Can drinking red wine every day soften blood vessels?
In the folk, there has been a saying that "a glass of red wine a day can soften blood vessels". Is there any scientific basis for it?
First, blood vessels cannot be "softened", don't be fooled
What is softening blood vessels? In other words, it reverses vascular atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis, including arteriosclerosis and medial arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis. It can be located throughout the body, and the risk increases with age.
Although the incidence of arteriosclerosis is high, it does not happen overnight. High blood pressure, high blood lipids, diabetes, etc. all increase the risk of arteriosclerosis.
The fact is that hardening of the arteries can only be delayed, not reversed. Because arteriosclerosis is like human skin wrinkles, it is the imprint of time. Everyone can get plaque, just like everyone will get sick and age, this is an irresistible law of nature.
Where does the statement that "red wine contains resveratrol can soften blood vessels" comes from?
Since resveratrol is an antioxidant, it is widely found in grapes, blueberries and other berries. When it was first discovered, it didn't attract much attention.
However, a man named Dipak Kumar The American scholar of Das, but “packaged” it as a miraculous substance that can fight cardiovascular disease, proposed that “the reason why the incidence of cardiovascular disease in France is low is because of the red wine in red wine. Resveratrol".
As a result, as early as 2012, the American scholar was found to have published nearly 150 articles involving data falsification, including the effect of resveratrol in red wine.
Moreover, the World Heart Federation issued a statement saying, "All the evidence is very clear that any level of drinking can lead to the loss of healthy life. Research shows that Even small amounts of alcohol can increase a person's risk of cardiovascular disease [ 22222222]”. So trying to soften blood vessels by drinking alcohol is "nonsense".
Second, the blood vessels are blocked, and you may have these discomforts when you sleep
Before the blood vessels are blocked, the body will send out "warning" signals, especially when sleeping. If the following symptoms appear, you need to be alert that the blood vessels may be blocked.
1. Frequent yawning
People yawn when they are sleepy, and yawn unconsciously when the brain is deprived of oxygen. When the blood vessels in the brain are narrowed, the blood supply to the brain is insufficient, resulting in severe cerebral ischemia, affecting the respiratory center, causing hypoxia, resulting in continuous yawning.
2. Drooling while sleeping
If you find that you drool involuntarily at night, you may even be woken up by choking when you are sleeping. Secondly, the direction of the drooling remains unchanged, which is likely to be caused by stenosis of one side of the blood vessel and insufficient blood supply.
3. Headache
If you feel that the world is spinning for a moment when you lie down, and it returns to normal after a few seconds, it may be caused by cerebral ischemia, or if the headache is aggravated and accompanied by nausea, it may be a harbinger of cerebral infarction.
4. Leg cramps
There are many reasons for leg cramps, such as atherosclerotic stenosis or occlusion of lower extremity blood vessels, and leg cramps are prone to occur in the early stage. When the arteries of the arteries are hardened, the blood supply to the legs is reduced and the blood flow is poor, which can easily stimulate muscle contractions and cause cramps and pains.
5. Unilateral limb numbness
If you feel numbness on one side of the limb and limited limb movement during sleep, the most obvious one is crooked mouth, drooling, etc. It may also be caused by stenosis of one side of the blood vessel and insufficient blood supply.
Third, try to avoid these behaviors that damage blood vessels every day
1. Smoking
Studies have shown that even if you don't smoke much, significant atherosclerosis can develop after 10 years.
2. Stay up late
When staying up late, people are in a state of stress and continuously secrete adrenal hormones, which will cause abnormal vasoconstriction.
3. No movement
If the human body lacks exercise, the wastes in the blood cannot be metabolized smoothly, and excess fat and cholesterol will accumulate in the blood, causing the blood to form plaques, which adhere to the blood vessels and narrow the blood vessels.
Don't think that arteriosclerosis is very far away from us. Daily "taking it lightly" will accelerate the "aging" of blood vessels. The sooner the blood vessels are maintained, the better.
