Many people have headaches due to the pressure of preparing for Tet.

At the end of the year, when the atmosphere of Tet is bustling, many people feel pressure from work, finances and worries about having a complete Tet.

Many people have headaches due to the pressure of preparing for Tet.

Tension headaches are on the rise, affecting the mental and physical health of many people.

Headaches during the holiday season are not uncommon, especially among adults. The main causes are increased workload, financial pressure, and social expectations.

According to information from the Neurology - Stroke Department of a large hospital in Hanoi , in just the first two weeks of January 2025, about 300 patients came to the clinic due to headaches. Doctors here said that the number of patients increased by more than 20% compared to previous months, in which many cases of headaches stemmed from psychological pressure of worrying about Tet.

A typical example is Ms. Giang (35 years old), an accountant at a company in Hanoi. At the end of the year, she often has headaches, insomnia, and a rapid heartbeat.

The busy year-end work with financial reports, combined with the responsibility of taking care of the family during Tet, made her stressed. Ms. Giang felt pressured to take care of everything from preparing offerings and gifts to shopping for food for the Tet feast.

The headache felt like a heavy rock was pressing down on her head, making her tired. The doctor diagnosed her with tension headaches, caused by prolonged stress. In addition to prescribing medication, the doctor advised her to practice relaxation exercises, massage, and get adequate rest.

Mr. Trung (42 years old), a businessman, also shared similar pressure. Business was difficult, orders were few, partners were slow to pay, plus Tet expenses to take care of his family made him always feel stressed, with a headache as if his temples were being squeezed.

The doctor treating Mr. Trung said that he suffered from tension headaches due to financial pressure and family responsibilities. He was treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation, combined with advice to share his difficulties with his family and maintain a reasonable rest and diet.

Headaches during the holiday season are not uncommon, especially among adults. The main causes are increased workload, financial pressure, and social expectations.

Many people overwork, have irregular diets, lack sleep and use stimulants such as coffee to stay awake, increasing the risk of stress and headaches. In addition, Tet is an occasion to show off success, those who feel they have not achieved their goals for the year often put pressure on themselves.

Financial pressure is also a major cause of headaches for many people. Tet expenses such as shopping, gifts, lucky money, and domestic and foreign expenses often exceed expectations. In particular, women often have to shoulder more of the work of preparing for Tet, causing greater stress.

When stress is prolonged, the body produces hormones such as cortisol and norepinephrine, which disrupt the functioning of the nervous system, leading to symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, memory loss, and even depression.

To reduce stress and headaches, doctors recommend that people learn to manage work and emotions, make a priority list and divide work reasonably. Keeping a relaxed mind and avoiding unnecessary worries are important factors to protect health.

Relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga, temple massage, limiting alcohol, and getting enough sleep are also very effective in reducing stress. In addition, building a scientific diet and lifestyle, especially during Tet, will help the body reduce stress and prevent headaches.

Tet is not only a time for family reunions but also an opportunity to take care of your mental health. A complete Tet is not only about material things, but also about relaxation, health and joy with family.

Important notes for patients with chronic diseases during Tet

Tet is an occasion for families to gather, reunite and enjoy delicious traditional dishes. However, for patients with chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia or kidney disease, maintaining a reasonable diet during this holiday is extremely important to avoid complications and protect health.

According to doctors, a balanced diet plays an important role for patients with chronic diseases. If they maintain a reasonable diet, they can improve their health and reduce the risk of unwanted complications.

During the Tet holidays, when parties are filled with delicious dishes that are not always suitable for sick people, maintaining a reasonable diet is a big challenge.

To protect people's health, according to recommendations, people need to limit salt and salty foods. For patients who are advised by doctors to eat a low-salt diet, special attention should be paid to dishes such as pickles, pickled onions and dishes with high salt content. These dishes can increase blood pressure and put pressure on the cardiovascular system. Therefore, patients should only eat a small amount and limit it as much as possible.

Banh chung and banh tet are traditional dishes that are indispensable during Tet, however, their fillings often contain a lot of fatty meat, which is not good for people with fat metabolism problems or cardiovascular disease. Patients should eat less and not eat continuously to avoid gaining weight, increasing blood pressure, and affecting health.

For diabetics, controlling starch intake is extremely important, because starch can increase blood sugar. Sweet foods, such as cakes, candies, and jams, should be completely avoided. In addition, diabetics should also limit their intake of sticky rice dishes, because sticky rice contains more starch than white rice and can easily increase blood sugar.

Dishes such as ham, sausage, and braised pork often contain a lot of salt and fat, so patients should eat them in moderation. In particular, for braised pork, you should only eat the lean meat, avoiding the fat. Eggs should also not be eaten too much, because they can increase cholesterol levels in the body.

During the Tet holiday, many people easily forget to take their medication due to being busy with recreational activities. However, for chronic patients, forgetting to take their medication can cause serious complications. Therefore, patients need to strictly follow the medication schedule prescribed by their doctor to protect their health.

If you have to travel or attend parties away from home, chronic patients should prepare nutritional supplements suitable for their health condition.

Foods such as heart-healthy milk, milk and cakes for diabetics, or home-cooked food in take-away containers are reasonable choices. However, it is important to note that food should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours to avoid the risk of food poisoning.

Green vegetables are a great choice to help diabetics and people with other chronic diseases maintain a healthy diet during Tet. Green vegetables help regulate metabolism and provide essential vitamins and minerals without increasing blood sugar.

Child dies because family treats pneumonia with grass carp bile

On January 23, the National Children's Hospital announced that a 6-year-old boy in Son La died after his family arbitrarily gave him grass carp bile to treat pneumonia as advised.

Previously, this boy had pneumonia and had been treated at the district hospital for about 2 weeks. However, when hearing that drinking grass carp bile could cure diseases and improve health, the family gave the boy this bile.

Just a few minutes after drinking, the baby showed serious symptoms such as cyanosis, respiratory failure and slow heart rate. The baby was immediately given emergency treatment at a local medical facility and then urgently transferred to the National Children's Hospital.

Upon admission, the baby's condition was extremely critical with respiratory and cardiac arrest. Although the doctors tried to resuscitate him and his heart started beating again, due to the severity of his condition, he did not survive.

According to doctors, many people believe that fish bile, especially the bile of large fish like grass carp, can cure diseases and nourish health. However, in reality, fish bile, especially fish of the carp family such as silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp or sturgeon, all contain an extremely dangerous toxin.

The toxin, scientifically known as 5α-cyprinol, is a toxic alcohol compound with five hydroxyl groups in its molecule. What is worrying is that the toxin is heat-stable, meaning it is not destroyed by cooking, and remains toxic when ingested.

When exposed to the body, this toxin causes severe poisoning symptoms such as inflammation, gastrointestinal ulcers, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea. Then, it can quickly cause kidney damage, renal tubular necrosis, liver failure, and if not treated promptly, the risk of death is very high.

Doctors recommend that people absolutely should not use fish bile because it can cause poisoning and endanger life. In addition, animal bile in general is a place that contains many bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause diseases in humans, leading to poisoning and potential infections that are very difficult to treat.

In the case of this boy, doctors hope that the story will serve as a warning to families and the community about the potential risks of using folk remedies of unknown origin, in order to avoid possible unfortunate consequences.

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