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Wang Lixin, 32 years old this year, entered the bank as soon as he graduated, and was finally promoted to the position of senior relationship manager this year with his excellent business strength and super high performance. Since account managers need a wide range of customer resources, daily socialization is indispensable. Wang Lixin started practicing from three cups, and now he is experienced in a hundred battles, even if he drinks 8 taels of liquor, he can pay with a smile.
Such high-intensity work and long-term drinking also made Wang Lixin pay more and more attention to the maintenance of his body, and would spend an hour in the gym every day after work.
On September 7, 2018, Wang Lixin was shaving in front of the mirror when he suddenly noticed a small yellow patch growing from the corner of his eye, which was not raised high, and it did not look like fat particles. But Wang Lixin was in a hurry to go to work, so he didn't take this matter to heart. The small patch grew slowly and unconsciously, so obvious that colleagues could see it clearly even at social distance.
On February 3, 2019, when eating in the cafeteria at noon, Wang Lixin always felt that a few colleagues looked at him strangely, and he endured the doubts in his heart and sat in the corner to eat. At this time, a female colleague approached Wang Lixin and asked him if he knew about his rumors. Wang Lixin frowned and asked what rumors?
The female colleague lowered her voice and said: "Some people say that you have warts on your eyes, because you have HPV, and suspect that your private life is not clean." Wang Lixin was furious when he heard this, he worked hard every day to achieve the first performance with his strength, and he suffered from dizziness and fatigue when he got home from work, so how could he still have the leisure to mess around. Wang Lixin felt that the battle of words was unnecessary, so he immediately took the afternoon leave to go to the hospital, preparing to slap them in the face with evidence.
The doctor looked at the macula in the corner of Wang Lixin's eyes, which the layman couldn't understand, but the doctor saw a lot and knew what it was at a glance, and it was over after prescribing Wang Lixin a blood lipid seven. Although Wang Lixin had doubts, he still took the list and went to draw blood, and the results were as expected by the doctor, Wang Lixin's triglycerides were as high as 8.1mmol/L, and low-density lipoprotein also reached 6.7mmol/L, which is a relatively serious hyperlipidemia.
And the macula at the corner of Wang Lixin's eye is not a wart, but a xantleasma. People with hyperlipidemia have excess fat in their blood, which is deposited locally, resulting in abnormal nodules or plaque-like bumps of skin that can be yellow, orange, or brownish-red in color, most commonly around the eyelids, palms, and extremities.
Wang Lixin didn't expect it to be this reason, although HPV infection is nonsense, but hyperlipidemia is also far from him, he obviously does exercise every day, and his weight is maintained very well, how can he get hyperlipidemia? After asking Wang Lixin about his living habits, the doctor explained that hyperlipidemia is not exclusive to obese people, and poor diet and lifestyle habits will lead to the occurrence of hyperlipidemia.
Wang Lixin has a long-term habit of drinking. Alcohol promotes triglyceride synthesis and stimulates the release of fatty acids from adipose tissue, resulting in an increase in liver triglyceride synthesis. Alcohol also decreases lipoproteinase activity, slowing down the catabolism of triglycerides in the liver, resulting in elevated serum triglycerides. If you consume a lot of fat while drinking alcohol, it can further promote the development of hyperlipidemia.
Wang Lixin originally thought that he could avoid various chronic diseases in his body by exercising, but the injury had already occurred unconsciously. The doctor also told Wang Lixin that the dizziness and fatigue he experienced were also caused by hyperlipidemia. People with hyperlipidemia have excess fat in their blood, which makes the blood thicker and slower, and the blood supply to the brain is reduced, resulting in dizziness.
Slowing down blood flow is also conducive to the formation of thrombosis, if the development of hyperlipidemia is allowed to develop, the blood lipids in the blood will be deposited on the blood vessel wall, not only the blood vessel wall will harden but also form plaque, when the unstable plaque rupture and bleed, it will lead to the occurrence of myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction, and the consequences are unimaginable.
After hearing this, Wang Lixin still remembered any gossip, and his health in the second half of his life was more important. He is still so young, and the road has been paved, in case there is really a heart attack or cerebral infarction, and it is found that the rescue is not timely, leaving a lot of sequelae that is more painful than letting him die. The doctor prescribed atorvastatin calcium tablets to Wang Lixin, and instructed Wang Lixin to take medicine on time, and after returning home, he must quit smoking and drinking, and improve his life and eating habits.
Wang Lixin agreed again and again, determined to lower his blood lipids. As soon as he had free time, he searched for various ways to lower blood lipids on the Internet, and learned that in addition to drugs, dietary therapy is also a very important part. Wang Lixin visited many nutrition experts and listened to many lectures, and finally found a vegetable that can effectively reduce blood lipids.
In May 2019, Wang Lixin returned to the hospital for a follow-up, but the results of seven blood lipids surprised the doctor. Wang Lixin's triglycerides dropped to 3.1 mmol/L, and low-density lipoprotein also dropped to 2.97 mmol/L. The doctor sighed again and again at the report, he had never seen a patient in his 30 years of medical practice who could reduce his blood lipids to almost normal in three months, even if Wang Lixin was strong, it was almost a miracle that he could do this in such a short time.
The doctor curiously asked Wang Lixin why the effect of lowering blood lipids was immediate, even though the medicine he prescribed to him was no different from other patients. Wang Lixinhan scratched his head with a smile and replied: "Actually, it's nothing, but I just understand a truth - treatment should be about medicine, and health should be about food supplements." I just practiced it and insisted on eating one vegetable......"
This vegetable is the onion. Onions are very rich in nutrients, not only rich in potassium, zinc, selenium, vitamin C, folic acid, but also two special nutrients that can play a role in many other foods irreplaceable.
Onions are the only vegetable known to contain prostaglandin A. Prostaglandin A is a physiologically active unsaturated fatty acid, which can play a role in dilating blood vessels and reducing blood viscosity, so it has a certain effect on controlling blood pressure and blood lipids, preventing the formation of thrombosis and atherosclerosis, increasing blood flow in coronary arteries, and reducing the symptoms of dizziness and fatigue.
Another nutrient is quercetin. According to scientists' research, quercetin can effectively prevent the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein, which can protect blood vessels and inhibit atherosclerosis. Low-density lipoprotein is one of the components of blood lipids, which can carry cholesterol in the liver into the blood vessels and deposit them on the blood vessel wall, which can accelerate the process of atherosclerosis and more likely to cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
In addition, onions can also improve gastrointestinal tension and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, thereby increasing appetite, and significantly improving appetite caused by atrophic gastritis, gastric motility, and indigestion. Onions have a strong bactericidal ability, and the phytoncides contained in them can not only resist the invasion of viruses, but also stimulate the secretion of respiratory tract, urinary tract, and sweat glands, and play the role of expectorant, diuretic, and sweating.
Onions are cultivated all over China, available in all seasons, and are inexpensive, suitable for adding to the daily diet, but it should be noted that onions are not a substitute for medicine, and any dietary regimen is an adjunct to the role of medicine. And patients with skin diseases, peptic ulcers should be cautious about taking onions.
(Note: "Knowledgeable doctors tell the truth: lowering blood lipids is very simple, open "eat 1 vegetarian", blood clots are cleared, and blood vessels are strong" The names are pseudonyms, and some pictures are network pictures; Reprinting and plagiarism are prohibited in the article)