It's disgusting! This kind of soft thing is actually the real murderer of cerebral infarction! Countless people have died because of it and have no knowledge of it!

The incidence, disability and mortality rates of cerebral infarction are very high, and it has become a major public hazard that threatens the health of middle-aged and elderly people.

The brain is the general headquarters of the body, and the carotid artery is the main blood vessel responsible for supplying blood to the brain, but the most clogged blood vessel in the body is the carotid artery. A new analysis from the China Chronic Disease Prospective Study shows that one-third of adults in China have carotid atherosclerotic plaques, a red flag for stroke.

Most people may not feel this number, let's make an intuitive analogy: if the neck is pinched by others all the time, it is possible to suffocate to death in minutes. Carotid artery blockage, and the neck is pinched, but the blood vessels will not call for help, at first the human body generally does not feel anything, but to a certain extent, it is extremely dangerous. Once the carotid plaque is detached, it will form a blood clot and cause a stroke, which can take a person's health and even life in an instant!

First of all, let's talk about where the carotid artery is - reach out and touch the sides of your neck, the one that has a pulse. The blood of the whole body has to pass through here, and if there are impurities in the blood that adhere to the blood vessel wall for a long time to form plaque, once it falls off and becomes blocked, the consequences can be imagined.

Atherosclerosis is the deposition of a layer of wax-like lipids on the wall of the artery, and when these wax-like deposits are formed one by one, it is called atherosclerotic plaque. And these plaques are "garbage" for blood vessels.

Carotid plaques can be soft and hard. Soft plaque is colloquially like a dumpling with a thin skin and a big filling, extremely unstable, it will explode if you are not careful, and it is easy to rupture and cause blood clots. Once this soft plaque is found, it should be treated promptly.

▲Schematic diagram of carotid arteriosclerosis

Hard plaque refers to the calcification and hardening attached to the wall of the carotid artery, which is not easy to fall off, but can easily cause narrowing of the artery. If the stenosis ≤ 50%, it is enough to control blood pressure and blood lipids, pay attention to the way of eating and drinking, and if the stenosis > 50%, especially if it reaches 70%, you must go to the hospital for treatment.

Usually:

Carotid plaques begin to appear around puberty (around 15 years of age);

It becomes noticeable around the age of 40;

Around 60 years old, there are only a handful of people who do not have carotid plaque.

Up to 63% in 70~89-year-olds!

Deng Yuhong, deputy director and chief physician of the Department of Clinical Nutrition of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, said that the main factors causing carotid arteriosclerosis are hypertension, high blood sugar, high blood lipids, smoking, drinking, obesity and lack of exercise. Studies have proven that a scientific and rational diet can alleviate or reverse carotid arteriosclerosis.

First of all, it is necessary to be rich in vegetables, ensure the intake of 400 grams of vegetables and fruits, and eat more foods that are beneficial to nourishing blood vessels and preventing plaque, such as black fungus, ginger, garlic, onions, fish, green tea, buckwheat, corn, kelp, sesame oil, etc.;

secondly, fish and poultry should be used instead of red meat such as pork, beef, and lamb;

Third, quit smoking and drink less. Studies have shown that it's never too late to quit smoking, with 90% of heart disease caused by smoking avoided before age 35, and only half the chance of dying within 15 years is only half that of those who continue to smoke. As for drinking, the average daily alcohol intake should not exceed 20~30 grams for men and 10~15 grams for women.

The carotid artery is a matter of life and death, and in daily life, we must eat more of the following 4 foods that can unblock blood vessels to prevent the formation of blood clots.

▉ Garlic - to prevent thrombosis

Garlic contains ahorene, a natural blood thinner that strengthens the heart's contractions and prevents blood clots.

Recommended way to eat: mashed and eaten raw

In the process of heating garlic, the content of organic sulfides that play an antibacterial role will gradually decrease, and the higher the temperature, the faster it will drop, so the best way to eat garlic is to eat it raw, if it is cooked before eating, if you want to achieve the same effect, you must eat it 8 times more than raw.

Garlic contains effective substances such as alliin and allicin, which come into contact with each other after crushing to form allicin, which has health benefits. Therefore, it is best to mash garlic into a puree and eat it for 10~15 minutes, which is conducive to the production of allicin. Cold vegetables with garlic at home, and garlic paste with vinegar and a small amount of sesame oil when eating dumplings are all very healthy ways to eat.

If you feel that it is troublesome to pound garlic, you can also say that garlic is cut into thin slices and left in the air for a period of time, which can also produce a large amount of allicin.

However, for people with poor gastrointestinal function, it is best not to exceed 1 petal per day; For those with good stomach, it is best to have 2~3 petals per day. Patients with liver disease, non-bacterial diarrhea, eye disease, stomach disease, duodenum, cerebral hemorrhage should not eat garlic.

Onions are the only known vegetable that contains prostaglandin A. Prostaglandin A can dilate blood vessels, reduce blood viscosity, reduce peripheral resistance to blood flow, lower blood pressure, and fight thrombosis. In addition, it can also make the inner wall of the arterial blood vessels smooth and elastic, which can increase the "good cholesterol" of heart disease patients by about 30%. Quercetone, the onion in which it inhibits platelet aggregation.

Recommended way to eat: purple onion mixed with peanuts

According to personal eating habits, you can eat half a day raw, or drink the same amount of onion juice, soak red wine with onions, make salads and eat raw, or fried and eaten. However, purple onion and peanuts can play the effect of 1+1〉2, and the method is also very simple.

Raw material:

Purple onion, peanuts, aged vinegar, umami soy sauce, sugar, chicken essence

Method:

1. Soak the peanuts in warm water at 40°C~50°C for 3~5 hours, do not boil with water, wash with water and set aside;

2. Cut the onion into diamond-shaped pieces;

3. Mix the onion and peanuts with aged vinegar, umami soy sauce, sugar and chicken essence, and serve after 10 minutes.

Black tartary buckwheat, containing the best selenium, also known as selenium-rich black tartary buckwheat, it contains 9 kinds of essential bioactive substances, among which the flavonoid rutin can soften blood vessels, enhance the elasticity of blood vessels, and can promote the excretion of toxic ignorance, can reduce the content of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in serum.

Recommended way to eat: make tea and drink

Take 10g of selenium-rich black tartary buckwheat each time to make tea and drink, or beat black tartary buckwheat and soybeans together into soybean milk to drink, or can be used to cook porridge.

Eggplant is rich in vitamin P, which has the effect of softening blood vessels, enhancing the elasticity of blood vessels, preventing capillary rupture, and preventing bleeding of small blood vessels.

Recommended way to eat: steamed eggplant

Eggplant absorbs oil, fried and eaten is easy to take in too much oil, it is not recommended, and the problem of oil absorption is well avoided by steaming and eating eggplant.

Raw material:

1~3 eggplants, 3 millet peppers, 3 garlic cloves

Method:

Steam the eggplant for 10 minutes;

Finely chop the shallots, ginger and chili peppers, add light soy sauce and a pinch of sugar;

Put the eggplant in a pot and cut it with chopsticks;

pour the steamed juice on top;

Sprinkle with chopped green onions and pour hot oil.

Alternating hot and cold bathing is like exercising blood vessels, which can promote blood circulation and enhance the elasticity of blood vessels.

Wash with lukewarm water first, then rinse with slightly cooler water, especially against the blood vessels on both sides of the neck. Note that the cold water should be slightly cool to the human body, generally about 25 °C. However, the water temperature should not vary too much, and the shower should be finished with lukewarm water. If you can't accept cold water, you can also try to wipe yourself with cold water first.

Note: This method is not suitable for people with weak constitutions.

Keeping blood vessels open is a long-term thing, drinking more water is the best and most practical way to open blood vessels, remember to drink these three glasses of water!

1. Half an hour before bedtime

Drinking half a glass of warm water half an hour before going to bed is very helpful in reducing blood viscosity and preventing blood clots. How much is half a cup? About 350~500ml, which can be adjusted according to personal conditions, subject to no impact on sleep.

2. After getting up early in the morning

After getting up in the morning, you should also drink a glass of warm water, and drink it slowly in small sips, which can dilute the blood and reduce the burden on blood vessels.

3. Wake up at night

In addition to drinking water in the morning and evening, many people get up more often in the middle of the night, put a glass of water next to the bed, and take a sip when they get up in the middle of the night. Myocardial infarction usually occurs around 2 midnight, and it is also important to rehydrate at this time. It is best not to drink cold, it is easy to dispel drowsiness.

The carotid artery is the lifeline of the brain, and it must not be blocked! After the age of 40, you must be careful to protect it, otherwise once the disease occurs, it may be swallowed up in an instant.

Forward to remind the people around you that if you eat more than four kinds of food, the problem of carotid artery blockage can also be reversed, and eating without blockage also has a certain preventive effect.