How to Reduce Your Risk of Having a Stroke
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Do not smoke. Smoking can increase your risks for many health issues including stroke. Smoking damages your cardiovascular system by constricting your blood vessels and other damages. With damaged blood vessels your heart has to pump faster to get your blood to all areas of the body including the brain. If you take oral contraceptives such as birth control you shouldn't smoke, because if you do your risks for stroke go up by 43 percent. It is recommended that you stop smoking for prevention of this and numerous other health risks.
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Watch your diet. Having a bad diet can lead to obesity and stroke. However, you don't have to be overweight to have a stroke. Often enough, it's the foods we eat on a regular basis that can cause stroke or a risk of stroke in the future. Foods such as fried foods, chips and other foods of little or no nutritional value (typically any food high in fat or salt) can cause hypertension and eventually lead to stroke. It is recommended that you erase or eliminate these foods from your diet in order to decrease your risk for stroke.
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Watch your weight. Being overweight in itself can set you up for at least three times as many health problems compared to a thin person. Among these health problems are hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, asthma and yes, stroke. It is recommended that you consult with your doctor about a diet and exercise plan that can be specifically tailors to meet your lifestyle and health needs (while being healthy at the same time, of course).
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