Now I Know, Thus You Know

Have you ever asked yourself these questions?

Frustrated, tired, can't think properly, forgetful. Turning on wrong burners, setting kitchens on fire. On an on... then I received a news letter from Web MD with the article titled, What to expect in your 70's.

I am well past 70, only 5 months from 78. 

Quick summary of what I learned. Well, just delete Quick.  We know I am not.

 Life in your 70's, not in THE 70's, YOUR 70's.

 Some changes in your 70s are universal, 

Experts sometimes call this “pure aging.” 

Shifts happen, 😋

If we live long enough, 😋

Your Mind! 

The brain shrinks, signals from different areas to your brain, Slow Down, multitask is harder, 

 attention span gets shorter.

Your Heart

After 70 your heart can’t beat as fast during exercise or when you’re stressed. 

The heart walls get thicker, valves get stiffer. Blood may not flow through as efficiently. 

The heart’s electrical system may start to glitch, which can cause an irregular heartbeat. 

Plaque builds in veins.  (plagues come and stay)

Your Skin

Age spots and wrinkles appear. Skin bruises more, you sweat less.

Skin dries, feels like paper. Itchy, easily irritated.

Nutrition

Your metabolism slows

.We gain or spread out, we don't drink enough water because the body doesn't tell us we are thirsty.

 1 in 4 women -- and some men, too -- over 65 have osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease. Your muscles get weaker, and the tendons -- which connect muscles to your skeleton -- get stiffer. 

(sit for and hour and try to get up)

We have a decrease in strength, flexibility.

 In your 70's, you might lose an inch or two off your height as disks in your back flatten. .

(2 of my inches are GONE)

Your Sleep

you either sleep to much, or not at all, or sleep with many wakeups. Sleep patterns change.

Your Immune System

Your body’s defenses lose a step in your 70s, which leaves you more vulnerable to illness. 

Vaccines don’t work as well as they once did for you, we are more susceptible to infection and viruses

Your Digestive System

Your stomach lining is more fragile. your digestive system doesn't move the food as well as it did.

Constipation comes, or the opposite.

 Urinary Tract

Your bladder can’t hold as much as it once did, and your muscles that support it lose strength. 

more trips to the bathroom or not enough trips.

(leakage happens)

Your Vision

Your pupils react more slowly to changes in light

eye muscles weaken

it takes more time for eyes to adjust from bright to dark or vice versa

fine details are to to see because there are fewer cells to send messages to your brain that tells it what to do

lens thicken, makes it harder to see in dim lighting, colors are less vibrant.

Your Ears

certain sounds can't be heard

hard to understand what others are saying. 

Background noise also can interfere more with your conversations. 

For details and answers got to WebMD HERE

Depressed yet? Hang in there. I have always said humans have expiration dates, just like merchandise and products... Now I know MINE is rapidly approaching since Every single one of the above mentions I HAVE in my 70's. (I will cancel WebMd news letters before I reach 80.

There is nothing wrong with me, I am just IN MY 70's!
I AM NORMAL! 😎

UPDATE AFTER 9 COMMENTS.

This is not scary, it is comforting to me. When I read it, I thought so I am not alone, this is supposed to happen, I am not going crazy or getting ill.