Essay On Middle Adulthood

There are several ways for those in middle adulthood, ranging from ages 40 to 65, to maintain good health. During this time frame, people’s bodies are changing and these changes are reflected both ex and internally. Their bones aren’t holding up too well, it’s becoming harder to lose weight and the gray hairs popping up left and right are especially annoying. While particular changes in an individual’s integumentary system (such as loss of hair or wrinkling of skin) during middle adulthood may be irreversible, there are changes which can be regulated. Exercise and a healthy diet are the number one ways middle aged individuals can keep their health in good standing. Exercise alone can compensate for loss of muscle strength, offset the loss of breathing capacity and prevent heart disease. Meanwhile, a regulated diet not only aids one’s physical health, but can also improve their immune system too boot. Keeping up with regular trips to the doctor for checkups can go a long way in maintaining good health as well. As it turns out, doing exactly as your mother told you while growing up (eating vegetables and going outside to play) is what can really keep one’s health where it needs to be throughout the course of their life.

Some of the biggest factors that seem to contribute to poor health during middle adulthood are; stress,
Men need to schedule a prostate cancer screening every year after age 50, although African Americans (who are at great risk for developing prostate cancer) should start being tested around ages 40-45. While women, starting at age 40, need to plan on arranging annual mammograms with their doctors, in order to make sure they’re not showcasing any signs of breast cancer. Both sexes are also advised to have Baseline electrocardiograms (EKGs) done every two to three years after turning 50, to measure their heart