Hypertension is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Mr. Liu, 65, has a history of high blood pressure for 10 years. One morning, Mr. Liu was awakened by a rapid ringing of the phone, and he quickly sat up from his bed, his heart pounding and his head dizzy.
Mr. Liu felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he tried to stay calm, sat down slowly, and took a deep breath in an attempt to stabilize his mood and blood pressure. His wife heard the commotion and arrived in time to help him take his blood pressure medication and dial 120. After admission, the doctor diagnosed coronary heart disease.
Mr. Liu's situation is not uncommon, for such patients, the doctor recommends not to do 4 in the morning, and usually 3 not to eat.
Remember to do 4 steps in the morning, which is very helpful for stabilizing blood pressure
1. Don't get up too hard
Because of the sympathetic stimulation in the morning, people with high blood pressure should move slowly when they get out of bed and avoid getting up quickly or with too much force.
It is recommended that patients with high blood pressure lie on their backs in bed for 2 minutes after waking up, gently move their limbs, head and neck, and restore appropriate tension to the limb muscles and vascular smooth muscles to adapt to the change of body position and avoid discomfort such as dizziness and headache.
Then sit up slowly, and after sitting for 2 minutes, move your upper limbs a few times, and then get up to move, so as to avoid sharp fluctuations in blood pressure.
After waking up, patients with high blood pressure should also pay attention to keeping warm, especially when the temperature difference is large, they should add appropriate clothing, because the temperature in the early morning is relatively low, and blood vessels will contract when stimulated by cold.
2. Don't be emotional
Patients with high blood pressure should pay attention to maintaining emotional stability, because excessive emotion can lead to sympathetic nerve excitation, rapid heartbeat, and increased cardiac output, which can cause significant fluctuations in blood pressure.
In severe cases, it may even trigger cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, especially in the morning, mood swings have a greater impact on blood pressure. Therefore, patients with hypertension should try to regulate their emotions, try to avoid negative emotions, and maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, which helps to maintain stable blood pressure.
3. Don't strain to have a bowel movement
After waking up in the morning, the large intestine is most active and is the golden time for bowel movements. Patients with high blood pressure should pay attention to the strength of bowel movements. Excessive straining to defecate can lead to increased abdominal pressure, which reflexively triggers an increase in intracranial pressure, which can lead to diseases such as rupture of cerebral blood vessels and cerebral hemorrhage.
Especially in constipation, excessive exertion for too long can easily lead to an increase in blood pressure. If you are squatting, you are more likely to have an accident after standing suddenly.
Therefore, when hypertensive patients encounter constipation problems, it is recommended to deal with them through dietary adjustment, moderate exercise, medication and other methods.
For example, grains, vegetables, and fruits rich in dietary fiber can be eaten to promote gastrointestinal motility, or oral gastrointestinal motility agents can be used to stimulate the rectal wall and promote bowel movements.
4. Do not exercise vigorously
Exercising in the morning is a good habit that is good for your health and longevity, but it's not for everyone. From the perspective of physiological characteristics, human blood pressure and heart rate begin to rise at around 6 a.m. and peak at around 10 a.m. If a person with coronary heart disease or high blood pressure exercises at this time, especially strenuous exercise, unexpected situations may occur.
Studies have shown that the most acute myocardial infarction events occur at 6~10 a.m. in the morning, and the World Health Organization also reports that 28% of myocardial infarctions occur during this time period.
In the early morning, after a whole night of rest, the human body increases blood pressure when standing, and oxygen consumption increases by 1.7~3 times, which is easy to induce heart disease and stroke.
If hypertensive patients need to exercise, it is recommended to exercise after taking antihypertensive drugs and eating, ensure that the blood pressure is stable, choose moderate aerobic exercise, such as jogging, tai chi, walking, etc., and avoid strenuous exercise.
In addition, it is recommended that people with high blood pressure should adjust their exercise time to after 10 a.m.
Remember not to eat 3 usually
1. Don't eat salty food
People with high blood pressure should limit salt intake, choose a light diet, and minimize the intake of pickled foods or vegetables. It is recommended that the daily salt intake should not exceed 5 grams.
Consuming too much table salt can lead to an increase in sodium ions in the body, which increases the blood volume in the blood vessels, which increases the pressure on the walls of the blood vessels, leading to an increase in blood pressure.
In addition, people with high blood pressure should also avoid foods high in fat and cholesterol, such as fatty meat, pig trotters, animal offal and squid.
2. Don't eat spicy and irritating foods
People with high blood pressure should avoid foods that are too spicy and irritating, as these foods can stimulate the patient's sympathetic nerves, causing sympathetic nerve excitation, which in turn causes vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure.
In addition, many middle-aged and elderly patients with hypertension need to take aspirin orally for a long time, and aspirin enteric-coated tablets have an irritating effect on the stomach. If you take the medicine while taking spicy foods, it can worsen stomach irritation and even trigger stomach ulcers. In addition, the intake of spicy foods can also lead to constipation problems, making stools dry and difficult to pass.
3. Do not drink alcoholic beverages
People with high blood pressure should not drink stimulant beverages, such as strong tea, coffee, or alcoholic beverages. These drinks can cause blood pressure fluctuations, increase blood pressure, and even affect good blood pressure control, and may also cause sleep problems, which indirectly leads to an increase in blood pressure.
Patients with high blood pressure are advised to drink plain water or mineral water, and avoid drinks that affect blood pressure stability. In addition, freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, milk, soy milk, etc. are also better choices, because these drinks have no negative effect on blood pressure stability.