Famous educator Mr. Ye Shengtao said: “If a good habit is formed, it will last a lifetime; if a bad habit is formed, it will suffer for a lifetime.” The same is true for health. After talking about good habits, what are bad habits?
1. Smoking increases the risk of sudden death at night
For decades, the dangers of “smoking” to cardiovascular health have never been questioned. Cardiovascular experts at home and abroad have also established the “Tobacco Control Association” to strengthen publicity and education, and strive to establish more lines of defense and awaken more people.
Smoking is a risk factor for many diseases
Smoking is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and one of the important factors for hypertension. Smoking is also a risk factor for stroke. Smoking increases the relative risk of ischemic stroke by 90%; the risk of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke in smokers is 1.37 times and 1.21 times that of non-smokers, respectively. If smoking and high blood pressure are both risk factors, the risk of stroke will increase by about 20 times.
Smoking is directly linked to high blood pressure, and blood pressure is more difficult to control in people who smoke than in the general population. Vascular stiffness in smokers increases blood pressure variability and increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular events, especially sudden death at night. Smoking is harmful to the human body, and it is even more harmful to patients with coronary heart disease, and many people think of quitting smoking only after coronary heart disease has developed to a serious degree, after stent placement or myocardial infarction.
2. Alcoholism is the number one killer of young and middle-aged people
A 2018 article in the internationally renowned Lancet magazine pointed out that even small amounts of alcohol can have negative health effects. Alcohol consumption is the number one killer of young and middle-aged men (15-49 years old) worldwide! There was a time when wine studies in Bordeaux, France, proved that drinking wine in moderation is good for health. Later, these “happy” research conclusions were overturned one by one.
It’s best to quit drinking, if you can’t quit then limit your drinking
Should I avoid alcohol altogether? At present, the general recommendation of experts at home and abroad is that for patients with heart failure, liver function damage, renal insufficiency, and stroke recovery period, try not to touch alcohol; for patients with only cardiovascular risk factors, there is no heart failure. People with definite diseases such as myocardial infarction, worsening angina pectoris, etc., can drink alcohol appropriately when they are in good physical condition, but they must be limited.
Third, inactivity will reduce cardiopulmonary function
Exercise promotes blood circulation in the lungs and strengthens the heart and lungs. People who do not exercise for a long time are prone to insufficient blood in the thoracic cavity, and insufficient blood in the thoracic cavity will further reduce the cardiopulmonary function. Decline, increase the incidence of diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure. Inactivity, occasional exercise, fake exercise, “fishing for three days and netting for two days” are all bad exercise habits.
Fourth, staying up late is the “heart”
Staying up all night, whether in motion or still, is very harmful to health! “Movement” is an inappropriate time for exercise, because this is a time period when the biological clock requires the body’s internal organs to rest, reduce oxygen consumption, and require the liver to synthesize protein and enhance immunity. It’s detrimental in the long run. “Quiet”, static behaviors during staying up late, such as lying on the sofa chasing dramas, playing games at night, and climbing grids by scientific researchers and writers will increase blood viscosity and increase the chance of vasospasm. Therefore, the habit of staying up late has all the harms and no benefits!
In the dozens of acute myocardial infarction cases rescued in the past two years, nearly 10% were induced by staying up late. Staying up late is more common among young and middle-aged men. Most of them stay up late because of overtime work, friends gathering, dining, drinking and singing, and continuous spectating and guessing during the World Cup. For female patients, staying up late “chasing dramas” is also a bad habit that affects health. An elderly woman with atrial fibrillation suffers from an acute exacerbation of heart failure every year.I have been to the hospital more than a dozen times, but at least half of them are due to staying up late watching TV shows or accidentally getting cold. After repeated persuasion, the patient gave up chasing dramas, went to bed on time after 9:30 pm, and the number of colds and heart failure attacks was significantly reduced.
V. Big fish and big meat, overeating hurts blood vessels
These unhealthy eating habits have been recognized and corrected by the vast majority of people. However, among young and middle-aged people, the above phenomenon still exists.
Six, superstitious health products increase the burden on organs
I met two elderly women who spent about 100,000 yuan a year to buy advanced nutritional health care products. After I bought it, I would like to show it off when I meet people, show off my knowledge of health care, and then take a lot of health care products every day. It should be noted that the burden on the gastrointestinal and liver of the human body is limited. For an elderly person with hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, the conventional medicine has exceeded five or six tablets a day. If these health products are added, It is bound to increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and cause harm to the body.
7. Persistent bad emotions are harmful to the viscera
In Chinese traditional culture, according to Confucianism, the seven emotions refer to joy, anger, sadness, fear, love, evil, and desire; according to Buddhism, they are joy, anger, worry, and fear. , love, hatred, desire, and Chinese medicine believes that the “seven emotions” are joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear, and shock. From the viewpoint of modern Chinese medicine, excessive joy, even anger, long-lasting worry, exhausted thinking, and sadness, fear of changes, are harmful to several major organs of the human body and belong to bad emotional habits. It is recommended to resolve negative emotions by yourself as soon as possible, or remove the above negative emotions with the help of others.
Faced with changes in life, some people adopt a “forbearance” approach, thinking that “ninjas are invincible.” It should be noted that “forbearance” also needs to be moderated, not blindly and without limit. Due to long-term tolerance, liver qi stagnation, tumors, depression and anxiety disorders, mania, and chronic cardiovascular diseases will “appear”. The highest state is to endure it; the worst ending is unbearable, and leads to a bigger outbreak, causing harm to the body and mind.
Eighth, hearsay, bungling oneself
The bad habit of patients “hearing things” is the most troublesome for doctors. For example, a doctor has just prescribed a prescription that contains a certain drug, and someone else’s sentence “Oh! This drug has great side effects!” will plant the seeds of doubt in the patient’s mind. For example, a colleague bought a new drug, which is said to have been bought with great difficulty from abroad. The patient next to him immediately followed suit and was eager to take this drug, without even considering whether he was suitable for this drug.
Hearsay is a kind of blind mentality, a mentality without confidence, a suspicious and changeable mentality; it mostly occurs in patients with long-term chronic diseases, mostly in shopping malls, pharmacies, A small medical point or a gathering place for older friends. It is strongly recommended that you believe in specialist doctors, believe in big hospitals, and don’t hear rumors, which will delay yourself and influence others.
Nine, complaining is more likely to raise blood pressure
Cultivating the habit of “good mouth” has wonderful benefits for people who want long-lasting cardiovascular health. The so-called “good mouth” means not attacking, not complaining, not angering, forming a kind “mouth moral”, not being domineering, not seeking complete blame. When you are sitting on the subway, when you are queuing in the hospital, when the unit publishes a reform news aimed at the group, the mouth often starts to move, and those who complain, blame for perfection, and think that it is unfair are often like a suffocated flood. If you vent out, this kind of bad emotion belongs to “emotional disorder” in traditional Chinese medicine, which will cause harm to others or the group, and bring more unhappiness to yourself, and even affect cardiovascular health. The sudden rise and fall of blood pressure is a Common example.
10. Empty-nest elders who do not communicate are prone to autism
There are more and more empty-nest elderly people, which is a problem that cannot be ignored in the current society. Many elderly people are in an empty-nest state after their children go abroad and their spouses pass away, and suddenly fall into loneliness. At this time, the elderly can easily fall into a state of not loving communication, and severe cases may suffer from adult autism.
