How to prevent high blood pressure

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Hypertension is a kind of disease closely related to lifestyle. Changing your bad habits and adopting a healthy lifestyle can effectively prevent the occurrence of hypertension. Here's how to prevent high blood pressure.

How to prevent high blood pressure

First: in case of dizziness, headache, tinnitus, insomnia, palpitation, chest tightness, weakness, blurred vision, stiff neck, scalp numbness, oliguria and edema, blood pressure should be measured in time.

Second, studies have shown that salt intake is positively correlated with the incidence of hypertension. People with low sodium for life almost have no hypertension. According to the World Health Organization, the daily salt intake of each person is 3-5g (no more than 6g), which has a good effect on the prevention of hypertension. People with a family history of hypertension should only eat 2-3g of salt a day.

Third: smoking can make blood pressure rise, heart beat faster, smoking a cigarette can sometimes make blood pressure rise 25 mmHg. Nicotine acts on the motor center of blood vessels and increases the secretion of epinephrine, causing the contraction of small arteries. Long term large amount of smoking, can make small artery continuous contraction, long-term arterial wall degeneration, sclerosis, lumen narrowing, the formation of persistent hypertension.

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Alcohol is a pure food and the second biggest killer of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases after tobacco. Please limit alcohol. Patients with hypertension are advised to abstain from alcohol. The daily drinking volume of healthy people is 25 grams (1 two) of Baijiu, or 2-3 two of red wine, or half a kilo of beer, and half of women.