Blood lipids are a collective term for glycerol and lipids in plasma, and are indispensable substances for life activities.
Its main components are triglycerides and cholesterol, of which glycerol participates in the metabolism of human energy and provides energy for the body, and cholesterol is able to form bile acid and cell membranes, thereby stimulating hormone synthesis.
In clinical examination, blood lipids are metabolic indicators that can be used to reflect good health, so it is important to maintain them in a relatively balanced state.
However, due to various reasons, many people's blood lipid levels are not within the standard range, either too high, or too low, or even high and low.
However, no matter what state the blood lipids are in, they will cause no small damage to the body, such as causing symptoms such as sallow face, dizziness and headache, and numbness in the limbs.
If you want to keep blood lipids normal, you need to pay more attention in life, so how do middle-aged and elderly people maintain normal blood lipids?
1. Replenish sufficient amount of water
For patients with hyperlipidemia, it is necessary to drink some water in moderation. Although drinking water does not lower blood lipids, it can reduce blood viscosity and increase blood flow.
The water mentioned here refers to ordinary boiled water, not a variety of drinks. Although these drinks also contain a lot of water, the sugar and various additives in them are not beneficial to vascular health. Secondly, regularly drinking a variety of sweet drinks will also greatly increase the chance of suffering from gout.
2. Do not eat foods with high oil and high fat
High blood lipids and daily eating habits are also related to a certain extent, many hyperlipidemia patients like to eat high oil and high fat food, such as fried food, desserts, fat meat, animal liver, etc., these foods in the cholesterol and fat content are relatively high, excessive intake will lead to excessive triglycerides in the body.
Therefore, in daily life, we must avoid eating such foods as much as possible, increase the intake of beans and fruits and vegetables, and develop good eating habits, so as to effectively prevent the rise of blood lipid levels.
3. Exercise appropriately
Moderate exercise also has a good auxiliary effect on lowering blood lipids, especially aerobic exercise before meals, which will make the body's fat consumption faster.
This is because most of the fat consumed by exercise before meals comes from blood vessels and near internal organs, which is very friendly to lower blood lipids and prevent fatty liver.
4. Reasonable medication
If hyperlipidemia is already severe, medication is needed to effectively maintain lipid balance. There are many drugs for the clinical treatment of hyperlipidemia, such as pravastatin, benzzafibrate, and niacin extended-release tablets.
These drugs are not of the same type, but they all have a good effect on high blood lipids. It should be noted that when using these drugs, it is necessary to follow the guidance and advice of the doctor, and it is not possible to change the drugs and doses yourself.
Secondly, when hyperlipidemia is more serious, but there is no timely drug treatment, the condition will deteriorate rapidly, and may even induce heart disease.
Blood lipids are important substances in the human body to promote metabolism, once the level is unbalanced, it will cause great harm to the human body, so it is very important to maintain blood lipids at normal levels.
If you want to control the level of blood lipids, you must do the above points. In addition to these, you should also pay attention to the regularity of work and rest, peace of mind, and do a good job of regular inspection. In this way, even if the condition changes, it can be known in a more timely manner.