Monthly Archives: May 2020
Since we know that a stroke attacks the brain our goal is to keep our brain healthy Poor brain health is more serious than you think.Failing brain health is a public health epidemic. The brain begins showing signs of cognitive decline as a person enter their 20s. 3out of 5 American s will develop a brain disease in their lifetime. By 2030 the cost of Alzheimer’s, dementia and stroke is expected to exceed $ 1 Trillion dollars. until next time…..
AGE the likelihood of having a stroke increases with age for both men and women. Family History if you parent, grand parent, sister, brother has had a stroke especially before 65 you may be at a higher risk. RACE African Americans have a higher risk of stroke than whites because they have higher risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Prior stroke, TIA transient ischemic attack and if you had a heart attack.
Since 80% of stokes are preventable we want to know what we can do. High blood pressure or hypertension is the leading cause of stroke and the most important one to control. so we must know our numbers and keep them low.120/80 is normal. Diabetes control your blood sugar Eating better Being active Losing weight stop smoking Take medication After my stroke I decided that I would take charge of my health. I was seeing my doctor every3 months…..
It is a new month and it is Stroke awareness month . A stroke can happen to to anyone. Adults, teenagers, children and even infants. The more information we have the better equipped we will be to help ourselves and others. F.A.S.T. F dropping face A arm weakness S speech difficulty T call 911 there are also sudden warning signs such as : dizziness, headache, trouble speaking ,vision problems and weakness.I had a terrible headache when I got to the…..
