Blood vessels are the lifeline of the body. They carry nutrients to all the organs and muscles of the body to keep them nourished to do their day to day functions at ease. It is imperative that they stay fit and fine to keep this line of life going.
As such most of the diseases that affect the metabolism of the body like diabetes and hypertension gradually hurt the health of the arteries and that is why complications come up. Leading examples being stroke, ‘heart-attacks’ and bleeding or haemorrhage in the brain etc.
• The heart as the head of the circulatory system of the body leads the way by pumping blood with a pressure good enough to reach all corners of the body at a certain pace. If the blood pressure rises or is consistently high in individuals it is called as hypertension and over a period of time it causes a stiffening of the arteries. The otherwise supple arteries are pressurised constantly and at a point could break and bleed that causes haemorrhage and if it happens in the blood vessels of the brain it causes a stroke.
• The endothelium is the innermost layer of the arteries and is so supple and soft like the smooth glass lining and is maintained so. But people with high cholesterol or triglyceride levels are prone to having these fats being deposited in the second layer of the blood vessel while the smooth architecture of the endothelium gets disturbed. Blood passing over it can promptly form a clot imagining an injury to the area and erringly causes a block which is another reason for a stroke. Worse still the clot could get dislodged from the area and could cause block in some salient blood vessels of the brain, eyes, lungs or kidneys which causes an immediate loss of function of the area those important blood vessels supply.
• Diabetes does not cause any apparent symptoms and no wonder patients with high blood sugar levels always feel ‘fit’ and ignore medication. The problem with this metabolic disorder is, it gradually damages the arteries and that is why you come across more complications of this disease than any.
Now that we are aware what an injured blood vessel can cause, it is imperative that they remain in ‘pink’ of their health to prevent any deleterious diseases. There is a way out to achieve it too.
• Keeping blood pressure down
• Maintaining predominantly normal blood sugar levels
• Keeping the lipids under check
• Losing weight
• Stay active
• Eat healthy
• Quit smoking
All the above may sound routine but it is as simple as that too. If one is a patient of high blood pressure, diabetes, high lipid levels it is imperative that they do not neglect medication. Obesity is the killer of the century and all efforts like at least a half an hour of walking or exercise is done to keep the fat from overpowering our health. Staying alert and active is one’s choice. Tobacco is no pleasure if one is the aware of the dangers it carries and it is better to be influenced by that awareness than any. Eating a Mediterranean diet with more of foods that can chug the organs in activity like olive oil, rice brain oil for cooking and more of green leafy vegetables, nuts and beans and foods rich in omega-3-fatty acids is the key to health in this era.
Having said that homeopathy is always there to help. Keeping the endothelium at it its supple and tensile best is the key. There are remedies like Crataegus, Arjuna, Allium sativa, Baryta mur, Rauwolfia, Gingko biloba on a symptomatic basis that can prevent degeneration of the vessels and prevent accumulation of fats in them to keep away the risks of further disease and suffering.
