In my country, there is one of about three adults who have hypertension patients. According to the latest data from authoritative departments, the trend of disease in my country has been gradually rising in recent years. Hypertension has become a "silent killer" that affects people's health. Many of the cases of exploring the history of hypertension are the accumulation of bad eating habits and sub-healthy living habits. Under the influence of the accumulation of time, the flowing blood has caused continuous high pressure to the blood vessel wall. If you do not seek medical treatment in time, it will cause complications such as coronary heart disease , stroke and other serious diseases, posing a serious threat to people's physical health.
Prevention of hypertension
Prevention of hypertension should have a reasonable diet, strengthen physical exercise, and control primary diseases.
Because there are many reasons for hypertension, so if you want to prevent hypertension, you should develop good habits. Usually, you should control your sodium salt intake, and do not eat various pickles, pickled foods, or smoked and grilled foods; do not eat foods with excessive fat content such as animal offal and fried foods. You can eat celery, kelp, black fungus, onions, shepherd's purse and and other vegetables in moderation. You should participate in various aerobic outdoor sports, stabilize your mood, and avoid excessive emotional fluctuations or excessive anxiety and tension. If you suffer from primary aldosteronism or pheochromocytoma renal parenchymal lesions, you should actively treat it to avoid secondary hypertension.
Self-management of hypertension
Although in a sense, the risk of hypertension is not small, patients with hypertension do not need to be overly nervous. my country has accumulated a lot of experience in the treatment of hypertension, so as long as we insist on taking medicine, listen to medical advice, eat a reasonable diet, and exercise actively, we can still maintain a healthy state and fully enjoy the beauty of life.
insist on taking the medicine
patients with hypertension should not make arbitrarily diagnose the condition. Many patients with hypertension who experience dangerous conditions reduce the dosage or stop taking the medication after their condition improves. Many patients are also worried that long-term medication will cause dependence, but according to reliable clinical data, among the prescribed drugs used to treat hypertension in my country, such as enalapril , nifedipine , etc., will not cause patients to become addicted to dependence. Therefore, patients with hypertension must listen to the doctor's advice, take the medicine on time and in dosage, and control their blood pressure .
Healthy diet
High blood pressure patients need to maintain a high potassium and low sodium diet in their lives. Because salt will decompose into chloride ion and sodium ion in the human body. Sodium ions not only increase blood vessel excitability and cause heart burden, but also make the blood thicker and thicker. The human body has to self-regulate and absorb water into the blood vessels, causing the blood volume to increase and blood pressure to increase. Therefore, a low-salt diet is imperative. In addition, patients with hypertension can increase vegetables, fruits and fiber foods and in their diet, while avoiding eating fruits with higher sugar content.
Quit smoking and quit drinking
Many people understand the principle of quitting smoking and drinking, because nicotine in cigarettes will stimulate central nervous system , speed up the heart frequency, and cause blood pressure to continue to rise. Therefore, keeping a certain distance from tobacco and alcohol in life is also the beginning of a person with hypertension who is one step closer to their health.
Moderate exercise
Patients with hypertension can participate in exercise, but they should control the amount of exercise, try not to choose intense physical confrontation, or exercises that require large physical expenditure. In terms of exercise, you should choose activities such as walking, Tai Chi , swimming, etc.
Stable mentality
Hypertension is a chronic disease. Although there is no effective radical cure at present, it is also a disease that can be controlled and relieved.Therefore, patients with hypertension do not need to be overly nervous or depressed psychologically. They should adjust their psychological state, avoid being too excited, participate in more outdoor sports activities or entertainment activities that are beneficial to the body and mind, and work and life with a healthy and stable mindset.
Hypertension can be prevented and cured. With the beginning of a healthy life such as daily health care work and the beginning of a healthy life, the troubles of diseases will surely be gradually away from our lives. On the road to a healthy life, let us be the first responsible person for our health, and let us lead the direction of life with a healthy life!
Source: Jia Xiaoling Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
