Is hypertension a "lifestyle disease"? What is a healthy lifestyle?

Lifestyle disease is the conclusion of a large number of epidemiological investigations on some chronic non-communicable diseases in developed countries. The main cause of these chronic non-communicable diseases is people's bad lifestyle. Including cardiovascular diseases such as obesity, hypertension and coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke, diabetes and some malignant tumors. These diseases are incurable by modern medicine and seriously endanger people's lives and health.

Emphasizing a healthy lifestyle is an effective treatment for any hypertensive patient (including normal hypertension) at any time, which can lower blood pressure and control other risk factors and clinical conditions, and all patients should adopt it. A healthy lifestyle includes: ① reducing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake. China is a country with a high-salt diet, which is characterized by high sodium and low potassium. According to the national survey in 2002, the daily salt intake per capita in China is 1 2g, which is many times higher than the intake of 5g per capita stipulated by WHO. China's sodium/potassium intake ratio is more than double that of European and American countries. High-salt diet is an important environmental factor leading to hypertension and stroke in China; 2 weight control: eat more fruits and vegetables, eat less fast food and try to eat at home, which will help control the intake of fat, salt and sugar; ③ Quit smoking (quitting smoking at any age can benefit); ④ Restrict drinking: do not drink or drink a little; ⑤ Insist on exercise: Maintaining moderate physical fitness activities can prevent and treat hypertension, such as gardening, walking, housework, Tai Ji Chuan, swimming, etc. ⑥ Relieve mental stress and maintain psychological balance.