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文章一：
Chronic Anxiety Keeps Blood Pressure Consistently High
Many people are unaware that emotions are actually a major factor affecting blood pressure.
When a person is angry, anxious, tense, or under excessive stress, the sympathetic nervous system remains constantly active. This causes a faster heart rate and blood vessel constriction, which in turn raises blood pressure. If this state persists over the long term, blood pressure can easily remain stubbornly high.
From a TCM perspective, “anger forces the qi [vital energy] upward.” Excessive emotional fluctuations can easily lead to liver qi stagnation or hyperactivity of liver yang, further resulting in problems such as headaches, insomnia, palpitations, and elevated blood pressure.
The patient I mentioned was not primarily struggling with diet but rather with chronic high-level anxiety, constantly worrying about work and family issues. As his emotions gradually stabilized and sleep quality improved, his blood pressure also began to return to normal.
Of course, emotional management is only one part of preventing and treating hypertension. To truly protect the blood vessels, it is also necessary to address diet, exercise, and overall lifestyle habits.
1. 根據本文，下列何者有誤？
（1）持續性高血壓可能來自長期的壓力
（2）高血壓容易造成失眠
（3）失望時血壓相對處在低點
（4）血壓高是因為交感神經持續處於活躍狀態
2. 根據本文，哪些是預防與治療高血壓的要素？
3. 讀完本文有何感想？你自己或親友有高血壓的症狀嗎？你會相應給他（她或自己）什麼建議？
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要保護好血管，必須注意情緒、飲食、運動和整體生活習慣。（123RF）文章來源：英文《大紀元時報》
文章二：
Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
What you eat every day has a greater effect on your blood pressure than you might imagine.
I have a friend with hypertension who usually takes his medication on time and keeps his blood pressure fairly well controlled. However, on one occasion, he attended a banquet and ate large amounts of foods high in sodium and saturated fat. That very evening, his blood pressure spiked to 170, and the next day, he even experienced numbness in his legs and dizziness. His doctor warned him that if he continued eating like that, he could very well suffer a stroke.
High-sodium and high-saturated-fat foods increase the burden on blood vessels, promote inflammatory responses, and, in turn, affect blood pressure control.
Studies have found that people who follow a Mediterranean diet over the long term have a significantly lower risk of developing hypertension. The Mediterranean diet helps reduce chronic inflammation, maintain vascular elasticity, and may also lower the risk of dementia and cardiovascular diseases.
The Mediterranean diet is easy to follow—just remember these three key principles:
Eat Healthy Oils: I recommend olive oil or Taiwanese camellia oil—both are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, which help reduce inflammation in the blood vessels. In contrast, oils that contain higher amounts of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids—such as corn, sunflower, and soybean oil—should not be eaten in excess, as they may promote inflammation.
Focus on Vegetables: Eat at least two kinds of vegetables at each meal, such as sweet potato leaves, spinach, or mushrooms, to supplement potassium and dietary fiber and to help remove excess salt from the body.
Eat More Fish and Less Red Meat: Eat fish two to three times per week, such as mackerel, Pacific saury, or milkfish, and reduce red meat intake.
1. 根據本文，下列何者有誤？
（1）地中海飲食奉行每餐至少3種蔬菜
（2）多吃魚有助於降低血壓
（3）富含ω-6的油脂要少吃
（4）長期實行地中海飲食者，不易罹患高血壓
2. 根據本文，地中海飲食的好處？
3. 讀完本文有何感想？你自己或家人目前的飲食習慣為何？會考慮採用地中海飲食嗎？理由？
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【解答】
文章一：
1. （3）
2. To truly protect the blood vessels, it is necessary to address emotions, diet, exercise, and overall lifestyle habits.（要保護好血管，必須注意情緒、飲食、運動和整體生活習慣。）
文章二：
1. （1）
2. The Mediterranean diet helps reduce chronic inflammation, maintain vascular elasticity, and may also lower the risk of dementia and cardiovascular diseases.（地中海飲食有助於減少慢性發炎、保持血管彈性、可能降低失智症與心血管疾病的風險。）
文章來源：英文《大紀元時報》◇
