5 Uninzi lwezizathu eziqhelekileyo zokufa kwabesilisa abadala

Kukho iindaba ezilungileyo kumadoda ekufuneni kwabo ixesha elide. Nangona abasetyhini bahlala ixesha elide kumazwe amaninzi ehlabathi, ukufa kwe-mortal, okanye ukuhlukana kwithuba lokuphila, kuvaliwe.

ENyakatho yeMerika, indoda inokulindela ukuba iphile iminyaka engama-75 ukuya kwangu-78 ubudala, kuxhomekeka apho ihlala khona. Kubafazi, ukuhlala kwexesha lokuphila kuhamba phakathi kweminyaka eyi-80 no-83 ubudala. Nangona awukwazi ukulawula ubulili bakho, ungathatha amanyathelo okukhusela ezinye zezizathu ezibangela ukufa kubantu abadala.

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Isifo sentliziyo

Isifo senhliziyo saseCoronary, apho iirriyiti ezenza intliziyo ibe yincinci kwaye ikhuni, iyona nto ibangela ukuhlaselwa kwentliziyo. Ingozi yomntu yesifo senhliziyo iphuma kakhulu emva kweminyaka engama-45.

Yintoni ongayenza ukukhusela:

• Gwema ukutshaya. Ukusetyenziswa kotywala kuhambelana nomngcipheko ophezulu wesifo senhliziyo.
• Gcina i- cholesterol level kwaye ugcine kwindawo efanelekileyo.
• Gcina isisindo esifanelekileyo.
• Yidla ukutya okunempilo entliziyweni, njengento edibene nesidlo seMedithera: izithelo ezitsha, imifuno, i-grains epheleleyo, iinqutyana, intlanzi kunye nezinye ukutya eziphezulu kwi-fiber, kwaye ziphantsi kwamatye aphezulu kunye nee-trans.
• Jonga umzimba oqhelekileyo okhuthaza intliziyo yakho, ngokugqibeleleyo imizuzu engama-30, amaxesha amahlanu ngeveki.

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Cancer

I-Lung, i-prostate, kunye ne-cancer ye-colorectal yizona zihlobo ezibhubhisayo zesifo kubantu. Nangona intsapho yembali yomhlaza ingakwandisa amathuba okufumana, kukho amanyathelo onokuyithatha ukunciphisa umngcipheko wakho.

Yintoni ongayenza ukukhusela:

• Musa ukutshaya, kwaye ugweme umsi wesibindi kwabanye.
• Gwema ukungcola komoya apho kunokwenzeka kwaye ukuvezwa kweekhemikhali emsebenzini nasekhaya.
• Yidla ukutya okunempilo, kubandakanya iziqhamo, imifuno, i-fibre kunye nentlanzi, ngelixa kunciphisa amafutha kunye nenyama.
• Yiba nomzimba osebenzayo.
• Umlinganiselo wokusetyenziswa kotywala ukuya kwesinye kwizaphulo ezimbini ngosuku; Ukusetyenziswa okuphezulu kudibaniswe neziganeko eziphezulu zomhlaza wekoloni nomphunga, umzekelo.
• Gqoka i-sunscreen kwaye ube naluphi na utshintsho lwesikhumba, njengama-moles, ehlolwe ngugqirha wakho.
• Qaphela ukuhlolwa kweemvavanyo zokufumanisa kwangaphambili i- colorectal kunye ne- prostate khancer if you are over 50.

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Izifo ezingapheliyo zokuphefumula

Ezi zibandakanya i-bronchitis engapheliyo kunye ne-emphysema, edibeneyo eyenza isifo esingapheliyo se-pulmonary disease, okanye i-COPD. Ukubhema, kuquka i-cigarettes, i-cigars, kunye nemibhobho, yenza ukuba ube ngamaxesha angama-12 okufa kweCOPD kunomntu ongazange afune ukutshaya. Ikhuseleke kakhulu, iCOPD idibaniswe nomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Olunye ucoceko olushushu ngomoya, njengo-radon, i-asbestos kunye nokugqithiswa kwemoto, lunokubangela ukuba izifo zengaphazamzi zibe negalelo.

Yintoni ongayenza ukukhusela:

• Musa ukutshaya, kwaye ukuba sele usenjenjalo, thatha amanyathelo okuyeka.
• Gwema umsi wesithandwa.
• I-Steer icacile kwezinye izinto ezingcolileyo zomoya, kubandakanywa uthuli kunye namafutha emichiza.

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Stroke

I- stroke iyenzeka xa ingqondo ingayifumani igazi eliyifunayo, mhlawumbi ngenxa yokukhutshwa kwisitya segazi esinikeza ingqondo, okanye ukuphuka kwesitya segazi kwingqondo. Umngcipheko we-stroke uphezulu xa ufumene unyango lwegazi oluphezulu, unokukhusela i-cholesterol ephezulu, okanye isifo sikashukela.

Yintoni ongayenza ukukhusela:

• Igazi lakho litshutshwe; unyango lwegazi oluphezulu linciphisa umngcipheko wesifo nesifo senhliziyo.
• Ukunciphisa i-sodium yakho yokunceda ukunciphisa uxinzelelo oluphezulu lwegazi.
• Gcina isifo sikashukela phantsi kolawulo.
• Ukuba utshaya, thabatha amanyathelo okuyeka ukutshaya ukwandisa umngcipheko we-stroke.
• Phuza kuphela ngokumodareyitha; oko kukuthi, akukho ngaphezu kweyesibini ukuya kweyesibini ngosuku.
• Ukuzivocavoca rhoqo kunye nokutya okunempilo okuphantsi kwamafutha azalisiweyo kunokunciphisa umngcipheko wakho.

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Sikashukela

Ukuba unesifo sikashukela , umzimba wakho unenkathazo usebenzisa i-glucose ekudleni kwakho njengamafutha. Uhlobo lwe-1 lweswekile, olubandakanya umzimba womzimba wokuhlaselwa kweeseli ezenza i-insulin, akunakuthintelwa. Okuqhelekileyo kakhulu yi-Type 2 yeswekile, apho i-glucose eyakhela khona kwigazi lakho endaweni yokusetyenziswa njengamandla.

Amadoda amaninzi awazi ukuba banesifo sikashukela ade abone izibonakaliso, njengokulahleka kombono kunye nokungasebenzi kwe-erectile. Uhlobo lwe-2 lwesifo sikashukela lunokuthintelwa, okanye ubuncinane lulibale.

Yintoni ongayenza ukukhusela:

• Gcina isisindo esifanelekileyo.
• Ukuba unentsapho yesifo sikashukela, xela ugqirha wakho malunga nokuhlola.
• Yidla ukutya okunempilo okusetyenziswe izityalo ezibandakanya izityalo kunye nezityalo, izityalo kunye neentlanzi, ngelixa uphepha ukukhupha iishukela, amafutha kunye netyuwa.

_Imithombo:

_{Ngomhlaza Phakathi Kwabantu. Iphepha Lolwazi Loluntu. Amaziko e-US for Control and Prevention of Disease.}

_{Ubulili, iMpilo kunye nokuguga. Iphepha Lolwazi Loluntu. Umbutho WezeMpilo Wehlabathi. ISebe leSini kunye neMpilo yabasetyhini.}

_{Izizathu ezibangela Ukufa Ngeqela Elidala, Bonke Abesilisa-United States. Iphepha Lolwazi Loluntu. Amaziko e-US for Control and Prevention of Disease.}

_{Ukuthintela, i-Genetics, Izizathu. Ikhalwazi Loluntu. I-National Cancer Institute kwiiNational Institutes of Health.}

_{Ukukhathazeka Kwezempilo Okuphezulu Kwabesilisa. Iphepha Lolwazi Loluntu. ISebe lezeMpilo laseMelika kunye neeNkonzo zoLuntu.}