What should patients with cerebrovascular diseases eat?

Patients with cerebrovascular diseases also need to be very particular about their diet. If they do not control their diet, it can easily lead to an attack of the disease and threaten their lives. Patients with cerebrovascular diseases can eat more black beans, seeds, soybeans and soy products. These foods can help relieve and treat cerebrovascular diseases, so patients with cerebrovascular diseases should arrange their diet reasonably.

1. Black beans

Black beans are still very common in supermarkets in our country. The tiny black beans are rich in folic acid, antioxidants, magnesium and other substances that help lower blood pressure. The rich dietary fiber also helps control blood lipid and blood sugar levels. You can add black beans to broth, or if conditions permit, make them into salads, such as the vinegar-soaked black beans that were popular some time ago.

2. Nuts

It is said that nuts are the best snacks. Because they are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber, eating a handful of walnuts every day can help the body lower serum cholesterol levels, inhibit coronary artery inflammation and prevent the formation of coronary plaques.

Another common nut, almonds, contains plant sterols (active ingredients that only exist on plant cell membranes), dietary fiber and unsaturated fatty acids that can help lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL). A handful of nuts every day is enough. Friends who have an oven at home or families who are used to baking cakes can put chopped nuts in snacks.

3. Soybeans and soy products

The only plant protein that can be called high-quality protein is soy protein. Unlike animal protein which contains high cholesterol, soy protein can lower serum cholesterol levels.

4. Olive Oil

Olive oil is rich in oleic acid and antioxidants, which can protect the cardiovascular system and inhibit the formation of coronary plaques, lower serum cholesterol levels, and can be used as salad and cooking oil.

5. Red wine

When it comes to the "Mediterranean diet", in addition to olive oil, another important factor that leads to the low incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among residents around the Mediterranean is red wine.

Red wine is rich in antioxidants resveratrol and catechins, which can not only protect the lining of arteries, but also increase the level of beneficial high-density lipoprotein (HDL). However, drinking should be moderate. After all, alcohol can damage the heart. 1 to 2 glasses of red wine a day (1 glass for women and 2 glasses for men) is enough.