Diet secrets for the elderly with low blood pressure

　　Hypertension is elderly is a common disease, but in fact, hypotension is equally serious to the elderly. According to outpatient statistics, about 1/5 of middle-aged and elderly women suffering from dizziness and fatigue have hypotension.

　　It is generally believed that if the blood pressure remains at or below 90/60 mmHg for a long time, it can be called "hypotension." Medical surveys show that among the elderly, 2/5 of stroke patients and 1/4 of myocardial infarction patients are caused by hypotension.

　　Why does hypotension in the elderly induce stroke and myocardial infarction? Because as people age, the degree of vascular sclerosis will continue to increase, especially cerebral vascular sclerosis and cardiac coronary artery sclerosis, which can gradually weaken or lose their function of regulating blood flow. At this time, only a certain blood pressure can maintain appropriate blood flow.

　　When blood pressure is too low, blood flow is slow and blood flow in the cerebral blood vessels and coronary arteries is reduced, resulting in insufficient blood and oxygen supply. At the same time, slowed blood flow can easily lead to embolism, which may lead to stroke or myocardial infarction.

　　Once the elderly suffer from hypotension, traditional Chinese medicine treatment will have better results. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hypotension is mostly related to congenital deficiencies, acquired malnutrition, fatigue, blood loss, and gas consumption. You can usually eat more yam, barley kernel, longan, lychee, wolfberry, chestnut, walnut, red date, ginseng, astragalus, etc.

　　Among meats, you should eat more lean pork, mutton, chicken, and pigeon meat; vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and trace elements. You should also eat more in daily life, especially soybeans, black beans, red beans and other legumes, which are of great benefit in controlling blood pressure.

　　In addition, some traditional Chinese medicine medicines can also play a role in boosting blood pressure and can be used appropriately by the elderly. Common ones include the following:

　　1. Take 6 grams of ginseng, 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus and 9 grams of Schisandra chinensis after boiling in water, 1 dose per day for 1 week.

　　2. 10 grams each of cinnamon, cassia twig, and licorice, soak in boiling water instead of tea, and take it continuously for 10-20 days.

　　3. 30 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum, 30 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, and 10 grams of Zhigancao, decocted in water and taken once a day.

　　In addition, moxibustion treatment has a good effect on hypotension. Moxibustion on Baihui, Shenque, Guanyuan, Qihai, Zusanli and other points is commonly used. If you persist, you can get obvious results.