Six "Natural Guards" to Prevent Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases

On September 11, 2020, a heavyweight study published in The Lancet, the world's leading medical journal, showed that higher dairy consumption is associated with a lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease.

People who consumed two or more servings of dairy products per day had a 17% reduction in overall mortality and a 23% reduction in cardiovascular mortality compared with those who consumed no dairy products. One serving of dairy in the study was equivalent to 244 grams of milk/yogurt, 15 grams of cheese or 5 grams of butter. In other words, consuming 1 jin of milk a day can significantly reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Even drinking half to half a kilo of milk a day -- one to two servings of dairy in the study -- was associated with a 10 percent reduction in overall mortality and a 14 percent reduction in cardiovascular mortality.

Eating fish to prevent the onset of acute coronary heart disease (acute coronary syndrome), the American Journal of Medicine published a study showing that eating more than 4 times a week of fish, the risk of acute coronary syndrome reduced by 21%; Increased consumption of one serving of fish per week (about 2 taels) was associated with a 5% lower risk of acute coronary syndrome.

Eating fish can also prevent cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and cerebrovascular accidents and other cerebrovascular diseases. Eating fish two to four times a week less than once a week was associated with a lower risk of cerebrovascular disease. Five or more times a week reduced the risk of cerebrovascular disease by 12 percent compared to once a week. In addition, deep sea fish such as fall sawhalehead, tuna, salmon, cod, mackerel and herring have relatively higher levels of EPA and DHA, and freshwater fish have higher levels of bass, bighead and silver carp. But most studies suggest that deep-sea fish are more effective at preventing heart disease.

Flavonoids contained in corn whisker can inhibit the production of harmful low-density lipoprotein, which has the effect of protecting the heart. The content of cellulose in fresh corn is 6~8 times that of milled rice and refined flour, which can reduce the concentration of cholesterol in blood, and thus play a role in preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Agaric ear is also a very good food, because it contains more nutrients. For patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, eating more agaric ear can help reduce blood clots, prevent the occurrence of such diseases as thrombosis, and soften blood vessels, which is good for preventing the occurrence of heart disease.

Lentinus edodes can effectively reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood, reduce the aggregation of platelets, prevent the formation of thrombosis, prevent the generation of atherosclerosis, and also have a good protective effect on the cardiovascular system. For those who suffer from high blood fat friends, it is a kind of godsend "medicine". In addition, regular consumption of shiitake mushrooms can also improve the immune capacity of the human body to prevent the invasion of various viruses on the body.