Our blood vessels are like water pipes, the older we get, the more garbage is deposited in our blood vessels. These garbage will accumulate into plaque, not timely cleaning, plaque will become bigger and bigger, blood vessels are narrower and narrower day by day, and eventually the blood vessels are blocked! Among them, we have a blood vessel is the easiest to block, the most dangerous after the blockage, many people are blind, can not speak, paraplegia, and even paralysis only after the discovery, this blood vessel is – carotid artery! Don’t think this is far from us, the older the year, the narrower the blood vessels, the more impurities. Everyone has the day when blood vessels become narrower and impurities increase! Thankfully, it’s not too late for you to see this article! Why are the carotid arteries most likely to be blocked? To know why the carotid artery is most likely to be blocked? First you have to know where the carotid artery is! In front of our neck, on each side of the trachea, there is a small thumb-thin arterial blood vessel, which is the main river of blood flowing from the heart to the mind, and this is the carotid artery. If you touch down with your hand at the corner of your jaw, you can feel these two arteries beating with the heart. Once the carotid arteries are blocked, the brain will be severely deprived of blood, and the brain will be damaged in 8 minutes, resulting in blindness, aphasia, hemiplegia… This is what we often call “brain attack”, “stroke”! If the time is longer, even brain death can occur. Statistics show that about 2/3 of cerebral infarcts are related to the carotid artery. The importance of the carotid artery is self-evident, directly connected to the brain, once blocked the consequences are unthinkable! This 10 kinds of clear blood vessels food to eat often 1, black fungus black fungus black fungus adenine nucleoside contained in the black fungus, has the role of inhibiting platelet coagulation. 2, ginger Ginger oil ketone, ginger enol and other substances contained in the ginger has anti-coagulant function, eat more is not easy to appear thrombosis. 3, garlic Garlic contains ajoene is a natural blood thinner, can enhance the contraction force of the heart, to prevent thrombosis. 4, onion The quercetone contained in onion can inhibit platelet coagulation, anti-thrombosis, but also make the inner wall of the arteries smooth and elastic. 5, fish Eat fish regularly, especially eat deep-sea fish, such as salmon, tuna, etc., not only can prevent cardiovascular disease, lower cholesterol, but also reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 52%. 6, green tea Green tea in the tea polyphenols, can improve the body’s antioxidant capacity, enhance the elasticity of red blood cells, to relieve or delay atherosclerosis. Regular consumption of tea can soften the arteries. 7, buckwheat buckwheat contains rutin, which is not available in other food crops. Rutin can promote cell proliferation, prevent cellular coagulation, the vascular system has a protective effect, but also to enhance the elasticity of the vascular wall, toughness and denseness, almost all of the elderly cardiovascular diseases have preventive and complementary therapeutic effects. 8, corn Corn is rich in fat, unsaturated fatty acids in fat, help reduce cholesterol deposition in the blood vessels, thus softening the arterial vessels. 9, eggplant Eggplant is rich in vitamin P, which has the effect of softening blood vessels, enhancing the elasticity of blood vessels, preventing capillary rupture, and has a role in preventing small blood vessel bleeding. 10, kelp Kelp is rich in rock algae polysaccharide and kombucha, which can prevent blood clots and lower cholesterol and lipoprotein, and inhibit atherosclerosis. How to prevent carotid artery blockage? 1, control the “bad cholesterol” LDL is also known as the “bad cholesterol”, over time, it is easy to cause atherosclerosis. Usually you should eat less fried food, which is the main source of LDL. 2, regular carotid ultrasound Carotid ultrasound, full name “carotid color Doppler ultrasound”, is the most convenient means of screening carotid atherosclerosis, cerebrovascular disease risk factors! You can add a carotid ultrasound examination to your usual medical checkup package, the price is around 100 yuan, very critical! 3, timely detection of body signals early carotid artery blockage may be manifested as sudden dizziness, occasional weakness or numbness of one side of the face, limbs, or a short period of speech difficulties, blackness in front of the eyes, etc., at this time, you should do carotid ultrasound examination. 4, control “chronic diseases” usually also control hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity and other chronic diseases. In life, we should stop smoking and limit alcohol, control the intake of meat, fats and salt, and increase the amount of fruit, milk, cereals and potatoes. Healthy blood vessels: hot and cold water bath alternating hot and cold water bath is like an exercise for blood vessels, can promote blood circulation, enhance the elasticity of blood vessels. First wash with warm water, then rinse with slightly cooler water, especially on both sides of the neck blood vessels. Note that the cold water to the human body feel slightly cool as degree, generally to 25 ° C or so is appropriate. However, the water temperature should not vary too much, and the shower should end with warm water. Can not accept cold water, you can also try to use cold water to rub your body first. Note: This method is not suitable for people with weak constitution. Keep your blood vessels open, it’s a long-term thing. Drinking more water is the best and most practical way to keep your blood vessels open, remember to drink these three glasses of water! 1, half an hour before bedtime Half a cup of warm water half an hour before bedtime, to reduce blood viscosity and prevent blood clots is very helpful. Half a cup is how much? About 350 to 500ml, can be adjusted according to personal circumstances, in order not to affect sleep shall prevail. 2, early in the morning after waking up to drink a cup of warm water after waking up, small mouth slowly drink, can dilute the blood, reduce the burden on blood vessels. 3, get up at night In addition to drinking water in the morning and evening, many people get up more in the middle of the night, to put a glass of water by the bed, get up in the middle of the night on a sip. Myocardial infarction mostly occurs around two o’clock at midnight, this time hydration is also very important. It is best not to drink cold, it is easy to disperse sleep.