The liver is the most important organ for metabolism and detoxification. Almost all the fat in the human body is metabolized by the liver. If the fat content is too high and exceeds the metabolic limit of the liver, it will cause fatty liver. If excess fat cannot be metabolized in the body, it will cause hyperlipidemia.
The common treatment plan of western medicine is to check blood lipid to show hyperlipidemia, abdominal color Doppler ultrasound to show fatty liver, and to use statins (such as atorvastatin calcium tablets) or fibrates (such as fenofibrate tablets) to reduce blood lipid.
However, in clinical practice, we often find that patients with a history of gallbladder disease and gallstones can't use non-lobemide drugs, while statins are expensive, with a daily dose of 3- 10 yuan, which has no direct effect on fatty liver.
To this end, everyone began to discuss the treatment plan. In fact, in our Chinese medicine, we have already given you the answer.
According to the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the liver governs the discharge, and its nature rises, and the liver stores blood. Mainly in three aspects: emotion, digestion and waterway. In terms of waterway, the waterway is unobstructed, body fluid enters and exits in its usual way, qi and blood are accessible, and there is no stasis. The liver mainly controls blood storage by storing blood and regulating blood flow, that is, reducing blood viscosity, keeping the inner wall of blood vessels unobstructed, reducing blood flow resistance and maintaining normal blood flow rate.
Hawthorn, the fruit of Rosaceae or wild hawthorn, is picked when the fruit is ripe in autumn, and is also called red fruit and red date in mountainous areas. It tastes sour, sweet and slightly warm, and enters spleen, stomach and liver meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine has four qi and five flavors, cold, heat, warmth and coolness are four qi, and sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty are five flavors. According to the theory of five elements in traditional Chinese medicine, the corresponding five organs are liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney in turn. Because maslinic acid is sour and sweet, it corresponds to entering the liver and spleen and stomach meridian, which is slightly warm.
Hawthorn governs the liver, spleen and stomach. By regulating blood flow, reducing blood viscosity, keeping the inner wall of blood vessels unobstructed and reducing blood flow resistance, blood lipid can be reduced and the severity of fatty liver can be alleviated.
So, how to take hawthorn in daily life? You can drink fresh hawthorn juice, slice it, dry it, soak it in water, cook porridge and soup. What is even more unexpected is that hawthorn can also be stewed and fried, and hawthorn fried beef tastes delicious.
Hunan Medical Chat Contributing Author: Cao Hui, Second People's Doctor of Hunan Province.
Hyperlipidemia, hypertension and hyperglycemia are collectively called "three highs". Hyperlipidemia can lead to atherosclerosis or other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so we should actively reduce blood lipids after hyperlipidemia. Controlling body weight and dietary intake is one of the effective ways to reduce blood fat, because overweight and excessive body fat will oppress blood vessels and easily induce poor blood circulation. Therefore, we should reduce the intake of high-fat and high-calorie foods, eat more fruits and vegetables, and eat less foods with high cholesterol, such as animal liver, chicken skin, duck skin and egg yolk.
Patients with hyperlipidemia should eat more foods rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin E. These two vitamins are antioxidants and contain highly unsaturated fatty acids, which can neutralize blood lipids and thus achieve the effect of lowering blood lipids. If you have the habit of drinking and smoking after hyperlipidemia, you'd better give it up. Frequent smoking will cause harmful substances in blood vessels to deposit on the blood vessel wall, hinder blood circulation, and lead to increased blood lipids.
Smoking will destroy the blood lipid balance. According to related research, the total cholesterol level of smokers is higher than that of non-smokers. If inhaled carbon monoxide enters the blood, it will reduce the content of good cholesterol and increase the content of bad cholesterol. Drinking alcohol can damage the heart and blood vessels, leading to an increase in blood lipids and blood pressure. Drinking alcohol is not only more likely to lead to obesity, but also promote the synthesis of triglycerides and increase the secretion of bad cholesterol, so people who drink a lot often have more serious hyperlipidemia. The method of reducing blood lipid is detailed as follows:
What are the foods that reduce blood fat? Garlic and cucumber
Garlic contains allicin, which can quickly reduce some harmful cholesterol in blood, and also has antibacterial and antitumor effects, which can reduce blood lipid and prevent atherosclerosis. Cucumber contains a substance called malonic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat and reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, the fiber in cucumber is also beneficial to promote the excretion of enterotoxin.
Ginger and corn
Many patients with hyperlipidemia are prone to atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Ginger contains an organic compound similar to salicylic acid, which can prevent thrombosis. Corn is rich in lecithin and vitamin E, which can reduce cholesterol and blood lipid.
onion
Besides cooking, onions can also be eaten raw. Eating onions raw can kill bacteria. In addition, onions can also prevent hypertension and cancer, and have a refreshing and anti-aging effect. Onion is rich in nutrition, which not only contains potassium, vitamin C, folic acid, zinc and selenium, but also contains two special nutrients-quercetin and prostaglandin A. The compounds in onion can prevent platelet coagulation, help offset thrombosis caused by high-fat food and accelerate the dissolution of thrombus.
Cyclic alliin in onion is an effective substance for reducing blood lipid, so onion is considered as a good medicine for anti-atherosclerosis. Therefore, onions can decompose blood clots and reduce blood lipids. Prostaglandin contained in onion is a powerful vasodilator and softener, which helps to reduce the resistance of blood vessels and coronary arteries and promote the excretion of sodium salts, thus having a certain antihypertensive effect. Onions can also help cells use glucose effectively, so they can also prevent hyperglycemia.
Moderate exercise is also important. Patients with hyperlipidemia should not only strictly control their diet, but also maintain moderate exercise. In order to achieve the effect of reducing blood fat, exercise for more than five days a week, and each exercise time is not less than half an hour. If you want to make it easier for yourself to stick to it, then choose a sport you like. Running, swimming, yoga and brisk walking are all good choices.
The treatment of hyperlipidemia is mainly to control the total calories, including the intake of fat, sugar, starch, especially cholesterol and animal and vegetable fats. If the blood lipid is still high under strict control of diet and exercise, it is necessary to consider drug control. Statins are the first choice for treating hypercholesterolemia, such as lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin and fluvastatin. For patients with extremely high cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, statins combined with cholic acid spacer can be considered for treatment.
Drug treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor. Lipid-lowering treatment must adhere to medication for a long time and cannot be stopped at will. Plasma cholesterol and triglyceride should be rechecked within 4 ~ 6 weeks after drug treatment, and the dosage should be adjusted according to the change of blood lipid. If the blood lipid does not drop to normal, we should consider increasing the dose, or switching to other drugs, or combining drugs.
After finding hyperlipidemia, check blood sugar and blood pressure. After discovering hyperlipidemia, be sure to check blood sugar and blood pressure to see if they are within the normal range. For patients with hyperlipidemia who can't fall for a long time, you can check the thyroid index. Because hypothyroidism can also cause dyslipidemia, and the symptoms of hypothyroidism are easily overlooked.
The harm of hyperlipidemia includes cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids, and cholesterol is divided into low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Among them, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is good for the body and is called "good" cholesterol, while low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is harmful to the body, so it is called "bad" cholesterol.
If the blood contains more low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for a long time, it will gradually deposit on the arterial wall, and under the joint action of other factors that damage vascular endothelium, atherosclerotic plaques will gradually form. These atherosclerotic plaques are like healthy "time bombs". Once ruptured, it will form a thrombus, resulting in vascular stenosis, which will lead to acute myocardial infarction, stroke and even sudden death in severe cases.
Finally, it should be noted that hyperlipidemia has a certain genetic susceptibility, especially when the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides are high. This kind of hyperlipidemia often occurs earlier, so most patients are younger, and blood lipids may increase in their twenties or even teens. Therefore, patients with familial hypercholesterolemia should pay more attention to the health of blood lipids. In addition to maintaining good eating and living habits, they should also have regular check-ups.
For hyperlipidemia, it is necessary for us to know how to prevent it, "nip it in the cradle" in time, and teach you some preventive methods:
1, adjust the diet.
Diet is closely related to hyperlipidemia. In daily life, we should pay attention to reducing the intake of animal food, especially animal oil, and we must eat less or not. Eat more high-fiber food every day. High fiber food can be combined with bile acid to effectively reduce serum cholesterol concentration. Common foods rich in fiber in daily life include coarse grains, miscellaneous grains, fruits and vegetables, beans and so on.
2. Keep enough sleep.
Maintaining a good sleep state is also helpful to prevent hyperlipidemia, because adequate sleep helps to improve the body's metabolic capacity and also has a good effect on improving blood lipid problems.
3. Keep exercising.
Exercise is a method to prevent many diseases, and hyperlipidemia is no exception. In the process of exercise, the blood circulation of the body will also be accelerated, and the discharge speed of some wastes in the blood will also be greatly improved. Insisting on daily exercise can play a very good role in preventing and treating hyperlipidemia.
4. Quit smoking and drinking.
Long-term smoking and drinking will lead to abnormal blood lipid metabolism. Raise cholesterol and triglycerides, which will cause hyperlipidemia for a long time. Therefore, in order to prevent hyperlipidemia, it is very necessary to quit smoking and drinking. In addition, you can also drink some green tea in your daily life, which is helpful for lowering blood fat.
There are two main measures to reduce blood lipid, drug therapy and non-drug therapy.
Non-drug therapy is a cheap, safe and reliable lipid-lowering measure. The main contents include diet control (eat less greasy and high-calorie food, eat less eggs with high animal viscera or cholesterol, and eat more vegetables), increase exercise, lose weight, and drink less or not. In this way, some mild hyperlipidemia can return to normal.
If the blood lipid can't return to normal after taking the above measures, drug treatment is needed.
If hyperlipidemia is mainly caused by elevated cholesterol, statins should be the first choice, and if necessary, combined use of ezetimibe can significantly reduce cholesterol levels.
If the triglyceride is significantly increased (more than 5.6 mmol/L), fenofibrate should be the first choice, which can significantly reduce triglyceride and slightly reduce cholesterol.
If cholesterol and triglycerides are significantly increased, statins and fenofibrate need to be used in combination, but when used in combination, the risk of side effects will increase, so it is necessary to closely monitor and regularly detect liver function and creatine kinase. Once abnormalities are found, the dosage of drugs needs to be adjusted or even stopped.
Nowadays, people's living conditions are getting better and better, but their physical fitness may not necessarily improve with the improvement of their quality of life. On the contrary, the more people live well, the more they will get "rich disease". This "rich disease" mainly refers to three highs, including hyperlipidemia. In the past, the incidence of hyperlipidemia was not high, but now hyperlipidemia is like a cold, and it seems easy to raise blood lipids. It's just that raising blood lipids is much more troublesome than catching a cold, because there are many dangers of hyperlipidemia.
Because hyperlipidemia is a slow onset process, many people don't know it even if the blood lipid rises unconsciously, but with the aggravation of blood lipid, the symptoms of hyperlipidemia gradually appear. So what are the symptoms of hyperlipidemia in daily life? What kind of harm will it do to the body?
First, the harm of elevated blood lipids
First, elevated blood lipids will damage the health of the liver. If blood lipids continue to rise, the probability of fatty liver will be high. As the liver injury becomes more and more serious, it is likely to lead to cirrhosis. This source is because the increase of blood lipids has not been effectively controlled.
Second, elevated blood lipids can also lead to elevated blood pressure and hypertension. This is because the increase of blood lipid will lead to atherosclerosis, which will lead to the disorder of myocardial function. In this case, a large number of angiotensin converting enzymes in blood vessels will be activated, which will lead to an increase in blood pressure. When the human body is in a state of high blood pressure for a long time, blood vessels tend to spasm, while cerebral vessels will lead to cerebral thrombosis when they are thrombosed and filled with blood vessels, and at this time, the cerebral vessels will easily rupture, thus leading to a stroke.
Third, elevated blood lipids can also cause coronary heart disease. Because a long-term increase in blood lipids will lead to arteriosclerosis, which will directly lead to a decrease in arterial blood flow and a decrease in myocardial injection. When myocardial ischemia occurs, angina pectoris and coronary heart disease will occur.
Fourth, the most direct cause of elevated blood lipids is arteriosclerosis. When a large amount of fat remains in the body and is deposited on the blood vessel wall for a long time, it will cause damage to the blood vessel wall and lead to arteriosclerosis.
Hyperlipidemia is not just a problem of hyperlipidemia. The most terrible thing is that seemingly simple hyperlipidemia can cause so many diseases, which is extremely harmful to human body. Therefore, in daily life, we must actively reduce blood lipids, and we must not let blood lipids rise. Even if signs of elevated blood lipids are found, efforts should be made to reduce blood lipids.
Second, two methods of scientifically lowering blood lipid
Eating too much fat is one of the reasons for high blood lipids, so keeping your mouth shut is the first measure to reduce blood lipids. Although high-fat food tastes delicious, it is easy to lead to elevated blood lipids. Therefore, in order to avoid the increase of blood lipids, we must develop good eating habits. We should eat less high-fat foods, such as animal offal, animal cream, fat pork and so on, but should eat more coarse grains and fruits and vegetables. These foods are low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and are also very suitable for patients with hyperlipidemia.
In addition to keeping your mouth shut, you need to open your legs to reduce blood fat. Try to take time out for physical exercise at ordinary times. In order to effectively reduce blood lipids, we must persist in exercising, preferably at least 30 minutes a day. We can choose less intense sports, such as jogging and playing badminton, which are all good choices. Old people can also insist on walking and playing Tai Chi. Most importantly, if they want to lower their blood fat through exercise, they must stick to it.
Hyperlipidemia is very harmful to human body, so it is necessary to avoid raising blood lipids in daily life. If people with hyperlipidemia have already appeared, they should actively cooperate and strive to reduce blood lipids.
References:
Jia Yuli, study on cardiovascular risk stratification and treatment of hyperlipidemia patients, Shanxi Medical Journal, 20 19 05.
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I am a doctor with small eyes.
Pay attention to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Committed to public health
A cardiologist who loves fitness.
Doctor with small eyes wants to give you an example!
So, this is why some people wonder why he likes to eat big fish and meat, and there is no problem with blood lipids. My diet is very light, so why does my blood fat rise?
Which patients are prone to dyslipidemia? Genetics must be the first patient. For patients with familial high cholesterol, you must pay attention to your lifestyle, because you are more likely to suffer from hyperlipidemia than others.
Avoiding obesity must also be the key to lowering blood fat. I have small eyes.
If you think my answer is not good, you can reply to me.
There are many kinds of hyperlipidemia:
1. Triglycerides are high.
(1) has a lot to do with diet. Low-fat light diet 1-3 months, triglyceride review generally has obvious effect.
(2) If the blood lipid is still high after three months of strict low-fat diet, start using fibrate lipid-lowering drugs, such as fenofibrate.
(3) If you start lipid-lowering drugs, you must check your liver function regularly. The average person will not cause abnormal liver function, but for the sake of caution, it needs to be rechecked.
2. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol is high.
(1) Low-density lipoprotein has a certain relationship with diet, but the space for simple diet adjustment is limited, so a long-term low-cholesterol diet is necessary.
(2) Under normal circumstances, the blood lipid of low cholesterol diet is still high in March, so it is suggested to start statins, such as Lipitor and Simvastatin.
(3) Statins can also stabilize plaque and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but they must be used under the guidance of a doctor, and the liver function should be checked regularly.
3. Both triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein are high.
(1) Strict low-fat diet
(2) Low-density lipoprotein drugs should be used first to avoid using statins and fibrates at the same time, which will cause a heavy burden on the liver.
How to reduce blood fat is a medical problem as well as a life problem. Below I will tell you my personal life experience and how I did it.
First of all, I'm small. Everything is in a sub-health state. Therefore, I have never been afraid to worry about smoking and drinking casually, even beer. Because I have worked as a bricklayer and welder, my boss often gives us a whole box of cigarettes and is unmoved. I have seen many people learn to smoke and drink because they are greedy for petty gain.
Secondly, because I have been engaged in construction projects for a long time, I will encounter many places of interest and tourist areas. Many of our workers lie in bed and play mobile phones all day when they are not working. I just walked around and went shopping by myself. Most of the time, I walk twenty or thirty miles at a time with my feet. It not only cultivates sentiment, but also increases knowledge. Doing more exercise can also stop bleeding and be sticky.
Third, when I am thirsty, I pay special attention to drinking water, and I must try to drink boiled water. And drink when you are thirsty, and you can't wait for your throat to smoke. And before three meals a day, I have to drink a cup or half a cup of boiled water to eat. This helps to lubricate the intestines and dilute the blood. It has certain curative effect on treating blood viscosity.
Fourth, I try to eat more vegetables and less meat when I eat. Don't eat meat, but you can eat less. I have worked in Dalian for 23 years, and many people will think that I have eaten too much seafood. In fact, I have never eaten much seafood. One is that I earn less money, and the other is that I have seen it with my own eyes. Many rich people have severe gout and are particularly painful because they eat a lot of seafood and drink beer. That smell is no different from smoking opium. Eat as much fruit as possible if you can at ordinary times. Fruit can fully supplement all kinds of vitamins and minerals in the human body and supplement the missing water.
Fifth, hobbies must be extensive. Calligraphy and painting, commodity fairs and antique calligraphy and painting can all be studied, watched and appreciated. This can broaden your horizons, increase your knowledge, be happy and have no distractions. It can also have a certain effect on lowering blood fat.
-I had a hernia operation over a month ago. I couldn't stop smoking when the nurse gave me a blood test. She was shocked: "Your blood is too normal. How did you do it? " I said, why is there blood that can't be drawn? She said that many people's blood is too thick, which is really difficult.
Although there are many ways to cure diseases, if we can pay more attention to proper amount and maintenance, do more exercise and stay happy in our daily life. I think there is a regular pattern of low blood lipid. I hope this article can help everyone.
Let me answer this question. Hyperlipidemia is an invisible killer. Besides medication, what other methods can reduce blood fat?
First, limit high-fat foods.
Excessive fat intake will accumulate in the body and lead to obesity, while obese patients often have diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. For hypertriglyceridemia patients, it is very important to reduce fat intake, especially animal fat intake.
Second, limit foods with high cholesterol.
Cholesterol is an essential substance for human body, but excessive intake of cholesterol will promote arteriosclerosis and increase the risk of vascular complications in heart, brain and lower limbs of diabetic patients. Therefore, we should eat less foods with high cholesterol, such as animal viscera, egg yolk, roe, shrimps and crabs.
Third, eat more healthy food.
Foods such as hawthorn, cauliflower and oats are beneficial to lowering blood fat. In addition, milk, soybeans and their products, onions, garlic, tea, corn oil, fungus and mushrooms are also beneficial foods to prevent the rise of blood lipids.
Fourth, control the salt intake.
Adults should not consume more than 6 grams of salt per person per day. Therefore, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate and other condiments should be put less, while snack foods such as ham sausage and chicken feet are actually foods with high salt content, so eat less.
5. Ensure drinking water 1500ml every day.
Generally speaking, healthy adults need 2500 ml of water every day. In addition to the water intake in daily diet, drink at least 1500 ml of water every day, which is beneficial to blood circulation, reduce blood viscosity and prevent thrombosis.
Six, moderate exercise, weight control
Moderate exercise helps to control blood lipids and reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. Hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes are all related to obesity. These diseases will affect the structure of blood vessel wall and easily form atherosclerotic plaques. So controlling weight is also a correct choice.