Tips for Securing Yourself from Stroke

One in four people who have a stroke die within a year. Those who escaped death can suffer brain injuries that affect speech, memory, and mindset, as well as paralysis.

The good news, if you directly prepare yourself from now, you can reduce your risk most, both now and with increasing age. Process leading to stroke began in the early 40s or earlier. Therefore, now is the time to begin to prevent it.

Turn off cigarettes
If you stop smoking, the risk of heart attack and stroke is reduced by half. However, do not reduce cigarette. Smoke a lot or a little basically the same. You have to stop it altogether.

Check your blood pressure
Stroke occurs when blood vessels of the brain breaks or loose pieces of atherosclerotic plaque and block blood flow to the brain. Stroke is more common in people with high blood pressure. Research shows that controlling high blood pressure can cut the risk of stroke by 40 percent. In this case the blood pressure of 140/85 is considered high.

Reduce weight
If the weight goes up, then the increase is mostly fatty tissue. Excess fat is also associated with increasing bad cholesterol and triglycerides. Over time, these blood fat changes had a role in the formation of fatty deposits (plaques) in arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis. Weight loss slightest definitely beneficial to health.

A time to exercise self
Less body movement adds a risk factor for suffering a stroke. Research shows people who start exercising regularly between the ages of 15-25 years have a smaller risk to suffer a stroke than those who do not exercise. 

Expand fiber
Limit your intake of all types of fat, including red meat and fried foods, and replace it with a soluble fiber that can lower total cholesterol. Foods that contain soluble fiber, such as oatmeal, beans, class oranges, strawberries, and apples.

Avoid stress
Happiness is like music to the cardiovascular system. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch, United States, mentioning, among the elderly, those who have a positive and happy mood less frequently affected by stroke. The researchers said that happy people generally have the spirit of exercise and a healthy lifestyle. Combinations that lead us away from the risk of stroke.

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