Good evening to you all. I’m Dr. Ifeoluwaseun your Health Tutor. Its another blessed day.
This evening, we shall be discussing about stroke this evening. Who gets stroke? Many of us think that strokes only happen in adults, especially older adults. But kids, teens, and even babies who haven’t been born yet can have strokes too. Strokes in children most often happen within the first month after birth. The best way to help prevent a stroke is to eat a
📌 Healthy diet,
📌 Exercise regularly
📌 Avoid smoking
📌 Avoid drinking too much alcohol.
These lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of problems like: arteries becoming clogged with fatty substances (atherosclerosis) high blood pressure.
Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease. It is a medical emergency, and prompt treatment is crucial. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced i.e. preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients. Soon, Brain cells begin to die in minutes.
There are two broad categories of stroke;
Those caused by a blockage of blood flow, and those caused by bleeding into your brain.
A blockage of a blood vessel in the brain or neck, called an ischemic stroke, is the most frequent cause of stroke and is responsible for about 80 percent of strokes. These blockages stem from three conditions;
the formation of a clot within a blood vessel of the brain or neck, called thrombosis
the movement of a clot from another part of the body such as the heart to the brain, called embolism
or a severe narrowing of an artery in or leading to the brain, called stenosis
So, as I was saying, the second categories of stroke is;
Bleeding into the brain or the spaces surrounding the brain causes the second type of stroke, called hemorrhagic stroke.
High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke. It occurs when the pressure of the blood in your arteries and other blood vessels is too high. So, what are likely the warning signs?
📌 Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
📌 Sudden confusion, or trouble talking or understanding speech
📌 Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
📌 Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination
📌 Sudden severe headache with no known cause
But the other danger signs that may occur include double vision, drowsiness, and nausea or vomiting.
Sometimes the warning signs may last only a few moments and then disappear. These brief signs, known as transient ischemic attacks or TIAs, are sometimes called “mini-strokes.” Although brief, they identify an underlying serious condition that isn’t going away without medical help. Unfortunately, since they clear up, many people ignore them. Please don't. Paying attention to these signs can save your life. Although, having a risk factor for stroke doesn’t mean you’ll have a stroke. On the other hand, not having a risk factor doesn’t mean you’ll avoid a stroke. But your risk of stroke grows as the number and severity of risk factors increases. Stroke occurs in all age groups. Between the ages of 55 and 85. But strokes also can occur in childhood or adolescence. Although stroke is often considered a disease of aging, the risk of stroke in childhood is actually highest during the perinatal period, which encompasses the last few months of fetal life and the first few weeks after birth. Men have a higher risk for stroke in young and middle age, but rates even out at older ages, and more women die from stroke
Men generally do not live as long as women, so men are usually younger when they have their strokes and therefore have a higher rate of survival. Stroke seems to run in some families too. The best way to prevent a stroke is to address the underlying causes.
People can achieve this by making lifestyle changes such as:
📌 Eating a healthful diet
📌 Maintaining a moderate weight
📌 Exercising regularly
📌 Not smoking tobacco
📌 Avoiding alcohol, or only drinking moderately. So that people won't say doctor don't want us to take alcohol at all
📌 Managing diabetes; Diet, exercise and losing weight can help you keep your blood sugar in a healthy range.
So, If lifestyle factors don’t seem to be enough to control your diabetes, then you need diabetes medication; eating a nutritious diet like;
Fruits, Vegetables, Whole grains, Nuts, Seeds, and Legumes.
There are three main types of stroke;
📌 transient ischemic attack,
📌 ischemic stroke,
📌 hemorrhagic stroke
Doctors also call a transient ischemic attack (TIA) a warning or ministroke because it temporarily blocks blood flow to your brain. The blood clot and TIA symptoms last for a short period of time. I will discuss this later.
An ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot keeps blood from flowing to your brain. The blood clot is often due to atherosclerosis, which is a buildup of fatty deposits on the inner lining of a blood vessel. A portion of these fatty deposits can break off and block blood flow in your brain.
The concept is similar to that of a heart attack, where a blood clot blocks blood flow to a portion of your heart. Unlike a TIA, the blood clot that causes an ischemic stroke won’t go away without treatment
A hemorrhagic stroke results when a blood vessel in your brain ruptures or breaks, spilling blood into the surrounding tissues. There are three main types of hemorrhagic strokes;
The first is an aneurysm, which causes a portion of the weakened blood vessel to balloon outward and sometimes rupture
The other is an arteriovenous malformation, which involves abnormally formed blood vessels. If such a blood vessel ruptures, it can cause a hemorrhagic stroke
Lastly, very high blood pressure can cause weakening of the small blood vessels in the brain and result in bleeding into the brain as well.
In a nut shell, the warning signs of a stroke as said by National Stroke Association are;
📌 When you smile, does one side of your face drop?
📌 Arms: When you raise both arms, does one arm drift down?
📌 Speech: Is your speech slurred? Are you having trouble talking?
If you experience any of these symptoms, seek medical attention immediately.
Additional symptoms that don’t fit in the FAST description include:
📌 Sudden confusion, such as difficulty understanding what a person is saying.
📌 Difficulty walking, sudden dizziness, or loss of coordination.
📌 Sudden, severe headache that doesn’t have any other known cause
📌 Difficulty seeing in one or both eyes
A TIA will cause these symptoms for a short amount of time, usually anywhere from one to five minutes. However, you shouldn’t ignore stroke symptoms, even if they go away quickly
Below are some healthy food choices for senior stroke survivors and the benefits of each item.
Turkey
Oatmeal
Beans: Black beans and kidney beans are good sources of fiber, and they can absorb most of the water from foods your loved one eats, which helps with managing bladder problems.
Yogurt: Swallowing and chewing foods may be challenging for your loved one in the early stages of stroke recovery. Therefore, you need to find foods that are easy to eat, such as yogurt.
So, for a stroke patient, what are the Solutions?
Please note that I’m not an orthodox doctor but a pure herbal medicine doctor.
In line with my profession, you need
Chinese Royal Tea (Healthier Drink) for
• Cleansing the intestinal tracts
• Anti Lipids
• Removing oil or Anti Oil after meals
• Warm protection for your stomach
• Slimming down through a much healthier way
• Daily drink anti-diarrhea
• Detoxin, anti-aging and anti-cancer
• Reducing sugar level
Now, we reach the end of today's Health Discussion.
Thank you all for reading.
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