What are the most common medications in families with elderly people? The answer is only three words: antihypertensive drugs!
Relevant data surveys show that in recent years, hypertension has indeed shown a high incidence rate and a trend of gradual rejuvenation, but the primary hypertension patients in mainland China are still mainly middle-aged and elderly, and the more they grow with age, the greater the possibility of suffering from hypertension.
There are even data that point out that 40 to 50% of the elderly over the age of 60 have high blood pressure!
Even more frightening is that the symptoms of essential hypertension vary from person to person, and there may be no symptoms or symptoms that are not obvious in the early stages.
Even if there are symptoms, it is often manifested as dizziness and headache, lack of concentration, and decreased attention, and the elderly often think that this is the result of physical aging, and it is difficult to think that high blood pressure has found itself.
Because of this, more than 1/2 of all hypertensive patients in the mainland do not know that they have become ill.
So the question is, why is it easy to find the elderly with high blood pressure, and what is behind it?
1, aging: with the age of aging, in fact, not only the body's various organs, but also the blood vessels throughout the body. These blood vessels gradually age, lose their original elasticity, and gradually become stiff.
This change leads to narrowing of the vascular cavity, a significant increase in vascular resistance, and a rapid increase in blood pressure.
Relevant research investigations have pointed out that the relationship between hypertension and arteriosclerosis is mutually causal, arteriosclerosis can cause both hypertension and hypertension will also accelerate the development of arteriosclerosis;
2, bad living habits: the causes of hypertension are quite complex, in addition to genetic genes, acquired factors will also cause blood pressure to rise, especially bad habits can affect blood pressure changes for a long time.
Moreover, the impact of bad habits on the body is gradual and gradually accumulated, such as long-term smoking and alcoholism, long-term sedentary, long-term staying up late, etc.;
will accelerate the process and development of atherosclerosis, and eventually promote the onset of hypertension in the middle and old age;
3. Bad eating habits: In addition to living habits, there is also a close relationship between high blood pressure and diet.
If the elderly consume a large number of high-fat and high-calorie foods for a long time, eat foods with too much salt for a long time, and maintain a low-potassium diet for a long time, they may cause the occurrence of hypertension.
In particular, obesity caused by eating too much and eating calories is the main environmental factor for the occurrence of hypertension. The more the elderly exceed the weight, the greater the likelihood of high blood pressure;
4, spiritual aspects: many people care about the elderly, just stay in the financial aspect, but there is little companionship and spiritual concern.
As everyone knows, the psychology of the elderly also needs to be cared for, if the elderly are in a state of mental tension, excitement and anxiety for a long time, it will have an impact on the endocrine system;
It leads to the secretion of epinephrine, angiotensin, catecholamines in large quantities, promotes vasospasm, increases blood pressure, and eventually leads to the onset of hypertension.
All in all, the reason why hypertension will find the elderly is the result of the joint action of multiple factors, the most important of which is the continuous growth of age and vascular aging.
In addition, genetic inheritance, unhealthy living and eating habits are also the causes of synergistic hypertension.
You know, age growth and genetics are facts that we can't change and exist objectively, so if you want to prevent high blood pressure, you can only adjust from life, and it is necessary to maintain scientific dietary principles and living habits.