Atherosclerosis, the basis for producing cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and carotid stenosis. Selected the following 18 kinds of food, help soften the blood vessels, remove blood waste, to help prevent and control atherosclerosis, so that the ‘bottom of the barrel’, prevention, prevention of these cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. 1, fish: fish has a protein content of about 15 to 24%, its protein content is the amount of pork times, mostly high-quality protein, absorption rate of up to 87-98%; fish is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins A, E, B1, B6, B12 and calcium, phosphorus, iodine, copper, magnesium, potassium, iron. Ingredients rich in essential fatty acids are mainly deep-sea fish such as mackerel and sardines. Omega-3 fatty acids are more abundant in sea fish; they increase the content of ‘good’ lipoproteins – HDL and help remove ‘bad’ lipoproteins – LDL. The latter is the main culprit of coronary heart disease; therefore, eating fish, especially sea fish, can prevent coronary heart disease. In view of this, the Aikisimo and Japanese fishermen eat fish for three meals a day, and they rarely suffer from coronary heart disease. American scholars Layala pointed out that eating 8 ounces (about 226, 8 grams) of fatty fish a day can reduce triglycerides by 11, 4%, and increase HDL by 4%. Fish eating method to steamed and stewed for the best. 2, black fungus: there is a view that the longer we are away from the food, the greater the tonic effect on the human body. Black fungus, mushrooms and other mushroom plants, which appeared about 3.5 billion years ago, should be significantly beneficial to the human body. Modern research has proven that black fungus contains colloidal active substances, which can significantly unblock blood vessels and have anti-thrombotic effects. It also has a significant lipid-lowering and viscosity-lowering effect. 3. Garlic: High blood lipids, high blood sugar, high blood viscosity and high blood pressure, commonly known as the ‘four highs’; the main source of cardiovascular disease. Garlic rich in selenium has a significant antioxidant effect; known as the ‘vascular scavenger’, has the effect of inhibiting the ‘four highs’. Fatty meat, animal offal, animal oil, eggs, sausages, cheese and salted meat will cause the fat in the blood to rise exponentially when eaten. However, if garlic is eaten at the same time, the rise in fat is suppressed. In addition to lowering blood fats, garlic also has the effect of preventing platelet accumulation, thus preventing atherosclerotic plaque and thrombosis. This is important because it is one of the bases for the prevention of atherosclerotic heart disease and cerebral thrombosis. Lowering blood lipids According to epidemiological research studies, areas with an average of 20 grams of garlic per person per day had a significantly lower mortality rate from cardiovascular disease than areas without the habit of eating raw garlic. Researchers tested 50 people in Laoshan County and had them eat 50 grams of raw garlic daily, and after 6 days measured serum total cholesterol, triglycerides and l3 lipoprotein levels were significantly lower than before the experiment. Regular consumption of raw garlic also has a hypotensive effect. Secondly, smoking and drinking also make the blood sticky, and if you can eat some garlic at the same time, it will balance and thin the blood. Garlic thins the blood and also has antioxidant properties similar to those of vitamin E and vitamin C. Further, garlic is also useful in lowering high blood pressure. People with hypertension can lower their blood pressure by eating a few cloves of garlic soaked in vinegar and drinking two tablespoons of vinaigrette every morning for half a month. What’s more, garlic can also promote insulin secretion and improve the body’s glucose tolerance, which can lower the blood sugar level in the body. In this way, it is intended to have the effect of lowering lipids, sugar, pressure and viscosity, and preventing ‘four highs’, so it is obviously a good product for blood cleansing. The mixture containing sulfide substances, can lower cholesterol, dilute blood, inhibit atheroma plaque formation, and prevent thrombosis. It has been shown that a person can significantly reduce cholesterol and triglycerides by eating just 3 grams of garlic per day. Dr. Gertling of Germany pointed out that garlic has more than 400 kinds of substances beneficial to the human body; if you want to oh to 90 years old, you should make garlic as a basic part of your daily food. 4, onion: onion: contains a kind of prostaglandin A that can make blood vessels dilate, which can stretch blood vessels, reduce blood viscosity and reduce the pressure of blood vessels, while onion also contains diallyl disulfide and sulfur-containing amino acids, which can enhance the activity of fibrinolysis and has the function of lowering blood lipids and anti-atherosclerosis. 5, tomatoes: tomatoes contain a lot of lycopene, and rich in vitamin C; they are powerful antioxidants. Lycopene is known as plant gold, is nature’s strongest antioxidant; its antioxidant effect is twice as much as carotene. It can effectively scavenge free radicals that harm the body. Studies have found that the oxidation of lipoproteins in the arterial lining is the key to the development of atherosclerosis. Lycopene plays an important role in reducing the oxidation of lipoproteins. It inhibits cellular synthesis of cholesterol and reduces blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels. As a result, it protects the heart and prevents cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis. Researchers at Cambridge University in England gave 150 subjects lycopene extracted from tomatoes for 8 weeks and the LDL in the blood almost completely disappeared. Apparently, this was due to the lycopene extracted from tomatoes, which effectively removed LDL, known as the ‘bad’ lipoprotein, thus protecting the heart. The reason for the red color of ripe tomatoes is the high amount of lycopene contained in their skins. Studies have shown that people with high levels of lycopene in their blood have a 48% lower risk of myocardial infarction compared to people with low blood lycopene. The British newspaper “The Sun” said that the elderly often eat tomatoes, the risk of heart disease reduced by 30%. 6, apples: rich in antioxidant substances – phenol. Professor Chen Zhenyu of the Chinese University of Hong Kong recently published research results show that fat oxidation of oxidized cholesterol – hydroxycholesterol, than no oxidized cholesterol is more likely to cause coronary heart disease and stroke. Apples are rich in phenolic antioxidants that prevent lipid oxidation from producing hydroxyl cholesterol, thus preventing the development of coronary heart disease. Bananas and oranges also contain this phenol. Grapes, apricots, strawberries also have antioxidant effects. 7, beans: soy protein can reduce blood cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein; and does not affect high-density lipoprotein. 100 grams of soybeans contain about 40 grams of protein, which is three times that of eggs and two times that of milk; in addition, the isoflavones and fiber contained in soybeans also have a cholesterol-lowering effect. Eating 20-50 grams of soy protein every day can lower cholesterol and triglycerides by about 4-8%. In addition to soybeans, black beans, soybean sprouts, soy milk and tofu and other soy products, may have a higher nutritional value. 8, nuts: walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews, chestnuts and other nuts, containing a large number of amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids, the heart has a protective effect. Eat a handful (42 grams) a day can be. Loma Linda University in the United States, La Yara pointed out that appropriate to eat walnuts, can reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride content. Eating 1,5 ounces (about 42,5 grams) of walnuts a day can lower cholesterol by 5,4%; lower LDL by 9,3%. Walnuts contain arginine, is the raw material to generate nitric oxide; and nitric oxide is one of the substances to maintain the elasticity of blood vessels. 9, hawthorn: containing three tomatoes and flavonoids, has the effect of strengthening and regulating the heart muscle, increasing the heart contraction amplitude and coronary blood flow, but also can make the cholesterol in the blood serum lower, therefore, cardiovascular patients should eat more hawthorn. 10, green tea: green tea is one of the top ten health foods rated by nutrition experts. Tea flavanol in tea can make the total blood lipid, cholesterol and phospholipid content of animals significantly reduced. It can make the extent of atherosclerosis smaller and thinner. The vitamin E and selenium contained in tea have the effect of scavenging free radicals and resisting lipid peroxidation. Selenium can stimulate the speed of repair of damaged blood vessels and destroy the cholesterol deposited at the damage to the inner wall of the arteries. 11, black sesame seeds: black sesame seeds in the antioxidant component is sesame cellulose is broken down to form substances, with increased HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), reduce LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol); black sesame seeds also contains anthocyanin, which is black sesame seeds in the skin of the dark brown pigment, and it is this active ingredient can stop the production of free radicals, to prevent hyperlipidemia and It is this active ingredient that prevents the production of free radicals, preventing hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular disease. Black sesame contains lecithin and vitamin E, which also have the effect of lowering cholesterol and softening blood vessels. And sesame seeds contain substances to prevent the body from gaining weight methionine, choline, muscle sugar, so sesame seeds eat more than not fat. 12, kelp: kelp is rich in rock algae polysaccharide, kombucha, these substances are similar to the activity of heparin, both to prevent blood clots and cholesterol, lipoproteins, inhibit the role of atherosclerosis. 13, eggplant: cardiovascular protection, lower blood pressure, eggplant is rich in vitamin P, a flavonoid, has the effect of softening blood vessels, but also to enhance the elasticity of blood vessels, reduce capillary permeability, prevent capillary rupture, to prevent small blood vessel bleeding has a certain role. 14, corn: the world called it “medicine pearl”. Contains linoleic acid, vitamin E, can prevent vascular sclerosis; it contains unsaturated fatty acids (50% of which are linoleic acid) can reduce serum cholesterol; corn in the vitamin E can block the chain reaction of free radicals; corn in the selenium, has the role of scavenging free radicals and resistance to lipid oxidation, to prevent atherosclerosis. 15, jujube: jujube is rich in vitamin C, vitamin P, for the sound capillaries, maintain the elasticity of the blood vessel wall, anti-atherosclerosis is very beneficial; jujube contains cAMP, its pharmacological effect is to improve the human microcirculation, expand the coronary arteries, increase the blood supply to the brain and heart, slow down the heart rhythm, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption and improve the metabolism of ischemic myocardium, so it can prevent cardiovascular disease. 16, carrots: Previously, it was widely believed that: carrots are nutritious, the main nutrients are beta-carotene, there are vitamins and trace elements. Recent studies have proven that the alpha-carotene in carrots is of greater value to people’s health and longevity. A study of 15,318 people in the United States, followed for 18 years, showed that people with blood alpha-carotene concentrations above 9 micrograms per dl had a 39% reduction in the overall risk of death. After excluding various influencing factors, high alpha-carotene concentrations remained the most effective factor in reducing mortality. In vitro experiments have shown that alpha-carotene has 10 times the ability to inhibit tumor cells than beta-carotene and has a significant effect on preventing abnormal DNA changes. Previous studies have shown that the higher the concentration of alpha-carotene in the blood, the lower the risk of heart disease; the two show a significant negative correlation. The results of the study showed that alpha-carotene is effective in protecting against reassuring vascular diseases, liver cancer, brain cancer and skin cancer. As we all know, tumor and heart disease are the main killers that endanger human health, away from the main killers, obviously help human health and longevity. 17, moderate amount of red wine: a study of 84,000 women over a period of 26 years showed that moderate amounts of red wine to reduce the risk of stroke in women. The results of this study showed that: an average of half a glass of red wine a day than women who do not drink alcohol to reduce the risk of stroke by 17%; an average of one glass of red wine a day than women who do not drink alcohol to reduce the risk of stroke by 21%; however, drinking more wine can not further reduce the risk of stroke. It seems that a glass of red wine a day or less, can reduce the risk of stroke in women. 18, yam: yam contains mucin can prevent cardiovascular disease fat deposits, protect the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent the premature occurrence of atherosclerosis.