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"Aunt Zhang, do you have a cold and a headache or something else?" the doctor asked softly as he checked the medical records.
Aunt Zhang looked confused, she just felt that she had a bad headache recently, especially after sleeping at night and blowing the air conditioner.
Aunt Zhang is 60 years old and a retired middle school history teacher.
Since her retirement, she has become more concerned about her health.
However, with the arrival of summer, she felt uncomfortable because of the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor and frequent air conditioning.
After examination, the doctor found that Aunt Zhang's blood pressure was much higher than normal.
Considering Aunt Zhang's age, the doctor advised her to pay attention to her diet and lifestyle habits, and prescribed some antihypertensive drugs.
However, Aunt Zhang saw an article on the Internet saying that "drinking alcohol every day can lower blood pressure", so she decided to try this method and drink a glass of red wine every night.
At first, Aunt Zhang felt that her body was not unwell, and she even felt better in spirit.
But soon after, the problem began to appear, and after three months, Aunt Zhang found that she had lost a lot of weight, her original clothes began to loosen, and her sleep quality became worse and worse.
One night, Aunt Zhang woke up in the middle of the night feeling extremely tired and chest tightness, and hurriedly dialed 120.
In the emergency room of the hospital, doctors gave her a full examination.
The results showed that Aunt Zhang's liver function was abnormal, which had a lot to do with her long-term drinking.
"Although moderate alcohol consumption may be beneficial for some people, long-term heavy drinking is a burden on the liver, especially at your age," the doctor said to Aunt Zhang. ”
This surprised Aunt Zhang, she never thought that the daily drink would have such a big impact on her body.
During Aunt Zhang's hospitalization in the hospital, the doctor explained to her in detail the effects of alcohol on the human body.
Although alcohol can temporarily dilate blood vessels and bring the illusion of a drop in blood pressure, long-term consumption can actually increase the burden on the heart and accelerate the development of liver disease.
The doctor also mentioned that, according to the latest research, people who drink more than the standard amount of alcohol a day have more than twice the risk of heart and liver disease compared to the general population, and that at the hospital, Aunt Zhang met other patients with health problems caused by alcohol.
One of the cases, Mr. Li, who was also admitted to the hospital because he believed in home remedies on the Internet and drank alcohol for a long time to seek health, not only did his blood pressure not go down, but he was admitted to the hospital because of liver cirrhosis.
After Aunt Zhang was discharged from the hospital, she completely changed her view of alcohol and began to adjust her lifestyle according to the doctor's instructions.
She joined a health club and started doing regular aerobics to improve her eating habits.
Through these healthy ways, Aunt Zhang's blood pressure gradually returned to normal levels.
It makes people wonder how we should deal with the health information that floods all kinds of media in the Internet age.
In this regard, it is necessary for us to be more cautious and choose scientific methods to maintain health.
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