How to prevent stroke
Stroke is a frequent affliction of the elderly, mortality is high, recurrence rate is high,.cure rate is low, complications and sequelae are many, making complete recovery extremely difficult ,Stroke is one the three leading killers of the world especially strokes relating to cerebral haemorrhage.
Is it possible to prevent stroke?
Stork can lead to severe damage to the body but it can be prevented many stroke cases are preventable if only people take preventive precautions, also because many families did not follow the appropriate course of action after a stroke, sequelae
eveloped with life threatening results in some cases. B-1-2
According to China’s practitioners of western and Chinese Medicine, stroke can be diagnosed early and early prevention is possible The aims of prevention are:
(1)To stop the disease developing,
(2)To shorten the course of the disease once it develops,
(3)To minimise sequelae.
How to prevent stroke
A famous physician in the Ming dynasty, Lee Yong Cui, wrote in his medical text “to prevent stroke one should have disciplined living, proner diet, non excessive sexual activities, emotional serenity.”
According to my experience, to prevent stroke one should pay attention to the following:1.Those above 40 years old should have regular checks on blood pressure, blood lipoproteins, blood sugar,and regularly take small amounts of anti-cholesterol and vasodilators.when there is hypertension or hyperglycaemia take hypotensive or hypoglycaemic medications for a period of time.
2.The elderly and those convalescing from sroke should follow a proper diet, rest at regular hours,do regular exercises that are within the patient ’s physicl capability consume less salt, less sugar, avoid cholesterol rich foods such as animal fat, offal, eat more of vegetables, fruits, vegetable oils beans and bean products, fish, and lean meat, This will lead to a more healthy body and also assist in recovery from stroke.
3.Patients with established hypertension and atherosclerosis ought to pay attention to the safety of their mobility,movement shoud be slow, steady, not fast and hasty,When walking, turn around slowly and steadily to prevent falls he should not turn over in one movement to get out of bed, he should first sit up then put his feet on the ground and rise from the bed. There have been incidents