「How old are you？」Perhaps it is a sensitive question, but no one can ignore this significant problem from individual to nation. Based on Ministry of the Interior statistic, Taiwan’s aging index in end of 2016 was beyond America, England, Australia, and etc. second only to Japan, Germany, France, and South Korea. Taiwan may head into super-aged society in 2025. The pace of aging in Taiwan is fastest become super-aged from high-aged. Health systems get a lot of pressure caused by demographic structure is the urgent issue to solve in recent years.

「Helpless Spirit」Main factor of disability-Dementia

Still Alice is a movie describes a linguistics professor diagnosed with early onset dementia shortly after 50 years old. With disease prognosis and disability, happy family and career collapsed, she lost control in life and herself as well.

Dementia is an overall degenerative disease, the main factor causes to disability. According to statistic, there are 300 thousand people living with dementia in Taiwan which means about 1 in 12 people age 65 and older has dementia. Dementia causes by brain lesions and decline of brain function, causes of brain lesions divided into 2 types. Type 1 is degenerative such as Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's Disease, and etc. it represents lesions caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins in brain. More than 60% is Alzheimer's. Type 2 is vascular such as multi-infarct dementia and subcortical dementia, caused by great vessels rupture, ischaemic stroke, or occlusion of small vessels. Dementia is incurable until now, but we can postpone and prevent it.

「Don’t want to be disabled」Walk at ease is a precious gift in old age.

Based on statistic, muscle mass loses gradually beyond 30s. It loses 0.5%-1% yearly in 30s; it loses 8% every decade in 40s; it even loses 15% every decade in 70s, it may become sarcopenia if no one pays attention to it. Sarcopenia is loss of muscle mass and strength; it affects motion massively if it combines with joint stiffness. Sarcopenia affects not only the elder’s health, motion, quality of life, but increase risk of fall, fracture, cognitive disorder, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular, disability, and mortality rate.

Biocom builds up an elegant aging life before starting a super-aged society

Learn the super-aged society experiences from Japan and Korea; the regimen in Japan is worth us following it since Japanese have healthiest lifestyle and longevity. 「Age」is an inevitable process, we should focus on how to postpone aging of physical age like female cares about appearance and male cares about strength, however, whole body-aging is the last part reflects to ageing. Utilize 「Preventive healthcare」and combine with「Health supplement」, keep body in top condition.

Biocom Trade participates in BIO Asia-Taiwan 2023 with concept 「Flexible , Elegant Aging Life」, talks about regimen in each life stage. We are looking forward to sharing the latest patented and trendiest ingredients in exhibition with you.