881 Shares Statistics relating to strokes and falls are bleak, with research revealing that strokes can increase the risk of falling by 4 times and drastically increase the risk of breaking a hip following a fall. Approximately 80% of individuals who have strokes will also have impaired balance to some degree. A study which presented… Read More: Can Yoga Help Improve Balance for Stroke Victims? »
High blood pressure can strain your heart, with simple checks, timing and number of injections you might need. They note the small sample size and state that in the next phase they will include an additional 10, which occurs why is diabetes a risk for stroke a weak spot in one of the brain’s blood… Read More: Why is diabetes a risk for stroke »
February 2019 Print this issue Protect Yourself from Heart Attack and Stroke Have you had your cholesterol checked? Most adults should have a cholesterol test every 4 to 6 years. That’s because nearly 78 million American adults have high levels of the type of cholesterol that’s linked to heart disease and stroke. Cholesterol is a… Read More: Control Your Cholesterol: Protect Yourself from Heart Attack and Stroke »
If you had a stroke and survived the ordeal without permanent disability, you’d do everything in your power to get healthier and lower your risk of a repeat incidence, right? Unfortunately, while that might seem like the most rational plan, people don’t always behave rationally, and sometimes good intentions only last so long. And that’s… Read More: Stroke Survivors’ Unhealthy Choices »