Healthy Lifespan 65, Average Lifespan 83 | 3 Habits That Determine Health in Old Age

Although the average life expectancy in our country is about 83 years, the healthy life expectancy is only about 65 years.

In other words, it means that, on average, there can be a health gap of about 17 years.

Then what can we do What makes people who stay healthy into old age different

The most important thing is not simply exercising a lot or eating healthy foods.

Managing physical health, mental health, and social health together.

This is exactly what I call **‘The Trinity Health Method’.

First, when it comes to physical health, the important thing is 항상성, 즉 균형입니다.

Eating, exercising, and even sleeping excessively can actually put a burden on the body.

Especially as we get older, rather than engaging in strenuous exercise Regular exercise and maintaining lower-body strengthis important.

This is also related to the fact that, after the age of 70, there is a significant difference in health between people who can walk well and those who have difficulty walking.

The second is Mental healthis.

When stress continues for a long time, it can also affect our body's stress hormone system.

Therefore, managing stress and maintaining sufficient sleep are just as important as physical health.

Especially during sleep, various hormones such as melatonin and growth hormone are released, so Regular sleep habitsis important.

The third is something that surprisingly many people overlook Social healthis.

Human beings are not meant to live alone.

Stress arising from relationships with family, friends, and the people around us can also affect both mental and physical health.

In the end, whether we turn the world around us into heaven or into hell our attitude toward other peoplealso depends on

And these three are interconnected.

Social stress can undermine mental health, mental stress can affect sleep and eating habits, and eventually even physical health can deteriorate.

Therefore, as we grow older, what matters is not a single special health method.

Eating, moving, and sleeping at about the same time every day, and maintaining good relationships with people.

Ultimately, the most important way to extend a healthy lifespan is
Not overdoing it, but maintaining balance consistently every day.

Official YouTube Channel of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, “Healthy Old Age” | Professor Kim Young-bo, Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center