Seemingly harmless stroke-causing habits such as eating salty foods, staying up late, being lazy, etc. are actually the "hidden enemies" that you have unwittingly "nourished" every day and are bringing your body closer to the risk of stroke. 

Subjective habits of the elderly lead to stroke

Let's lift the veil on these killer habits and make changes to a healthier lifestyle starting today.

How does the habit of staying up late in old age affect stroke in the elderly?

Sleep is the time when the body recovers and regenerates important organ functions. Staying up late will unintentionally change the biological clock of the heart and brain blood vessels. Specifically, it causes too much adrenaline and norepinephrine to be secreted, causing blood vessels to constrict, making it difficult to circulate. This habit causes a very high risk of stroke.

Therefore, no matter what the reason is for staying up late, you need to change this habit immediately, go to bed before 10pm and make sure your body gets 8 hours of rest a day to avoid high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases.

skip breakfast 

It is not for nothing that people call breakfast the king's meal. This shows how important breakfast is to the body, because morning is the beginning of a new day. Whether a day has energy or not depends on whether breakfast is safe and nutritious. 

If you are too subjective in this matter, even skipping meals will cause the body to lack energy, thereby increasing the risk of metabolic disorders of sugar and blood lipids, causing unstable blood pressure - this factor is extremely dangerous related to stroke-causing habits that we also need to pay close attention to.

Often stressed, tired

With the increasingly modern society, the pressure of work and life on the shoulders is increasing, it is difficult to avoid stress, tension, and fatigue. This can cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, once the stress and fatigue reach their peak, it will be a risk of stroke. To reduce this situation, let your body be comfortable and find effective relaxation methods such as listening to music, reading books, light exercise and meditation, ...

In addition to stress, human emotions also have a significant impact on stroke. According to Health Times in 2019, anger can lead to sympathetic nervous system excitement, thereby increasing blood pressure and heart rate, potentially leading to sudden stroke.

Laziness in drinking water affects stroke in old age

There are many people who wait until they are thirsty to drink water or forget to drink water regularly because of the busy nature of their work, and they do not have to do much manual labor, which prevents the body from being thirsty. However, this action in the long run will cause the body to be dehydrated, red blood cells tend to be thicker, leading to a higher risk of blood vessel blockage. 

To overcome this, always prepare a glass of water next to you wherever you are, whether at work or next to your bed, to remind you to drink water. In particular, don't forget to drink water 1 hour before going to bed and after waking up in the morning.

The habit of eating too much salt or too much fat can easily cause stroke.

To meet human needs, there are now countless canned foods, fast foods high in fat, etc. These are favorite "favorite" foods, especially for busy people. However, this action is one of the factors leading to the risk of stroke due to high blood pressure.

Besides, foods high in cholesterol and animal fat should also be limited such as fatty meat, animal brains, liver, and fish eggs to avoid the risk of stroke.

Smoking

Don't think that smoking is only harmful to the lungs, because research has shown that smoking is a habit that causes strokes that can increase the risk of ischemia, and nearly double the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage because cigarette smoke entering the body can increase the risk of atherosclerosis, which is one of the main causes of cerebral vascular occlusion. Even people who don't smoke but are in frequent contact with smokers are also at risk of facing this stroke.

Drink alcohol, beer

Many studies have shown that people who are heavy drinkers have a 22% higher risk of stroke than those who do not drink alcohol or rarely use this stimulant. To explain this, science has proven that drinking a lot of alcohol or using stimulants will further damage the nervous system and cardiovascular system. These things will increase the possibility of stroke.

Sitting too long, little exercise

A sedentary lifestyle, especially sitting for long hours at work without changing positions, will slow down blood circulation. This can lead to the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases due to blood clots forming in the blood vessels, causing the risk of blockage and stroke. 

Besides, sitting too much also creates conditions for belly fat to accumulate, leading to obesity and increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, even increasing the risk of cancer.

Therefore, from now on, you should spend at least 30 minutes a day doing light exercise such as walking, yoga or swimming, avoid too much exercise that overloads the body, causing brain hypoxia and acute ischemia, which can easily lead to an unnecessary stroke.

Hopefully the above information will help you gain more knowledge to protect yourself from unnecessary stroke-causing habits. In addition, to have a healthy, scientific lifestyle, minimizing the risk of disease as much as possible, you can also use the comprehensive care and nursing service at HioCare. The place will take care of everything from "food" to "sleep" in the most reasonable way and is trusted by many families because of the values that the service brings.