Cerebral infarction is a particularly common and very high incidence of acute cerebrovascular disease, also known as cerebral infarction, the main population is middle-aged and elderly people.
Once the disease is not treated early, it is very likely to lead to the death of the patient due to cerebral ischemia and lack of oxygen, which is seriously endangering the life of the patient.
So many people want to know why the middle-aged and elderly population is a high incidence of cerebral infarction.
1. Suffering from hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia is called hyperlipidemia, which is caused by high levels of triglycerides or cholesterol in the blood.
Once hyperlipidemia develops, the overall blood flow rate of the patient becomes slower, which affects the blood supply to the brain.
Cerebral blood vessels will appear cerebral infarction due to long-term ischemia and hypoxia, which is easily stimulated by some small factors.
Second, long-term hypertension
Once suffering from high blood pressure, the patient's blood vessels are subjected to excessive pressure for a long time. Even with constant medication, the lateral pressure of the blood vessel wall will still be higher than normal.
It will lead to damage to some target organs, which will cause cerebral infarction and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3. The inner membrane of the blood vessel is damaged
With the gradual increase of age, the elasticity of the vascular wall of the middle-aged and elderly population is getting worse and worse.
And due to the emergence of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coupled with some bad living habits, it will lead to damage to the vascular lining, resulting in the formation of vascular lining shedding phenomenon.
The phenomenon of insufficient blood and oxygen supply to the brain will induce the appearance of cerebral infarction.
It can be seen that a series of vascular lesions are the main reasons why middle-aged and elderly people are prone to cerebral infarction. The cause of vascular lesions is related to the poor living habits of middle-aged and elderly people.
What bad habits cause vascular lesions in older people?
1. Bad eating habits
For the elderly, if there is overeating, or eating a lot of high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt foods, it will lead to an increase in blood viscosity.
The blood flow rate becomes particularly slow, and it is easy to form the phenomenon of "three highs", which leads to a series of lesions in the blood vessels.
Second, bad living habits
Many middle-aged and elderly people will smoke, drink, drink late, and do not love sports behavior for a long time, and these bad living habits will lead to abnormal spasm of blood vessels. It is very easy to cause a series of vascular lesions, thereby increasing the probability of cerebral infarction.
So, what should be done to effectively prevent cerebral infarction?
1. Actively treat vascular lesions
For people with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and other vascular lesions, if you want to prevent the emergence of cerebral infarction, you must treat these vascular diseases actively, and only by stabilizing blood lipids, blood pressure, and blood glucose values within the normal range can you maintain vascular health. And can avoid the phenomenon of insufficient cerebral blood supply, it can play a role in preventing cerebral infarction.
Second, adjust living habits
Eat more plant foods for three meals a day, which can provide the body with dietary fiber and vitamin components, which can enhance the body's metabolism of sugars and lipids, and help reduce blood vessel pressure.
However, dairy products, fish, chicken and egg foods should be appropriately increased. Smoking, drinking, and staying up late should also be avoided, and daily water should be actively replenished, and exercise should be appropriately increased.
It can speed up blood circulation in the body and has the effect of preventing cerebral infarction and other vascular diseases.
All in all, the reasons why middle-aged and elderly people are prone to cerebral infarction are related to a series of vascular lesions such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension and damage to the endovascular lining.
Some poor diet and living habits are the main causes of vascular lesions in the elderly.
Therefore, if the elderly want to prevent the emergence of cerebral infarction, they must actively treat a series of vascular diseases, and adjust their diet, work and rest, mentality, exercise, etc., so as to minimize the incidence of cerebral infarction.