In middle-aged and elderly people, drinking more liquor can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis and resist tumors? Is drinking liquor good or bad?

"I knew that if he drinks like this, something will happen sooner or later!" Aunt Wang was sitting alone in the operating room, breaking down and crying.

Auntie Wang's wife, Lao Wang, is 51 years old this year. She likes to drink liquor most of the time. Basically, she will have a small glass every time she eats dinner.

Half a year ago, Pharaoh suffered a heart attack. Fortunately, he was rescued in time. After the heart stent operation, Aunt Wang forbade her wife to drink, and stared at him every day. But Lao Wang couldn't quit for a while, and often secretly drank it behind his back. When he was discovered, he made an excuse to say, "Drinking white wine can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and clear blood vessels . "

However, unfortunately it happened some time ago. Less than half a year after the heart stent operation, Pharaoh passed away due to a sudden cerebral infarction. The doctor suspects that this has a lot to do with his long-term drinking.

1. Can drinking more liquor really "activate blood and remove blood stasis"?

After drinking liquor, most people will feel that their whole body is warmed up. When the weather is cold in winter, many people will warm up by drinking alcohol, which may give people the illusion that "drinking can activate blood". .

In reality, however, the reason why your body warms up after drinking alcohol is because alcohol is at work. Alcohol has the effect of triggering short-term excitation of nerves. After entering the body, alcohol will stimulate the capillaries, causing the blood vessels to expand continuously, giving people an illusion of heat.

On the contrary, after drinking, heat will continue to be lost, and people will feel colder and colder. Since we can't "warm", can drinking alcohol promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis?

First of all, "activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis" refers to "dredging" blood vessels after the blood vessels are blocked. Liquor is a kind of alcohol with a relatively large amount of alcohol. Drinking it will increase blood pressure and increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

The reason why there is a saying that drinking alcohol can activate blood and remove blood stasis is because studies have found that resveratrol contained in red wine can protect blood vessels. But this study is limited to animal studies , and it is not known whether the same effect can be exerted in humans.

Therefore, it is not reliable to simply think that drinking alcohol can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Drinking too much alcohol can be addictive and harmful to health.

A study published in JAMA Network Open, an open journal of the American Medical Association, pointed out that no matter how much you drink, it will affect your cardiovascular health .

The researchers examined the alcohol consumption of 371,463 adults in the UK Biobank and found that the lowest risk of heart disease was among those who were light to moderate drinkers, followed by abstainers, who had the highest risk of heart disease. is a heavy drinker.

2. Can drinking liquor for a long time fight cancer? Don't be fooled

There was a saying that "lipopeptide active substances are found in white wine, which have antiviral and anticancer effects, and you can drink white wine with peace of mind...", in fact, this is fooling people.

First of all, it needs to be clear that containing active substances does not mean that it can fight cancer . The composition of liquor is relatively complex, and it is normal to contain some beneficial active substances, but it does not mean that drinking a lot of it is good for health.

Overall, although liquor contains certain substances that are beneficial to the human body, there are more harmful substances in it, so don't blindly believe that liquor can fight cancer.

Second, for the Chinese, drinking alcohol is more harmful to health .

Because compared with Europeans and Americans, Chinese people are born with defective acetaldehyde dehydrogenase gene, and drinking alcohol can easily lead to the accumulation of carcinogen acetaldehyde in the body. The high incidence of liver cancer and esophageal cancer in China is also inseparable from the love of drinking.

In general, no matter how many active ingredients are found in alcohol, it does not change the fact that alcohol is a carcinogen, and the more you drink, the higher the risk of cancer . Cancers closely related to alcohol consumption include oral cancer, pharyngeal cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal cancer, and liver cancer.

3. If you want healthy blood vessels, it is better to do these 4 things more

If you want to have healthy blood vessels, drinking alcohol will definitely not work. First of all, we must find the cause of the blockage of blood vessels. On the one hand, as we age, our blood vessels will gradually age. On the other hand, harmful substances are constantly accumulated in the body. Slowly, at a certain age, our blood vessels will become blocked.

Compared with "activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis", it is more important to prevent blood vessel blockage, especially the following things:

1. Stay away from alcohol and tobacco

Cigarettes contain a variety of harmful substances, which not only damage the lungs, but also damage the blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis and blockage of the blood vessels. Regular drinking can increase blood pressure, blood lipids, and increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. Eat a healthy diet

The diet should be scientific, adhere to low salt, low oil, low sugar, eat less barbecue, fried, pickled food, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and increase the intake of whole grains, nuts, seafood and other foods.

3. Regular exercise

Adhere to exercise, avoid sedentary, lying still for a long time, it is recommended to do 3-5 times a week, about 30 minutes each time, you can choose aerobic exercise such as swimming, jogging, mountain climbing, cycling.

4. Control the three highs

Strictly control blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipids to prevent atherosclerosis from aggravating and reduce vascular plaque.

Although China's wine culture has a long history, but for the sake of health, we can still drink less or drink less, and don't wait until the blood vessels are blocked before regretting it.

References

[1] "When the weather turns cold, drink some wine to warm up? Then your wine may be free.” People’s Daily Online. 2017-02-10

[2] "A small amount of alcohol is good for cardiovascular health? A study of 370,000 people found that it does not exist at all! 》. Health Times. 2022-03-29

[3] "Some people call liquor "anti-cancer", can I finally take two sips? Tell you the tricks behind you | True medicine". The whole people are true-Tencent News. 2017-11-06

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