How to stay away from cerebrovascular disease

  In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, the incidence of cerebrovascular diseases in China has increased greatly, and the mortality rate of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases has exceeded that of malignant tumors. We often hear occasionally that so-and-so neighbor was fine, but suddenly had a brain hemorrhage or a brain infarction. Misconceptions and unhealthy lifestyles are the main and most basic reasons for the high incidence of cerebrovascular diseases. There are many bad habits in the life of our residents, such as high sugar, high salt, high fat diet, lack of exercise, smoking, etc., which can increase the risk of morbidity.  In addition, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia can all trigger diseases, and these chronic non-communicable diseases are collectively known as lifestyle diseases. It involves all aspects of daily life and has a significant impact on people’s health. At the same time, because its onset is so common, many people take it for granted and do not treat it regularly or even go without treatment. Many people simply take medications and health supplements without thinking how important the impact of lifestyle behaviors on health is. Misconceptions and unhealthy lifestyles become “invisible killers”.  Another misconception is the lack of a prevention-oriented approach to treatment. In fact, preventive surgery for stroke is much more effective than surgery after the onset of stroke, and the financial burden is significantly less. The common idea is to worry about the risks of surgery and wait until the patient’s medication does not work before reluctantly willing to undergo surgery. In fact, in today’s advanced modern medicine, this notion is backward. There are many large-scale studies around the world that show that many cerebrovascular diseases are so severe that the efficacy of preventive surgery is significantly better than that of drug therapy, significantly reducing the probability of postoperative stroke, and with low medical costs, significantly extending the life expectancy and quality of life of patients.  In order to reduce the probability of cerebrovascular disease and improve the quality of life, we should maintain healthy living habits, actively treat chronic diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, and have regular medical checkups for early detection and treatment.