Prevention of cerebral vascular accident roof

Knowing the risk factors for stroke, as recommended by the doctor and adopting a healthy lifestyle are the steps you can do to prevent a stroke. If you have had a stroke or TIA, these measures can help prevent another one. Many stroke prevention strategies similar to prevent heart disease. Generally, a healthy lifestyle means:

 

Controlling high blood pressure (hypertension). One of the most important things you can do to reduce the risk of stroke is to keep your blood pressure under control.

If you have had a stroke, high blood pressure can help prevent an attack ischemic stroke or transient next. Exercise, managing stress, maintain a healthy weight, and limiting sodium and alcohol, eat and drink all the way to keep your blood pressure in control. Add more potassium to the diet can also help. In addition to recommendations for lifestyle changes, your doctor may prescribe medication to treat high blood pressure, such as diuretics, calcium channel blockers. The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor.

Lowering cholesterol and saturated fat in the diet. Eat less cholesterol and fat, especially saturated fat and trans fat, can reduce plaque in the arteries. If you can not control your cholesterol through diet changes, your doctor may prescribe statins such as simvastatin (Zocor), atorvastatin (Lipitor) or a cholesterol-lowering drug.

Do not smoke. Smoking increases the risk of stroke and not exposed to tobacco smoke. Quitting smoking reduces the risk - a few years after quitting, the risk of stroke by a former smokers as non-smokers.

Control diabetes. You can also manage diabetes with diet, exercise, weight control and medication.

Maintain a healthy weight. T promised weight contributes to other risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Weight lost at least 10 pounds can lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels.

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. A diet containing fruits or vegetables more servings daily may reduce the risk of stroke.

Exercise regularly. Aerobic exercise reduces the risk of stroke in many ways. Exercise can lower blood pressure , increase levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, "good") cholesterol, and improve the overall health of the heart and blood vessels. It also helps reduce diabetes , weight control, and reduce stress. Gradually work up to 30 minutes of activity - such as walking, swimming, jogging or cycling on most of the day , if not all days of the week.

Drink moderately, if drinking. Alcohol can be both risk factors and preventive measures of stroke. Binge , drinking and heavy drinking increases the risk of high blood pressure and stroke , ischemic and hemorrhagic. However, taking little to moderate amounts of alcohol can increase HDL cholesterol and decreased clotting tendency. Both of these factors can contribute to reducing the risk of ischemic stroke.

Do not use illegal drugs. Some drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, is said to be risk factors for TIA or stroke.