Healthy blood vessels are soft and elastic, while those with arteriosclerosis become hard, thick, and brittle.
Blood vessels are the channels through which blood flows, but they also contain various components such as oil, sugar, and salt.
When there are too many lipid components, it is easy to cause sedimentation in the walls of blood vessels.
Excessive blood sugar can directly cause endothelial damage to blood vessels.
High blood pressure can directly impact the walls of blood vessels. If these problems persist for a long time, they can accelerate the aging of blood vessels and induce arteriosclerosis.
What are the hazards of vascular aging and hardening?
The aging and hardening of blood vessels can directly affect the fluctuation of blood pressure. The increase in pressure difference between high and low pressure can affect the blood supply to important organs, which is also a cause of dizziness, headache, and tinnitus in some patients.
More importantly, the thickening of blood vessel walls and narrowing of lumens can easily lead to blockages, causing diseases such as cerebral infarction and heart attack, making them more fragile and prone to rupture and bleeding, causing symptoms such as cerebral hemorrhage.
How to maintain healthy blood vessels?
To maintain healthy blood vessels, one can only adopt a healthier lifestyle.
To quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, have a reasonable diet, exercise moderately, and prevent and control chronic diseases.
Quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption
Smoking is a major risk factor for cerebrovascular diseases. It is better not to smoke any cigarette. Alcohol restriction means that you can drink a small amount of Baijiu, which is 50 degrees a day, should not exceed 14 liang, red wine, and beer.
Reasonable diet
Maintain a low salt, low-fat, and low sugar dietary habit.
Eat more grains, vegetables and fruits, eat less meat, especially red meat, and eat less barbecue, fried foods, and pickled foods.
Moderate exercise
Avoid fasting and excessive movements during exercise, and follow the principle of gradual progress.
Exercise should be adjusted according to one's physical condition in a timely manner, and aerobic exercises such as walking and jogging are recommended for the elderly.
Also, be sure to go to bed and wake up early, avoid staying up late, and ensure sufficient rest and sleep time.
Prevention and control of chronic diseases
Many chronic diseases will cause damage to blood vessels, especially hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other problems, so we must do a good job in chronic disease prevention; For patients with chronic diseases, it is even more important to adhere to the principle of early detection and treatment, and control the further harm of the disease to the body. Reminder: The content of this article is for health knowledge popularization and cannot be used as specific diagnosis and treatment advice, nor can it replace face-to-face consultations with practicing physicians. It is for reference only.