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Stroke is the third leading cause of death and disability (the first two are heart attack and cancer). Treatment of #stroke is time-bound, and less than 10% of people receive the clot-buster drug therapy. Therefore, most people who survive a stroke are left with disabilities.
12 preventive strategies can be easily followed, and they have the potential to significantly reduce one's chances of suffering from stroke.
These are:
1. Sleep for 7-9 hours at nights;
2. 150 min of moderate-vigorous exercise per week;8000-10000 steps/day;
These are:
1. Sleep for 7-9 hours at nights;
2. 150 min of moderate-vigorous exercise per week;8000-10000 steps/day;
3. Healthy food;
4. Maintain ideal body weight;
5. Minimize the daily sitting duration to less than 6 hours;
6. Quit smoking;
7. Abstain from alcohol;
8. Reduce stress;
9. Maintain BP less than 120/80 mmHg;
10. Target HbA1C less than 5.7% (the lower, the better);
4. Maintain ideal body weight;
5. Minimize the daily sitting duration to less than 6 hours;
6. Quit smoking;
7. Abstain from alcohol;
8. Reduce stress;
9. Maintain BP less than 120/80 mmHg;
10. Target HbA1C less than 5.7% (the lower, the better);
11. Maintain normal total LDL & HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels;
12. Target serum homocysteine to less than 15
#MedTwitter #NeuroTwitter #strokeawareness #strokeprevention
12. Target serum homocysteine to less than 15
#MedTwitter #NeuroTwitter #strokeawareness #strokeprevention
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