When people are old, cardiovascular diseases are easy to come to you. Viscous blood will slow down the blood flow and easily lead to thrombosis! In fact, a glass of life-saving water in the morning can improve this problem! A glass of water in the morning can effectively prevent blood from thickening. Drinking more water can effectively reduce blood viscosity, especially in summer. Drinking enough water every day can effectively avoid the increase of blood viscosity caused by lack of water. If you drink enough water, you can dilute the cell concentration in the blood with enough water and reduce the blood viscosity. Generally speaking, getting up in the morning, 1 hour before three meals and drinking about 200 ml of warm water before going to bed at night can effectively prevent blood from being sticky. Is blood viscosity atherosclerosis? Hyperviscosity is a disease that middle-aged and elderly people are prone to, and it is related to atherosclerosis to some extent. Contrary to popular impression, hyperviscosity is not the cause of atherosclerosis, but atherosclerosis may lead to hyperviscosity. That is to say, patients with atherosclerosis may have hyperviscosity, but patients with hyperviscosity may not necessarily get atherosclerosis. Why do middle-aged and elderly people tend to have thick blood? This is about the cause of hyperviscosity. The main factors can be summarized into four aspects: blood cells, plasma, blood vessels and other factors. Generally speaking, when the cell concentration in the blood is too high, the blood flow resistance increases, the blood coagulation ability is abnormal, and the content of some substances in the blood is too high to meet any of them, the phenomenon of blood viscosity may occur. Even if these conditions do not exist, abnormal mood, improper diet and even climate change may lead to an increase in blood viscosity. First of all, the water content of middle-aged and elderly people is less than that of young people, the proportion of cells in blood is relatively higher, and the blood viscosity is naturally higher; Secondly, middle-aged and elderly people still have some chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis. These diseases will lead to poor blood vessels, high blood concentration, increased blood flow resistance and increased blood viscosity. Furthermore, with the aging of the body, the elasticity and diameter of blood vessels gradually decrease, which passively forces the blood flow to slow down and leads to the increase of blood viscosity. Is blood viscosity really okay? There are many people in downtown, and the flow of people is slow. In the same way, blood viscosity means that the blood flow rate slows down, which will lead to blood circulation disorder in local tissues and cause ischemia, hypoxia and other problems. Too thick blood will increase friction, leading to easy abrasion of arterial wall and inducing myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, arteriosclerosis and thrombosis. Middle-aged and elderly people, especially those already suffering from hypertension, diabetes and arteriosclerosis, should be diagnosed and treated in time once they have symptoms related to hyperviscosity such as slow thinking in the morning and paroxysmal blurred vision. Because the high viscosity of these people indicates that vascular obstruction, thrombosis, vasospasm and subarachnoid hemorrhage may occur or have occurred. If we don't pay attention to it, it will eventually lead to many life-threatening acute symptoms such as myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and sudden death. Other tips to reduce blood viscosity: In addition to drinking plenty of water, there are many ways to reduce blood viscosity in life, including moderately strengthening exercise, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, changing diet structure and maintaining a good work and rest. Taking more exercise and moderately strengthening exercise does not mean going to the gym or "running away" every day. You can walk for half an hour every day, play Tai Ji Chuan and badminton with your family and friends, climb mountains and hike once a week, which can not only effectively exercise, but also adjust your mood. These moderate exercises can accelerate metabolism, enhance cardiopulmonary and vascular functions, promote blood flow and prevent blood viscosity from rising. Quitting smoking and drinking, quitting smoking and drinking and keeping a good routine are not only ways to reduce blood viscosity, but also a healthy lifestyle that is beneficial to the body and suitable for everyone. A healthy diet A healthy diet structure is to eat more fruits and vegetables, reduce the intake of oil and sugar, and properly consume grains and nuts. Changing diet structure is one of the important methods to control chronic diseases, and it is also helpful to reduce blood viscosity. In addition, research shows that vegan diet is helpful to improve blood viscosity, and after a period of persistence, the blood fluidity score is higher than other diet structures. It is also very important to control chronic diseases: the most effective way to promote health is to actively control the chronic diseases that have been diagnosed, whether it is three highs or coronary heart disease, and to actively and well control them and learn to coexist peacefully with chronic diseases. References: [1] Popga, Duncker DJ, Gardien M, et al. Clinical significance of whole blood viscosity in cardiovascular medicine. H Heart J.2002; 10 (12): 512–516. [2] Naghedi-Baghdar H, Nazari SM, Taghipour A, et al. 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