[아이뉴스24 정종오 기자] Corona 19 (a new coronavirus) is changing the landscape of the’New Year’, the nation’s largest holiday. Future generations may express the Korean New Year 2021 as the’Corona 19 New Year’. According to recent surveys, three out of four adults have no plans to go home during the Lunar New Year holidays. Corona 19 has made it a more lonely story. At times like this, you should pay attention to your health.
According to the survey data of Gallup Korea, only 12% of them plan to visit their hometown for more than one night during the Lunar New Year holiday this year. 86% said they had no plans to leave the house for more than one night.
The atmosphere of this new holiday and life difficulties accumulated by Corona 19 can threaten health.
◆ Lonely parents’Empty Nest Syndrome’… Be careful with osteoporosis
Parents who feel that their children’s vacancy is particularly big this New Year should pay attention to the’empty nest syndrome’. ‘Empty Nest Syndrome’ refers to the feeling of loss and loneliness that parents feel when their children leave home independently, such as entering college, getting a job, or getting married.
When these symptoms coincide with the menopausal period in middle-aged women, depression worsens and emotional stress increases. There is a possibility of lowering bone density, so be careful.
A study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in the United States found that women with depression are more likely to develop osteoporosis due to lower bone density in the femoral neck and lumbar spine than women without depression.
Osteoporosis is a disease that increases the risk of fracture due to weakened bone strength. In oriental medicine, herbal medicine that suppresses the decrease in bone density is used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Representatively,’Cartilage Reinforcement Ring (JSOG-6)’, a herbal compound, has been scientifically proven to suppress osteoporosis and protect bones through joint research between the Jaseng Oriental Hospital Spinal and Joint Research Institute and Seoul National University’s Natural Products Research Institute. have.
Cheongju Jaseng Oriental Medicine Hospital Director Choi Woo-sung said, “It is effective for middle-aged women to consume vitamin D and calcium, which strengthen bones, to prevent osteoporosis. It is also good to increase bone density through weight-bearing exercises such as squats.”
◆’Homsul group’ enjoying the holidays… Be careful of gout through excessive drinking and overeating
Even in the aftermath of Corona 19, alcohol consumption is expected to increase this Lunar New Year holiday. This is because’homsuljok’ who drink alcohol at home are increasing. According to the results of the Statistics Korea Household Trend Survey, the average monthly alcohol consumption expenditure of households with two or more people nationwide in the third quarter of last year increased 13.7% from 2019, the highest since the statistics in 2003.
Homesuls should be aware of the risk of gout. Gout refers to a disease that causes inflammation and pain in the synovial membrane, cartilage, and surrounding tissues as uric acid is not discharged from the body and accumulates near the joints. Because uric acid is produced by a protein called purine, which is contained in large amounts in alcohol, fatty foods, and meat, excessive drinking and overeating are very bad for gout.
According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of male gout patients in 2019 was 42,6613, accounting for about 92% of all gout patients. This is a whopping 12 times more than female gout patients (35,666).
Gout mainly occurs in the joints of the big toe and also appears on the back of the foot, ankle, and knee. Symptoms of swollen joints, numbness, or fever are typical. It is called gout because the pain is so severe that it hurts just by passing the wind.
To prevent gout, avoid eating alcohol, fatty foods, and meats high in purine. A diet with low-purine dairy products and vegetables is effective. Exercising sweating a lot increases uric acid and prevents its excretion.
◆’Two people’ even on consecutive holidays… Exposure to chronic fatigue syndrome
During the Lunar New Year holidays, a red light was also on the health of’two-jap people’ who were looking for work instead of their hometown. Four out of 10 office workers are planning to work part-time during the Lunar New Year holiday this year. When one job portal site surveyed 1212 office workers, job seekers, and university students, 39.8% of office workers answered that they plan to work part-time during the Lunar New Year holidays.
Two-jap people need to prevent’chronic fatigue syndrome’, which is caused by accumulated fatigue.
Chronic fatigue syndrome refers to symptoms such as decreased concentration, decreased memory, and muscle pain that last for more than 6 months. It is different from simple fatigue. In chronic fatigue syndrome, fatigue does not go away easily even during sleep and rest. Pain
Hospital Director Choi Woo-sung said, “In order to reduce fatigue, we should strive to develop basic physical strength and sleep at least 6 hours a day through steady light aerobic exercise such as walking and cycling.” It is a holiday, but the New Year holidays are changing due to Corona 19, so you have to take time to check your health and plan your health care.”
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