Healthy cerebral vessels - prevention of atherosclerosis

The brain is a whole complex system, for blood supply which corresponds to two pairs of large, as well as carotid and vertebral arteries. All cerebral vessels are responsible for certain areas, so the symptomatology, which does not correspond to their location, may indicate that the pathology is caused not by stroke, but by other diseases.

What is atherosclerosis?

Atherosclerosis is a pathological condition of the whole organism, in which almost all the bloodstream is affected. The cerebrovascular vessels most often suffer from this, cholesterol plaques are deposited in them , due to which the lumen of the artery considerably narrows and blood circulation is disturbed.

• The first stage of atherosclerosis is often characterized by a violation of attention, memory, weakness, headaches. All these phenomena are temporary and the patient's professional and household skills are not affected.
• In the second stage of the disease, headaches and memory disorders can be of a longer duration. There is irritability, weakness, dizziness, permanent memory problems. It is more and more difficult for such a person to perform professional duties. He begins to make mistakes in his work, hardly grasps the meaning of the text read and forgets recent events.
• The third stage of the disease worsens the patient's position even more, he is no longer able to recall the main dates from his life and becomes professionally unsuitable. The peak of this problem are heart attacks, strokes, dementia.

Diagnosis of atherosclerosis

To recognize the disease in the early stages, you should be very careful about yourself and your own health. The earliest signs that cerebral vessels are affected are headaches, fatigue, memory impairment. If the cardiac circulatory system is affected, then there are pains behind the sternum (stenocardia). Another alarming sign, telling of the defeat of blood vessels - dizziness, as well as noise in the head, mental and labor disturbances, memory loss.

Thrombosis or blockage of the cerebral artery can lead to a serious enough complication - a stroke, most often this happens if hypertensive disease is added to the atherosclerosis of the vessels. Sometimes this disease affects the liver, in which case it can increase and ache. Atherosclerosis of the vessels of the lower extremities is manifested by dryness and wrinkling of the skin, cold extremities, emaciation, low back pain and rapid fatigue. All these symptoms are characteristic of senile age.

Treatment of cerebral artery atherosclerosis

In order to get rid of this ailment, in the first place the patient should reconsider his diet. It is necessary to exclude from the diet products with a high cholesterol content - fats, meat, eggs, chocolate, cocoa, sprats, sardines. The best treatment for atherosclerosis is prevention, however, modern medicine offers many drugs that help clean and strengthen the vessels. In order to clean the cerebral vessels at home, you can make an alcoholic tincture of hawthorn fruit (1 glass per 200 ml of alcohol). The medicine should be kept for three weeks in a dark cool place and then consumed on a teaspoon at night, after having filtered and added water.

How to strengthen the vessels of the brain?

To strengthen the walls of the leading arteries, folk medicine advises using infusion and juice from the leaves of plantain. To do this, take a tablespoon of dry leaves on a glass of boiling water. To insist means of 7-10 minutes and to drink in large sips is a daily dose. If you take freshly squeezed juice, then it should be mixed with the same amount of honey, boil for 20 minutes and take 2-3 spoons a day.

To keep the blood vessels of the brain in good condition for many years, you must adhere to the right diet, give up bad habits and do gymnastics. And then the world will be presented to you in a completely different light - bright and cheerful, without sores and ailments.