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Do this 6 points to improve blood flow and live longer

Poor blood circulation can lead to a variety of diseases

By Phil HolzerPublished 2 years ago 7 min read
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I believe we all know that the reason why our life continues is closely related to the blood in our body circulating moment by moment. But what many people don't know is that the length of blood vessels in our body are all connected up to 96,000 kilometers, and these vascular tissues together with the heart or other tissues constitute the circulatory system of our body. This complex network of roads carries blood to every corner of our body and every cell, and the oxygen and nutrients contained in the blood are an important source of supplying energy to the cells.

We can say that good blood circulation is an important guarantee to ensure the normal growth of body cells and the normal realization of physiological functions, and if for some reasons, such as bleeding and hardening narrowing of blood vessels, or bleeding plaque in blood vessels, or even blood clots, resulting in poor circulation or even blockage, this means that the cells in the body can not get sufficient oxygen and nutrients, the health and normal function of various tissues and organs Poor blood circulation may also lead to many health problems and disease risks.

What are the symptoms of poor blood circulation?

As we age, middle-aged and elderly people are more likely to suffer from poor circulation. What are the symptoms or health problems associated with poor blood circulation? Let's briefly summarize 4 points for you.

The first is the symptoms associated with the extremities. If the blood circulation is poor, it may cause the hands and feet to always feel cold, or numb, some friends have venous thrombosis, the circulation of the lower extremities is affected, and even the skin of the legs may become pale, or even show light blue growth, these are all worth noting.

This signal of poor blood circulation will not only cause coldness in the extremities and abnormal sensory symptoms, but if this condition is not solved for a long time, it will also bring about lesions in the peripheral nervous system, for example, the main cause of diabetic foot, a complication of diabetic patients, is closely related to poor blood circulation.

Secondly, poor blood circulation may also lead to changes in the hair and nails. Hair becomes dry and falls off easily, nails become brittle, etc. Especially some hair on legs and feet, if it appears abnormal dryness, fall off, etc., should be paid attention to.

Poor blood circulation can also affect the normal function of men. Many men have dysfunctional problems, which are closely related to poor blood circulation, poor blood circulation, and can not to provide sufficient blood for the spongy body and other related parts, naturally will occur male dysfunctional problems.

A more noteworthy point is that poor blood circulation is also an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The heart is responsible for maintaining the power of blood circulation, but at the same time, the heart muscle also needs an adequate supply of oxygen and nutrients in the blood, poor blood circulation will increase the heart's beating load, gradually causing excessive fatigue of the heart muscle or even the occurrence of ventricular hypertrophy and other pathologies. If the blood vessels supplying blood to the heart become blocked, it is a sudden onset of heart attack, which can even be life-threatening without timely intervention.

And the same is true for cerebrovascular health. Narrowing of the cerebral blood vessels will also affect the blood supply to the brain, which in turn affects the health of the central nervous system, and some leg veins thrombosis, and atrial fibrillation of the heart formed by the attached wall thrombus, etc., if once dislodged, with the flow of blood circulation, it is easy to cause embolism of the pulmonary vessels or embolism of the cerebral vessels, causing infarction stroke problems, should also be noted.

Do these 6 points in life, effective protection to improve blood circulation

For middle-aged and elderly people, protecting blood circulation is very important to improve the overall health of the body and reduce the risk of related diseases. Aging and the gradual aging of the body are irreversible, but in the process, we can further protect our blood circulation by maintaining and improving some healthy lifestyles, so that we can live a healthier life.

An important risk factor that affects blood circulation is smoking. In addition to nicotine, tar, and other substances, tobacco contains thousands of chemicals of various structures, many of which are harmful to blood vessel health. Therefore, smoking, chewing tobacco, and smoking e-cigarettes, etc., are important risk factors that endanger the arterial blood vessel walls and lead to thick blood, friends with smoking habits, if you want to protect good blood circulation, but also promptly quit smoking, no matter how long the history of smoking, it is never too late to quit, the sooner you quit, the more benefits.

Drinking plenty of water in moderation is an important and simple way of life to promote blood circulation. Hydrate your body, and a large portion of the water will be absorbed into the bloodstream. Therefore, hydrating your body adequately not only prevents increased blood viscosity from affecting blood circulation but also helps to keep the blood circulation in good condition, while also helping to protect the health of your kidneys. Adhere to drinking 1.5 to 2 liters of water every day, a small amount of supplementation, and try to choose plain water, light tea water, and other healthy drinks, which is very good.

Avoid sedentarily. Prolonged sedentary is a bad habit of many modern people, sitting for hours at a time, for blood circulation, of course, is a very unhealthy habit, and this habit may also damage back health. Being sedentary can weaken the muscles of the legs, and slow the flow of blood in the legs, which in turn affects the blood circulation of the whole body, is also a risk factor for bringing cardiovascular disease. For friends who need to sit for a long time, try using standing office methods, although it takes time to adapt, the legs of the venous valves will bring benefits.

Strengthening sports exercise and activity is also a good way to improve blood circulation. The opposite of being sedentary is trying to be more active. A variety of sports and exercise options can help improve blood circulation. For example, many women like to do yoga, stretching activities and exercise body flexibility and balance, but also help to improve blood flow and promote the supply of oxygen to the body cells. Some aerobic exercises, such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, swimming, swinging ball games, squatting and other strength training, are very good, in addition to sports exercise, in daily life to do housework, more walking, increase physical activity, is also a very good way to improve blood circulation.

Balanced and healthy diet. A healthy diet is also very important to protect blood vessel health. Maintain a balanced and healthy nutritional intake, with cereals, fresh vegetables, and fruits as the main recipes, with appropriate meat rich in high-quality protein, such as skinless poultry, fish, etc., while paying attention to the intake of beans, eggs, and milk, as little as possible to eat ultra-processed foods, control the low salt and low sugar diet, these aspects are done well, to ensure the health of the body, to promote blood circulation, are very helpful.

Take a hot bath or sip a hot drink. These ways are only short-lived ways to dilate blood vessels and improve blood circulation, but they do work. Warm bath water will stretch the arteries and veins to improve blood circulation. Scrubbing or brushing the body while taking a bath by blood circulation is also a way to help promote blood circulation. In addition, you can also enhance blood circulation by drinking hot water or hot tea, but you need to pay attention to controlling the temperature, drink slowly in small sips, and do not burn the mucous membrane of the mouth and esophagus.

The 6 aspects talked about above are some life tips to improve blood circulation. Of course, to protect the blood circulation of middle-aged and elderly people, in addition to doing a good job in life-related life conditioning, active control of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and other vascular health risk chronic diseases, maintain a good state of mind, etc., are also very important.

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