Considering that there is a family history, his father died of hypertension and myocardial infarction, so he hurriedly went to a big hospital accompanied by his wife Aunt Wang, and measured his blood pressure again at 184 112mmHg, and was diagnosed with high blood pressure**.
Aunt Wang was curious and wanted to test it, but the doctor saw that Aunt Wang was fat, so she took a test, and her blood pressure was really not low at 174 108mmHg.
Aunt Wang sighed: I have no family history, can high blood pressure be contagious?
High blood pressure also has a "husband and wife phase".
What makes a husband and wife "sympathetic"?High blood pressure is certainly not contagious, but high blood pressure does affect each other.
December 6thA new multinational study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that if one spouse has high blood pressure, the other spouse usually has high blood pressure as well, especially Chinese couples
In recent years, Chinese blood pressure is getting higher and higher, among them, poor diet and lifestyle habits are the reasons for the high incidence. As the saying goes, it's not a family that doesn't enter the door, and the probability of common health problems between husband and wife will also increase because of the convergence of diet and lifestyle habits.
Eating patterns
The taste is heavy
IfBoth husband and wife like to eat saltyIf you eat too much salt, the body will discharge potassium in order to maintain the balance of body fluids, resulting in more sodium and less potassium in the body fluids, and the water in the blood will be retained in the blood vessels, resulting in an increase in blood pressure.
Both love sweets
Foods high in sugar and oil are tempting, but if you eat them regularly, they will cause blood lipids to accumulate in the blood vessels, causing the blood to become viscous. In order for blood to be able to deliver oxygen and nutrients to various organs in a timely manner, blood pressure has to rise, which is high blood pressure caused by high blood lipids.
Lifestyle habits
Smoking
An analysis published by Peking University showed that for middle-aged and older adults, smoking was significantly associated with increased blood pressure. Smokers have an average of 1 more systolic blood pressure than non-smokers81 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure is 0 percent higher on average85 mm Hg. If one spouse smokes, the other half of the spouse smokes second-hand smoke, which also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
The pressure is high
When you're in a bad mood, your adrenaline levels rise, and so does your blood pressure. The pressures of life, such as work, finances, children's education, and supporting elders, can make couples emotionally stressed and exhausted.
Poor sleep
Presumably, wives have had the experience of being woken up by their husbands' snoring. Long-term sleep deprivation is one of the most common causes of hypertension in clinical practiceSleep deprivation can affect blood pressure by disrupting autonomic, hormonal, circadian rhythms, obesity and metabolic function.
Sedentary
After dinner, did the couple lie on the sofa and watch TV?The 2018 ESC ACC Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension included a sedentary lifestyle as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in hypertensive patients for the first time
4 Natural Blood Pressure Reduction Methods,
Pull your blood pressure back to the "safety line"!Hypertension is a common chronic disease, it may not appear in the early stage of any disease, but if the blood pressure is not controlled for a long time, complications such as stroke and kidney disease will have the opportunity to "emerge", therefore, hypertension is also a tricky disease, we need to maintain normal or close to normal blood pressure levels in order to have a good body.
Increase physical activity and do chores together
In fact, housework is also a form of exercise. Doing housework not only helps us divert our attention and reduce mental stress, but also increases the amount of time we spend exercising. A 2013 study showed thatHousework significantly reduces all-cause mortality and cancer mortality in men, and men are happier and less stressed than women when they do housework.
Maintain mental balance and share stress together
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, life will inevitably stumble. Therefore, toAdjust bad emotions in time to avoid the "infection" of low mood and anger of one party to the other party, the two share all the pressures of life.
Don't let secondhand smoke hurt your family
For the health of you and your familyQuit smoking earlyLet's do it!Many medical studies have shown that smoking can lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other diseases, and has become the number one health killer.
The taste is lighter, and more dietary fiber is supplemented
When stir-frying, please put less salt!No more than 5g per adult per day。The human taste can slowly fade, and 5% less salt 10% less will not affect the taste of the dish.
In addition,Eat more vegetables and supplement dietary fiberAfter being digested by intestinal microbes, it can reduce the incidence of hypertension through the action of short-chain fatty acids.
Let's do it!It's best for both couples to take the lead in adhering to a healthy lifestyle!