Many folk health care recipes, are related to vinegar, such as vinegar soaked onions can soften blood vessels, vinegar soaked garlic can soften blood vessels. So much practical vinegar is really have a role in softening blood vessels? We give you a popularization today. With the increase in age, middle-aged and elderly people are prone to vascular sclerosis, known in medicine as atherosclerosis. That is, the normal elasticity of the arterial blood vessels, because of the occurrence of endothelial damage, lipid deposition, so that the lumen is narrowed, the wall becomes stiff. In addition, some arteries also have calcium deposits, which further deteriorates the elasticity of the blood vessels. Why does blood vessel sclerosis occur? First of all, there is the age factor. Patients with increasing age and concomitant risks of hypertension and hyperlipidemia have a much greater chance of developing atherosclerosis. This is a natural developmental process in the human body and is unavoidable. What we need to do is to slow down the development of atherosclerosis and not to let it turn into serious atherosclerotic plaques that block the blood vessels and lead to a decrease in blood supply to the organs. Diseases such as stroke, myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease are all caused by atherosclerosis. So, will eating food containing a lot of vinegar, or eating vinegar directly soften hardened blood vessels? The answer is no. A part of the so-called health practitioners think that soaking eggshells in vinegar for a period of time after the loss of calcium in the eggshells, eggshells become soft, so is it that eating vinegar will also make the calcium deposited in blood vessels will also be dissolved? So, there are more and more health articles about vinegar can soften blood vessels. Although the bones in the vinegar will be softened, because the vinegar can dissolve the calcium in the bones. But vinegar into the human body will have a metabolic process, we eat vinegar, vinegar will be digested in the digestive tract decomposition, can not directly into the blood circulation, let alone dissolve plaque on the blood vessels. This is the same as the rumor that “eating collagen, skin good”. These foods in front of a strong digestive system, are broken down into easily absorbed substances, and lost the original material structure, the so-called softening effect of blood vessels. The normal body pH value is between 7.35 and 7.45, that is slightly alkaline. Only to ensure that within this range, can ensure the health of the human body. So the so-called acidic food alkaline food which is healthier is also an unscientific statement. Because no matter whether you eat acidic or alkaline food, you need to be in the body’s complex role, and ultimately reach the body’s normal PH value, to ensure that the human body’s internal environment can not be acidosis or alkalosis. Then what are the effective ways to really soften blood vessels? First of all, we should pay attention to the diet, the need for low-salt, low-fat, rich in crude fiber and high protein-rich diet, as far as possible, to eat as little as possible animal offal, less desserts, more fresh fruits and vegetables, eat more food rich in potassium and calcium. Then moderate exercise, exercise can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels. To give up bad habits, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, sedentary and so on. To pay attention to rest to ensure sleep, long-term stay up late, will cause the heart rate to accelerate, blood pressure rise, increase cardiovascular pressure. To maintain a happy mood, know how to self-soothe, relieve pressure. If your arterial atherosclerosis is very serious, you need to take lipid-lowering drugs, statins are most commonly used, such as atorvastatin, resuvastatin, etc., to slow down the development of atherosclerosis. It is recommended that you listen to your doctor more than your prescription on the road to “health maintenance”.