In people’s past impression, coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases belong to the elderly, as if it has nothing to do with young adults. Why now living conditions are better, young and middle-aged people are more prone to disease? The following is a “heart” in the name of a letter to the human race, you will understand after reading. Speaking of me, you will not be unfamiliar, as a symbol of loyalty, the embodiment of romance, the source of wisdom, my image can be seen everywhere in your world; guessed it? I am the heart that resides in your chest. Although I am well known, not everyone really knows me. Today I would like to write a letter to you about my joys and sorrows, and those unknown other sides. I am the strongest pump in my body When it comes to my size, many people will clench their fists and say, “Look, my heart is this big.” As an adult, I am about 15 cm in length and weigh about 350 g. Don’t look at the size of an ordinary pear, but over the years I have been quietly delivering blood and life-sustaining energy to a body that weighs 200 times as much as I do. As long as life goes on, I will keep on beating. Some people have done the calculation, my life pump blood work done, equivalent to about 30,000 kilograms of heavy objects lifted to the summit of the Himalayas, known as the body’s strongest pump; based on this alone, our heart should be selected as the world’s top model. In addition to being capable, I am also very loyal; although the work is very busy, but I am very concerned about the overall situation. When the owner’s activity increases, my footsteps will also hurry to keep up. On the field I help sports athletes run faster, jump higher, to help mankind to complete the leap again and again; when the master encountered an emergency, I can immediately according to the need to speed up the number of heartbeats, showing a very high degree of self-consciousness and initiative; when the master needs to be quiet, I will slow down the rhythm, quietly lying in his body, do not disturb him to think about the problem. Like you, I have time for work and rest every day. When in a normal working condition, I beat about 60-70 times per minute, each time about 0.9 seconds, of which, 0.3 seconds contraction, that is, work; 0.6 seconds diastole, that is, rest. In other words, I spend 1/3 of my time working and 2/3 resting. When people are asleep, I automatically adjusted to beat 40-50 times per minute, each time about 1/4 of the working time, rest time is about 3/4. I have a lot of power, but clean; although I have two rooms and two chambers, and constantly collect the whole body of the blood, but never cut off the flow and monopoly, and every time with all its strength to the blood conveyed to supply the whole body of the organs. For my own nourishment, I rely on the supply of the coronary artery system, a whole network of separate blood vessels, which creeps over me. I am also very good at protecting themselves, when some of the blood vessels in my body blood supply capacity is significantly reduced, I will send out warning signals, so that the owner of the chest area to feel the pain and discomfort, to remind the owner to hurry to take protective measures. I am afraid of “bad masters” Whenever people want to express their sincerity and love, saying “I offer you my heart”, I am honored to feel that I am the most precious thing in the world. But there are times when I feel very unappreciated and even victimized. Many people have heart problems because of their own unhealthy lifestyles, and they will tell others that it was the heart that broke on its own, which makes me feel very unfair; it’s obvious that they broke me, but they still say it’s my problem. There is a popular saying in our heart community, “There are no bad hearts in the world, only bad owners.” On weekdays, we will also be in private comparison of their respective owners, if anyone’s owner belongs to one of the following categories, we will worry for these compatriots. 1, “three high” master Hypertension, high blood pressure, high blood fat, high blood sugar is an important cause of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure will increase vascular resistance, so that I have to increase the strength of the outward pumping of blood, over time, I will become fatter than before, and when it is serious, even exhaustion to failure. High blood fat is easy to cause atherosclerosis, prone to angina pectoris, and even myocardial infarction. In addition, the chances of cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes are greater than 70%. 2, the owner of the smoking As long as I see the owner lighting a cigarette, I will be very afraid. Nicotine in cigarettes and many toxic substances in the smoke will stimulate vasoconstriction throughout the body, so that the blood vessels become more and more hard, blood pressure is getting higher and higher. In order to fight these pressures, I have to work desperately. Carbon monoxide in the smoke, but also increase the possibility of thrombosis, so that the risk of sudden cardiac death increased. 3, the master of alcoholism I’m not afraid of the master of alcohol, but I’m afraid that he is not good control of the amount of alcohol, drink too much will hurt me, so that I trembling (atrial fibrillation), and even destroy my originally very skilled pumping blood function. 4, stay up late master In recent years, young people around 30 years of age myocardial infarction cases increase year by year, a big reason for irregular life, stress, resulting in physical overdraft. Nighttime is supposed to be the endothelial cells of the blood vessels to carry out metabolism, if you disrupt its laws, the damage to the heart will be great, and sleep less than 7 hours a day will also make us a significant increase in the risk of disease. Therefore, to protect me, keep enough sleep is very necessary. 5, the owner of the mental stress of the owner of the mental stress, my life is no way to continue normally. Some medical personnel have confirmed through large-scale experiments that the risk of atherosclerosis in people who are under greater stress is elevated by two times, thus greatly increasing the risk of heart disease. Six Things I Like Although some owners do a substandard job, if we’re lucky, we can still come across owners who treat us well. They are optimistic and calm, they make us feel comfortable, they give us healthy food every day, and we are very happy to live with them. Medical experts have also figured out our six favorite things, and if everyone can take care of us carefully according to these standards, we will surely work harder for human beings. 1, more and more people to deal with Researchers at a university in Chicago tracked more than 2,000 men over a 30-year period, and their study found that introverted men are surprisingly 50% more likely to die of heart disease, and that people who are cheerful and like to socialize are often more likely to have a healthy heart than those who are introverted. 2, staple food like brown more whole grain food, total cholesterol, “bad cholesterol” (i.e., LDL cholesterol) will decline, as long as the cholesterol can be lowered by 1%, coronary heart disease mortality rate will drop by 2%. 3, prefer red-colored fruits and vegetables I love to eat red food, such as tomatoes, red apples, red grapes, red dates and so on. Red food has a very strong antioxidant, rich in lycopene, tannins, etc., can protect cells, with anti-inflammatory effect; red food is rich in B vitamins and iron. In addition, red food has the effect of enhancing memory and stabilizing mood. In the United States, February 4 -10 each year by a national cardiology institute as “National Red Food Week” to encourage people to eat more red fruits and vegetables to protect us. 4, snack favorites are nuts Hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds and other nuts are extremely rich in fatty acids, can regulate blood lipids, reduce cholesterol, prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and other ischemic heart disease. At present, a national cardiac society has been listed as nuts “heart food”; studies have shown that eating 2 times a week almonds, each time a handful (30g) or so, about 20-25, long-term persistence, the chances of suffering from heart disease or coronary heart disease will be reduced by 50%. 5, fast walking fast walking is a sport I like, the famous cardiologist Dr. White pioneered the walking as a method of heart disease and heart attack patients rehabilitation therapy, achieved good results. Not long ago, a study of 1,645 elderly people over the age of 65 found that: compared with the elderly walking less than 1 hour a week, walking more than 4 hours a week, its cardiovascular hospitalization costs reduced by 69%, the mortality rate reduced by 73%. 6, every day to smile a smile researchers to diabetic patients as the object of the latest survey shows that every day to smile a smile can significantly improve the patient’s body “good cholesterol” (i.e., high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels, reduce the risk of heart attack. The researchers asked a group of people to watch a humorous video for at least 30 minutes a day to enjoy a light-hearted moment of laughter. After two months, the researchers found that the group who laughed every day had lower levels of adrenaline and norepinephrine, two hormones that are thought to be related to the stress a person feels, which suggests that laughing is helping them to de-stress, as well as helping us to relax. Editor’s note: To be healthy, start by caring for your heart. Take positive action, change bad habits and bad habits, so that everyone can have a healthy heart and enjoy a healthy life!