Attention! Don’t take hyperlipidemia, the “invisible killer”, lightly

After getting the physical examination report, what are you most likely to ignore? If it indicates high blood sugar and high blood pressure, most people will be nervous and will consult a specialist in time. If it shows high blood lipids and fatty liver, many friends will laugh it off and claim that it is normal, because the living standard is good, there are many social events, everyone has a little high, and there is nothing to worry about. You are wrong, hyperlipidemia is not as kind as you think. Compared with hypertension and diabetes, hyperlipidemia has no obvious symptoms, and because monitoring blood lipids is not as convenient as measuring blood pressure and blood sugar, it is often ignored by people. In fact, it can lead to systemic atherosclerotic diseases and is an "invisible killer" of physical health. So how to regulate blood lipids? Let me tell you.

1. Reasonable diet After entering autumn and winter, as the temperature drops, the human body needs to take in a lot of fat and protein to maintain energy supply. In addition, Chinese people have the habit of "putting on weight in autumn", so many people have started to take tonic in autumn and winter. However, autumn and winter are the high incidence periods of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Patients with hyperlipidemia should be cautious in taking tonic. On the basis of meeting the daily essential nutritional needs, they should control the total energy and reasonably choose the proportion of various nutritional elements. It is better to "take tonic lightly and evenly" instead of "take tonic warmly and excessively". In general, the diet should be "one high and five low": high dietary fiber; low calories, low cholesterol, low fat, low salt, and low sugar. "Stay away from three whites and stay close to three blacks": stay away from white salt, white sugar, and white fat meat; eat more black fungus (fungi and algae), black rice (grains), and black beans (beans).

2. Scientific exercise Scientific exercise can effectively reduce fat and control weight. The guidelines recommend regular moderate-intensity metabolic exercise. The amount and form of exercise can be determined according to individual physical conditions and preferences. Pay attention to doing what you can and proceed step by step. You can choose aerobic exercises such as brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, and square dancing, generally 5-7 times a week, 30 minutes or more each time. For people in the workplace, it may not be possible to ensure the amount of exercise every day, so it is also great to avoid sitting for a long time.

3. Psychological adjustment Due to the fast pace of modern life and the serious phenomenon of involution, some companies have introduced 996 and 007 work models, which have led to great psychological pressure and mental tension among young people, and then derived a "fast food, late night snacks, and revengeful eating culture", resulting in the younger age of hyperlipidemia patients. It is recommended that young people learn to self-regulate, find a leisure method that suits them, combine work and rest, maintain a good attitude, and reduce psychological pressure.

4. Healthy Life Quitting smoking is too difficult, I can't do it. This group of people can temporarily use nicotine replacement therapy to transition and gradually quit smoking. In terms of limiting drinking, those who have a long-term excessive drinking habit should reduce their drinking and choose low-alcohol wine. At the beginning of the article, we said that the reason why hyperlipidemia is called a "health killer" is that it can lead to atherosclerotic diseases throughout the body. Simply put, it is what your physical examination report shows: carotid atherosclerotic plaque formation, coronary atherosclerosis, vascular atherosclerotic plaque formation, local stenosis percentage, etc. If these plaques fall off, it will be dangerous and may lead to myocardial infarction and stroke. Therefore, it is very important to stabilize the plaque. In addition to using drugs to regulate lipids and stabilize plaques, you should also pay attention to keeping your bowels open and avoid straining to defecate, because straining to defecate will increase abdominal pressure, increase blood pressure, shrink blood vessels, and make plaques easy to fall off.

Having said so much, you should understand that hyperlipidemia is preventable and controllable. So what are you waiting for? Take action!

References

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