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A health professor from Texas A&M University has listed four important steps to take after age 50 to maintain health and improve life in general. And these are not standard items like proper nutrition and adequate sleep.
According to Professor Jay Maddock, there are four points that are especially important to pay attention to after the age of 50. They will help improve the quality of life.
Colonoscopy. This is a procedure where the rectum and colon are examined. It allows you to detect cancer at an early stage. And people at risk of developing cancer need to be screened even earlier: such patients include those with a family history of colorectal cancer or patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Shingles vaccine. After you have contracted chicken pox, the virus of this disease remains in the body for the rest of your life and can manifest itself in the form of ringworm. Ringworm is usually not life-threatening, but it can be very painful and greatly increases the risk of stroke within a year of infection.
Pension savings and discounts. It may happen that you retire earlier than you planned. Including due to job loss, illness, injury. As a general rule of thumb, you should have 80% of your previous income to be comfortable in retirement. And this can include various sources of income. In addition, you can save thanks to discounts.
Documents. It is important after 50 years to be ready for surprises. It is known that the death rate for those who are 55-64 years old is twice as high as for people aged 45-54. It makes sense to prepare a will, an advance power of attorney.