Sitting for a long time can really lead to sudden death. Recently, the topic of the harm of sitting for a long time has attracted attention.

With changing lifestyles and ways of working, we spend more and more time sitting. Doctors suggest that prolonged sitting and inactivity can lead to stagnation of blood flow in the deep veins of the lower extremities, which can lead to thrombosis. The increase and shedding of thrombus can be fatal to blood vessels and even lead to sudden death.

Human health and longevity are closely related to the health of blood vessels. Therefore, there has always been a saying that "vascular aging causes all diseases to occur at the same time", and some people's vascular aging speed exceeds the speed of age growth, which is "early vascular aging".

In addition to sedentariness, there are many situations in life that can accelerate vascular aging such as long-term stress, long-term staying up late, smoking and obesity.

The following actions can help improve hardening of the arteries.

1. Improve living habits

Lifestyle improvements such as controlling diet, improving diet structure, increasing exercise and losing weight can help reduce blood cholesterol levels and prevent further plaque buildup.

2. Control chronic diseases

If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, you also need to actively and reasonably control blood sugar and blood pressure. Both high blood pressure and diabetes are important factors that lead to hardening of the arteries and plaque formation.

3. Be sure to keep exercising

The Chinese guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases pointed out that for elderly patients, 12 weeks of low-to-medium-intensity activities can significantly improve the elasticity of blood vessels.

Here, we share an exercise pyramid chart from Health Times:

From the bottom to the top, some simple activities in daily life such as walking, doing housework and walking the dog, which do not require strenuous exercise, should be done at least 30 minutes as much as possible every day. In addition, aerobic exercise and resistance exercise should be combined. Static activities like watching TV and slumping on the couch should be kept to a minimum.

Long-term consumption of Ganoderma lucidum is beneficial to blood pressure, blood sugar and blood vessels.

Long-term use of Ganoderma lucidum has the functions of regulating blood pressure and lowering blood lipids, so Ganoderma lucidum is also called a "vascular scavenger".

Modern medical research has confirmed that Ganoderma lucidum can reduce blood pressure by inhibiting sympathetic nerves and protecting vascular endothelial cells and can relieve myocardial hypertrophy caused by cardiac overload.

— From Zhi-Bin Lin's Pharmacology and Clinic of Ganoderma lucidum, p86

With long-term use of Ganoderma lucidum products including Ganoderma lucidum slices, spore powder, spore oil and extracts, you will find that your "three highs" values become more and more gratifying:

1. Lower blood lipids

Reishi mushroom can regulate blood lipids. The content of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood is mainly regulated by the liver. When the intake of cholesterol and triglycerides is high, the liver will synthesize less of these two components; otherwise, the liver will synthesize more. Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids can regulate the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides synthesized by the liver while Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides can reduce the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides absorbed by the intestines. Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes and Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides play a two-pronged role, providing a double guarantee for regulating blood lipids.

2. Lower blood pressure

Why can Ganoderma lucidum lower blood pressure? On the one hand, Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides can protect the endothelial cells of the blood vessel wall, so that they can perform their normal functions and allow the blood vessels to relax in time. Another factor is related to Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes inhibiting the activity of "angiotensin converting enzyme". This enzyme secreted by the kidneys constricts blood vessels, causing blood pressure to rise. Ganoderma lucidum can regulate its activity.

3. Reduce thrombus

Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides can also protect the endothelial cells of the blood vessel wall and prevent arteriosclerosis through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects; Ganoderma lucidum adenosine and Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes can inhibit thrombosis or decompose already-formed thrombus, reducing the risk of vascular obstruction.

4. Protect the cardiac muscle

A study published by Associate Professor Fan-E Mo of National Cheng Kung University showed that both feeding Ganoderma lucidum extract preparations containing polysaccharides and triterpenes to normal mice and injecting ganoderic acids (the main component of Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes) to high-risk mice with easily damaged cardiac muscle can effectively prevent myocardial cell necrosis caused by "β-adrenoceptor agonist", avoid myocardial damage, and protect heart health.

—Excerpt from Healing with Ganoderma, Chapter 4, pp. 119-121

Finally, to sum up, special attention should be paid to cardiovascular protection. A daily diet featuring low salt, low sugar, low fat and more fruits and vegetables, when paired with Ganoderma lucidum, can help keep blood vessels healthy.