<h1>Arteriosclerosis: lipid inlays are part of a synthetic blood vessel</h1>
Normal arterial vascular wall has a smooth layer of endothelium. However, the rushing blood flow, sugars, lipids, etc. in the blood vessels will constantly stimulate this layer of endothelium, causing it to cause small damage. Among them, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the most harmful.
After damage to the endothelium, the surface becomes rough. The macromolecular lipids that flow through are easily hung. After that, the cleaners in the body, the macrophages, will stand up and swallow these lipids and carry them to the inside of the blood vessel wall to ensure that the blood vessel is unobstructed.
Over time, more and more of these lipids accumulate in the walls of blood vessels, and gradually chimeric with the smooth muscle cells of the surrounding blood vessels, forming new calcified, brittle and hard tissues. So the atherosclerosis of the blood vessels occurs, and the elasticity of the blood vessels decreases. Some may even bulge and block blood vessels, forming obvious lipid plaques.
Just as scars on our bodies are difficult to remove on their own once they form, these new tissues that have been chimeric with normal arterial vascular tissue will remain there and will not be able to return to their original elastic state on their own.
That is to say, atherosclerosis and plaque formation are an irreversible pathological change. We can only slow down the hardening rate or prevent the appearance of new hardening points.
<h1>Hardening of the arteries: a widespread problem</h1>
Atherosclerosis is a pathological process that occurs gradually with age. By a certain age, almost everyone has it, but to varying degrees.
Some studies have pointed out that from the age of 14, blood vessels begin to age slowly, and the aging death of the human body is largely related to the continuous aging or blockage of blood vessels.
<h1>Hardening of the blood vessels to a certain extent can cause health problems</h1>
As long as the normal transport order in the body can be maintained, there is a certain degree of hardening of blood vessels, and it will not affect health. But severe arteriosclerosis can set in motion a vicious cycle that is harmful to health.
(1) Hardening of the arteries can lead to excessive blood pressure
When the heart contracts, a large amount of blood shoots out instantaneously, and the elastic arteries will expand in time under the push and squeeze of the blood, and the blood pressure at this time is high pressure. When the heart is diastolic, the dilated blood vessels retract due to elasticity, and continue to squeeze the blood flowing forward, so there is still a certain pressure in the blood vessels, and the blood pressure at this time is low pressure.
Arteriosclerosis means that blood vessels are less elastic. When the heart shoots blood into the arteries, the arteries can't expand effectively to get blood in, and the more pressure is needed, like blowing a hardened balloon. When the heart is diastolic, the blood vessels cannot retract in time, so the diastolic pressure is reduced.
This situation is typical: simple systolic hypertension, that is, high pressure exceeds the standard, low pressure is normal or even low. High blood pressure in middle-aged and elderly people is usually the case.
(2) Hypertension exacerbates vascular damage and accelerates hardening
If the blood pressure exceeds the standard, the destructive power of blood flow will increase. It's like the original water pipe for watering flowers has become a high-pressure water gun for car washing. As a result, the number of sites where vascular endothelium is damaged rapidly increases, and the formation rate of the above lipid plaques will be accelerated.
The more hardened the blood vessels, the higher the blood pressure, and the higher the blood pressure, the more accelerated the hardening. Once the vicious circle is opened, the consequences are serious. For example, rapidly bulging plaque can cause arterial stenosis (such as carotid artery stenosis) and can even completely block blood vessels, causing ischemic lesions such as stroke.
(3) Under hypertension, plaques are easy to be washed out and cause danger
Under hypertension, some plaques can be broken by the blood flow and flow with the blood flow. As it ruptures, it releases coagulation factors that quickly form blood clots, so that the blocking mass becomes larger and larger, and eventually gets stuck on a tiny arterial branch, causing obstructive diseases such as myocardial infarction.
(4) Under hypertension, blood vessels are easily broken
In addition to plaque rupture, the hardened and brittle blood vessels themselves can be punctured by high blood pressure, leading to bleeding disorders such as cerebral hemorrhage.
<h1>What really makes sense is to prevent this process from happening again or to delay development</h1>
Although we can't reverse atherosclerosis, we can delay this process and avoid the emergence of new atherosclerotic spots. As mentioned above, controlling blood pressure and reducing LDL-C within blood vessels is the key to reducing endothelial damage. In addition, if the blood glucose exceeds the standard for a long time, there will also be glycosylation end-stage products that can damage the endothelium, and it is also important to control blood sugar. This is also why patients with three highs need to pay special attention to arteriosclerosis.
Therefore, for patients with three highs, it is necessary to take medicine in time to control the disease. In addition, lifestyle changes are not small. Although people don't like "nonsense" such as "moderate exercise and reasonable diet", which seem meaningless, Xiaobian still recommends that you really listen to it.
<h1>Is there an earthwork that softens the blood vessels? </h1>
Some friends may have heard of some foods that "soften blood vessels", such as vinegar-soaked peanuts, onions, fungus, garlic, tomatoes, etc., so can they really "soften blood vessels"? The answer is no. Indeed, in recent years, some studies have found that garlic, allicin in onions, sulfides, adenosine, etc., and lycopene in tomatoes have a certain antithrombotic effect. However, antithrombosis does not eliminate the lipid plaque that has already formed, but reduces the risk of plaque rupture.
If you really want to find "earthworks", "ask the doctor" to secretly tell you a few points (I don't say it for ordinary people):
Eat less staple foods, especially refined rice noodles, and try to avoid sweets.
Eat healthy oil in moderation. Avoid as many solid oils as possible, such as lard and cream, which are mostly saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids, which directly indicate the amount of LDL cholesterol. Eat nuts rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids in moderation.
Dietary fiber supplementation. They adsorb excess lipids and excrete them from the body. Under the premise that the total calories do not exceed the standard, coarse grains, vegetables, melons and fruits, and beans can eat more.
Eat a light diet. Eating too much salt will directly affect blood pressure, and once the blood pressure is high, it is easy to break through the lipid plaque and cause danger.
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