Many elderly people insist on taking antihypertensive drugs, and how they usually take them, they still take them in summer. After the blood pressure is lowered in summer, it is still the same amount, not according to the actual situation to regulate the amount of medication, can not accident? Hot weather to pay attention to blood pressure In the hot summer, blood vessels due to high temperature diastolic, this time blood flow will accelerate. At the same time, people are prone to sweating in summer, and the kidneys are less burdened, so the blood pressure of the elderly will be lowered in summer, and some hypertensive patients’ blood pressure can even be close to normal or the low limit of normal. At this time, if no attention is paid to adjusting antihypertensive drugs, blood pressure drops dramatically, plus blood viscosity increases due to excessive sweating, leading to symptoms such as stroke. Therefore, elderly patients suffering from hypertension must pay attention to their blood pressure in summer and adjust their medication at any time according to the level of blood pressure and under the guidance of their doctor. Three steps to cardiovascular care in the summer, regular route of living In terms of living, it is said in the Inner Classic: “In summer, when you sleep at night and get up early. In summer, it is advisable to go to bed later and get up earlier in order to comply with the changes in the natural world of Yang and Yin, and to take a nap at noon, but it should not be too long, preferably within an hour. Summer sleep need to pay attention to: sleep not to let the fan blowing directly; night sleep should not sleep outside; before going to bed should not take a cool too late, and not long in the air conditioning sleep, sleep than the activity of air conditioning room temperature rise 2 degrees is appropriate. Research shows that a half-hour nap every day can make blood pressure and heart rate curve a trough, the incidence of coronary heart disease reduced by 1/3, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease patients may wish to develop a good habit of napping. Exercise to take the appropriate route summer exercise for the elderly, to choose the right time and moderate amount of exercise. It is best in the early morning or evening when the weather is cool, that is, avoid direct sunlight before and after noon, you can choose the park, the river bank, the shade of the lake, or pavilions, courtyards and other places, exercise projects can choose such as taijiquan, taiji sword, health care work, radio exercises, jogging, walking moderate amount of exercise and other forms. Do not overexert yourself and sweat too much to avoid fluid imbalance and electrolyte disorders. The summer is a time to nourish the heart, as the so-called “summer together with the heart, the heart together with bitter”, the summer elderly should eat more “light sex bitter” things, in order to achieve the purpose of clearing heat and dampness. It is advisable to eat foods to clear heat in the summer, such as watermelon, bitter melon, fresh peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers and so on. You can eat more food that can benefit Yang Qi and fluid, but the nature should be calm and slightly cool, avoid nourishing, warm, such as fried and barbecued thick-tasting products and cold cold drinks cold and greasy products, to avoid injury to the spleen and spleen Yang. It is advisable to eat such as duck meat, black beans, black and white fungus, five-flavored seeds, maitake, lily of the valley, yucca, cordyceps, etc. In addition, the spleen and stomach are most vulnerable in summer, especially in the long summer, so you should always eat some products that strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as white lentils, yams, lotus seeds, glutinous rice, prunus seeds, atractylodes, licorice, etc. The “summer heart” theory of Chinese medicine According to the theory of Chinese medicine, summer is fire, corresponding to the internal organs of the “heart”, the “heart” of Chinese medicine is not exactly the modern medical concept of “heart”. The “heart” in Chinese medicine is not exactly the modern medical concept of “heart”, but more refers to the human spirit and psychological factors. Experts said that the summer of the qi conditioning to achieve a clear and happy, cheerful, broad-minded, so that the heart and soul to be nourished. Therefore, in the summer, there should be a wide range of interests, participate in some recreational activities, summer camp activities, travel, summer vacation, etc., so that both the heart and soul, and can exercise.