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How To Prevent A Stroke
Strokes are unpredictable events and occur when blood flow to the brain is stopped for a time. When brain cells are deprived of oxygen, they start to die, and the abilities controlled by the damaged part of the brain are lost. Though you don’t know when a stroke will happen, 80 percent of them are actually preventable. While there are several genetic factors you cannot control that may predispose you to having a stroke, if you make healthy lifestyle choices, it is possible to reduce your risk significantly. Treatable Risk Factors There are stroke risk factors that you can actually treat, control, or even eliminate from...
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Four years ago, my daughter celebrated her first birthday in a rehabilitation hospital where I was recovering from an ischemic stroke that left me paralyzed on the right side of my body. The stroke was a horrible experience that came out of nowhere. Afterward, I was unable to walk, eat, or even see out of my right eye. Prior to the stroke I was an aircraft mechanic and enjoyed playing the guitar, paddle boarding, surfing, flying, and generally having fun outdoors and with my family in our small fishing town in Alaska. After the stroke, I was struggling to do just the...
How to Recognize the Signs of a Stroke in Women
Despite the myth that most stroke victims are elderly males, anyone can have a stroke. In fact, women have a higher lifetime risk of suffering a stroke than men do. If you still think being young will protect you from having a stroke, think again. Adults 45 and younger experience strokes, as can infants, children, and adolescents. Strokes are prevalent in women. Over 425,000 women suffer from a stroke every year—55,000 more than men. Of that 425,000, over 76,000 women will die from stroke-related complications, twice as many as those who will die from breast cancer. Time is of the Essence Strokes are the third leading cause of death...
What to Eat When Recovering From a Stroke
It’s no secret that Americans struggle with proper nutrition and healthy living on a daily basis. According to the the World Health Organization, it is estimated that over 80 percent of diagnoses of heart disease, stroke, and type II diabetes, along with nearly 40 percent of cancer diagnoses, could be prevented by people improving their eating and exercise habits and reducing their dependence on tobacco products. Adjusting the way you live in order to stay healthy is important, though not everybody is willing or able to. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, while women are more likely...
