Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, although she may not have known exactly why they’re good for you. Research is giving us answers. Fruits and vegetables can lower blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease and probably some cancers. Now comes another study showing benefits in stroke prevention.
Stroke is a disabling disease, not only for the physical toll it take on its victims, but also for the burden it imposes on their families and caregivers.
Known for its heart and dietary benefits, the Mediterranean diet is being looked at by researchers to see if it has implications for stroke and other neurological diseases.
Unfortunately, depression is common following stroke, occurring in as many as 40 to 50 percent of survivors. Does the depression result from the patient's adjustment to the stroke, physiological changes and brain damage, or both? It's often difficult to tell.
Most people know that a major stroke can significantly impair thinking and language skills. You may not be as aware that other types of cerebrovascular disease can go unrecognized for years and also cause substantial mental impairment.
When a stroke deprives the brain of blood, the nerve cells in the brain are either damaged or die, causing the physical and mental changes typical of stroke. Now, research is telling us that the brain is a fighter and does try to heal itself.
Thanks to better efforts at prevention, the overall incidence of stroke in the United States has declined over the past 50 years. The bottom line is: You can do things to improve you overall health and well being and decrease your risk of stroke.
You know them—people who get upset and angry about relatively minor things. Now, a study supports the contention that angry and antagonistic individuals run a greater risk of experiencing a stroke.
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death, but there are risk factors you can control. Don’t smoke, control your blood pressure and cholesterol, eat a healthy diet, and exercise. These are some of the modifiable risk factors identified in a new study.
Unfortunately, the incidence of stroke deaths in Lancaster County has been consistently higher than the rest of Pennsylvania and the nation over the past decade—and people are having strokes at an earlier age.