There is a disease with an increasing incidence in my country. There is a disease that can easily cause death and disability once it occurs. There is a disease called the killer of the elderly. This disease is cerebral infarction .
The problem is here. How high is the incidence of cerebral infarction in my country? According to the survey data of the Lancet, there are 13.7 million new cerebral infarction and patients worldwide, of which 5.51 million are in China, and the number of cerebral infarction in China ranks first, accounting for 40%. Cerebral infarction has become a type of disease with extremely high mortality in my country, with an incidence rate twice that of the United States.
The incidence of cerebral infarction is getting higher and higher. What exactly causes it?
The most common cause of cerebral infarction is the three highs, namely hyperglycemia , hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The occurrence of the three highs is related to unhealthy living habits.
In this case, it is crucial to change unhealthy living habits.
First, quit smoking and drinking. Cigarettes contain a variety of harmful substances, such as nicotine, etc. They are the culprits in inducing atherosclerosis. Nicotine can easily lead to thrombosis. Drinking alcohol also causes great damage to blood vessels. People who drink for a long time are prone to hypertension, which will further affect blood vessel health.
Second, a low-salt, low-fat, low-sugar diet, dietary habits are closely related to the occurrence of cerebral infarction. People who usually like high-salt, high-fat and high-sugar are more likely to have cerebral infarction because high-salt diet can easily induce high blood pressure, high-fat diet can easily induce high blood lipids, and a high-saccharide diet can easily induce diabetes . These are the culprits that affect vascular health.
Third, stick to exercise, life lies in exercise. Only by sticking to exercise can it be beneficial to health. Exercise can promote blood circulation and improve blood vessel function.
Fourth, stay up late less. If you want better blood vessels, you must not stay up late. Staying up late for a long time can easily lead to endocrine dysfunction and easily cause the occurrence of the three highs.
Fifth, drinking more water, drinking more water is beneficial to blood circulation, drinking more water can dilute blood, reduce blood lipids, and make blood vessels healthier.
In addition to doing the above five points well, there is another very important thing, that is, to supplement folic acid .
Speaking of folic acid, many people will say, doctors, you should take folic acid when you are pregnant, why should you also take folic acid when you are pregnant?
Although folic acid is a B vitamin, it is also coenzyme in the process of homocysteine metabolism, which can help metabolize homocysteine and reduce its content in the human body. Homocysteine is an amino acid containing thiol , which is an intermediate product of methionine metabolism in the body, and high homocysteine is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease . It will damage vascular endothelial cells through various ways, and interfere with the balance mechanism of anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet systems in the body, leading to the occurrence of vascular inflammation and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, and the formation of atherosclerosis is the main cause of cerebral infarction.
Therefore, people who lack folic acid in their bodies are more likely to have cerebral infarction.
