Recently, many people have begun to care about their heart health because they want to receive the new crown vaccine. Before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, many people will check with doctors they know. Since March this year, the number of computer scan cardiovascular examinations referred by both public and private doctors has increased significantly. Since the waiting time for computer scans in public hospitals is long, most customers will choose private hospitals or private physical examination centers for computer scans andcardiovascular angiography examinations.
In my recent experience, about half of the patients scanned before vaccination are under the age of 60. Most of the blood vessels in this group are normal or have only slight vascular narrowing. People aged over 60 accounted for the other half. 10 to 20% of people in this age group have moderate to severe blood vessel narrowing and are at risk of myocardial infarction or even death. Most of these patients require endometriosis and stent placement after being evaluated by a cardiologist.
It is not difficult to understand why heart disease ranks third as the killer disease in Hong Kong. If each of us needs to receive a health report card when we are sixty years old, and every type of food we eat in the past and today is recorded, how should we choose?
A vegetarian diet can improve blood vessel health and prolong life, and is the recommended dietary plan. Like most people, I ate meat more than ten years ago just to satisfy my appetite. Later, I chose a vegetarian diet in order to reduce the suffering of animals. In recent years, there have been many more types of vegetarian food. The trendy Western-style vegetarian food is full of color, flavor and taste, with little difference from meat. It is delicious and healthy, making it a good choice.
Healthy tips about milk: The milk added to the coffee and milk tea we often drink in tea restaurants or ice houses is quite high in calories. Sweet coffee or black tea will be healthier. If you drink coffee at a Western-style coffee shop, consider using soy milk, almond milk or oat milk instead of milk. In this way, the calories, fat and hormones must be less than that of milk.
Recently I tried making a milkshake using a blender using avocado and rice milk. It only takes two minutes to make a delicious and healthy drink. The secret is to pick some riper avocados for juicing.
▲ Radiology Specialist Dr. Shum Sing Fai, John
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