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Why is my blood pressure high in autumn?

As the temperature drops, blood vessels will contract, but the blood inside will not decrease. At this time, the pressure on the blood vessel wall will be greater, which is why the blood pressure in winter is generally higher than that in summer. In addition, due to the cold in winter, people will eat more to keep out the cold, and their intake of calories and fat will increase, while outdoor activities will decrease, especially in northerners, whose mouths are heavy and their food is too salty, which will lead to an increase in blood pressure.

Hypertension patients should pay attention to in winter:

1. Pay attention to cold and warmth to avoid cold stimulation, especially when the cold wave strikes and the temperature drops suddenly, pay attention to adding clothes in time.

2. Strictly control the salt intake, no more than 6 grams per day. In diet, we should eat more lean meat, chicken, fish, milk, bean products and other foods with high calorie and rich nutrition, eat less greasy food, quit smoking and limit alcohol, and keep the stool smooth.

3. Insist on physical exercise to improve cold tolerance. You can take part in some cultural and sports activities within your power, such as walking outdoors, playing Tai Ji Chuan and practicing Qigong.

4. Properly control emotions and beware of excessive fatigue. Extreme anger or nervousness can induce a stroke. Therefore, patients with hypertension should maintain an optimistic and happy mood and avoid ecstasy, rage, depression, sadness, fear and shock.

5. Keep taking medicine and keep blood pressure stable. Hypertension patients should not stop using antihypertensive drugs at will, especially when taking chlorpyrifos, propranolol, methyldopa and other antihypertensive drugs. According to reports, if the drug is stopped suddenly, about 5% patients can have obvious blood pressure rebound in about 40 hours. Therefore, patients with hypertension should insist on taking maintenance dose for a long time under the guidance of doctors to keep their blood pressure at an ideal level.

6. Take blood pressure once or twice a week, and take blood pressure every day during the fluctuation period. When measuring blood pressure, keep your arm in a relaxed state, and don't scratch your sleeve on your upper arm. The blood pressure measured at this time is inaccurate.

What should the diet of hypertensive patients pay attention to?

1, limit the intake of sodium salt. Diet should be light, eat less salty food, eat too much salt, which will harden blood vessels and raise blood pressure. It is advisable to eat less than 5 grams of salt every day.

2. Eat less sweets. Sweet food has high sugar content and can be converted into fat in the body, which is easy to promote arteriosclerosis.

3. Eat less animal fat. Animals with high cholesterol content will accelerate arteriosclerosis. Such as liver, brain and heart, should be eaten less.

4. Quit smoking and drink less. Hypertension patients who are addicted to alcohol and tobacco will lead to myocardial infarction and stroke due to excessive alcohol and tobacco.

5. Eat more foods containing potassium. Foods that potassium can buffer in the body are: soybeans, adzuki beans, tomatoes, zucchini, celery, fresh mushrooms and various green leafy vegetables; Fruits include oranges, apples, bananas, pears, kiwis, persimmons, pineapples, walnuts and watermelons.

6. Eat more foods containing high-quality protein and vitamins. Such as fish, milk, lean meat, eggs, beans, bean products and so on.

7. Calcium supplements. American medical experts believe that about 2/3 people with hypertension can get obvious antihypertensive effect by insisting on eating high-calcium food every day. There are many foods containing calcium, such as dairy products, bean products, sesame sauce, shrimp skin, kelp, bone soup, black fungus, walnuts, sardines, eggs and so on.

Hypertension is very harmful to the health of the elderly. The most serious thing is that with the increase of blood pressure, heart attacks will occur, often at night. Therefore, patients with hypertension should arrange their own rest and sleep, create some conditions that are easy to fall asleep, and overcome some bad habits, which will help improve the quality of sleep and prevent blood pressure from rising. Specific precautions are as follows:

Dinner should be less.

Older people generally pay more attention to dinner, often light, moderate diet, not greedy. However, some elderly hypertensive patients don't care about dinner, and sometimes they eat and drink unscrupulously, which leads to an increase in the burden of gastrointestinal function, which affects sleep and is not conducive to blood pressure drop. Therefore, it is advisable to eat digestible food with soup for dinner. Don't be afraid to pee at night, drink water and eat porridge. Insufficient water intake will make blood thick at night and promote thrombosis.

In a state of peace

People's emotions can easily cause the excitement or disorder of the nerve center, making it difficult for people to fall asleep and even causing insomnia. Therefore, before going to bed, we should try to avoid exultation, anger or worry, and make our mood stable. If it is difficult to sleep because of mental stress or emotional excitement, you can take a supine position, put your hands under your navel, lick your tongue and relax. When body fluid is produced in the mouth, it is swallowed continuously and you can fall asleep after a few minutes.

Have a good time.

The recreational activities before going to bed should be controlled, which is a point that patients with hypertension must pay attention to. If you want to limit the time of playing chess, mahjong and poker, 1-2 hours is generally appropriate. We should control our emotions properly, insist on entertainment, don't care about winning or losing, and don't be too serious or excited, otherwise it will lead to high blood pressure. You should also control your time when watching TV. Don't sit in front of the TV screen for a long time, and don't watch programs that are too exciting, otherwise it will affect your sleep.

Burn your feet before going to bed.

Go to bed on time and get into the habit of ironing your feet with warm water before going to bed. Then massage the feet to promote blood circulation, which is beneficial to relieve the fatigue of the day. Try to use sleeping pills as little as possible or not, and try to fall asleep naturally. Don't form the habit of relying on hypnotics. Conditional can take a warm bath, so that the whole body blood vessels dilate, the head is relatively anemia, easy to fall asleep.

Suitable environment

Quiet around the room to prevent noise pollution. Don't be too bright indoors, keep the light weak and soft. The room should be well ventilated to ensure the oxygen content in the air. The most comfortable temperature is 18-22 degrees Celsius. Too much humidity or too dry in the air is not conducive to health and normal sleep. If the indoor humidity is too high, it can be adjusted by ventilation and lighting. If the air is too dry, you can sprinkle some water on the floor or adjust it with an air humidifier.

Get up slowly

Don't get up in a hurry when you wake up in the morning. You should lie on your back in bed first, move your limbs, head and neck, and stretch your body, so that your limb muscles and vascular smooth muscles can regain proper tension to adapt to the posture changes when you get up and avoid dizziness. Then sit up slowly, move your upper limbs a few times, and then get out of bed, so that your blood pressure will not fluctuate too much.

Patients with hypertension should adhere to the above points while taking antihypertensive drugs on time, which will improve their sleep quality and keep their blood pressure stable, thus reducing the chance of heart attack.