What to do about vascular sclerosis

Most people don’t quite understand the term arteriosclerosis, but if we introduce it through an everyday item like the water pipe, everyone will quickly understand it. Every household has a water pipe. After being used for a long time, the water pipe will harden and lose its toughness and elasticity. If you are not careful in your daily life, the water pipe will burst. Blood vessels are the same as water pipes. In old age, they will harden, especially the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels.

In fact, if we pay attention to diet in daily life, we can delay the hardening of blood vessels. Many people in their thirties have blood vessels like those in their seventies, and some people in their seventies have blood vessels like those in their thirties. Everyone hopes that the blood vessels will harden more slowly, so the chances of living a longer life will be greater.

Good blood vessels are very elastic, and their inner walls are very soft to allow blood to flow smoothly. However, blood vessels that develop arteriosclerosis will thicken and harden, and atherosclerotic tumors (atherosclerotic nests) will appear on the inner wall. These are bulges caused by the adhesion of cholesterol and platelets. As a result, the lumen of the blood vessels becomes narrower, causing blood circulation to become obstructed. If the condition continues to deteriorate, it will become completely blocked, leading to myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke.

A reasonable diet can prevent and treat arteriosclerosis. Since elevated blood lipids are the main cause of arteriosclerosis, the purpose of dietary prevention and treatment is to effectively control blood lipids. The principles of a reasonable diet can be summarized as follows:

1. Properly control total calories: can keep weight within the normal standard range. Try to eat less sugar and candies and cakes with high sugar content.

2. Eat less high-cholesterol foods: High-cholesterol foods such as animal offal, preserved eggs, etc. should be eaten as little as possible, but ensure adequate protein intake.

Eat less animal oil (lard): To prevent and treat arteriosclerosis, you should eat more unsaturated fatty acids, mainly vegetable oils. Generally, the ratio of animal oil to vegetable oil should be around 1:3.

In order to ensure the rejuvenation of everyone's blood vessels, everyone should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits in their daily diet, and eat more foods high in vitamin P. Purple eggplant has the highest content of vitamin P, which can soften blood vessels. Vascular sclerosis is not static, and hardened blood vessels can be softened through diet.