After the age of 50, doing these 5 things often may make you appear old-fashioned earlier and accelerate aging
Uncle Liu is a teacher retiree. He likes children and always wants to help his son with his grandson, but the grandson seems to dislike him.
He obviously loves cleanliness very much. He often bathes and washes clothes. Uncle Liu doesn't understand where the odor on his body comes from. Is it possible that when you get old, you really have an old-fashioned smell?
1. What is the smell of old people?
Scientists in Sweden and the United States have found that the smell of old people is related to 2-nonenal produced by human metabolism.
Wang Xing, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of the 983rd Hospital, pointed out that after the age of 40, the content of 2-nonenal increases, and the concentration of 2-nonenal in the elderly is three times that of middle-aged people over 40 years old.
After the age of 40, the antioxidant substances on the body surface will gradually decrease, and the 2-nonenal secreted on the skin surface will accumulate, resulting in an old-fashioned smell.
In addition, after getting older, metabolism slows down, and dead skin begins to deposit on the surface of the skin. After the accumulation of bacteria is decomposed, it will also produce a special odor. In addition, there is a greasy diet, which leads to high cholesterol levels in the blood, and also produces peculiar smell. The smell of the elderly is relatively more obvious in men.
2. After the age of 50, you often do 5 things, which may appear "old man's taste" in advance
The elderly themselves belong to a vulnerable group. In addition to their physical strength, they may also produce an unpleasant odor. The smell of the elderly is simply too embarrassing. In addition to the growth factor of age, some seemingly ordinary habits may also Cause the smell of old people to appear earlier.
1. Smoking
There are thousands of harmful substances in tobacco smoke, which are not only high-risk factors for lung cancer, but also lead to the accumulation of some harmful substances such as carbon monoxide and nicotine in the human body, resulting in odor on the skin.
2. drink
Drinking alcohol will not only increase the burden on the liver, but may also lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body, resulting in the decline of gastrointestinal function, thereby accelerating the production of old-fashioned odors.
3. No hygiene
It is also common for elderly people to have a decline in energy and physical strength, and do not like to bathe or change clothes, which will also accelerate the generation of old-fashioned smells.
4. Fatty diet
Too much oil in the diet will not only increase the burden on the stomach, but also may cause constipation. Once the oxidation of fat in the body is accelerated, it may also have an odor.
5. Not exercising
After getting old, I don’t want to move anymore, but I don’t know that life lies in exercise. Appropriate exercise can not only enhance the body’s immunity, but also promote blood circulation in the body, expel toxins from the body as soon as possible, reduce odor, and inactivity may accelerate the elderly. production of taste.
3. Some old-fashioned smells may be diseases
In addition to the smell of aging, there are some abnormal old-fashioned smells, which may be the distress signal sent by the disease.
1. Amine odor → kidney disease
In patients with severe renal disease, with the development of the disease, metabolites such as urea nitrogen and creatinine cannot be excreted in time, resulting in an amine odor, that is, the smell of urine.
2. Sour smell → gastrointestinal diseases
If you find a sour smell in your exhaled breath, it may be caused by a gastrointestinal disease.
3. Rotten apple flavor → diabetes
Rotten apple flavor is more common in patients with diabetic ketosis, insulin secretion is abnormal, blood sugar cannot be utilized, and pyruvate and other substances may be produced in the process of fat metabolism, resulting in rotten apple flavor.
4. Corrupt smell → upper respiratory tract disease
For upper respiratory diseases such as pharyngitis and sinusitis, inflammation will lead to increased mucus, some of which will be swallowed, resulting in corruption and corruption.
5. Fermentation smell → oral disease
The elderly are prone to oral diseases. The food residues in the teeth are not cleaned in time, and they will have an unpleasant smell after being decomposed and fermented by bacteria.
With the increase of age, some elderly people will have the smell of old age, while some elderly people do not have it, which may be related to some unhealthy living habits, but some old people's smell may also be a signal of disease. It is recommended to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
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