Vascular Health Day is celebrated on May 18 every year. It aims to call on people to pay attention to vascular health, to be alert to atherosclerotic plaques, and to make their blood vessels younger by assessing their age and testing their cholesterol. The saying “age of 30 or 40, blood vessels of 60 or 70” may seem like a joke, but it is a common health problem today. According to the World Health Organization statistics, China is a high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the country, and more and more youthful, eating well, less exercise, stress and stay up late, smoking and alcohol and other bad habits, is seriously endangering the health of people’s blood vessels, we solemnly remind you: pay attention to the health of your blood vessels in a timely manner, do not let the body in a variety of hidden dangers in the injury. Take a look at these blood vessel “culprits” you have? “culprit one: unhealthy diet” terrible! Unhealthy diet may cause more than 400,000 people to die of cardiovascular disease! Recently, at the 2017 American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Sessions, researchers from the University of Washington showed that a lack of a healthy diet or a high level of unhealthy food intake may have been directly linked to the occurrence of more than 400,000 heart and vascular diseases in 2015 alone. The researchers noted that consuming high levels of heart-healthy foods, or consuming less salt and trans fats, may save thousands of American lives each year. Researcher Prof. Ashkan Afshin said that lower levels of intake of healthy foods and higher levels of intake of unhealthy dietary components, including nuts, vegetables, whole grains, and fruits, and unhealthy dietary components, including salt and trans fats, may be the main contributors to cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. population. In the study, researchers analyzed a recent study of the global burden of disease, injury, and risk factors, and showed that nearly half of all cardiovascular deaths in the United States could be prevented by improving diet! In order to be healthy we must first “control the mouth”! “Culprit 2: stay up late for a long time” “23:00 at night is not sleep is not face, 24:00 at night is not sleep is not life”. From a health point of view, stay up late, the body will be too much secretion of various hormones, so that blood vessel contraction, slow blood flow, viscosity increase. Long-term stay up late people, the risk of heart disease than normal people will double, “long-term stay up late is equal to chronic suicide” is not a joke. “Culprit three: lack of exercise” Long-term non-exercise will lead to poor blood circulation, blood vessels inside the “garbage” can not be discharged, in the blood vessel wall gradually piled up, and ultimately cause blood vessel blockage. For the health of blood vessels, please open your legs! Walk 6,000-10,000 steps a day. Exercise can promote blood circulation throughout the body, reduce blood viscosity, promote the metabolism of fat, cholesterol and other substances, improve the elasticity of blood vessels, and prevent blood vessel blockage. Walking, is suitable for most people’s exercise, walking 10,000 steps a day can meet the majority of people every day the amount of exercise required. “Culprit four: bad mood” Long-term mental stress, emotional excitement may cause vascular endothelial contraction, accelerating vascular aging. Science has also proved that anger and sadness, negative emotions such as hostility, depression, anxiety, etc. are “cardio-toxicity”, such as for people suffering from cerebrovascular malformations, emotional stress on the blood vessel damage may be fatal. Cerebrovascular malformation is like an untimely bomb hidden in the brain, in the absence of the onset of time, most patients generally do not feel, and once due to emotional excitement or encounter other stimuli, thinning of the malformation of the blood vessels may not be able to withstand the sudden elevation of the pressure and the breakage of bleeding, once the onset of the mortality rate is very high. In contrast, positive emotions can significantly protect the heart and blood vessels. “Culprit 5: Blind dieting to lose weight” Adults with a normal body index should not blindly resort to dieting or taking medication to lose weight. For those who are overweight, do not harbor the illusion that you can easily lose weight by not eating staple foods without doing exercise. Especially eat less staple food, do not eat staple food this way, although the short term can achieve faster weight reduction, but long-term maintenance of this habit is likely to damage the health of blood vessels, the loss outweighs the gain. “Culprit 6: Oral Bacteria” Failure to brush your teeth properly will breed too much bacteria in your mouth, forming plaque over time. The toxins produced by bacteria can enter the blood circulation and damage blood vessels. Scientific studies have found that patients with periodontal disease are 2.7 times more likely to have a myocardial infarction than normal people. Pay attention to oral hygiene. Brush your teeth every morning and evening for more than 3 minutes each time; use toothpaste containing plant glycosides, which can reduce the production of harmful bacteria. In addition, remember to rinse your mouth after meals and clean your teeth regularly.