Cardio-cerebrovascular disease is a common disease that seriously threatens human beings, especially the middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old. It has the characteristics of high morbidity, high disability rate and high mortality. Even with the most advanced and perfect treatment methods, more than 50% of the survivors of cerebrovascular accidents can not fully take care of themselves. The number of people who die from cardio-cerebrovascular disease every year in the world is up to 15 million, ranking the first among all causes of death.
When winter comes, the cold weather will make blood vessels constrict and heart beat faster, which will make cardiovascular disease more likely. There are many symptoms of cardiovascular diseases. The main common symptoms include chest tightness, chest pain, palpitation, edema, headache, dizziness, decreased activity tolerance, dyspnea, syncope, and other symptoms include cyanosis, cough, dizziness, upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, etc. Some are also accompanied by fatigue, decreased appetite, fever, expectoration and other symptoms. How to prevent middle-aged and elderly people in their daily life?
1. Healthy diet
Eat more vegetables, fruits, grains and other high-fiber foods, reduce the intake of high-fat and high-sugar foods, control salt and oil, and use vegetable oil and other unsaturated fatty acid oils.
2. Regular movement
Regular physical activity can bring obvious health benefits, not only enhancing the heart and lung function, but also helping to relieve stress, improve mood and lower blood pressure.
Adhere to exercise for 1 hour every day, and the difference between heart rate and age is not more than 170, or the body sweats slightly without fatigue, and feels relaxed after exercise. Adhere to exercise for not less than 5 days every week, and persevere. In addition, sedentary behavior will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, so you should avoid sitting, leaning and lying for a long time.
3. Weight control
Obesity is associated with increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, heart disease, stroke, and multiple cancers. For overweight and obese people, weight should be controlled through active lifestyle intervention, mainly including healthy diet and proper exercise. Weight is reduced by more than 5% from the initial stage, which can effectively improve blood pressure, blood lipids and blood sugar.
4. Cultivate good living habits
Smoking can damage almost every organ of the human body. Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can increase the risk of coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times, and the risk of cardiovascular events can be reduced by one third only by quitting smoking.
5. Regular monitoring
Middle-aged people over 45 years old, obese people, people with a family history of hyperlipidemia, people who often participate in entertainment, eating and drinking, and highly stressed workers are all high-risk objects. They should regularly (at least once a year) check blood lipids, blood pressure and other indicators.
There is a free heart rate monitor app – “AFibCheck“, which can be downloaded and used after searching in the mobile app store. It is simple and convenient to operate.
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