Chinese New Year is the oldest, grandest, and most important “carnival” of the Chinese people. It is often a family-centered event where people from all over the country come back to their parents’ hometown from all over the world and travel long distances for up to two weeks to eat, drink, shout and gather. From the perspective of kinship, reunion and folklore, it is not wrong for a family to get together and revel after a busy year, and it is also beneficial and necessary for the cultural heritage and the maintenance of kinship. However, from a medical point of view, especially for those who suffer from stroke and are at high risk, it is dangerous to party in an unscientific way, so that the Chinese New Year period almost becomes the peak period for stroke!
In order to avoid turning the comedy into a tragedy, the following matters need to be carefully noted and guarded against by the above-mentioned groups.
1. Prolonged and excessive fatigue. Perhaps it is to prepare for various New Year’s meals, perhaps running around, perhaps driving long distances, perhaps various other excitements that make it difficult to sleep properly, in short, many people’s feelings about the Chinese New Year is that in addition to excitement, they are tired! All of these may lead to overexcitation of the brain, increased blood pressure, and induce the occurrence of stroke.
Keep a good mind, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, plan your trip in advance, and avoid fatigue driving.
2. Feeling unlucky to take medication, or forgetting to take medication because you are busy preparing, receiving, or entertaining, leading to sudden discontinuation of treatment. Many studies have shown that abrupt discontinuation of stroke prevention medication is a major risk factor for triggering cardiovascular events.
It is strongly recommended that stroke patients never discontinue medication, but take their medication on time and in the amount prescribed by their doctor. And monitor your blood pressure, blood sugar and other indicators regularly, as you normally would. In case of abnormalities or discomfort, keep in touch with your own primary care physician in a timely manner.
3, continuous, uncontrolled large fish and meat, daily intake of far more calories, protein and cholesterol than required for physical exertion, it is easy to lead to rapid weight gain, blood stickiness, if coupled with uncontrolled meditation and sleep, may also lead to poor blood circulation.
Moderate, scientific, balanced diet, and pay attention to adhere to moderate exercise.
4, during the Spring Festival to drink a little wine can increase the festive atmosphere. But many local folklore will turn it into alcoholism and wine fighting. Some people who usually do not drink will also be involved in various “bullying”. This is a very unhealthy habit and is the “culprit” of many comedies that turn into tragedies.
In particular, stroke patients should abstain from drinking alcohol, and their families, friends, classmates and colleagues should also be understanding and compassionate to them!
4, too emotional, ups and downs, great joy and grief. Family and friends reunited after a long time, it is inevitable that the heart surges, there are always endless words in the heart, the past happened endless things, but there are always some patients can not control their emotions, especially after drinking alcohol, these are prone to a sudden increase in blood pressure, blood vessel rupture or atherosclerotic plaque off, inducing cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction.
Films often appear in the excitement of sudden death or emergency hospitalization when collapsed footage is not artistic fiction, but can happen in minutes of the real story!
5, a long time to sit quietly in the windows and doors closed, smoky home playing mahjong is also a big “spectacle” and traditional Chinese program during the Spring Festival, especially in rural areas and towns. Some areas are also particularly good gambling, feel that playing mahjong without gambling is simply a waste of time. On the one hand, long-term sedentary easily lead to poor blood circulation, a large amount of blood stagnation in the lower extremities, suddenly stand up when the heart and brain is prone to ischemia. On the other hand, because playing mahjong (especially with the nature of gambling mahjong) is a very brain-intensive, very stimulating brain work, whether it is to put the gun or eat Hu, may make a sudden increase in blood pressure. Although there are no exact statistics, the number of people who die suddenly at the mahjong table in China every year should not be a few!
(1) Avoid playing mahjong for a long time, do not play mahjong for more than an hour at a time, you can change midway or take a break in the middle to move around.
(2) as far as possible to play mahjong for entertainment purposes or with the mindset of small gambling entertainment.
(3) when playing mahjong, as far as possible, do not smoke, and regularly open the windows and doors for ventilation.
6, the whole chaotic set of rest phenomenon is also a feature of the Spring Festival period, the reason can be described as strange. There is finally home, excited; because of the night firecrackers, stirring the rest of the gods; there are staying up late playing mahjong, can not get off the stage; there is a new environment, the bed can not sleep; anyway, do not have to work, the pursuit of “natural waking”; more is full of sleep, wake up and then eat.
The sudden disruption of work and rest time, coupled with the above-mentioned phenomena, may trigger the occurrence of stroke.
As far as possible to maintain the usual work and rest habits, such as really difficult, but also should be compensated, such as setting an alarm clock, noon nap, from time to time to walk outdoors, engage in some internal family sports activities, help parents do some housework and so on.
7, during the Spring Festival is not feeling well taboo to consult mostly in the middle-aged and elderly patients. They are often the directors and protagonists of this annual carnival and the inheritors of traditional Chinese culture; they have a strong sense of responsibility and mission and always love their children more than they love themselves; they are usually frugal, but always get up early and do almost all the work on themselves during the festival, just hoping that their children will eat better and sleep more; they are also always worried that their poor health will spoil the festive atmosphere. They are always worried that their poor health will ruin the festive atmosphere.