It’s spring now. What should patients with hypertension pay attention to?

In mid-March, Shenyang has not entered spring in the meteorological sense. The temperature is still low, with a large temperature difference between day and night. When the seasons change, it is warm and cold. For patients with hypertension, the sudden change of temperature can easily stimulate blood vessel contraction and cause unstable blood pressure. Today, let's talk about how patients with hypertension can manage their health in the spring.

1. Keep warm

After the beginning of spring, the temperature rises but is not very stable, and cold air visits from time to time. When the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, the blood pressure fluctuations of many elderly people will be more obvious due to poor blood vessel elasticity.

If you take off your cotton clothes too early, your body may have difficulty adapting, which may lead to illness. Especially for patients with hypertension, the alternating temperature changes can easily cause vascular spasms, and the frequent fluctuations in blood pressure caused by the sudden changes in temperature can significantly increase the incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke.

2. Balanced Diet

Pay attention to a reasonable diet and reduce salt and oil. Hypertensive patients should further reduce their daily salt intake to no more than 3g per day, and appropriately increase the intake of foods rich in potassium ions, such as fresh fruits, vegetables and beans, which will help excrete more sodium. Hypertensive patients often have high blood lipids, and some also have cardiovascular complications, so they should control their intake of high-fat and high-cholesterol foods.

3. Keep a happy mood

Long-term mental stress, anxiety, and depression can increase the risk of high blood pressure. Spring is the season when yang energy grows and everything revives. Increasing outdoor activities, feeling the beauty of nature, maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude, and avoiding negative emotions can help keep blood pressure stable.

4. Keep exercising moderately

Try to maintain 30 to 60 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise every day, or intermittent exercise for at least 10 minutes each time, totaling 30 to 60 minutes per day.

It should be noted that not all patients with hypertension can exercise. For patients with grade 3 hypertension with large blood pressure fluctuations and patients with serious complications, exercise is not recommended.

It is best to monitor blood pressure and heart rate in real time during exercise. Many sports wristbands have the function of real-time monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate. When exercising, follow the doctor's advice to control blood pressure and heart rate within a reasonable range. Don't exceed the upper limit of exercise heart rate or blood pressure when you are excited.