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Stroke recovery: Lifestyle measures you can take now to reduce your risk of further brain damage
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Lifestyle habits greatly influence these readings and to help improve your health you should:
- Be a non-smoker
- Limit alcohol intake
- Eat a healthy diet
- Participate in regular physical activity
- Avoid sitting or lying down for long periods of time.
“A low-salt and/or Mediterranean diet is recommended to reduce your chance of having another stroke,” states the American Stroke Association.
“Stroke survivors are [also] are encouraged to exercise or be active for at least 10 minutes, four times a week, or be more active for at least 20 minutes twice a week. ”
Most patients who have had an ischemic stroke — from a blood clot to other blockages in blood vessels in the brain — will need medication.
Source: | This article first appeared on Express.co.uk
