4 February 2009

Hypertension of non-drug therapy - lifestyle changes

Hypertension is a need of long-term adherence to treatment of diseases, requires not only medication, but also require a combination of non-drug treatment। Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension in the course of treatment, plays an important role, and can not be of। Including improvements to eliminate the detrimental psychological and physical health behaviors and habits, to reduce hypertension and increase the risk of other cardiovascular disease।
The specific content including:

To improve the way: the adjustment of unhealthy living habits, and maintain the laws of work and rest time, not easy to disrupt their biological clock, so as to prevent the mental state of their own long-term in a highly tense environment, to maintain psychological balance, to reduce the incidence of hypertension opportunities.

Adhere to aerobic exercise: study shows that long-term aerobic exercise is conducive to lowering blood pressure. Hypertensive patients before the campaign according to their own physical condition, select the campaign type, intensity, and frequency. Common movement walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, tai chi and so on. Exercise intensity during exercise generally refers to the largest increase in heart rate reached the age of 180 (or by the formula 170 - age × 0.8) being good, especially the elderly should pay even more attention. Require accurate maximum heart rate by 60% ~ 85% as a suitable heart rate movements. The best of each movement of young and middle-aged heart rate should be more than 120 times / min. Weekly sports 3 to 5 times, each time for 30 ~ 60 minutes better.

Weight loss: It is recommended that body mass index (BMI, kg/M2) should be controlled below 24. On the one hand, the method of weight loss is to reduce the total calorie intake, less fat and stressed that many restrictions on carbohydrate intake, on the other hand need to increase physical activity. The rate of weight loss can vary from person to person, but the first time to achieve the best weight loss reduce the weight loss of 5 kg in order to enhance confidence in the future, based on subjective symptoms and related indicators has decided to further speed the weight loss and goals.

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