Treatment of Brain Damage

Having a stroke is devastating to the person and their family and friends. Stroke affects people of all ages, not just the elderly. With better treatment, many people survive a stroke, but often are left with sequelae and disabilities that require months of rehabilitation to improve. Many never return to its status prior stroke, but manage to have a good quality of life. Better safe than sorry so here are some tips to reduce the risk of stroke.

1. Lowering blood pressure

High blood pressure greatly increases the risk of stroke. The problem is that you can have dangerously high blood pressure and feel good. Too many people do not discover they have high blood pressure after a stroke or heart attack. Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure or buy a machine yourself and check. If it is high, your doctor may prescribe prescription drugs at first.

2. Quitting

Smoking clogs the arteries that narrows and eventually a blood clot forms and you have a stroke. Power, if you are taking pills, patches, hypnosis, acupuncture or just do it.

3. The treatment of heart disease

Angina, irregular heartbeat or heart defects can cause a clot to travel to your brain, blocking an artery and cause a stroke. Your doctor may start with an aspirin every day, which stops the formation of clots.

4. Lose weight

Being overweight causes a series of problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, increased risk of some cancers and depression. Start eating a little less and move more. Walking to the shops, get off the bus or train one stop early, park the car a little further. You will be amazed at how quickly feel the benefits.

5. Manage Your Diabetes

Poorly controlled diabetes can seriously damage blood vessels throughout the body including the brain. Damage to the vessels are weaker and more prone to the formation of the colts. A blood sugar at the time of a stroke often causes brain damage worse than expected. Well controlled diabetes delays the complications associated with an increased risk of stroke.

6. Relax and reduce stress

Too much stress is bad for us all. Take a few minutes each day to sit still, clear your mind, take slow deep breaths and relax.

7. Change your diet and reducing salt intake

The modern diet heavy in packages, cans and takeaways is not good. Processed foods, as these have very low vitamin and mineral levels and high levels of salt. A high salt intake increases blood pressure. Salt is hidden in many processed foods to read all labels. Better yet, completely eliminate processed foods.
Vitamins and minerals are essential for maintaining good health and lack of them causes major problems. Start cooking your own food. It’s easy and quick to produce a healthy meal. Eat more fruits and vegetables, rice and pasta, chicken, fish and lean red meat.

8. Buy a cookbook

There are thousands of cookbooks to help you. Buy one that has recipes quick, easy and healthy. Cooking does not have to be complicated.

9. Drink more water and less soda.

Try to drink 8 glasses of water a day and leave the Coca Cola, Pepsi and dr. pepper. You will feel better for it.

10. Do some exercise

Get your body moving. Going for a walk, climb stairs of his house a few times, start dancing. You can work out. That is what we designed.