Elderly people should avoid getting angry frequently

Aunt An is 65 years old and started to suffer from left-sided migraine two years ago. She had a quick temper to begin with, and her temper got even worse after she became ill, often getting angry over trivial matters. About half a month ago, her migraine recurred. This time, not only was the pain intense and long lasting, but she also had noticeable blurred vision. After going to the hospital for examination, it was found that he was suffering from "primary angle-closure glaucoma".

The elderly should avoid losing their temper frequently, otherwise it will cause certain damage to their eyesight and hearing. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, people who have a bad temper and are easily angered often have the possibility of liver dysfunction or even organic diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine often attributes temper tantrums to "liver fire," and frequent temper tantrums are a sign of excessive liver fire or hyperactivity of liver yang.

"Liver fire" can easily make people angry, and anger is very harmful to the body. The "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" once recorded that excessive liver fire may cause people to "be blind and unable to see, and closed their ears and unable to hear", especially for the elderly, it may cause serious damage to vision and hearing.

Frequent temper losses can increase blood pressure and cause retinal hemorrhage. In severe cases, it can cause "primary angle-closure glaucoma" and even cerebral hemorrhage, endangering life safety. Clinically, it is found that women with a bad temper are more likely to suffer from glaucoma. From a health perspective, as we enter old age, we should control our emotions appropriately and learn to be calm and tolerant so as not to stimulate the body and cause various diseases.

In addition, some elderly people may suffer from sudden deafness after overwork or excessive emotional excitement. This is caused by local vascular obstruction due to vasospasm, blood stasis, and microthrombi. Therefore, the elderly should learn to carefully regulate their emotions.

Emotions are closely related to "liver fire". Liver damage will aggravate emotional imbalance and may damage vision and hearing. Therefore, we must learn to regulate our emotions independently, treat the people and things around us with a tolerant and peaceful attitude, and actively deal with the adversities and difficulties in life. It is necessary to develop good living habits, especially pay attention to sleep time and quality, and avoid overwork.

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the liver works from 11pm to 1am the next morning. If you don't sleep during this time, it will be overloaded with work, which will damage the liver over time. You need to eat properly, eat more protein foods such as eggs, milk, duck, fish and lean meat, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins. Drinks such as fresh juice and yogurt are also good for the liver, but all kinds of alcohol should be consumed as little as possible or not at all.