October 8 is “National Hypertension Day”, the purpose of which is to make our people pay attention to blood pressure and health, to raise the awareness of cardiovascular disease prevention and control, and to improve the physical fitness of all people. In our life around or in the family, it is not difficult to find the middle-aged or young people who are taking antihypertensive drugs every day, and it is not difficult to find patients who have difficulty moving or are bedridden due to hypertension and stroke; on TV or in the press, we can often see those patients suffering from hypertension, coronary heart disease and stroke who are old and weak, seriously ill and in pain, calling for help from society; those elites who are rich and strong at the peak of their career The elite who are at the peak of their career and are rich and strong, but suddenly die due to cardiovascular diseases. How many people are poor because of diseases, and how many people leave the job they love because of diseases. As a doctor, I can appreciate the misfortune and pain of many patients with cardio-cerebral diseases, but I also want to warn people loudly: hypertension, coronary heart disease and other cardio-cerebral diseases are largely caused by the lack of health care knowledge. Hypertension is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in our population. According to the survey, 60-70% of strokes and 40-50% of myocardial infarctions in China are related to elevated blood pressure. China’s hypertension is a large group of patients. 2002 survey, China’s hypertension patients amounted to 160 million, the residents of hypertension awareness rate of 30%, treatment rate of 25%, control rate of only 6%. The direct medical costs of hypertension alone are as high as 36 billion yuan per year, while the medical costs of closely related cardiovascular diseases are as high as 130 billion yuan. In the past 10 years, the growth rate of direct medical costs caused by cardiovascular diseases has almost multiplied the growth rate of GDP, and a large amount of economic achievements after the reform and opening up will be consumed by cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension, coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular are no longer the lifestyle diseases of a small group of people who can’t control their mouths and indulge themselves. The prevalence of these risk factors hides a deep social and economic origin behind them. How to satisfactorily control blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular diseases, and how to return the nation to a healthy lifestyle? From now on, go quit smoking, go limit salt, and go increase physical activity! Smoking is the most modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Some analyses have shown that the risk of myocardial infarction from smoking is age-related, with smoking often being the only risk factor in younger patients with myocardial infarction, and that even “light” or intermittent smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular events. Coronary plaques tend to be more unstable in smokers. A high-salt diet is strongly associated with high blood pressure. Salt intake is one of the most important factors in determining people’s blood pressure levels. The average daily salt intake of Chinese residents is above 12 grams, and may be higher in some people. The Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents and the Chinese Guidelines for Hypertension 2010 call for a salt intake of less than 6 grams per day. If people reduce their salt intake by even 1 gram per day, the effectiveness ratio of lowering blood pressure is better than that of the cheapest antihypertensive drug. A low-salt diet should be a matter of concern for every family and restaurant. Although walking is a basic skill that is indispensable in everyone’s life, in modern society, people are increasingly neglecting this skill, sitting instead of standing, lying down instead of sitting, never walking if they can take a car, and not taking the stairs if they can take the elevator. This has led to an increase in obesity and an increase in blood pressure and lipids. Exercise can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and walking is one of the easiest ways to do so. Obese people who do not want to exercise and the general population who prefer a sedentary lifestyle may be able to prevent cardiovascular disease and maintain cardiovascular health by walking. Patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, etc. can benefit more from walking exercise. ”National Hypertension Day is a reminder to people to pay attention to their blood pressure and health. From now on, quit smoking, limit salt, and increase physical activity!