Normal values of blood lipids.
1.Total cholesterol (TC):less than 200ml/dl or about 3-5.2mmol/L
2.Triglycerides(TG):150mg/dl or less or about 1.7mmol/L
3.Low density lipoprotein (LDL-C): 120mg/dl or less than 3.12mmol/L
4.High-density lipoprotein (HDL-C): 40mg/dl or 1.04mmol/L or more, the next indicator is too low.
The harm of high blood lipid
High blood lipid, first of all, will affect the human cardiovascular system, leading to heart disease, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis and other diseases. It may also lead to fatty liver. Hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for systemic atherosclerosis, such as susceptibility to coronary heart disease, cerebral vascular sclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, etc. The risk of hyperlipidemia can be increased by 1-5 times in people who exercise less if they have combined hypertension, diabetes, or a family history of coronary heart disease, obesity, and stroke.
It has been proved that in patients with hyperlipidemia, the mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases can be reduced by 2% if the blood lipid level decreases by 1%, therefore, reducing the blood lipid level is an important and effective means to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases.
What should I do for thick blood?
To reduce blood viscosity.
① Drink more water: before waking up in the morning, before each meal (1 hour) and before going to bed. It is best to drink no less than 2000 ml per day.
② Use foods that thin the blood.
Hawthorn, black fungus, garlic, onion, green onion, persimmon pepper, mushroom, strawberry, pineapple, lemon, etc. that inhibit platelet aggregation and prevent thrombosis.
Anticoagulant foods with aspirin-like effects include hawthorn, tomatoes, red grapes, oranges, and ginger.
Those with lipid-regulating effects include hawthorn, spirulina, celery, carrot, konjac, nori, kelp, amaranth, walnuts, corn, sesame, apple, kiwi, etc.
③ Reasonable diet: less animal offal and animal fat, less fried food, dinner should not eat more meat and thick food, less sweet food. It is advisable to eat light food, mainly vegetarian, coarse and fine grains with.
④ Eat more food rich in lecithin: eat more soybeans and soy products, poultry eggs, fish. It helps to improve the blood viscosity, which is not easy to form blood clots.
⑤ Eat more fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C: vitamin C has the effect of regulating blood lipids; the fiber in vegetables can prevent the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine can reduce blood viscosity.
⑥Living a regular life, moderate work and rest, have a good sleep and rest, adhere to exercise: such as walking, jogging, playing tai chi, badminton, climbing, swimming, etc., can promote blood circulation.
⑧No smoking: affect blood circulation, reduce blood flow, reduce blood flow rate, which can lead to adverse outcomes
⑨ Regular physical examination to check whether blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, etc. are normal. If available, blood viscosity test can be done.
What should I do if my blood lipids are high?
Increased blood lipids are mostly related to people’s living and eating habits (some patients have a genetic predisposition). When hyperlipidemia is only in the primary stage, it can be regulated by changing lifestyle and diet, such as controlling the intake of high-fat and high-calorie foods, eating more coarse grains, vegetables and fruits, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, insisting on exercise and weight loss, and other non-pharmacological treatments.
If the non-pharmacological treatment is not effective, or if there are already complications such as hypertension, consider using lipid-lowering drugs under the guidance of a doctor.
If a patient has hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and atherosclerosis in addition to dyslipidemia, or has a family history of coronary heart disease and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) <1.1 mmol/L, active drug lipid-lowering therapy should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, and non-pharmacological therapy such as exercise and diet should be insisted on to control the blood lipid at the ideal level to maintain the function of blood vessels and reduce and reduce the risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other diseases.
Patients should not expect to be cured in a short period of time, nor should they stop paying attention to their diet when their blood lipids are reduced to a normal level, otherwise their blood lipids will rebound and rise again. Do not neglect the treatment of hyperlipidemia because there are no obvious symptoms or discomfort at the moment, and wait until it is too late to treat the complications.
What is the relationship between hypertension and hyperlipidemia?
Hypertension and hyperlipidemia are both important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, so what should be done when hypertension and hyperlipidemia coexist?
(1) To strengthen life and diet management, control calorie intake and increase activity appropriately. Staple food 200 to 250 grams per day, no sweets, appropriate fish, soy products, poultry, vegetables, etc., but each meal should not be too much, do not overeat, dinner to eat less. Eat more food rich in calcium and potassium, such as bananas, nori, kelp, potatoes, soy products and mushrooms, etc., to promote the excretion of sodium in the body, adjust the ratio of sodium to calcium in the cells, reduce the tension of blood vessels, maintain the normal diastolic response of arterial blood vessels and protect the heart.
Moderate exercise can effectively increase endogenous thermogenic mass, increase body heat, accelerate the decomposition of fat, sugar and protein in the body, which is conducive to flushing the deposits on the walls of blood vessels, and can accelerate the decomposition of blood lipids, thus preventing hypertension and hyperlipidemia and delaying the aging of the organs, so that exercise should be adhered to, but the elderly should mainly take a walk, jogging and tai chi, and should not be strenuous exercise.
(2) Patients should eat salt in moderation. Generally, the daily salt intake is below 5g, which will not have a significant effect on both.
(3) Smoking and alcohol are promoting factors for both hypertension and hyperlipidemia, so patients should quit smoking categorically, and it is better not to drink alcohol.