Reduce the risk of high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia… Menopause management is important for women
Entered 2023.10.26 15:46 Views 137 Entered 2023.10.26 15:46 Views 137 The pectin component of apples helps suppress vascular diseases such as cerebral infarction by reducing neutral fat-cholesterol in the body. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]
If blood does not flow to the brain, life is at risk and major problems arise in cognitive functions involved in thinking and memory. The main cause is cerebral infarction, in which blood vessels supplying blood are blocked. It can also cause paralysis of the body and speech difficulties. What are the best lifestyle habits to prevent cerebral infarction? Let’s take a look at it again out of awareness.
Even mild cerebral infarction reduces cognitive function?
A stroke is a disease in which a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked (cerebral infarction) or ruptures and bleeds (cerebral hemorrhage). A paper showing that cognitive function declines even with mild cerebral infarction was published in the international academic journal ‘Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy.’ This study was conducted on patients with mild cerebral infarction over the age of 50 admitted to hospitals in Korea. As a result, beta-amyloid accumulation, which causes Alzheimer’s disease, was confirmed in 29.7% of patients, and 63.6% of them showed a decline in cognitive function after cerebral infarction.
People in their 60s in crisis… A ‘stumble’ at the crossroads on the way to a healthy old age
Cerebral infarction occurs when neutral fats and cholesterol accumulate in the cerebral blood vessels, blocking the flow of blood. It can endanger one’s life, and even if one recovers, serious aftereffects such as paralysis and speech impairment can remain. Recently, cerebral infarction has been increasing significantly, especially among middle-aged people in their 40s to 60s. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service’s status of cerebrovascular disease treatment from 2018 to 2022, most patients with cerebrovascular disease last year were in their 60s (30.4%), showing that middle age and early old age are the most dangerous periods. They are also a generation that has experienced many changes in the Western diet, including high-fat foods.
Cerebral infarction is largely related to food and lifestyle… What is your worst eating habit?
Risk factors for cerebral infarction include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia (dyslipidemia). If you have high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia but cannot quit smoking and like salty foods, your risk increases. First, you must quit smoking to prevent and control high blood pressure. You need to eat healthy and exercise. Hyperlipidemia is associated with increased total cholesterol and ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) in the blood. You should reduce high-fat and carbohydrate foods and eat plenty of vegetables and fruits that have a cholesterol-lowering effect.
I don’t smoke… Risk of cerebral infarction in middle-aged and older women, why?
After the mid-60s, the sex ratio of patients with high blood pressure reverses. There were more male patients before, but there are more female patients. Women have a lower smoking rate than men. Why is this? The cause can be found in hormonal changes. After menopause, estrogen (female hormone), which helps maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, disappears, causing blood vessels to constrict, increasing the risk of vascular diseases such as stroke. The number of patients with vascular dementia resulting from stroke is increasing.
Middle-aged women have many aftereffects of menopause, but they should pay particular attention to preventing vascular disease. Avoid secondhand smoke and eat bland food. Apples are high in dietary fiber such as pectin, which reduces cholesterol in the body and has a positive effect on blood vessels, making it good for preventing stroke. Moving your body frequently helps prevent and control cerebrovascular diseases. This is because physical activity lowers blood pressure, regulates blood sugar, and reduces weight. When cognitive function declines, healthy old age disappears. Protecting the brain blood vessels is most important.
2023-10-26 06:48:39
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