With the improvement of living standards, our diet has become more diverse, leading to the saying “disease enters through the mouth,” causing various chronic vascular diseases.
When our blood vessels encounter problems, coronary heart disease, pulmonary embolism, cerebral infarction, heart attack, and “three highs” (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol) follow, so taking care of our blood vessels while young is essential.
Real case:
Xiao Li is a working teacher who is usually busy with work, so she rarely cooks for herself, often eats takeout or restaurant meals, and frequently enjoys spicy foods.
Lately, Xiao Li has been feeling dizzy but didn’t pay much attention, thinking it was due to the busy back-to-school season and lack of sleep. She only used weekends to catch up on sleep without taking other measures.
Later, while teaching, Xiao Li often experienced temporary blackouts in front of her eyes, lasting only 1-2 seconds but occurring frequently. Xiao Li had to take leave and go to the hospital for a check-up.
Later, the doctor told Xiao Li that she had slight hyperlipidemia and needed reasonable adjustments, or else it could easily lead to other complications, especially since Xiao Li is so young.
Later, Xiao Li embarked on a long road to health.
One bite equals 10 pounds of lard, cardiovascular doctor: avoid these 2 “breakfasts” even if tempted
1: Youtiao (fried dough sticks)
Youtiao is made from flour and, when deep-fried at high temperatures, absorbs a lot of fat, high in calories, easily leading to fat accumulation, increasing blood viscosity, and affecting triglyceride stability.
Moreover, the oil used to fry youtiao is often reused, containing benzo[a]pyrene, which is not conducive to health.
2: Century egg and lean pork congee
Century eggs contain a lot of lead, and the cholesterol content in the egg yolk is very high, with 595mg of cholesterol in 100 grams of century egg. People with high blood lipids are susceptible to excessive cholesterol, leading to soaring blood lipids and triggering cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases like cerebral infarction and heart attack.
Also, if you don’t want your blood vessels clogged, these 2 types of food should also be noticed
1: Salt
There are increasingly more seasonings in the market, which can lead to some families buying duplicates. In fact, most seasonings contain salt. If both salt and seasonings are used, it can lead to excessive salt content.
When salt enters the body, it urgently contracts the blood vessel walls, causing the patient’s blood pressure to rise continuously, aggravating damage to the blood vessels, and easily leading to blood clot ruptures.
2: Chili
Chili is very stimulating; if consumed excessively, it can cause blood vessels to swell, leading to vascular spasms and patients easily experiencing dizziness and headaches.
Because chili is not recommended to be eaten daily, especially for those with vascular diseases, as it can easily trigger atherosclerosis.
There are 3 symptoms of hyperlipidemia for self-comparison
1: Constant drowsiness, lack of energy
Patients often experience severe sleep deprivation, even after getting a full 8 hours of sleep daily, they still often yawn. This is because when blood circulation is poor, some organs experience severe blood supply insufficiency, making it difficult for blood to flow throughout the body, leading to the patient feeling low in energy and weak.
2: Dizziness and headache
Dizziness and headaches are typical symptoms of vascular diseases. Almost all vascular diseases manifest as dizziness and headaches because blood vessels are mainly responsible for transportation. For cerebral blood vessels, when there are clots obstructing the way, inadequate oxygen and blood supply to the brain can lead to temporary headaches, and in severe cases, cerebral infarction or intracerebral hemorrhage can occur.
3: Lower limb edema
Due to abnormal blood lipids, the blood becomes more viscous, easily causing “traffic jams” in transportation, forming blood clots that hinder blood flow.
When blood circulation in the lower limbs slows down, swelling occurs, leaving an indentation that takes a long time to recover.
To reduce blood lipids and clear blood vessels, two methods are worth emulating
Method 1: Supplementing nutritional elements
Method 2: Drink more water
Drinking water not only speeds up the body’s metabolism but also helps clear accumulated substances in the blood vessels, promoting faster blood flow.
+Therefore, it is recommended to drink 1.5 to 2 liters of water every day.
