Young people, if you find that your blood pressure is high, you have to control yourself

"As I get older, I have to avoid all kinds of food. I should have lived a carefree life when I was young!" Such regretful words coming from the mouths of middle-aged and elderly people are not new at all.

As the prevalence of hypertension continues to increase, it is no longer surprising to hear this sentence coming from young people.

With old age, laziness, and various bad habits, the blood vessels will not be able to withstand it. They will gradually thicken, the lumen will shrink, and the elasticity will decrease. In order to allow blood to reach various parts of the body smoothly, the heart will work harder, which causes high blood pressure.

Hypertension is a chronic disease with a high prevalence, high disability rate and heavy disease burden in my country. It is also the most important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Relevant data show that the number of adults with hypertension in China is as high as 270 million, which means that on average one in every four adults suffers from hypertension.

When it comes to high blood pressure, the bad habit that comes to mind most easily is excessive salt intake every day.

Studies have shown that 5 grams of sodium per day is sufficient.

In fact, in addition to regular meals, many people eat small snacks every day, which causes our sodium intake to far exceed the standard.

Obesity is another risk factor for high blood pressure.

According to research, if energy intake exceeds the recommended amount by 20%, the risk of developing hypertension increases by 1.7 times. This may be because excessive energy intake leads to vascular inflammation, which in turn increases blood pressure.

In addition, heredity, drinking, smoking, etc. are all risk factors for high blood pressure.

However, apart from genetic factors that cannot be controlled, smoking control, alcohol restriction and a balanced diet can control the increase in blood pressure to a certain extent.

In the early stages of hypertension, only spasms and contractions of small blood vessels may cause a temporary increase in blood pressure, with no obvious symptoms.

But if you ignore it and wait until you start to feel unwell, the condition may have already begun to become serious and complications may arise at any time.

Therefore, the first time you discover that your blood pressure is high does not mean that you have just developed hypertension. You still need to be vigilant.

To treat high blood pressure, you can take medication.

When starting drug treatment, you must follow the doctor's instructions and not take medication on your own, especially those old folk remedies. You must check carefully before taking them.

Do not stop or reduce the dosage of the medicine on your own. Take the medicine on time. If you forget, do not take it next time. You can choose a fully automatic electronic blood pressure monitor that has passed professional certification. It is best to record the date, time, measurement value, etc. of each measurement.

As the saying goes: Trouble comes from the mouth, disease comes from the mouth.

In order to gradually get rid of the control of high blood pressure, in addition to drug treatment, you also have to adjust it through a balanced diet.

If you can't control your mouth, you can't control your blood pressure. Hypertensive patients should eat less stimulating food, alcohol, beverages and other things. In addition, pickled foods, high-calorie foods and sugars are also likely to cause high blood pressure.

In addition, staying up late can also cause blood pressure to rise, which can easily lead to abnormal blood pressure changes. This kind of damage cannot be made up by sleeping in during the day the next day.

So, go to bed early if you have nothing to do, and get up early if you have something to do.

Produced by: Dongdongmiao Science