Are your blood vessels always scratching? 3 powerful foods to activate blood vessels

Although he looks like a young man in his 30s, his aging blood vessels make him look like an old man. Once blood vessels age and lose their original elasticity and softness, blood cannot circulate smoothly, which may cause many diseases. Among the top ten causes of death in China, five are related to blood vessels. How to activate blood vessels to maintain health? Nutritionists recommend that the "Golden 3 Rules" must be followed to reverse aging blood vessels.

Five of the top ten causes of death are related to blood vessels

Healthy blood vessels are very important. Soft and elastic blood vessels allow blood and nutrients to flow unimpeded to every corner of the body. Therefore, the younger the blood vessels, the healthier the body. Five of the top ten causes of death in China are related to blood vessels, including: blood diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic liver disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Nutritionist You Weiming pointed out, have you ever looked at the color of your blood during the blood draw process? ! Once, a patient came to the nutrition clinic with a troubled look on his face after having his blood drawn and asked the nutritionist and other patients: Why is my blood turbid and yellowish in color when I just had it drawn?

After checking the blood biochemistry report, it was found that the triglyceride level was 479mg/dl and the low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level was 193mg/dl, which was indeed a typical hyperlipidemia patient. The ideal blood lipid concentration is: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol <130mg/dl, triglyceride <200mg/dl. Excessive blood lipid concentration can easily cause blockage of important blood vessels, leading to cerebral stroke, myocardial infarction, paralysis and a very high chance of death. The most common of these is atherosclerosis. The main reason is that excessive blood lipid concentration forms fatty plaques in the arterial walls, causing hardening and blockage of the arterial walls. Ultimately, blood cannot pass through the arteries, causing embolism and hypoxia.

Why do blood vessels become blocked? Abnormalities and aging of blood vessels are usually closely related to age, but in recent years vascular diseases have tended to occur at a younger age. As long as the temperature drops suddenly, even young people in their 20s and 30s may suffer from myocardial infarction, cerebral embolism, and cerebral hemorrhage.

Warning signs of vascular abnormalities: chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, etc.

Nutritionist You Weiming said that these vascular abnormalities are clearly related to daily diet and lifestyle habits. Blood vessel rupture, stenosis, blockage, etc. are common problems with unhealthy blood vessels. If you feel chest pain, shortness of breath, rapid or irregular heartbeat, numbness in the limbs, or pain, dizziness, severe headache and vomiting, and the frequency of occurrence is increasing, it is a warning sign of vascular abnormality! The most feared thing for unobstructed blood vessels is blockage. Common causes include: thickening of the blood vessel walls, loss of blood vessel elasticity, susceptibility to blood vessel inflammation and endothelial damage. When blood lipid concentrations exceed the standard, the chance of blood vessel blockage is higher. If daily diet and lifestyle habits are not changed, vascular health will not be improved.

Nutritionists recommend three types of food to avoid blood vessel blockage

Which natural foods can help prevent blood vessel blockage? How to remove excess bad cholesterol from blood vessels? Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is metabolized by the liver and is responsible for transporting the cholesterol produced by the liver to every corner of the human body through blood vessels. If too much fat is consumed in the diet, the liver will produce more LDL-cholesterol and transport more cholesterol to the blood vessels, causing vascular-related diseases. Fortunately, certain foods can help blood vessels remove excess fatty acids and cholesterol. Nutritionist You Weiming recommends eating more of the following three types of food:

1. Whole grains

Whole grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can absorb intestinal fat. Eating whole grains for three meals a day for four consecutive weeks can effectively lower bad cholesterol. Common whole grain foods include: whole grain rice, brown rice, millet, purple rice, oats, red beans, mung beans, barley, pumpkin, yam, sweet potato, taro, and potato.

2. Vegetable Phytochemicals

The organic sulfides in vegetable phytochemicals can promote blood vessel elasticity and lower blood lipids. The effects are more obvious when eaten every day. Common vegetable phytochemicals (organic sulfide) foods include: garlic, onion, shallot, broccoli, white radish, asparagus, cabbage, kale, mustard greens, and spinach.

3. Omega-3 fatty acids

Many medical evidences have shown that OMEGA-3 fatty acids can improve vascular endothelial cell damage, reduce inflammatory responses, lower blood pressure, and prevent atherosclerosis. Common foods containing OMEGA-3 fatty acids include: saury, mackerel, mackerel, salmon, canola oil, sunflower oil, camellia oil, and walnuts.

If you want to reverse aging blood vessels, you might as well follow the following "3 golden rules" and maintain them for 12 weeks, and you will see visible health and vitality.

【3 Golden Rules for Reversing Aging Blood Vessels】

Rule 1: Maintain an ideal posture

The ideal body position has less body fat and more muscle, which can reduce the burden on the heart and activate blood vessels to prevent oil blockage. Men’s waist circumference is less than 90 cm, women’s waist circumference is less than 80 cm, BMI is maintained between 20 and 24, men’s body fat percentage is less than 25%, and women’s body fat percentage is less than 30%.

Rule 2: Exercise for 30 to 60 minutes a day, but not too intense

Moderate exercise can promote blood circulation, dilate blood vessels and keep them soft and elastic. Integrate exercise into your life, walk to and from get off work, take the stairs as much as possible, ride a bike to buy groceries and meals, jog, do yoga, do aerobics, etc.

Rule 3: Don’t stay up late

Sufficient and regular sleep time, going to bed before 11 o'clock and sleeping for 6 to 8 hours, helps stabilize blood vessels and blood pressure. Staying up late for a long time will cause abnormal blood vessel contraction and soaring blood pressure, which will accelerate blood vessel aging and blockage.