Asthma sufferers should beware of Stroke

Asthma can affect anyone. The study revealed that the disease increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Asthma caused by chronic inflammation and persistent in the long term. Asthma comes from the Greek that means? Shortness of breath '.

Allergist immunologist from the Division of Allergy Immunology Clinic, Department of Medicine of the RSCM, Dr Iris Rengganis SpPD KAI, said asthma is a disease that attacks the respiratory tract to the lungs. "Asthma is a disease of airway constriction," he said.

Rengganis explained, asthma can be divided into two kinds. First, asthma kardial associated with cardiac abnormalities, and bronchial asthma is a respiratory illness.

Patients with extrinsic bronchial asthma, have hypersensitivity and hyperactivity of the various stimuli from the outside. "These external stimuli such as dust in the surrounding environment, weather, or smoke," said Rengganis who is also lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia.

The intrinsic bronchial asthma or non-allergic generally arise when the patient received psychological disorders, stress, strenuous exercise, and drastic weather changes. "So, all cases of asthma have caused and treatment vary, depending on the type of asthma that affects a person and not based on their gender," he said.

A study reported American cardiology journals reveal, asthma began to appear when someone growing up can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke in women. Uniquely, this did not occur in men.

Dr Stephen J Onufrak from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stoneville, Mississippi, says, asthma that occur when an adult, like other sudden attacks disproportionately experienced by women, such as rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis) and lupus, can be a big risk for heart attack and stroke.

Onufrak and colleagues used data Atherosclerosis Risk study that examined the link between asthma, the risk of heart attack, and stroke by sex.

They found, compared to those without asthma, adult women who develop asthma have a 2.10 increase in heart attacks and 2.36 increase in stroke.

There is no connection between men who suffer from asthma in childhood or adulthood and a heart attack or stroke, with women who suffer from asthma and heart or stroke in childhood.

When this research have implications in treatment, Onufrak said, "I believe that these results need to be replicated in other group studies to provide more concrete recommendations."

Responding to these findings, Rengganis said, the study must be seen first case. Is asthma occurred in the lungs or the heart. "Actually the case has not been much going on. We must see the first real case," he said.

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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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Stroke can be prevented by consuming Carrots

So far, people familiar with carrots only for the eyes because of its vitamin A content is very high. Carrots are believed to reduce the minus, plus and a cylinder in your eye. Apparently it's just a myth. According to scientific research, carrots do contain lots of vitamin A. However, the optical system errors on eye can not be corrected with vitamin A. Like a camera lens has no focus. The film of any quality brand will record a blurred image if the lens is not perfect. "It was a good source of vitamin A for night vision. Vitamin A to the retina produces rhodopsi (purple pigment) on a special eye for night vision. Vitamin A will reduce the aging of the macula eyes and prevent cataracts in the elderly."

Prevent Stroke
Carrots have more benefits than just for eye health. One is to prevent stroke. People affected by stroke, if you consume lots of vitamin A, will have fewer neurological damage (nerve) and have a chance to heal. This is because when the brain does not get oxygen for how long, as in stroke, the cells began to experience malfunctions (interference function) that causes a series of events culminating when the nerve cells of oxidative damage, and these conditions can be muted if the blood contained many vitamin A.

A study showed that eating carrots at least five times a week can reduce the risk of stroke. Savor antistroke also generated because the activity of beta carotene to prevent the occurrence of plaque or cholesterol deposits in blood vessels. Beta carotene is the most active pigments when compared with the alpha and gamma carotene. Usually known as beta carotene provitamin A that the intestinal wall. "Because the carrots do not contain cholesterol. There is a fiber that can reduce fat in the blood. He can also be as an anti-oxygen. Oxidized fat in blood vessels that will make a stroke, it can prevent a stroke if he ate carrots that anti-oxidants and high fiber."

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