A Healthy Brain Diet prevents Stroke

 A Healthy Brain Diet prevents Stroke

 

Health,Food & Beverages The fact that stroke can strike suddenly without warning is most frighting. There is often no sign or anything, just a fraction of a second sense that something went wrong. Although the stroke itself comes out of the blue, the problems that causes it usually develop over years. When the blood, that contains oxygen and nutrients, can't reach parts of the brain, stroke occurs, or when an artery ruptures and blood is lost. The risk of a stroke will be present by high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a dangerous prediabetic condition called metabolic syndrome - and all these factors can be reduced by choosing the right food and a healthy lifestyle. "Your diet plays a

 critical role in preventing stroke", says Thomas Pearson, M.D. PhD, professor of epidemiology and chairman of the department of community and preventive medicine at the University of Rochester in New York. A study involving more than 87,000 nurses at the Harvard School of Public Health showed that women who ate the most fruits and vegetables had a 40% less change of having a stroke than those

 who ate the least. Another study conducted at the University of California, San Diego, discovered that people who ate a single serving of potassium-rich fruits and vegetables a day where also able to cut there risk of stroke by 40%. The following six strategies offer powerful protection: Calm high blood pressure with dairy and potassium. High blood pressure (135/85 or higher) doubles your risk for a stroke. Here is why. Pressured by high-speed blood flow, arteries in the brain thicken and can

 eventually squeeze shut. Small arteries may rupture under pressure. The risk for developing clot-producing plaque on the artery walls due to high blood pressure. More than 300,000 strokes annually could be prevented if everyone in the US brought it under control. Your diet should include low-fat