Dini Korul (about 52-54 years old), a victim of superstition-driven violence. In May 2011 her son Bobby Korul died at the age of 22 from a stomach infection. After Bobby’s funeral five his friends came to Dini’s house, accusing her of being a sorcerer, who had caused the death of her son. They took her out and dragged through the village to a pigsty, where they set a fire and made red-hot iron bars. Cutting her body with bush knives and burning with hot iron bars they forced her to admit that she was a witch. After numerous refusals they burned her vagina with the red-hot iron and were about to kill her, when women from another village called for help. Dini survived and spent over 10 month in the Kundiawa hospital. Her daughter paid for her treatment more than 900 kina (about 450 USD) and never received any help from the local authorities. Being expelled from the community forever, Dini had nowhere to go but to her village, where she still lives now. She almost does not leave the house during the daylight, living with a fear that she could be exposed to the brutal "punishment" again. Wormai village, Simbu Province.

4 Things You Should Stop Doing after Age 50

The age of 50 is the age that is usually recognized as old age. This is because most people’s organs begin to weaken and their skin begins to wrinkles and look older around this period, making this a common age at which people are considered to be old.

It is essential for individuals to take note of the things they should and shouldn’t do when they hit this age.

This article will enlighten you on things you should stop doing after age 50 according of healthline.

1. Stop stressing yourself too much

Stress at old age is something that should be taken seriously. That’s because stress has been linked to a wide variety of medical issues. Stress has been linked to elevated heart disease risks and altered blood pressure readings in a number of studies.

2. Stop keeping late at night

Older adults should value their sleep and relaxation time. Research indicates that older people should minimize stress and . The reason for this is that it is in their best interest medically.

3. Avoid unhealthy diets and take more healthy meals

The elderly should also limit their intake of harmful meals like fast food and artificial snacks in favor of a more balanced diet of fresh fruits and vegetables.

4. Avoid living a sedentary lifestyle

Most older people, especially those who are in poor health, would benefit from increasing their level of daily activity. This is largely because maintaining a sedentary lifestyle has been found to have major side effects on the health of the body.

Sedentary lifestyles lead to heart ailments, brain associated disorders, dementia and also stroke which is harmful.

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