If you don’t smoke or drink, why cerebral infarction still come ?

So many cerebral infarction patients in the diagnosis, feel very innocent, I clearly do not have bad habits of smoking and drinking, why brain infarction still found me, is this fate?

Cerebral infarction is actually a type of stroke . It is also referred to clinically as "ischemic stroke" . It is a disease that erupts based on cerebral atherosclerosis, stenosis, and thrombosis .

Because the brain tissue lacks blood oxygen supply, it gradually softens and necrosis, patients may have a series of central abnormal symptoms, such as hemiplegia, speech disorder, central facial paralysis, etc. , which are common manifestations and are the easiest sequelae left by patients!

Smoking and drinking are indeed one of the factors that promote cerebral infarction, but in addition to long-term unhealthy eating habits, too little exercise, improper control of the three high diseases, genetic genes, etc., are also behind the scenes!

If you don't want the cerebral infarction, it is necessary to do the following 4 things:


First, quit smoking and drinking

Smoking is very harmful to blood vessels. The carbon monoxide in cigarettes will weaken the blood's ability to carry oxygen after entering the body.


Nicotine, tar and other substances can cause damage to the vascular endothelium, promote the secretion of adrenaline, and then cause vasospasm, increase blood pressure, increase the formation rate of arteriosclerosis , resulting in reduced blood supply to brain tissue.

A person who smokes a lot all the year round is 3-2 times more likely to suffer from cerebral infarction than a non-smoker, which shows the importance of quitting smoking;

Alcohol can also cause damage to the blood vessels. After it enters the body, it will cause the blood vessels to expand in a short time. Although there is a tendency for blood pressure to drop , it will suddenly increase the heart pumping pressure.

After the alcohol is metabolized, blood pressure will rise again, which is not conducive to blood pressure control. When alcohol passes through the blood vessels, it can also cause irritation and damage to the blood vessel walls and accelerate the development of arteriosclerosis.

Second, a balanced diet

The relationship between diet and cerebral infarction is more complicated. Although an unhealthy diet will not directly cause cerebral infarction, it will become a breakthrough in the three-high disease. For example, long-term intake of too much salt can cause water and sodium retention, plasma osmolality imbalance, in turn and then lead to high blood pressure disease.

Long-term intake of large amounts of food containing fat, cholesterol, and sugar can easily induce metabolic disorders, insulin resistance , and then develop hyperlipidemia and diabetes.

No matter which one of the three high diseases, it will increase the risk of cerebral infarction.

From a scientific point of view, a truly healthy diet should be light and balanced . You can arrange fresh fruits and vegetables with vitamins, poultry with protein, eggs and milk, and coarse grains with dietary fiber into three meals.


Third, active exercise

A lot of data have confirmed that sitting for an hour will increase the risk of cerebral infarction by 10% .

Sitting for a long time will not only lead to obesity, metabolic disorders and other problems, but at the same time, sitting for a long time will also reduce the degree of blood circulation and cause blood vessel elasticity to become worse .

From a scientific point of view, active exercise can not only consume excess fat in the body, maintain the body's metabolic balance, but also promote blood circulation, avoid the accumulation of lipids on the blood vessel wall, and then reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.

Fourth, control the three high diseases

In addition to the above three life factors, the biggest cause of the outbreak of cerebral infarction is improper control of the three high diseases. Whether it is high blood pressure, high blood sugar, or high blood lipids , in the case of improper control, movement will accelerate the formation of atherosclerosis and plaque.

At the same time, hypertension is also a risk factor for aneurysm and cerebral hemorrhage .

I would like to remind everyone that cerebral infarction seems to occur suddenly, but its formation takes quite a long time.


Therefore, even if you are still young, it is necessary to actively adjust your life and diet. This is a necessary way to prevent cerebral infarction!