Blood vessels are the most important component of the human body. They ensure continuous movement of blood from the heart to all tissues and internal organs. In order for blood to easily overcome numerous choroid plexuses, excess pressure is maintained in them. The condition of the blood vessels is of no small importance. Thanks to their three-layer internal structure, they are distinguished by elasticity, strength and chemical resistance. However, the normal functioning of the vascular system can be disrupted by poor environmental conditions, poor-quality products, and stress. As a result, various vascular diseases arise, which often lead to serious consequences.
Symptomatic picture of vascular diseases
Strong and healthy blood vessels are the key to smooth functioning of the heart. Proper contraction and expansion of the vessel walls ensures continuous transport of blood.
Loss of flexibility and blockage of blood vessels lead to oxygen starvation
If the vessels lose their original elasticity, become too dense or fragile, various pathologies form:
- vegetative-vascular dystonia;
- migraine;
- stroke, atherosclerosis;
- vascular aneurysms;
- ischemia;
- hypertension.
Problems with the vascular system can be recognized by the following signs:
- insomnia;
- frequent dizziness;
- numbness of the limbs;
- memory impairment;
- decreased mental activity;
- cyanosis;
- tachycardia and heart pain;
- dyspnea;
- depression;
- fainting.
When disturbances in the functioning of blood vessels appear due to osteochondrosis or spinal injury, the patient will complain of severe dizziness, migraines and constant weakness.
Frequent headaches can signal vascular diseases in the body
At the first symptoms indicating a malfunction in the body, you must immediately make an appointment with your doctor. He will order a full examination of the body, collect anamnesis and prescribe appropriate vascular medications.
Time to strengthen blood vessels
One of the properties of the vascular growth wall is elasticity and strength, ensuring the uninterrupted circulation of tens of liters of blood throughout the body. Alas, after 40 years, elasticity gives way to rigidity, and strength to pliability. With age, the vascular wall becomes covered with calcium salts, cholesterol plaques and growths of coarse connective tissue. They make the vessels rigid and unyielding in response to changes in blood flow and create the preconditions for narrowing and blocking of their lumen.
Elasticity, on the contrary, indicates a coordinated reaction of the lumen of the vessel (constriction and expansion) and blood movement (acceleration and deceleration) in response to the release of adrenaline.
Which one is more important: strength or elasticity? In our youth, we strive for the first, taking the second for granted. And only as we grow up do we begin to understand that true values are not in powerful bastions...
What prevents blood vessels from being elastic and elastic with age? Risk factors that attract heart disease: the desire to work seven days a week and for pennies, a bottle of beer after a hard day, a hastily smoked pack of cigarettes (and more than one), a hearty evening dinner and a reluctance to change anything from your life when everything is disgusting. And the result is doom and dissatisfaction with the years lived. Here it is - the harsh price of “iron” vessels!
Taking care of blood vessels for a healthy person comes down to preventing heart disease. If diseases are firmly rooted in your body, we slow down their progression and prevent complications.
It’s definitely worth starting with a revision of your attitude to life, gastronomic habits and family foundations. As external help - drugs that improve the nutrition and structure of the vascular wall. Their course or continuous use determines at what stage of your life you decide to carry out a major overhaul of your blood vessels.
Signs of vascular damage are many-sided, but their common feature is the connection with the organ that they supply with blood. Frequent dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, darkening of the eyes when turning the head sharply are a sign of damage to the vascular system of the brain. Numbness of the extremities, coldness of the toes and hands, heaviness in the legs in the evenings - changes in the blood vessels of the extremities. Rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath during everyday activities, chest pain - cardiac problems. Weather sensitivity, poor tolerance to climate change, motion sickness in transport, pressure changes, fatigue are a sign of systemic disorders in the body.
Proper nutrition is the key to a healthy lifestyle. It underlies the very cement that will envelop your blood vessels.
You can hastily snack on a huge hot dog and wash it down with Coca-Cola. Or you can enjoy a spring salad with olive oil, salmon baked in foil and dried fruit for dessert. The logic of healthy diets:
- we remove fried and smoked foods, switch to fish and porridge (buckwheat, rice, oatmeal);
- we replace pies and buns with candied fruits, dried fruits, and natural honey;
- more vegetables (eggplant, pumpkin, zucchini, garlic, onions, legumes), fruits and berries (grapefruit, chokeberry, rose hips) raw or as decoctions;
- replace 1-2 servings of your favorite coffee with tea (fruit or green).
Resistance to stress requires effort and willpower. Calmness and composure - the result of daily efforts on oneself - maintains harmony not only of the soul, but also of the body. A timely pause in the daily race for material values and the ability to find positivity in every moment will preserve the desire to face each day with eyes wide open. A well-planned life (with conquering peaks, caring for family and friends without harming yourself) decorates your everyday life with bright colors. Romantic music that inspires travel and new discoveries creates peace of mind. Trading a job you hate for a job you love gives meaning to your life. Replacing computer games, hanging out on social networks and watching many hours of movies about saving the world with visiting the pool, cycling in the summer, skiing and skating in the winter, walking before bed, a contrast shower in the morning and daily exercises keep your body and soul toned.
The need to take pills (in courses or continuously) depends on the condition of the blood vessels. For young people without cardiovascular diseases who lead an active lifestyle, diet and cardio training are suitable. If desired, they are supplemented with vitamin complexes containing rutin, ascorbic acid, vitamins B, E, K and others.
Hereditary hypertensive patients with several risk factors will be protected by medications that normalize blood pressure (today they contain components for the proper functioning of the heart and blood vessels).
People who have had a heart attack or stroke, have high blood sugar, high blood pressure and excess weight should consider taking statins for life - drugs that “clean” blood vessels from the inside.
And for people suffering from low blood pressure and meteosensitivity, vascular drugs kaursa in tablets or solutions (piracetam, solcoseryl, actovegin) will help.
Adherence to one or another category of those wishing to strengthen blood vessels is determined by the doctor after a series of examinations. But the desire to make changes in your life depends only on you.
Author:
cardiologist at the clinic Irina Lutik
12/11/2017
Mechanism of action of vascular drugs
On the walls of blood vessels there are muscle fibers shaped like rings. When muscles contract, the fibers also contract, and accordingly, the clearance decreases. When the muscles are relaxed, the walls of the blood vessels expand and the lumen increases. Vascular muscles can contract independently; in addition, they are in constant tone, thanks to continuous impulses that come from the central nervous system along nerve fibers.
The action of medications is aimed at restoring blood circulation, increasing the lumen of spasmed and damaged capillaries, cleansing and strengthening the walls of blood vessels. Blood flow to the neurons of the autonomic nervous system, sensitization of metabolic processes and elimination of oxygen starvation of brain cells help improve brain function, reduce or eliminate the symptomatic picture of the disease.
Types of vascular devices
Drugs intended for blood vessels are classified into several categories. All of them have an individual range of purposes:
- Medicines that dilate blood vessels and improve blood circulation in the vessels of the brain;
- Agents that strengthen the vascular wall;
- Nootropics that restore blood circulation and memory;
- Anti-migraine medications that relieve spasm;
- Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants that help thin the blood and prevent blood clots.
Beverages
Anyone who cares about their health will benefit from the following drinks to strengthen the walls of blood vessels .
Green tea
green tea to strengthen blood vessels
An incredibly beneficial product for blood vessels. It helps reduce the concentration of cholesterol in the blood and cleanse the walls of the arteries.
Green tea contains a large amount of caffeine, which can increase blood pressure. In this regard, doctors have many disputes about the benefits of its use. However, recent studies suggest that the use of green tea in the diet is beneficial even for hypertension.
The main thing is that the amount of drink per day does not exceed two cups.
Coffee
coffee to strengthen blood vessels
No cardiologist has yet given an accurate assessment of its effect on the vascular system. However, experience shows that coffee beans help in the fight against migraines. It has also been proven that hot aromatic coffee helps normalize the blood vessels of the brain.
At the same time, it is necessary to dose the consumption of this drink, and hypertensive patients should avoid it altogether.
Dry red wine
Since ancient times, it has been considered a healing product if used in small quantities. Dry red wine can:
- increase the amount of nitrogen in the blood, which will reduce blood pressure;
- reduce the content of endophelin protein;
- maintain youth and vascular tone, thanks to the content of antioxidants.
It is better to choose dry branded varieties. Sugary drinks can increase blood pressure. In addition, they practically do not provide any benefit to the body.
Cognac
This alcoholic drink has similar beneficial properties as dry red wine. A small dose helps:
- dilate blood vessels;
- prevent the formation of fatty deposits;
- make blood vessels more elastic.
All the beneficial properties of cognac will work only with dosed consumption of no more than 30-50 ml per day.
Drugs to normalize blood flow in the brain
Pharmacological agents designed specifically to improve blood flow in the brain are divided into 3 groups:
- Myotropic. The active elements of this group affect the smooth muscles of the walls of blood vessels, thereby reducing its tone. Myotropic drugs include Eufillin with Dibazol.
- Neurotropic. Medicines have a direct effect on the nerve endings of cells (Reserpine, Validol).
- Nitrates. This group includes the properties of the above-described products. This includes Nitroglycerin with Nitrosorbitol.
Eufillin is one of the most common drugs for the treatment of vascular diseases
The composition of the drug and its effect may also differ. Based on this, the following groups can be distinguished.
Calcium blockers
This type of medication contains active ingredients that affect the substance that causes impaired vascular flexibility. These include calcium ions, which strengthen the walls. Since the medications are intended to normalize cerebral circulation, they are not used to treat heart disease. There are three generations of calcium blockers. First generation drugs contain three main active ingredients:
- verapamil (Finoptin);
- nifedipine (Corlipin, Nifedipine);
- diltiazem (Diazem).
Nimodipine, Clentiazem, Tiapamil belong to the second generation. The improved third generation includes drugs such as Amlodipine, Norvasc.
Norvasc is a modern remedy characterized by fast action and long-lasting effect after treatment.
The main difference between third-generation drugs and their predecessors is their high prolonged action and low number of side effects.
Heart remedies
This category of drugs improves oxygen saturation of the brain and normalizes the functioning of coronary vessels. As a rule, these preparations are made from plants: lily of the valley, adonis. Pharmacological names of cardiac drugs are Cardiovalen, Adoniside.
Products containing nicotinic acid
Enduratin, Nicotinic acid.
Nicotinic acid helps lower blood cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of plaque formation
Nicotinic acid acts even on small capillaries. Treatment of large vessels with this drug does not give positive results. When taking medications from this group, it should be taken into account that acid has a negative effect on the liver. It is necessary to strictly adhere to the dosage prescribed by the doctor.
Preparations made from plants
Medicines have virtually no contraindications or serious side effects. They are prescribed to improve blood flow in the brain and also eliminate spasms. Herbal preparations are classified into two categories:
- Ginkgo Biloba extract (Tanakan, Bilobil);
- with plant alkaloids (Vinpocetine, Cavinton).
Drugs intended to expand the lumen between the walls of blood vessels should absolutely not be taken without prior consultation with a doctor. An incorrectly selected dosage can lead to an increase in heart rate, which is fraught with serious consequences.
Drugs to strengthen the vascular wall
An active lifestyle, a balanced diet and preventive measures will help strengthen the walls of blood vessels. In some cases, taking medications, which should be selected by the attending physician, has a positive effect.
- Ascorutin. It contains active ingredients: rutin with ascorbic acid. Using the product will help strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Ascorbic acid, involved in oxidative and reduction processes, will compensate for the lack of vitamin in the body, and rutin stimulates the absorption of acid by tissues and organs.
- Venoton, tincture and tablets. It contains garlic and buckwheat flower extract, lactose and ascorbic acid. Taking the drug helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels and reduces their permeability. Venoton is prescribed to people with venous insufficiency and swelling. Its use is also effective for convulsions, fatigue, and paresthesia.
- Antistax. This is a medicine for blood vessels, in which the active ingredient is red grape leaf extract. Antistax fights the permeability of the walls of blood vessels, increases their elasticity, reduces inflammation, and relieves swelling. The drug is usually prescribed for varicose veins, as well as for chronic venous insufficiency.
- Detralex. It is classified as an angioprotector and venotonic, thanks to diosmin, the active ingredient in the composition. The use of the drug reduces vascular permeability and increases hemodynamics. Detralex is used in the treatment of hemorrhoids.
Ascorutin is an excellent remedy for strengthening the walls of blood vessels
Homeopathy
The action of drugs from the homeopathic group is based on the transfer to the body of the beneficial properties of herbal medicines.
Homeopathic medicines do not have an immediate effect, but they have virtually no contraindications or side effects
Drugs are selected based on the individual characteristics of the patient and his diseases. As a rule, homeopathic remedies need to be taken for a long period. For atherosclerosis, drugs such as Cerebralic and Edas-138 have a beneficial effect. They help improve memory and brain activity.
Healthy vegetables and fruits
Fruits and vegetables have a unique ability to have a beneficial effect on vascular health, so 2/3 of the diet should consist of vegetables and fruits. They are especially useful for those people who are at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, as well as for anyone who closely monitors the condition of their veins and arteries.
We wrote in detail about blood thinning products in this article, we recommend you read it.
Lemon
lemons to strengthen blood vessels
Antioxidants, essential oils and vitamins C will be useful not only for sick people, but also for healthy people. Doctors advise consuming lemon on a regular basis, and once a year cleaning blood vessels using lemon therapy. This citrus is not just a storehouse of vitamins. He helps:
- reduce cholesterol levels;
- remove various toxins;
- dissolve fat deposits;
- increase the elasticity of blood vessels and veins.
If you have diseases of the pancreas or stomach, then lemon should be very carefully introduced into your daily menu.
Beet
beets to strengthen blood vessels
This is one of the most necessary vegetables for a person’s well-being, especially if he suffers from a disease such as atherosclerosis. In any form (raw or boiled), beetroot dishes are useful for everyone who wants:
- cleanse the arteries and improve the condition of blood vessels and blood;
- help reduce blood pressure;
- reduce swelling and reduce excess weight;
- strengthen the heart muscle.
If you take raw beet juice for 2-4 weeks, your cholesterol will noticeably decrease. In addition, your overall well-being will noticeably improve.
Celery
celery to strengthen blood vessels
In order to use this root vegetable for medicinal purposes, you should eat not only the root itself, but also the green cuttings. The underground part of the fruit is used for hot dishes, and the stems are added to salads. Celery has a beneficial effect on blood vessels, which is characterized by:
- normalization of blood sugar levels;
- lowering blood pressure and improving vascular function;
- strengthening the walls of arteries.
It is important to note that the use of celery as a medicine is undesirable if the patient is diagnosed with venous varicose veins.
Pumpkin
pumpkin to strengthen blood vessels
This vegetable is simply indispensable for maintaining healthy blood vessels and the heart. Pumpkin can be consumed in any form: baked, stewed, boiled and even raw. Juice from pumpkin pulp is no less useful. The orange-red vegetable has such beneficial properties as:
- helps reduce cholesterol;
- promotes the removal of toxins from the body;
- fights excess weight;
- Thanks to its vitamin composition, it strengthens and nourishes the heart muscle.
Pumpkin is a very healthy and versatile fruit; it is considered a dietary product and has virtually no contraindications for consumption. In rare cases, individual intolerance to pumpkin dishes occurs, however, in general, it is a hypoallergenic vegetable.
Garlic
garlic to strengthen blood vessels
This spice is often used to treat the cardiovascular system, as it is considered a storehouse of useful substances. With garlic you can:
- lower blood pressure and normalize blood sugar levels
- prevent blood cells from sticking together;
- clean blood vessels, dissolving cholesterol plaques.
Garlic has long been known as a product that helps strengthen the heart, so its use is beneficial even after heart attacks. The main thing is not to overdo it and introduce this vegetable into your diet gradually.
However, we must not forget that it has a number of contraindications:
- gastrointestinal diseases and increased acidity;
- renal failure;
- pregnancy and lactation.
Onion
onions to strengthen blood vessels
Absolutely all of its varieties are incredibly useful for maintaining immunity and strengthening body systems. Onions have a particularly beneficial effect on the condition of blood vessels:
- reduces cholesterol levels;
- helps eliminate plaques;
- strengthens the walls of capillaries.
Onions contain a huge amount of microelements and vitamins. But it is important to consider that this vegetable can also increase the activity of the heart muscle, stimulate the nervous system and increase blood pressure. Therefore, hypertensive patients should use this product more carefully in their daily menu.
Ginger
ginger to strengthen blood vessels
This fruit is no less healthy and rich in minerals, vitamins, essential oils and amino acids than onions and garlic traditional for Russian cuisine. It has unique healing properties, as it allows:
- strengthen the heart muscle;
- relieve spasms in the blood vessels of the brain;
- thin the blood;
- rejuvenate all organs and systems of the body;
- cleanse blood vessels of cholesterol and fat deposits.
Considering that ginger is a fairly powerful remedy, it should not be used for acute forms of angina pectoris or coronary artery disease. Patients who have suffered a stroke or heart attack should also be careful when using ginger dishes in their menu.
Horseradish
horseradish to strengthen blood vessels
This root is used both in cooking and in folk medicine as a warming and anti-inflammatory agent. This product for strengthening heart vessels contains useful components such as essential oil, vitamins and minerals. Not only the rhizome, but also the leaves of horseradish are famous for their rich composition. With their help you can:
- lower blood pressure;
- clear arteries;
- start stimulation of metabolic processes.
Despite the pungent taste and smell of the fruit, it is useful for almost everyone, with the exception of: pregnant women, nursing mothers, people with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and liver.
Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants
Anticoagulants are special pharmacological drugs that inhibit coagulation processes (clumping of blood cells). They treat diseases associated with thrombosis, such as stroke and heart attack. Natural anticoagulants include:
- Heparin;
- Dicumarol;
- Hirudin.
These medications help prevent vein thrombosis, prevent thromboembolism, and reduce the risk of heart attack. In addition, they treat peripheral vascular diseases. Their principle of action is based on the inhibition of vitamin K and activation of antithrombin III.
Antiplatelet agents are drugs that prevent blood cells from sticking together, thereby preventing the formation of blood clots.
Antiplatelet drugs are prescribed to people who are at risk of developing blood clots
This category of medicines includes:
- vitamin E;
- products containing the Ginkgo Biloba plant (Bilobil, Ginos);
- Aspirin, Aspirin Cardio, Acecardol are drugs with acetylsalicylic acid as an active ingredient.
Antiplatelet agents are found in large quantities in ginger, pomegranates, onions, papaya, ginseng, soy, and fish oil. However, these vegetables and fruits should be consumed under the supervision of a specialist.
What foods are best to avoid?
To strengthen the vascular system, it is important to limit the consumption of certain foods:
- dairy products and fatty meat dishes;
- smoked meats, semi-finished products, fast food;
- foods high in sugar;
- marinades and salt in large quantities;
- alcohol in excess of the norm;
- strong coffee and tea.
If you study the beneficial properties of foods and follow the rules for their use, you can easily provide your body with useful substances that will prolong youth and help maintain vigor and activity for many years!
Drugs that cleanse blood vessels
Poor diet, smoking and alcohol abuse, polluted environment - all this negatively affects the walls of blood vessels, on which toxins and waste products form over time. Clogging of the internal walls often leads to various disturbances in the functioning of the circulatory system, increased cholesterol levels, and pathologies of the cardiovascular system. To restore blood vessels, it is necessary to take drugs that cleanse them.
Tablets that strengthen and cleanse veins, arteries and smaller vessels can be classified into several groups:
- Vitamins A, B, E, P, C;
- Cavinton and Dihydroquerticin are medications designed to strengthen the walls of blood vessels and restore their elasticity;
- Cinnarizine is a drug from the category of calcium channel blockers;
- Cardiomagnyl is the best blood thinner;
- Corbalance, Capillarin - cleanse vascular walls of cholesterol plaques;
- Dietary supplements, among which the most effective are drugs such as Antiox, Vinex.
Tablets from the list are taken only according to indications, after a thorough examination of the condition of the blood vessels.
General rules for eating foods
A properly formulated diet to maintain arteries and veins in good condition is not difficult. The main thing is to know the general principles of a healthy diet that is useful for strengthening the vascular system:
- reducing the amount of fatty meat and dairy products in the diet;
- preference for fermented milk products;
- replacing animal fats with unrefined vegetable oils;
- reducing the amount of salt consumed in food;
- reducing calories in ready meals;
- increasing the amount of greens and vegetables in the diet;
- adding whole grain cereals to the daily menu;
- dividing meals into several times (should be 4-5 times a day);
- drinking purified water.
Angiovitis
The first domestic drug created for the correction and treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia. Contains specially selected therapeutic doses of vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid (vitamin B9). It has angioprotective properties, promotes structural and functional normalization of the inner wall (endothelium) of blood vessels.
ANGIOVIT® was developed by the pharmaceutical industry together with a group of leading Russian scientists under the leadership of Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Z.S. Barkagan.
ANGIOVIT® is available in tablets coated with a protective coating. The main active ingredients of the drug are:
- vitamin B9 (folic acid) – 5 mg
- vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) – 4 mg
- vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) – 0.006 mg
ANGIOVIT® has undergone preclinical and clinical testing and is recommended for use in therapy, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology.
Which is better: injection or tablets?
Injections are more effective than tablets, since the liquid medicine goes directly into the blood after injection. However, this method of treatment is not always acceptable, especially if the patient is treated at home. In this case, it is more convenient to take tablets. As for therapy in a hospital setting, it involves treatment through intravenous and intramuscular injections.
Injections are much more effective than tablets, but their use is not always convenient at home
Vascular agents that are most often used in injection treatment:
- Vinpocetine, Cavinton are alkaloid derivatives. They are prescribed to normalize the nutrition of nerve cells and restore blood flow.
- Eufillin - dilates vascular walls, saturates the brain with oxygen.
- Drotaverine (No-shpa). As a rule, this medicine is used in tablet form, but if indicated, treatment with injections is possible.
- Piracetam. Quickly relieves vascular spasm. Available in ampoules and tablets.
- Nicospan and Nicotinic acid. Medicines are sold in ampoules and tablets. They are taken to lower cholesterol levels. Typically, drugs in this category are prescribed in combination with other drugs.
Vascular disorders and diseases make up the vast majority of brain pathologies in people of all ages. Therefore, at the first symptoms indicating a disease, you must immediately consult a doctor for examination and diagnosis.
