The human circulatory system is a whole consisting of arteries, veins and many microvessels and various tissue cells. Each of us is born with a smooth and clean endothelium of blood vessels. With the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles and behaviors, people’s dietary structure is changing drastically, and the intake of high-fat and high-sugar foods as well as the increased intake of some deep-processed foods, each of our blood vessels are being challenged like never before. With these 6 diseases, blood vessels grow old faster Fat and cholesterol in the blood will slowly deposited, so that the blood vessel wall slowly thicken, the lumen of the blood vessel slowly narrowing, narrowing 1% to 2% per year, hypertension, diabetes is more serious, narrowing 3% to 4% per year or more. When the arterial blood vessels are blocked by more than 70%, the blood flow is too low, there can be chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache and other uncomfortable feelings, more serious can induce stroke, myocardial infarction and other diseases. 1, hypertension Hypertension is the trigger for acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease. Take cerebrovascular for example, the chance of cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage (i.e. stroke) in hypertensive patients is 4 to 7 times higher than normal. 2, dyslipidemia High cholesterol, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. 3, diabetes high blood sugar not only involves microvascular, can also lead to macroangiopathy, its harm is not under hypertension, the incidence of myocardial infarction than normal people 2 to 3 times higher. 4, obesity, obesity and diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, which makes the degree of vascular aging greatly increased. 5, smoking Tobacco and smoke have a variety of toxic and harmful substances can stimulate the body free nerves, so that vasoconstriction, spasm, small arteries become thin, the blood contains less oxygen, damage to the blood vessel wall, resulting in increased blood pressure, cerebrovascular diastolic dysfunction and accelerate atherosclerosis. 6, extreme emotions Emotions, mental stress, staying up late can accelerate the aging of blood vessels, increasing the risk of sudden cardiac death. How to determine the “age” of arteries and blood vessels? Vascular sclerosis can cause a lot of health problems, come to answer these 13 questions, test their own blood vessel “age” how old: 1, emotional depression. 2, too serious about everything. 3, like to eat convenience foods, cookies or other sweets. 4.Eating meat and fried food. 5.Lack of sports and activities. 6.The number of cigarettes per day multiplied by age exceeds 400. 7.Chest pain, chest tightness or shortness of breath when climbing stairs. 8.Coldness, numbness and sometimes pain in the hands and feet. 9, concentration is not easy, obviously forget the east and west. 10.High blood pressure. 11.High blood lipid, cholesterol or blood sugar value. 12.A member of the immediate family has suffered or died from coronary heart disease, such as myocardial infarction, before the age of 55 for men or 65 for women. 13, some other signs of vascular aging, such as skin wrinkles, legs and feet, numbness of the extremities, etc. The more of the above items are met, the higher the vascular “age”: 0 to 4 items are in the normal range of vascular age. 5 to 7 items are 10 years older than the physiological age. 8 to 12 items are 20 years older than the physiological age. “Even in patients with no abnormalities in routine blood tests, there are patients with high vascular “age”. Many people believe that genetics is the main influence of disease, but in fact the weight of genetics on healthy life expectancy is only 15%, while the weight of lifestyle is 60%. People whose blood vessel “age” is more than 10 years above their biological age are more likely to have diabetes, heart disease and stroke, which also means you have atherosclerosis. Doing a self-assessment is a way to get a feel for your health. But be positive about it. Vascular health on five moves 1, eat more cereals and white meat Eat more white meat mainly fish and poultry, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables (such as purple kale, blueberries, grapes, purple potatoes, eggplant), but also appropriate intake of cereals such as corn, brown rice, soybeans, oats and other fiber, these foods help unclog blood vessels and maintain the elasticity of the blood vessel wall. In addition, but also eat less red meat such as pork, beef, etc., be alert to the “four high” food 2, often drink tea often drink tea to help enhance blood vessel flexibility, elasticity, especially green tea, tea is rich in tea polyphenols, it is the role of the blood vessels elements. Thrombosis, the need for fibrinogen and thrombin combination, the formation of fibrin. After the combination of tea polyphenols and thrombin, can inhibit the combination of fibrinogen and thrombin, which in turn inhibits the formation of blood clots. At the same time, tea polyphenols also assist in eliminating lipid deposits in the blood. Usually feel light to drink water, you can make a little tea to drink. 3, do not drink alcohol For many people believe that drinking red wine can “soften the blood vessels”, which does not make sense. Drinking large amounts of alcohol is also easy to raise blood pressure, leading to atrial fibrillation, fatty liver, cirrhosis of the liver, and in serious cases can even cause sudden death. It is recommended that we can “tea instead of wine” to protect cardiovascular health in occasions such as dinners and drinking games. 4, love exercise British research found that long-term, sustained exercise, can significantly improve the vascular function of patients with cardiovascular disease, and can even prevent the recurrence of heart attacks. Jogging, brisk walking and other gentle exercise, suitable for most people. Many cardiovascular experts are adhere to the exercise of the master, such as the famous cardiovascular expert Professor Hu Dayi adhere to the “daily walk 10,000 steps” for more than ten years, in the Tibetan Ali plateau area when also uninterrupted. 5, pay attention to oral hygiene U.S. Columbia University research found that oral bacteria can induce atherosclerosis, increasing the risk of heart disease. Periodontal disease patients are 2.7 times more likely to have a heart attack than normal people. Therefore, we must pay attention to oral hygiene, brush your teeth every morning and evening, 3 minutes each time, don’t forget to rinse your mouth after meals, and adults should clean their teeth every year.