Strokes Kill at Any Age

Strokes are the third-leading cause of death in Americans. In addition to the numbers they kill, strokes leave hundreds of thousands more disabled. Of special concern is the fact that 25 percent to 35 percent will have another stroke within their lifetime.

Within five years of having their first stroke, nearly a quarter of women and 42 percent of men will suffer a second stroke. The recurrent stroke, unfortunately, is more likely to kill or to leave its sufferers severely disabled.

Fortunately for everyone, there are a number of ways to reduce risk and to reduce the damage from a stroke.

Most ischemic strokes (due to blocked blood vessels) are caused by hardening arteries, or atherosclerosis. This is caused in turn by chronic inflammation within the blood vessel wall.

In hemorrhagic strokes, the main problem is weakened blood vessels in the brain. Chronic inflammation and a poor diet are secondary.

There are usually several episodes of mild neurological symptoms, such as sudden numbness of one side of the face or an arm. This may last only seconds and then pass. Other transient symptoms include brief dizzy spells, confusion that lasts for just a minute, heaviness of an arm or leg, and problems with speech, such as attempting to say a word or repeating words over and over. Other people often spot the problem first. They may notice that one side of the person's face seems to sag, or that they make little sense when speaking. Sometimes the person isn't walking right.

Taking an aspirin when symptoms first occur, for instance, can prevent most strokes, but it is important to use this time to get to your doctor for a proper workup.

Get Your High Blood Pressure Under Control

Hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking, migraines, and a poor diet are among the high-risk factors for stroke. All of these factors are associated with chronic inflammation and its byproducts.

Hypertension is especially common among blacks and women. Shockingly, some 29 million women, and 55 percent of women over age 55, have high blood pressure (hypertension). Most cases of hypertension can be cured by altering the diet, regular moderate exercise, and magnesium supplementation.

In fact, using special supplements to decrease inflammation will greatly reduce the size of a stroke and improve recovery.

Antioxidants, flavonoids, vitamin C, zinc, selenium, and copper help maintain blood vessel strength. Magnesium, natural vitamin E and DHA all play a major role in stroke prevention and in helping the brain recover after a stroke.

Here are some simple steps to prevent strokes, especially recurrent strokes:

a.) If you smoke, stop.
b.) Get your hypertension under strict control. (75% of stroke victims have high blood pressure)
c.) Correct your diet: Avoid sugar and processed carbohydrates; avoid excess meats in the diet (a source of iron); eat five to 10 servings of fresh, washed vegetables a day; drink only purified water.
d.) Avoid insecticides and herbicides, especially in the house.
e.) Avoid all sources of mercury.
f.) Exercise moderately every day for 30 minutes to one hour.

I have been a member of ASH (Advanced Scientific Health) since 2004 and I have learned that ascorbate deficiency has been irrefutably linked to the world's #1 killer-heart disease. Ascorbate deficiency causes microscopic cracks, or lesions, to develop in arteries. As time elapses, the cracks become more numerous and the older LDL cholesterol patches harden into plaque. The process causes the diameter of the arteries to become narrower. The restriction can become a blockage, shutting off the flow of blood to tissue in certain areas of the body and eventuality damages tissue and leads to angina, strokes or heart attacks.
The task for ASH is to reverse the condition causing vesicular/arterial lesions and remove the plaque that has accumulated to patch these lesions. Taskmaster: MoRE

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