1, principles of cardiovascular diet
1. Increase fiber diet
The daily intake of fiber is 35g-45g. Common foods with lipid-lowering function are onion, garlic, mushrooms, fungus, celery and so on. Dietary fiber can reduce serum cholesterol concentration. Foods rich in dietary fiber are mainly coarse grains, rice bran, wheat bran, dried beans, kelp, vegetables and fruits.
2. Eat more fish and fish oil
Fish and fish oil can prevent arteriosclerosis. A large intake of fish oil rich in omega-3 has a positive preventive effect on cardiovascular diseases. International nutrition organizations advise people to consume 2500 calories a day, and fish oil has obvious effect on regulating blood lipids. Therefore, 0.6 1 g omega-3 fatty acids in the form of EPA and DHA should be ingested.
Eat more soy products
Bean products can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Soybean is rich in many kinds of phospholipids necessary for human body. Eating more bean products such as bean curd, bean sprouts, dried bean curd and soybean oil is beneficial to human health.
4. Longan
Longan contains essential protein and glucose. Glutinous rice can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, and is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body, thus achieving the purpose of invigorating qi and nourishing blood. It is very beneficial to drink a bowl of longan porridge cooked with glutinous rice in cold season.
5. Ginger and onion
It has a certain stimulating effect on heart blood vessels, and ginger and onion are rare winter tonic. Eating ginger regularly has always been considered as one of the keys to health care, especially to strengthen the cardiovascular system. Ginger is rich in gingerol. It can dilate blood vessels, make collaterals unobstructed and supply blood normally.
For example, the brain, spinal cord, viscera, egg yolk, shellfish (such as mussels) and soft tissues (such as squid, cuttlefish and roe) of animals remind that the intake of fat and cholesterol should be reduced appropriately in winter to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and the intake of fat should be strictly limited to no more than 30 grams per day or less than 65,438+05% of total calories. Cholesterol intake should be controlled below 200 mg -300 mg per day. Try to avoid eating foods with high cholesterol.
Summary: After the elderly enter winter, they should pay attention to their diet, and do not eat high-oil and high-fat foods, which will add a heavy burden to their bodies.
2. Acupuncture treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Often press or moxibustion Guanyuan point (supine position, 3 inches below the umbilicus, the width of the other four fingers is 3 inches except the thumb), Qihai point (below the umbilicus on the median line of the lower abdomen 1.5 inch) and Zusanli point (in the calf, 4 fingers are measured downward from the outside of the knee, and the distance between fibula and tibia is 65438. Zusanli point is suitable for pointer pressing (using fingertips instead of needles) or moxa stick moxibustion. When moxa sticks are used for moxibustion, the moxa sticks are lit and close to the acupoints. After 3-5 minutes, the skin at the acupoints has a fever. If the skin is hot during moxibustion, the distance between the moxa stick and the skin can be appropriately increased.
Guanyuan point and Qihai point are suitable for ginger moxibustion. Ginger-separated moxibustion is a moxibustion method with ginger as the spacer. Ginger has the effects of promoting hair growth, promoting blood circulation, harmonizing ying and Wei, dispelling cold and dredging collaterals. Combining fresh ginger and mugwort moxibustion can not only avoid the shortcomings of blisters and scars caused by poor control of direct moxibustion, but also play a synergistic role with ginger.
The specific method is as follows: select 1 slice of fresh ginger, cut it into slices with a thickness of about 2 ~ 5 mm, and the size depends on the location of the acupuncture point and the size of the selected moxa cone, and tie a few holes in the middle. When applying moxibustion, put it in the acupoint area, put a large or medium moxa cone on it and light it. In case of local burn, briefly lift ginger slices, move ginger slices or change moxa sticks for moxibustion. Generally, moxibustion lasts for 5 ~ 10 minutes each time, with local flushing as the degree. After moxibustion, apply safflower oil on the moxibustion site to prevent skin burns; Second, it can enhance the efficacy of moxibustion in promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dispelling cold and relieving pain.
These acupuncture therapies will be very helpful for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Whether you have a disease or your body is in a sub-health state, you need to know some fitness methods. There are many in Chinese medicine, such as massage, acupuncture and massage. You can choose according to your own needs.