Modern human vessels leave much to be desired. The condition especially worsens after the postponed coronavirus: the entire cardiovascular system suffers in the first place
Vessels: why are they needed?
Veins, arteries and capillaries perform several functions: they carry blood from the heart to other organs, exchange nutrients, and deliver oxygen to tissues. If there is a failure in this chain of coordinated actions, the capillaries suffer - they become brittle, their walls can be easily damaged.
Veins, arteries and capillaries have several important functions / istockphoto.com
Do a little test. Place a tight tourniquet over the middle of the shoulder. If, after 15 minutes, a small red rash appears at the place of pressure, this indicates that it is necessary to improve the condition of the vessels.
What weakens blood vessels?
Many factors affect the tone of our vessels. Hypertension, previous infectious diseases, diabetes mellitus, hormonal imbalance. These are the specific factors that need to be kept under the supervision of a physician.
However, there are a number of harmful negative factors that damage the work of the circulatory system, which we can overcome on our own. For example, physical exhaustion and lack of sleep; bad habits, especially smoking; stress and lack of vitamins also have a bad effect on capillaries and blood vessels.
TOP 4 ways to strengthen blood vessels
Vein specialists - phlebologists, advise not to wait for the first bells, by the type of asterisks on the legs or varicose veins, and deal with the vessels as early as possible. And this will help us:
- Diet. Bad cholesterol, as you know, is insidious: it thickens the walls of blood vessels. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to adjust the diet. Namely, to introduce legumes and buckwheat, there is a variety of greens, fish and seafood.
Eat legumes and buckwheat, eat a variety of greens, fish and seafood / istockphoto.com
- Vitamins. The most useful vitamins for blood vessels are C, A, B, K. They strengthen the vascular epithelium and are found in a variety of foods. For example, C - in citrus fruits, sea buckthorn and tomatoes; A - in carrots, apricots, beef liver; B - in eggs, herring, milk; K - in prunes, cucumbers, olive oil.
- Healthy lifestyle. It is important to give up the most bad habits that spoil the state of the cardiovascular system: smoking and fatty foods. It is also worth making it a rule to keep your feet above your head for 15-20 minutes every evening, make a contrast shower, wear comfortable clothes and shoes that do not pinch, do not abuse with saunas and do not wear severity.
- Folk remedies. Capillary fragility can be fought with tinctures. Decoctions of mountain ash and wild rose are very useful; from garlic and lemon; or from buckwheat. It is important to drink your daily rate of pure waterand also consume green or aniseed tea.
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