The following specific points should be noted in the diet of stroke patients.
Limit the consumption of animal fats and foods with high cholesterol. Such as lard, cream, fatty meat, egg yolk, animal offal (liver, kidney, brain, heart, etc.).
It is better to consume vegetable oils (such as olive oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sesame oil, canola oil, etc.). Because vegetable oils mainly contain unsaturated fatty acids, which can contribute to the reduction of serum cholesterol.
There should be appropriate protein in the diet, including animal protein (such as egg whites, lean pork, beef, lamb, fish, chicken, etc.) and vegetable protein (such as tofu, soy milk, bean sprouts) and other kinds of soy products can lower cholesterol; when drinking milk, it is best to remove the milk skin (skim milk).
Eat more vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamin C, potassium and magnesium. Vitamin C can regulate the metabolism of cholesterol and prevent the development of atherosclerosis, and at the same time can enhance the denseness of blood vessels.
Eat less sweet food. Monosaccharides and disaccharides in food have a greater impact on triglycerides, such as excessive intake of sweets can increase blood glycerol triglycerides and cholesterol.
The amount of food at each meal should be appropriate, not too full, not to mention overeating. Because too much will increase the burden on the heart.
The diet should be light and not too salty. Because the salt contains sodium chloride, and sodium retention is not good for hypertension.
Do not drink too much alcohol, especially strong alcohol, because alcohol on the one hand can promote the development of atherosclerosis, on the other hand, can cause a strong vascular reaction. The emergence of vasomotor disorders, and even induce a stroke.
I. Suitable food
1, the choice of staple foods and legumes
Corn, millet, oats, buckwheat, barley, soybeans, sorghum, brown rice, etc.
2, meat, eggs, milk selection
Beef, lean pork, chicken, fish, rabbit, quail egg, sea jelly head, sea cucumber, tamari, etc.
3.The choice of vegetables
Celery, radish, eggplant, onion, garlic, purple cabbage, kelp, fungus, silver fungus, shiitake mushroom, etc.
4.Fruit selection
Apples, dates, bananas, kiwi, walnuts, sunflower seeds, etc.
Second, food taboos
It is not suitable to eat dishes containing heavy salt or pickled products; it is not suitable to eat food containing too much fat; such as salted meat, salted vegetables, wine, fatty meat, lard, brain, animal offal, sugar, coffee, strong tea, should quit smoking.
Third, the dietary treatment of stroke
(1) black fungus 6 grams, soaked in water, added to dishes or steamed food, can lower blood sugar, anti-thrombotic and anti-platelet aggregation.
(2) 5 celery roots, 10 red dates, decoction, eat dates and drink soup, can play a role in lowering blood cholesterol.
(3) Eat fresh hawthorn or use hawthorn in boiling water, add appropriate amount of honey and drink as tea after cooling. It can dilate blood vessels and has the effect of lowering blood pressure and promoting cholesterol excretion. If the stroke is complicated by diabetes, it is not advisable to add honey.
(4) Raw garlic or onion 10-15 grams can lower blood lipids, and has the effect of enhancing fibrin activity and anti-vascular sclerosis.
(5) 5-10ml of vinegar in the diet of stroke patients after meals has the effect of softening blood vessels.
(6) Banana flower drink: 5 grams of banana flower, water decoction for tea. It can prevent stroke and cerebrovascular accident.
(7) Celery juice: appropriate amount of celery. Wash and remove the roots of celery, mash the juice and take 3 times a day, 3 tablespoons a day for 7 days as a course of treatment. Clear internal heat, lower pressure and sleep, mainly for stroke, hypertension, also has a good effect on vascular sclerosis.
If the stroke patient is sober, but sometimes choking and coughing when eating, the patient should be given a paste diet, which consists of steamed egg custard, thick porridge with minced meat and vegetables, rotten noodles with minced meat and vegetables, milk punching lotus root powder, fruit puree or rice mashed with a masher and given to the patient to eat.