With the improvement of living standards and changes in lifestyle, the incidence of hypertension is increasing year by year. Hypertension has had a great impact on people's lives, and it is also the most important risk factor leading to myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, and renal failure. According to statistics, 2 million people die from diseases related to hypertension every year across the country. And more than 60% of patients with coronary heart disease, more than 80% of patients with cerebral infarction, and 90% of patients with cerebral hemorrhage have a history of hypertension. It can be said that hypertension is the most important "killer" of human health.
The emergence of hypertension is largely related to our daily unhealthy eating habits. How to control it? How can we avoid the harm caused by high blood pressure?
What are the tips for daily blood pressure management? May wish to collect this antihypertensive kit.
Healthy living + reasonable diet
A healthy lifestyle is the basis for the treatment of hypertension and should be adhered to for a long time. And a healthy lifestyle includes reasonable diet, quitting smoking and drinking, proper exercise, and mental balance. A healthy lifestyle also includes weight control and prevention of overweight. Obese people who are already overweight should lose weight scientifically.
Smooth down the pressure and refuse the roller coaster
Depressurization too fast and too drastically may cause a big deal! If the blood pressure is lowered too much, the body cannot adapt. It will cause insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, slow blood flow, and cause stroke, angina pectoris, or decreased renal function. Elderly people with high blood pressure for many years can easily develop cerebral infarction if it drops too fast, causing serious consequences.
Continuous and steady pressure reduction is the correct method of pressure reduction. In general hypertensive patients, it takes 4 to 12 weeks for blood pressure to reach the target to be safe. In the elderly, patients with severe coronary or bilateral carotid artery stenosis and poor tolerance, the blood pressure reaching target time should be appropriately extended. At the same time, blood pressure is not as low as possible. Because low blood pressure can lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain, increasing the risk of cerebral ischemia.
Always monitor blood pressure in the morning
The blood pressure of the human body has a circadian rhythm, and the early morning is the highest time of the day. Many patients with hypertension do not meet the standard in the early morning. The cardiology clinic of a hospital has investigated more than 2,000 hypertensive patients. The blood pressure is measured between 7:00 and 10:00 in the morning. The early morning blood pressure failure rate is as high as 54.6%, which is equivalent to 10 people. There are 5 patients with hypertension whose blood pressure is not up to standard in the morning.
In fact, managing early morning blood pressure, to a large extent, means controlling blood pressure 24 hours a day. If blood pressure is not controlled in the morning, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are most likely to "sneak attack" during this time. The risk of ischemic stroke in the morning is four times that of other periods, and the risk of cardiovascular death is also 70% higher than that of other periods.
Insist on taking long-acting antihypertensive drugs
Hypertensive patients need to take antihypertensive drugs for a long time or even for life. Adherence to medication can improve the quality of life of hypertensive patients and prolong life.
It is recommended to choose long-acting antihypertensive drugs, which are characterized by a half-life of 24 hours or more, and only need to be taken once a day. The antihypertensive effect can cover 24 hours; because of its long-lasting and stable effect, it can effectively control blood pressure 24 hours a day And early morning blood pressure can reduce the frequency of medication, improve treatment compliance, and more effectively prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Maintain healthy blood pressure, don’t let misunderstandings ruin your health
Misunderstanding 1: Low-salt diet is about adding less salt to cooking
Less salt in cooking is just one aspect of a low-salt diet. In addition to this, we should also pay attention to other aspects. such as:
• Pay attention to other high-salt condiments, such as soy sauce, oyster sauce, etc.;
• Eat less pickled foods, such as mustard and pickles;
• Eat less high-salt packaged foods, such as deli meats or luncheon meats, sausages and canned foods;
• Pay attention to the cooking method, use a salt control spoon and start the pot before adding salt;
• Pay attention to food nutrition labels and understand the salt content of food.
Misunderstanding 2: Hypertension is the symptom
In the early stage of hypertension, many people have no obvious symptoms. Hypertension is called the "silent killer" because it can gradually destroy the body's arteries, heart and other organs without any symptoms. Once symptoms appear, they will manifest as life-threatening emergencies such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
Misunderstanding 3: If the blood pressure is normal, the drug can be stopped
Hypertension is a lifelong disease and requires long-term standardized data and follow-up management. Once the drug is stopped, blood pressure is likely to rebound, and some drugs will have serious withdrawal reactions. Therefore, even if the blood pressure has been stable for a long time, you cannot stop the medication casually. You must follow the doctor's instructions to use the medication correctly.
For your quality of life and health level, please know your blood pressure!
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