A lot of people don’t know what is blood viscosity and how what we eat and drink can affect it. Blood - the main life environment, on the condition of which depends the health and the level of functioning of absolutely all systems and organs. This living environment is 90% water, with the remaining 10% attributable to uniform elements. If there is an insufficient supply of fluid into the blood or its digestibility is impaired then the viscosity level increases - a person's health is compromised. Medicine knows the causes of increased blood viscosity, and the first signs of this dangerous condition, and methods of dilution of blood. But this information should be owned by everyone because timely action will help to eliminate severe, complex pathologies leading to death.
First of all, blood thickening is associated with insufficient intake of water or not full digestibility. If in the first case it is sufficient to adhere only to the generally accepted norms of daily water consumption (30 g per 1 kg of body weight) for a healthy person, poor digestibility is most often associated with an incorrect choice of water itself. Many prefer to drink carbonated drinks, tap water (and it is always chlorinated in the water pipe) - this leads to the expenditure of an increased amount of energy by the body. But except for mistakes in drinking water, the reasons for the thickening of blood viscosity are:
• Increased "working capacity" of the spleen - with a high production of enzymes is a destructive effect on organs and systems;
• Acidification and an excess of slags in the body;
• Dehydration of the body - this can happen after a long stay in the sun, with prolonged diarrhea, in case of excessive physical exertion;
• The use in a large quantity of sugar and products which include simple carbohydrates;
• A small amount of vitamins and minerals used - their deficiency automatically leads to violations of the work of organs;
• Regular eating disorder;
• Radiation impact on the body - it can both short-term and regular;
• Food is not enriched with salts.
In addition, the level of blood viscosity affects the region of residence of a person and his place of work - it is for certain known that an unfavorable ecology and harmful production directly affect the state of the main body environment. Of course, this level can be established only in the laboratory. But a person can suspect himself in this state and by some signs. These include:
• Fast fatiguability;
• Irritability;
• Increased daytime drowsiness;
• Memory impairment.
These symptoms are usually attributed to banal fatigue, it is believed that enough to go on vacation and the activity will recover by itself. Perhaps, it will be so, but to pass a preventive examination and get the expert's conclusion will not be superfluous. First, the above signs may indicate the development of pathologies of the central nervous system, and secondly, as part of the survey, you can learn about the level of viscosity of the blood. Many do not even think that a banal violation of drinking water can lead to any serious consequences. Yes, it can provoke an increased level of blood viscosity, but how dangerous is it for a person? Doctors distinguish several serious pathologies, which are directly related to the density of the main life environment of the body:
• Phlebeurysm;
• Steady increase in blood pressure - hypertension;
• Thrombosis or thrombophlebitis;
• Atherosclerosis;
• Hemorrhagic / ischemic stroke;
• Myocardial infarction.
Each of these diseases can lead not only to disability, but also to death.
How to reduce blood viscosity? Doctors offer procedures for liquefaction of blood in several ways. In many cases, a combination of several is proposed. The most effective methods of diluting blood include:
• Correction of the diet - it is necessary to include in the menu products that have a liquefying effect;
• Taking medications;
• Liquefaction of blood by folk remedies;
• Procedures with medical leeches - hirudotherapy.
The medicinal products listed in this section are not able to "dissolve" the already formed thrombi, but to prevent their appearance and improve the composition of the blood are quite capable. Each of the funds for a particular patient is selected by the physician in a strictly individual order, so the decision to take medication will be an error. And it's good, if not fatal!
Heparin: the most popular drug that can dilute blood contains the same substance that is contained in the saliva of leeches - it dilutes the blood at the time of getting a secret from the leech into the human body. Heparin is prescribed only by a doctor and he also chooses an individual dosage.
Warfarin or Generic Coumadin: this is the second most popular drug, which, if properly used, dilutes blood. The drug is inexpensive, but not less effective.
Preparations with Selen, Zinc AND Letecin: they are intended only for replenishment of these elements in the blood (if there is a deficiency). This improves the digestibility of water, which eventually leads to a normal level of blood viscosity.
