We all know that the heart is the transit station for blood, and the carotid artery is the main blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the brain, so once plaque appears, it will affect the normal supply of blood, and the brain may become necrotic due to lack of blood and oxygen to the tissues in the brain region if it lacks sufficient blood perfusion for a long time. Unfortunately, the carotid arteries, which are so important, are particularly prone to blockages! The blood in our body flows in blood vessels, and our blood vessels start to age gradually from infancy. With age and intake of various types of diets, our blood vessels will accumulate some lipids and gradually form plaques, but the carotid artery is special because it is a necessary road between the heart and the brain, and it is born with a special shape, showing a kind of Y-shaped bifurcation, plus it is narrower inside, such a special The special status + special structure = higher chance of stenosis. Rumor 1: Health food is not a drug and can’t cure diseases! Health food is a kind of health food, it does have certain benefits to the body, but this benefit is based on various kinds of nutritional supplements, we can simply understand it as “food concentrated essence”, rather than the business propaganda of various kinds of disease treatment, if it can really treat diseases, it will not be approved by the state in accordance with the food category for sale. Rumor 2: Softening blood vessels is the biggest scam of the last hundred years! Eating more onions and mushrooms can soften blood vessels? A glass of red wine daily can soften blood vessels? Eat deep-sea fish often, can make the blood vessels soften? Eating more vinegar can soften the blood vessels? Similar words, I think we have heard countless times in the mouth of parents and relatives, neighbors and friends, listen once we may still half believe, but with the increase in the number of times, we will slowly believe, and even unknowingly do, but I must emphasize that “softening blood vessels is impossible.” Cardiovascular disease is currently the most common type of disease, the older the disease, the higher the disease, the main reason is the hardening of blood vessels (aging), this change is like our human aging, can be delayed by various means, postponed, but absolutely impossible to reverse. So what should I pay attention to? First of all, patients should not be too afraid or take some wrong attempts blindly, carotid plaques are very common, mainly depending on whether they are vulnerable plaques or not. Stable plaque: As long as all indicators are normal, it only needs to control diet, moderate exercise, quit smoking and limit alcohol, and no need to take medicine in early stage. Vulnerable plaque: regardless of any condition, it is necessary to take drugs, Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin, etc. It is also necessary to consider the degree of stenosis, which is proportional to the flow of blood, and once the degree of stenosis is too high, surgical treatment must be considered.