The heart is a very important organ for the human body, only the heart continues to beat regularly, the various organs of the whole body can run normally, once the heart has a problem, the body's various organs and tissues will be affected, and even life-threatening when it is serious. Therefore, having a healthy heart is especially important for everyone, so it is necessary to protect your heart.
How should middle-aged and elderly people do to maintain their hearts?
1. Drink alcohol and do not covet the cup
Drinking alcohol properly can help blood circulation, but if you drink too much alcohol, it can cause damage to body organs, such as the liver and heart. After alcohol enters the body, it needs to be metabolized through the liver, and heavy alcohol consumption will increase the burden on the liver. In addition, alcohol will also cause irritation to blood vessels, so that the blood flow of blood vessels increases in a short period of time, resulting in increased blood pressure, which has an impact on heart health, so drinking must remember not to covet the cup, if you have heart disease, then you must quit drinking.
2. Quit smoking
Smoking has no benefits to the body, and it will also lead to an increase in the incidence of various diseases, such as lung disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc., so people with smoking habits should quit smoking immediately. Studies have found that if you insist on quitting smoking for 15 years, the risk to cardiovascular disease will be much lower, and even compared with people who have not smoked.
3. Diet is moderate
If you often overeat or eat sea plugs, then all aspects of the body may be affected, such as blood sugar, blood lipids, blood pressure will rise, weight will also exceed the standard, adversely affecting heart health, so in terms of diet to have moderation, it is recommended to eat seven or eight points of fullness at each meal, and to develop a good habit of chewing slowly.
4. Maintain a calm mood
The heart is an organ that can sense emotions, if the emotion is excited, the speed of the heart will beat faster, so if you want to have a healthy heart, you must maintain a peaceful mood, and when you feel that the emotions are uncontrollable, you must try to divert your attention, such as chatting with others.
5. Stay up late less
Staying up late is a bad habit that has a particularly big impact on health, first of all, it will lead to endocrine disorders, followed by autonomic imbalance, and under the influence of dual action, heart health will be threatened. Therefore, if you want to have a healthy heart, you must reduce the frequency of staying up late, and it is best not to stay up late if conditions permit.
6. Insist on exercise
In contrast, obese people are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease than people with normal weight, so if you want to have a healthy heart, you must first maintain a normal weight, and sticking to exercise is a good way to lose weight. Exercise can make blood circulation more fluent, but also can make the body's metabolic capacity become stronger, so that harmful substances and fat in the blood can be excreted from the body, which can not only play a weight loss effect, but also protect the heart.
Tips
Want to have a healthy heart, you must start from all aspects of life, first of all, to quit smoking and limit alcohol, followed by develop good eating habits, avoid overeating and no moderation, in addition to facing anything to maintain emotional stability, to avoid emotional fluctuations and affect the health of the heart, in addition to developing regular work and rest habits, it is best to go to bed early and get up early, especially stay up late to try to avoid, in terms of exercise can not relax, it is recommended to exercise for 30 minutes a day, exercise 5 days a week.
Family doctor online special article, unauthorized reproduction