What misunderstandings should be avoided when taking supplements for the elderly?

　　“The theory of "winter tonic" is a rich cultural heritage passed down from thousands of years of experience in traditional Chinese medicine in my country. It is also one of the traditional Chinese fitness and health care methods and has its scientific theoretical basis. However, you must avoid some supplement misunderstandings.

　　Misunderstanding 1: Blindly believe in advertisements

　　In advertisements, the claims about the "miraculous", "efficacious" and "cure-all" effects of various supplements are often exaggerated.

　　Health products are different from food and medicine. In foreign countries, this type of health products are called "functional foods". They cannot target a certain kind of food. disease is effective, it cannot make you work in the original healthy based on stronger. It can only restore your sub-health state to normal health.

　　Misunderstanding 2: Supplements are the same as health care

　　Only people with physical problems need to take supplements. People who are well-nourished and free from illness and pain do not need to take supplements. This is like mending clothes that are damaged. Clothes that are not torn, short, torn, or have holes do not need to be mended. In the past, many long-lived people lived in deep mountains and old forests, eating only a simple diet, but still remained strong and healthy. On the other hand, from the time Qin Shihuang unified China to the Qing Dynasty, there were many short-lived emperors who loved supplements.

　　Misunderstanding 3: No dialectical supplementation

　　Even if you are physically weak, you cannot take supplements blindly. There are many kinds of physical deficiencies, and for each type of deficiency syndrome, there are targeted supplements and supplements. If the syndrome is not correct, it will not only be ineffective and useless, but sometimes have side effects.

　　The older generation of Chinese medicine practitioners are very strict in their use of medicine. Even if it is a ready-made tonic or ointment, they must observe the ingredients of the prescription and then use it based on syndrome differentiation. Therefore, how to supplement and regulate according to each person's physical constitution and functional status, and which type of supplements are more suitable and more effective, should be carried out under the diagnosis and guidance of a doctor.

　　Misunderstanding 4: Using supplements to replace three meals a day

　　The human body's nutritional intake mainly depends on three meals a day, and it must not rely solely on nutritional supplements. The "Emperor's Internal Classic" clearly points out: Supplements can only be used to recuperate a weak constitution, and the nutritional supply of the body must give way to the diet necessary for daily life such as grains, fruits, livestock, and vegetables. Modern nutrition science proves that only a balanced diet of three meals a day can make your nutrition balanced.

　　Misunderstanding 5: Use supplements instead exercise

　　Medical scientists advise people: "Life requires exercise, and only when paired with necessary physical exercise can nutritional supplements work better."

　　Because both the normal intake of nutrients and the absorption and utilization of nutritional supplements must rely on the body's sound digestion, absorption and utilization functions. Some people lack exercise, have a weak constitution, have poor gastrointestinal digestive function, and have low metabolic utilization. They cannot digest and absorb nutritional supplements well, and may even have side effects or counter-effects due to a weak constitution or improper supplementation.

　　Misunderstanding 6: The more expensive the supplements, the more effective they are

　　Most of the high-priced supplements are added with some expensive Chinese medicinal materials, such as turtle shell, turtle shell, saffron, cordyceps, etc. However, without targeted medication, there will generally be no special effects. Besides, how many taels of turtle shells can be found in the tonic? Therefore, the price of a drug does not completely represent the effectiveness of the drug.