Blood in a healthy state flows smoothly through the blood vessels and carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
Blood contains three types of blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets - as well as the liquid component plasma.
Sticky blood can cause many problems in the body and can lead to blood clots and even myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke.
Be aware of sticky blood if you are constantly sleepy
When the blood is sticky, it first affects the capillaries in the body.
If the capillaries are affected and congested, resulting in nutrients not reaching the cells of the organs, it may cause dizziness, headaches, lack of energy and even affect the heart, where we get chest tightness and shortness of breath, and may affect other organs.
This is where what we call sleeplessness comes in. Thick blood does not only occur in the elderly, it is not uncommon for young people to develop thick blood due to factors such as excessive intake of high-fat foods, smoking and drinking, and stress.
A few signs of high blood viscosity
1. Early morning dizziness.
If you experience dizziness in the morning, it is likely to be caused by thick blood in your body.
This is because high blood viscosity can slow down the flow of blood in the body.
This can lead to a lack of blood supply to the brain and frequent dizziness when waking up in the morning.
2. After lunch, blood circulation is accelerated and people with thick blood will suffer from a lack of blood supply to the brain. In this case, a few moments of rest after the meal will provide some relief.
3. Heart ischaemia is more often associated with palpitations and chest tightness, nausea and other symptoms. It is easy to shortness of breath, shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing after squatting for a long time.
4. There will be paroxysmal blurring of vision when the eyes are ischaemic, and the vision will be clear one moment and blurred the next.
How to avoid increased blood viscosity
☆ Drink more water.
Water is known as the universal thinner. In life, many people forget to drink water when they are busy, and this is one of the causes of thickened blood. But you have to be able to drink water. The best time to drink water is in the morning after waking up, before three meals, half an hour after meals and before going to bed. The best water supplement is plain water or light tea water, which helps to enter the blood quickly and flush it out.
☆ Eat more vegetables: three
It is advisable to have lighter meals, mainly vegetarian, with a mix of coarse and fine grains, to help improve the vascular crisis. Such as black fungus, onion, mushroom, pineapple, lemon, tomato, red grape, orange, ginger, celery, carrot, konjac, hawthorn, purple cabbage, seaweed and corn are all good choices.
☆ Control fat intake.
A high-fat diet can increase blood viscosity. It is better to have three light meals, and foods such as fatty meats, sweets and animal offal should all be consumed reasonably.
☆ Exercise regularly.
Exercise can be very effective in promoting lipid metabolism. In addition, exercise can also make the blood flow faster, speed up the body's metabolism and prevent the blood from being sticky. It is recommended that aerobic exercise be done 3-5 times a week for half an hour to an hour each time, with the intensity of the exercise appropriate for slight sweating, and that you pay attention to hydration before and after exercise.
☆ Regularity of life.
Staying up late for long hours and excessive psychological stress can also lead to increased blood viscosity, so it is important to maintain good lifestyle habits as well as a good state of mind.
☆ Quit smoking and limit alcohol.
The various toxic substances in cigarettes can damage the endothelial function of blood vessels, increase platelet aggregation and accelerate the apoptosis of red blood cells; drinking large amounts of alcohol can also aggravate the symptoms of ischemia and hypoxia in the heart and brain vessels, so we hope you will quit smoking and limit alcohol.
