Stroke prevention nutrition
Common Questions and Answers about Stroke prevention nutrition
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There is the Mozaffarian Group’s Study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2004 showing that as the intake of saturated fat increased in post-menopausal women, the progression of atherosclerosis actually reversed!
Diet and 20-year Mortality in Two Rural Population Groups of Middle-Aged Men in Italy.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1989.
Men who died of CHD ate significantly less saturated fat than men who didn't!
This tiny herb is extremely rich in iron, which is crucial to your body's ability to transport oxygen. Just 2 teaspoons contain 20 percent of your daily intake. Plus, seasoning with thyme helps protect food from bacterial contamination.
Cilantro
The Benefit: In mice studies, coriander seeds, from the cilantro plant, encouraged the pancreas to produce more insulin-the hormone that helps shuttle glucose into the cells to be burned as energy.
Of course there is a difference in preparation and lowering your risks to help prevent stroke or heart attack. Prevention is always the best approach, as much as possible that is.
I recently had a mild stroke in the left hemisphere of my brain. About two weeks later I started having a problem with my left arm and hand falling asleep. At first this was just an annoyance however, the tingling sensation has been happening more often and with more intensity. Could this problem be caused by the stroke? Will it eventually go away? Can I do anything to help eliminate this problem? Could someone explain why this is happening?
As you know, 50% of end of life deaths are caused by heart attack or stroke. Sedentary lifestyl, nutrition and smoking are the three behaviors most closely linked to heart attack or stroke. So, by making the decision to become more active, you have given yourself a healthier profile
First, I would suggest revisiting your physician to have him give you a clean bill of health since you had a sedentary lifestyle. It sounds like you are quite familar with taking your pulse rate.
You will be surprised to know that I personally have seen a Stroke patient showing marked improvement in mobility, speech and other fronts 12 yrs after suffering a stroke. He was given excellent nutrition supplements of multivitamins, multiminerals, ginseng, omega 3 fatty acids and calcium . Within 30 days the person was walking and climbing stairs, brushing his teeth, combing his hair and doing things which he had not done in 12 yrs. So there is always hope.
My mother had a stroke a couple weeks ago. She is paralized on her left side. She is 86 years old. At first she seemed to talk well enough and her spirits were pretty good. She is now in rehab and has been eating mushed up foods.
She now is not eating and talking is almost at a whisper. She is asking that god take her. The rehab called today to get me to sign for a feeding tube. Is this a good idea?
I would say in general terms that loss of peripheral vision be it from glaucoma, stroke, retinal disease like retinitis pigmentosa or other causes is usually not something that can be rehabilitated. There are some new computer programs with vision simulators that try to help patients try to rehabilitate the use of lost peripheral vision mainly from stroke and there has be at least some encouraging, though limited, results with that.
Treatment of stroke depends on whether the stroke is ischemic or hemorrhagic and on the underlying cause of the condition. The long-term goals of treatment include rehabilitation and prevention of additional strokes. In your uncle’s case it could be ischaemic or hemorrhagic stroke due to high BP. If it is a ischaemic infarct, anti platelet drugs, anti coagulants and thrombolytics are employed in the treatment. If it is hemorrhagic infarct the hematoma needs to be evacuated with surgery.
Search for ‘Antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention of stroke’. Under Aspirin, you will get the details. Good Luck.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
If he was falling frequently, sometimes the risk of staying on these meds (bleeding with fall that could lead to death) outweighs the benefit (stroke prevention which is a few percent per year), which is something his physician needs to determine. Given his age, and history of blood in stool and falls, it is reasonable to keep him on warfarin (coumadin), especially due to the evidence in people over 75 on Pradaxa, and the difficulty of reversal with Xarelto given his falls history.
We first want to say we encourage everyone to have an annual physical and discuss their blood pressure findings with their doctor. Prevention is key to cardiac health and diet and lifestyle choices can greatly impact that.
Here is an overview on eating and blood pressure. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/4249-hypertension-and-nutrition. It gives a nice list of what to eat and what not to eat.
Though they are of no immediate threat, all these causes, and the presence of ischemic changes can be a risk factor for future stroke.
I'm a 50 year old male with a family history of heart disease and stroke and am trying to prevent it if possible. I exercise daily and maintain a healthy diet. Will this be good enough in the long run? I tend to worry about it too much because of the problems my parents had but I think my numbers are good. BP runs about 115/65 on average and my total cholesterol is about 100, HDL 45. My glucose is about 85 so hopefully this will keep me out of trouble.
Is there anything proven, that can help with prevention. I was told family history is a good indicator for getting Alzheimers's. So now I am very concerned. What would you recommend I do to help prevent this disease.
He evaluated the association between coffee drinking and stroke by looking at data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, taken in 1988-94. He zeroed in on the 9,384 adults older than 40 who were coffee drinkers. Of those, 500 (5 percent) had been told by their doctor that they'd had a stroke. And 2,793 (29.8 percent) had self-reported stroke symptoms or a mini-stroke, also known as a transient ischemic attack.
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