The old Chinese doctor did it three times a day, and a miracle happened nine years later

Ruan Guozhi, a 72-year-old veteran Chinese medicine practitioner, was diagnosed with high blood pressure before his retirement, but because he was in good health, he did not take it seriously. As a result, he suffered from sudden angina pectoris in 2000. Over the past 9 years, he changed his lifestyle and controlled his blood pressure to an ideal level, and he has never had an attack of coronary heart disease again.

Measure blood pressure three times a day

Mr. Ruan discovered that the root cause of his illness was not taking medicine on time. It was already past 1:00 p.m. when he finished his outpatient clinic every day. He would go home, have lunch, and then take his blood pressure medication half an hour later, which was around 2:30 p.m. Irregular medication and unstable blood pressure control can easily induce cardiovascular diseases.

Since he became ill, he bought a blood pressure monitor and asked his wife to measure his blood pressure every morning, after nap, and in the evening, and he drew a chart to record his blood pressure. Take your blood pressure records to your doctor every two weeks. After observing the changes in his blood pressure for three months, the specialist determined the time and type of medication for him. Mr. Ruan also insisted on taking the medication on time and in the right amount. Now his blood pressure has never fluctuated greatly.

Eating cabbage can help with constipation

For elderly people with hypertension, it is very important to keep their bowels and bladders open. Cabbage contains more crude fiber, which can quench thirst, promote diuresis, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. Many people like to eat cabbage leaves, but Mr. Ruan eats the cabbage stalks because they contain more crude fiber.

Dress according to the season

For patients with hypertension, keeping warm is very important, because cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and cerebral stroke mostly occur in autumn and winter. Mr. Ruan’s experience in keeping warm is that you should dress according to the 24 solar terms: in autumn and winter, you should dress one season earlier, and in spring and summer, you should dress one season later.

Tap your ears and comb your hair three times in the morning

Mr. Ruan also created his own fitness exercises for the elderly, which he does three times every morning after getting up: stand with feet shoulder-width apart, tap your hands on your ears, and press your ears with both hands at the same time. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the shape of the ear is like an upside-down fetus with its head down and its feet up, and the acupuncture points on it correspond to all the internal organs of the body.

In addition, Mr. Ruan also likes to comb his hair with an ox horn comb, and massage the "Baihui Point" on the top of the head, which helps to invigorate the brain, refresh the mind, dispel wind and improve eyesight, and prevent and treat headaches.