The incidence of hypertension has increased dramatically in recent years, and there is a clear trend toward younger age groups, with a significant increase in the number of hypertensive patients in their twenties and thirties. In fact, the modern lifestyle of many bad habits are the cause of the rampant hypertension disease, how can we recognize and prevent this disease? As we know, hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is the most common cardiovascular disease, is also the most important risk factors for the development of stroke and coronary heart disease, known as the impact of human health “invisible killer”, it will cause damage to the heart, kidneys, brain, blood vessels throughout the body, especially the arteries, over time, will occur serious It causes damage to the heart, kidneys, brain and blood vessels of the whole body, especially the arteries. The World Hypertension League decided to designate the second weekend of May (Saturday) as World Hypertension Day in 2005, while China designated October 8 as Hypertension Day in 1998. On the occasion of the 6th World Hypertension Day, it is very important to write an article to promote the prevention of hypertension. Since hypertension is characterized by high morbidity, disability and mortality rates, and low awareness, medication and control rates, the morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases closely related to hypertension may rise sharply if not actively prevented. Targeted prevention and treatment of hypertension can greatly save health resources, medical expenses, reduce the burden on individuals, families and society, in line with China’s national conditions, and is of great significance to improve the health of the people; also, among several major diseases in the world, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease has accounted for the first health killer, and hypertension is becoming the first initiating factor contributing to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Let’s look at a set of alarming data: 2006 data provided by the Chinese Ministry of Health Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control shows that the incidence of hypertension in China’s residents over 18 years of age reached 18.8%, hypertension affects more than 160 million people, and the number of new cases each year is nearly 3 million, and the annual direct medical costs of hypertension 30 billion yuan; research shows that 1 yuan of prevention input can save In early 2009, statistics from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed that there are 1.5 million cases of stroke in China each year, 1 million people die from stroke, and 5-6 million patients survive after stroke, 75% of whom are disabled, and 40% of whom are severely disabled. An important cause of cerebrovascular lesions is hypertension; other evidence shows that the mortality rate of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China accounts for about 40% of the composition of death, ranking first among the causes of death, while hypertension is the first risk factor for death. Therefore, the prevention of hypertension, especially for the elderly, can not be delayed and must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. So how to better prevent hypertension? First, do a good job of health publicity and education, expand the awareness of hypertension Our country’s population has more than 1.3 billion people, reform and opening up for more than 30 years, the general level of literacy and personal quality of the population has generally improved, but the rate of general knowledge of health is not high, in the vast number of rural and a considerable part of urban areas, people’s knowledge of hypertension is very low, the rate of medication is even lower, the annual incidence of cardiovascular stroke in the form of people and Once a stroke occurs, a large amount of health resources are wasted, and the patient and family suffer greatly. Therefore, it is imperative to popularize the awareness of hypertension. Second, to develop a good lifestyle Hypertension is a multi-factorial disease, it has genetic, diet, lifestyle changes, occupation, psychological and other causes. Therefore, it is especially important to start from the root cause to prevent hypertension. First, a reasonable diet. Reform and opening up for more than 30 years, the people’s living standards continue to improve, as shown in the change in the structure of the diet, from the past mixed food vegetarian food to refined food meat class change, and this is a quiet attack of a major killer. There is evidence that the adult obesity rate is increasing at a rate of 1.2% per year over the past 10 years, and today 25% of Chinese adults are overweight or obese. The Third National Health Service Needs Survey shows that the direct economic burden of four diseases, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, attributed to overweight and obesity together is as high as RMB 21.11 billion. Therefore, it is crucial to change dietary habits and promote a reasonable light diet, such as low salt, low fat, high fiber, fresh vegetables and fruits, including more fruits, vegetables, fish and reduce total fat and saturated fat intake. Second is to change the lifestyle, the urban obese population is increasing, especially in large cities, the number of people who take the car instead of walking is increasing, among these people, a considerable part of the population is the national public officials, white-collar workers, boss class, it seems that God is fair, rich disease – hypertension seems to favor this type of people, so advocate exercise to lose weight, advocate walking instead of car is particularly important. Third, a low-salt diet. A lot of information shows that people with high salt diet are more prone to hypertension. In the north, due to geographical and climatic reasons caused by the relatively high salt diet in the south, the result is that the incidence of hypertension in the north is significantly higher than in the south, up to 26%. So limit high salt diet is particularly important, generally advocate salt intake of less than 6 grams per day for adults, more potassium and magnesium-rich food is more important. Fourth, maintain a good state of mind. Some data prove that if people are in long-term or repeatedly in the mental tension, anxiety, irritability and other emotional changes, or often in a state of stress, the need for a high degree of concentration on the work of people more likely to suffer from hypertension, so maintain a good state of mind, the correct handling of work-life conflicts, with a good attitude to face the increasingly competitive society is particularly important. Third, drug prevention For obese, high fat, diabetic people, in order to stop or delay the occurrence of hypertension, it is recommended to apply some lipid-lowering, sugar-lowering, and even weight-loss drugs (because some people can not have good exercise, diet adjustment), only under the premise of controlling the factors related to the onset of hypertension, it is possible to stop the occurrence of hypertension or delay its occurrence. Fourth, quit smoking and limit alcohol smoking and alcohol is an independent risk factor for the development of hypertension, quit smoking campaign advocated for decades, but the effect is not significant, mainly because of the upward and downward effects. Unit or family, only the elders, leaders take the lead to quit smoking, only to take incentives and penalties and good publicity and encouragement, in order to carry forward this good habit for the benefit of the country and the people. Driving after drinking is strictly prohibited, the reason why this ban on the legal agenda has worked (only a small number of people to try the law) is that it has strict penalties and systems. In the issue of smoking cessation if there are national laws and regulations can be restrained, then the smoking population is bound to decline, people’s health level is more secure, and its cause of hypertensive disease is bound to decline. Wine is the essence of grain, since it is the essence, then drink less is better, otherwise it will not become a waste, so I believe that moderate drinking, one to cheer, the second to soften blood vessels, blood vessels, the third is the traditional Chinese wine culture, there is a need to carry forward, but the polar opposite, this is certain. Five, drug treatment If you have been diagnosed with hypertension, then on the basis of the foregoing, be sure to use drugs to lower blood pressure under the guidance of a specialist. At present, there are six main types of antihypertensive drugs, they are: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium antagonists, alpha-blockers, and diuretics. There are many clinical drugs in this category, as well as some proprietary Chinese medicines and compounded preparations. As long as the correct medication is used, the blood pressure can generally be maintained within the normal range. If the effect is not satisfactory, it is necessary to further examine whether secondary hypertension is present and find out the original cause of the blood pressure in order to treat it. Some data show that lowering blood pressure to the normal range (including systolic blood pressure <140mmHg and or diastolic blood pressure <90mmHg) can protect patients from cardiovascular death and complications, reducing stroke events by 35%-40%, myocardial infarction by 20%-25%, and heart failure by more than 50%. Therefore, once suffering from hypertension, you can not do not seek medical treatment, can not wait for a series of discomfort symptoms of hypertension and then go to medication and medical treatment, it will be too late to regret. Sixth, the prevention of hypertension, from you and me to do to prevent hypertension is a major issue related to the health of you and me, everyone to pay attention to, everyone to participate, I believe that you and his power can infect everyone around, so that the formation of a positive domino effect, then in the near future, hypertension will no longer become the first killer of the health of our society.