life Foundation has launched aBell in which it offers guidelines addressed to the collective of old people to help them improve your physical and emotional well-being, and contribute to their adaptation to new normal.
Within the framework of this campaign, a decalogue of recommendationswhich will be sent to 31 residential centers from all over Spain to support more than 4,200 seniors in the transition to new normal, provide guidelines to professionals and caregivers who serve them, as well as family members. In addition, the decalogue can also be downloaded through the web (Decalogue Recommendations).
The objective of this campaign is framed in the basic principles of this entity to help the older population maintain a adequate well-being. On this occasion, special attention has been paid to the fact that in recent months the group of older people has been the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, not only because they have a higher risk of suffering serious symptoms, but also due to emotional problems. that confinement, de-escalation and uncertainty in the current situation of new normality have led to it.
The recommendations of the decalogue prepared by Age & Life refer to the importance of correct hygiene measures and maintenance of thedistance interpersonal security, but also the need to have someHealthy habits and a active lifestyle, which will result in a greater well-being.
Healthy diet and adequate hydration
In this sense, the Age & Life Foundation stresses that to maintain greater physical well-being, it is necessary to follow some healthy eating habits, pointing to the Mediterranean diet as an example of a varied, moderate and balanced diet and giving prominence, not only to what is eaten, but also how, when, where and how these meals are made.
Furthermore, taking into account that this campaign is launched in the summer season, with a notable increase in temperatures, the recommendations emphasize the need to maintain a adequate hydration, something especially important in older people, since as age advances, the sensation of thirst decreases.
Thus, the Age & Life Foundation remembers that the male population must consume 2.5 liters of water daily, amount that for women stands at 2 liters, of which approximately 20% must come from food and 80% from water and other beverages.
In addition to water, other beverages such as functional beverages, infusions, broths, juices and nectars, dairy drinks or any other beverage that contributes water can also contribute to daily hydration, and it is recommended that all be low in calories or without sugars.
As part of the campaign, more than 19,000 liters of Aquarius and Aquarius Zero Sugar (in their Original and Orange versions) and Nestea al Limón and Nestea al Limón will be distributed without sugars in the residences.
On the other hand, the need for physical exercise is remembered, adapting the pace of this activity to the physical form of each person, as well as the need to hydrate before, during and after physical exercise.
Emotional well-being: establishing routines, exercising, and being outdoors
Special emphasis is also placed on having a good emotional health, using humor to reduce the moments of stress experienced in this uncertain time, or the importance of keeping busy and establishing routines throughout the day, as well as take advantage of technology to maintain greater contact with the environment.
These daily routines, in addition to meetings with friends and loved ones -as the Age & Life Foundation exposes- include the practice of physical exercise andoutdoor activities. In this way, it helps to maintain emotional stability and to recover, on the one hand, the functional level after spending so much time indoors and with restricted movements and, on the other, improves mood and the overall feeling of well-being.
Exposure to the sun at the appropriate hours, taking the proper precautions, helps to improve the levels of vitamin D, necessary for the absorption of calcium and to maintain good bone health.
Likewise, this decalogue reminds that in the case of older people who have been exposed to the coronavirus, have a vulnerable state of health or previous pathologies that could be increased by the virus, they should be more careful and prudent in adopting protective measures. and prevention.
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