Gift ideas for seniors on Songkran Day
It's almost Songkran Day, what gift will you buy for the elderly you love and respect? Songkran Day is an important festival that Thai people look forward to. It's both Thai New Year's Day when people will have a long break to return back home to family and it is a festival of fun when people splash each other with clean water to stay cool in summer. Most importantly, when returning home, Thai people often have gifts for their elders. Choosing gifts for seniors is equally important. For anyone who doesn't have a gift idea yet, let's find out more ideas.
1. Healthy pillows
2. Lump sum health insurance from Muang Thai Life Assurance
3. Auspicious trees
4. Snacks
5. Massager for health
6. Healthy shoes
7. A basket of healthy foods
8. Healthy bedding
1. Healthy pillows
The first souvenir idea is healthy pillows as they are a rare item which many people want.
Good sleep is important to health; if you sleep in the wrong position or get a pillow that doesn't support your head well, it is an important cause of lung, neck, and shoulder symptoms. Buying healthy pillows for health is a good choice. For which type to buy to help relieve some particular symptoms, you must study carefully before buying in order to get the type that meets their needs.
2. Lump sum health insurance from Muang Thai Life Assurance
The next gift idea that is a choice for many people who want to give to their loved ones is lump-sum health insurance from Muang Thai Life Assurance, whether it be a minor illness like influenza or a critical illness like cancer and stroke. One you have a comprehensive health insurance for your loved ones, you will have more peace of mind. The coverage is for all ages, all generations with lump sum benefit payment from 200K – 100 million Baht.
Choose coverage as a gift to your loved ones. Health insurance
✅ Elite Health Plus covers medical expenses of 20-100 million Baht per year, covering treatment technologies
✅ D Health Plus covers medical expenses of 5 million Baht in a standard single room at any hospital
✅ Mao Chai Extra covers hospitalization and medical expenses up to 500K Baht
3. Auspicious trees
Another gift for seniors that is popular on every occasion and every festival is an auspicious tree. For a senior who likes natural trees, buying auspicious trees is another good choice because trees give freshness, purify the air and increase oxygen. It is an inexpensive gift to buy, and it would be a lot better to buy an auspicious tree with good meaning for prestige or good fortune according to the beliefs of Thai people, such as the Cape of Good Hope, Spider Plant (the Millionaire), China box-tree, Croton, Crown-of-thorns, Draceana sanderiana, Arrow Head Plant and Buddha's Hand.
4. Snacks
Buying snacks for seniors is another good idea. It can be a healthy snack, with no sugar would be better because, as age increases, they have to take care of their health. Healthy snacks that people like to buy for seniors include:
- Salt roasted almonds: healthy super foods full of healthy fats to help slow down aging, nourish the nerves, and increase energy
- Crispy baked small fish: containing calcium beneficial to bones and teeth, helping strengthen bones and prevent brittle bones
- Honey roasted bananas: containing potassium and dietary fiber that provide energy (You should eatup to 2-3 pieces at a time.)
- Low-fat fresh milk grass jelly: refreshing snack to relieve internal heat
- Sunflower seeds: very high in unsaturated fatty acids, helping reduce fat in the arteries, increase blood flow and prevent blood clots in the heart
- Millet: full of fiber and having high nutritional value, helping nourish bones and brain, aid digestion and reduce cholesterol
- Dark Chocolate: nourishingthe heart to be strong, nourishing the brain, improving mood and reducing cholesterol; you should eat up to 2 square inches at a time.
5. Massager for health
It would be great to be able to get a massage immediately for people who frequently have body aches and pains. Massager help relieve sprains and strains in various parts of the body.
It helps us to be active, relieves stress, improves circulation and neuropathy, reduces back pain, headaches and migraines and stimulates muscles. It rehabilitates the body and helps stimulate blood vessels to expand. Massager is very convenient to use at any time. Nowadays, there are many types of massage machines to choose from, such as body massagers, electric massage, chair foot massager, or an electric massage pillow. They are easy to find in affordable price.
6. Healthy shoes
As age increases, walking or standing for long periods of time can cause various kinds of pain. The more you wear shoes that do not support your feet, the more walking or standing for a long time will cause foot pain, knee pain, and cause back pain. Buying healthy shoes for the seniors we love therefore is another interesting option. Let’s find out how to choose the healthy shoes as follows:
- The shoes in accurate size with the shape suitable for the feet
- It is best to use closed-toe shoes rather than open-toe shoes.
- The upper covering of the shoe should be breathable.
7. A basket of healthy foods
Another idea that is easy to buy and for both male and female seniors is a basket full of healthy foods. Most of them are already arranged in a complete set in markets, but most of the items arranged may not be to your liking. It's best to choose the items and foods for your loved ones. Let's see what kind of the healthy food set people like.
- Fruit baskets: containing healthy fruitswith auspicious meanings, suitable to give to elderly relatives, for example, oranges which are anti-inflammatory and can prevent many diseases, apples that help detoxify and prevent colon cancer, grapefruit that prevent poisoning from heavy metals and reduce cholesterol, peaches that help protect cells and nourish the heart and kiwi that help relieve diabetes.
- Supplementary food basket: You should choose dietary supplements that has properties according to the needs of the seniorswhich could be cod liver oil supplement capsules or calcium to strengthen bones, for examples. Itcould be a powdered beverage for health, such as ginger, healthy coffee, tea and calcium-fortified milk powder. These drinks can be stored for a long time, and they are easy to drink. Plus, it's also good for health.
8. Healthy bedding
The more you sleep on healthy bedding, the better, because sleeping effectively leads to good health. Let's see how to choose bedding sets for the seniors we love.
- Choose bedding designed to support your body both head and neck to be more flexible and to distribute pressure well. It can also support the body when turning over during sleep and help reduce aches or muscle strains when you wake up.
- Choose bedding that is soft to the touch. While sleeping on the soft bedding, it will help you feel relaxed and sleep well even more.
- Choose a mattress with dense material that is not too soft, because a soft mattress sags with your body's weight which can cause fatigue. Until finally, you couldn't sleep well, making the sleeping that night inefficient.
Now, you are ready to find gift on Songkran Day. The gift we choose for the person we love shows that we truly care about the elder relatives. Importantly, once we choose to buy health insurance for the seniors we love, don't forget to get health insurance from Muang Thai Life Assurance for yourself, too, to boost your confidence in living life. Enjoy life at all ages no matter it’s a common or critical illness.
No worries about medical expenses with lump sum health insurance from 200K – 100 million Baht
✅ Elite Health Plus: medical expenses up to 20-100 MB per year, medical treatment technologies and both IPD and OPD(1) with premiums less than 157 Baht per day(2).
✅ D Health Plus: medical expenses up to 5 MB(3) and standard single room fee at any hospital with premiums less than 38 Baht per day(4).
✅ Maochai Extra: For hospitalization, medical expenses up to 500K Baht(5) with premiums less than 42 Baht per day(6).
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For more information:
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(1) In case of choosing Plan 40 MB, 75 MB or 100 MB
(2) For 50-year-old insured choosing Plan 20 MB with coverage area in Thailand in annual premium payment mode.
(3) In case of choosing Plan 5 MB which is a benefit per any treatment
(4) For female 34-year-old insured choosing Plan 5 MB with deductibles of 30,000 Baht per any hospitalization (topping up existing coverage) in annual premium payment mode.
(5) For Plan 3 which is a benefit per any inpatient hospitalization
(6) For female 34-year-old insured choosing Plan 3 in annual premium payment mode.
- Coverage conditions are as specified in the insurance policy.
- Health riders must be attached to an effective policy.
- Coverage period of the rider must not exceed the coverage period of the life insurance policy that this rider is attached to.
- Premium is eligible for tax deduction. Conditions are as specified by the Revenue Department.
- Conditions are as specified by Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL
- Underwriting is subject to the Company’s rules.
- Please study details of coverage, conditions and exclusions before making a decision to purchase insurance.
Sources: data retrieved on 11/03/2024
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