How can young people prevent sudden death

Excessive smoking and drinking, lack of sleep, lack of exercise, bad eating habits, etc. are common phenomena among many young people nowadays. If you don’t take good care of your body, one day your body will remind you with various diseases, and you may even lose your precious life.

How should modern people prevent sudden death?

First, control alcohol intake

Whether it is long-term drinking, emotional excitement, or intense physical exercise, it will lead to an increase in the body's metabolic rate and an increase in myocardial oxygen demand, which will easily lead to myocardial hypoxia and ischemia. When the supply of blood and oxygen is insufficient to meet the demand, the heart will experience acute ischemia, which can lead to cardiac arrest and interruption of cerebral blood flow, resulting in sudden death.

The main effect of ethanol in alcohol is to inhibit the functions of the higher centers of the cerebral cortex. Once the functions of the higher centers are inhibited, it will lead to paralysis of the respiratory and circulatory centers of the medulla oblongata under the cortex. Especially for people with diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, brain, liver, and kidneys, excessive drinking can easily cause functional failure of these organs and may also cause blood vessel rupture, bleeding and death. Therefore, the amount of alcohol you drink should be controlled and you should never drink too much.

Second, quit smoking

Numerous clinical medical data have confirmed that smoking and sudden death are closely related, and the risk of sudden death is proportional to the amount of smoking. Quitting smoking can effectively reduce the sudden death rate, but bad personality and emotions are a catalyst for sudden cardiac death in young and middle-aged people.

Therefore, people who have the habit of smoking are advised to quit smoking as soon as possible. They should also pay attention to regulating their emotions and keeping a good mood. They should learn to express the pressure in life and work in a timely manner and not let it accumulate in their hearts, so as not to cause too much emotional fluctuations.

Third, reasonable exercise and fitness

Exercise can enhance one's physical fitness, but it is necessary to pay attention to reasonable exercise. Improper exercise may lead to sudden death. It is not advisable to engage in strenuous exercise before or after meals, and there must be a certain time interval between exercise and meals to get enough rest.

It is generally believed that you should rest for at least 30 minutes before eating after exercise. For the same reason, it is not advisable to participate in strenuous exercise, such as running, immediately after a meal. If a person exercises immediately after eating, the blood involved in gastrointestinal digestion will be redistributed to the muscles and bones, thus affecting gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.

At the same time, strenuous exercise after a meal will cause abdominal pain and discomfort due to the vibration of the stomach and intestines and the involvement of the mesentery. Such behavior is also harmful to human health. You must rest for at least 1.5 hours after a meal before starting exercise, and it is not advisable to arrange strenuous activities. Gentle exercises such as walking are more reasonable.

Fourth, arrange meals reasonably

Prevention of sudden death should also start with daily diet, especially for people with heart disease or a family history of heart disease, it is particularly important to learn to arrange meals reasonably. The first thing to do in daily diet is to avoid eating too much animal fat and foods containing a lot of cholesterol. Patients with hyperlipidemia and coronary artery sclerosis should especially avoid eating them.

Secondly, you should limit your calorie and sugar intake, maintain a balanced protein intake, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. The vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and other nutrients contained in them have a certain protective effect on the heart and blood vessels. Increase the intake of foods rich in fiber. Fiber will help food move through the digestive system and help remove excess cholesterol from blood vessels.