4 people used a "magic recipe" to "soften blood vessels", but they didn't expect that after a few years, the blood vessels were not softened!

The lifespan of our blood vessels is our lifespan. Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it does make sense.

Because cardiovascular blockage is myocardial infarction, and cerebral blood vessel blockage is cerebral infarction; both myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction are fatal diseases. So from this point of view: the lifespan of blood vessels is our lifespan!

Because of this, many people, especially those with arteriosclerosis, are trying to "soften their blood vessels". Some unscrupulous businessmen even take advantage of this to hype it up, using the name of "softening blood vessels" to do all kinds of publicity to exploit and deceive the people.

I met four patients in clinical practice who wanted to "soften their blood vessels". By looking at their results, you will know whether these methods of "softening blood vessels" are feasible.

1. Drinking vinegar to "soften blood vessels"

Lao Wang, I was diagnosed with vascular sclerosis 4 years ago. I don’t know where I saw that vinegar is acidic, and sulfuric acid can melt iron. So acetic acid should be able to soften blood vessels. This is the theoretical support for those who think drinking vinegar can "soften blood vessels."

So Lao Wang started to drink half a bowl of vinegar every day. After a few years, Lao Wang had acid reflux recently. He went to the hospital and found that his esophagus and stomach were inflamed. The reason was that he drank too much vinegar, which caused damage to the digestive tract. During the hospitalization, he checked his blood vessels. Not only did the blood vessels not soften, but they were even worse than 4 years ago.

Vinegar is made from fermented grains, and its main component is acetic acid. There is no experimental evidence that drinking vinegar can lower blood lipids and soften blood vessels. On the contrary, drinking vinegar directly may cause damage to the mouth, esophagus, and stomach. So Lao Wang's blood vessels did not soften, but his esophagus had problems.

2. Drinking alcohol "softens blood vessels"

Mr. Li was diagnosed with vascular sclerosis three years ago. He heard that drinking alcohol can promote blood circulation and soften blood vessels. So he drank more frequently and his alcohol tolerance increased significantly.

However, when I had a physical examination this year, I found that my blood pressure and blood lipids were high, and I had fatty liver. Not only had my vascular sclerosis worsened, but the vascular plaques had also become larger.

This is another rumor about "softening blood vessels". Drinking alcohol does not soften blood vessels. On the contrary, drinking alcohol increases the risk of high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia. Drinking alcohol can also lead to alcoholic fatty liver and even alcoholic liver disease. Drinking alcohol itself will aggravate arteriosclerosis. In addition to high blood pressure and high blood lipids, arteriosclerosis will be accelerated more quickly. After arteriosclerosis, plaques will grow in the blood vessels, eventually leading to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

3. Eat onions and black fungus to "soften blood vessels"

Aunt Wu was diagnosed with atherosclerosis a year ago, and it was a more serious form of atherosclerosis. The unstable plaques were relatively large, so the doctor recommended taking statins and aspirin. But Aunt Wu heard that eating onions and black fungus can clean blood vessel waste and soften blood vessels. So she ate onions and black fungus almost every day, eating them cold, stir-fried, and making dumplings. She really tried every way to eat onions and black fungus.

Last week, Aunt Wu had a stroke and hemiplegia and was admitted to the ICU. Her family said that she had never taken statins or aspirin in the past year. When she was admitted to the hospital, her low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was 5.1mmol/L, which was caused by thrombosis caused by ruptured carotid artery plaques, leading to cerebral infarction.

Onion and black fungus are just our daily common diet. Black fungus cannot even be called a regular vegetable, but just a kind of fungus. Although onion and black fungus contain the so-called anti-platelet aggregation and vasodilator ingredients, this ingredient is very small. A plate of onion and black fungus in our daily diet cannot play the so-called role of anti-platelet aggregation, stabilizing plaques, softening blood vessels, and preventing thrombosis.

If you like to eat onion and black fungus, of course you can continue to eat them, but don’t think that onion and black fungus can “soften blood vessels and prevent thrombosis”. These are all rumors.

4. Take health supplements to "soften blood vessels"

Ms. Pang, after discovering that she had hardened blood vessels, her daughter regularly sent her health products that could soften blood vessels from abroad, including oils, extracts, and all kinds of things in English called ABCDEFG.

In fact, if you read it in detail, you will know that they are just extracts of some foods. Theoretically, these so-called health products have certain benefits, but they are all exaggerated.

It’s like saying “eating rice can make you full”, but if you are only given one grain of rice at a time, can you be full?

Health products claim to have the functions of protecting the heart, softening blood vessels, lowering blood lipids, etc. However, most of them are just skirting the principle of "eating rice can make you full".

The effective ingredients contained in health care products are limited. Normal doses of health care products have no effect in treating diseases and certainly cannot soften blood vessels.

In fact, there is no way to soften blood vessels!

5. Blood vessels cannot be "softened", they can only be protected

In theory, our blood vessels will harden as we age.

A study conducted by Beijing Fuwai Hospital found that some people will develop arteriosclerosis in their teens, and most people will develop arteriosclerosis after middle age.

Age itself is an independent factor of arteriosclerosis. The older you are, the more serious the arteriosclerosis is, just like wrinkles and gray hair.

If gray hair can change, wrinkles can be reduced, and we can reverse growth, then blood vessels can soften. But we cannot reverse growth, so blood vessels cannot soften, and softening blood vessels itself is just a gimmick.

Although blood vessels cannot be softened, they can certainly be protected. Only by protecting the blood vessels can we extend their lifespan and thereby extend our own lifespan.

Arteriosclerosis is not a disease. Only when arteriosclerosis worsens and plaques appear in the blood vessels, it is called atherosclerosis. When the plaques reach a certain extent, they will cause vascular stenosis diseases.

There are many reasons that lead to the aggravation of this plaque, that is, atherosclerosis: high blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, high homocysteine, smoking, drinking, obesity, lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, etc. The more of these factors, the more likely it is to cause atherosclerosis, and then lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Protecting blood vessels is actually to remove the above factors, such as controlling the three highs, quitting smoking and drinking, exercising, eating a healthy diet, eating a healthy diet, etc. These can protect blood vessels, rather than drinking vinegar, drinking alcohol, eating onions, fungus, or taking health products.

Only a comprehensive healthy life + paying attention to controlling the three highs are the basis and correct method for protecting blood vessels.

If you think that protecting blood vessels means "softening blood vessels", then the way to "soften blood vessels" is healthy living + controlling the three highs!