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How To Reduce Your Risk of Stroke

Read on to learn warning signs of stroke, and much more for maintaining optimal health.

Some people are terrified by the fact that strokes seem to happen to healthy people with no warning, like a bolt of lightening. Often this is not the case. There can be an pre-stroke episode called a “transient ischemic attack” (TIA).

Signs of a TIA include:

Vision loss or blurring in one eye
Loss of feeling or weakness in an arm, leg, or one side of the face
Slurred Speech
Vertigo or nausea

Studies show a TIA occurs in almost 15% of stoke cases. The TIA may go away in a day. It may not be followed by a stroke. But as soon as any of the above symptoms occur, seek medical help immediately. The stroke is most likely to happen within hours or 1-2 days of a TIA.

There are underlying health issues that stroke sufferers and those around them may be unaware of; You can do something about these, to help reduce the risk of a stroke.

Following are the AMAs recommended steps for reducing chance of stroke:

Get your blood pressure checked . If high, take steps to lower it.
Avoid excessive consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs
Quit Smoking
Diet: Should be low in fat
Physical activity: get as much as possible
Prescribed drugs: follow doctors directions

The worst thing is to ignore a TIA, or to ignore the 6 factors above: You can be active in protecting yourself from stroke and other health problems.Remember, if you’ve got your health, you’ve got everything.

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