Deans' stroke musings: Prevent a stroke—free stroke awareness seminar

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Monday, March 31, 2014

Prevent a stroke—free stroke awareness seminar - Houston,TX

You'll have to go and challenge everything they say because they are just going to give you the simplistic crap ideas. Why don't they list any of these 11 Stroke risk reduction ideas?
Do they even have actual research articles to back them up. You won't hear any proof behind their comments.
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/ranch/living/prevent-a-stroke-free-stroke-awareness-seminar/article_584a46c4-eb19-53ff-aaa1-d318835c27e8.html

While diseases such as heart disease and breast cancer seem to get the bulk of attention these days, don’t forget about the third leading cause of death in this country and the No. 1 cause of disability: stroke.
About 80 percent of strokes(proof?) are preventable simply by lowering risk factors, according to the National Stroke Association. In addition, risk factors for stroke are often intertwined, so treating one of them can often positively affect another. For example, quitting smoking can bring down blood pressure. James Ling, M.D., board certified neurologist on staff at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, identified the following steps you can take to reduce your stroke risk:

• Eat your fruits and veggies. Experts recommend five or more servings a day. You should also be getting at least six servings of grains a day, eating fish like albacore tuna and salmon twice a week and including fat-free dairy products, beans, lean meats and skinless poultry into your everyday diet. Limit foods high in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol and calories. High cholesterol is a risk factor for stroke.
• Move, move, move. Lace up your shoes and hit the pavement for at least 30 minutes on most or all days. If you need to lose weight, increase that activity time to at least 60 minutes.
• Lower your blood pressure. You’ll only know you have high blood pressure – 140/90 mm Hg or higher – if you get it checked. A healthy diet that limits daily salt intake to 2,300 mg (about one teaspoon) or less and regular exercise can often bring down the numbers. If not, you may need medication.
• Butt out. Nicotine and carbon monoxide damage your cardiovascular system, so talk with your health care provider today about quit-smoking aids such as patches and medications.
• Control your diabetes. Having diabetes increases your stroke risk, but uncontrolled diabetes puts you at an even greater risk. Make sure to keep your blood sugar levels under control and visit regularly with your health care provider to stay on top of the disease.
Advancing age, a family history, being male, being of African-American descent and
having had a prior stroke are all risk factors you can’t control. But by taking the measures listed above, you can help reduce your risks.
FREE SEMINAR
Join us on Wednesday, May 21, for a free seminar on stroke awareness presented by James Ling, M.D. The presentation starts at 6 p.m. and will be held at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s Conference Center. Call 281-274-7500 or register online at houstonmethodist.org/events to reserve a seat.