Name: Geriatricians Debunk 14 Aging Myths
Uploaded: 2020-10-25T20:26:22.000Z
Duration: 9 min 41 s
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Ebi Ofrey: "Never smiling staves off wrinkles."

Arbaje: Even if it is, do we really want to stop smiling?

"You don't need as much sleep when you get older."

Arbaje: And today, we're going to be debunking

"It's harder to learn new things as you get older."

It may be a little slower on some things,

especially if we're not familiar with them,

that are more abstract as opposed to concrete.

So I think this bodes well for older adults.

Ofrey: As Dr. Arbaje said, I think it's just different.

Older adults are more likely to learn things faster

"How you age is predetermined by your genes."

Arbaje: This is one of my favorite ones to talk about.

I think that genes are way less important than we think

and lifestyle is way more important than we think.

And we have the ability to turn genes on and off;

and exercise makes the biggest difference of all.

play a key role in how your aging process goes.

Arbaje: "It is inevitable that you will get dementia."

and it's important to understand that if you're having

that is a sign that something needs to be checked out.

Ofrey: Only a small percentage of older adults

So if you have problems with remembering things,

you need to understand that it could also be due to

an underlying problem that can be solved.

"You shouldn't exercise when you are older

you pay attention to the exercises you do

But old age alone is not a risk for injury.

Arbaje: I wholeheartedly agree and would add that

You could be bedbound or in a chair or in a wheelchair

and still be able to do different kinds of exercises.

And the amount of sleep you need over time

And the way to know if you're getting enough or not

is to understand how well you're doing the next morning.

and many times we take more naps than we should.

As such, we should be able to adjust our daily habits

to ensure we don't spend most of the day sleeping

"You'll gain weight because your metabolism slows down."

but because you are more inactive at the time.

We need to still remain active the older we get.

So, I really think that this can empower people

"People lose their sex drives as they age."

If people are losing their sex drive, per se,

it could be because of an underlying chronic situation,

a chronic condition, it could be related to medications.

The sense that people may have different interests

and different ways of showing affection the older they get.

And, again, there may be underlying conditions

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Geriatricians Debunk 14 Aging Myths

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