Potassium. And I bet your hospital does not have a diet high in potassium. Other than orange juice and milk there was not a single item from here in my hospital foods. And just how incompetent is your stroke hospital? That's a question for your hospital president
http://blog.aarp.org/2011/09/01/what-do-baked-potatoes-bananas-and-orange-juice-have-to-do-with-stroke/
Selected paragraphs.
An even larger analysis, published last year in the British Medical Journal,
found a similar effect: A higher potassium intake decreased stroke risk
by 24 percent in people with high blood pressure. All that was needed
was an extra two to three servings of fruits or vegetables a day.
In the Swedish study, researchers found that stroke risk
decreased as people’s reported potassium intake went up. For every
1,000 mg. increase in daily potassium, the odds of suffering a stroke in
the next five to 14 years dropped by 11 percent.
Here are some potassium-rich foods:
Acorn squash, cooked, 1 cup: 896 mg.
Baked potato with skin: 844 mg.
Spinach, cooked, 1 cup: 838 mg.
Lentils, cooked, 1 cup: 731 mg.
Kidney beans, cooked, 1 cup: 713 mg.
Split peas, cooked, 1 cup: 710 mg.
Sweet potato, baked: 694 mg.
Butternut squash, cooked, 1 cup: 583 mg.
Raisins, 1/2 cup: 553 mg.
Avocado, 3 ounces: 540 mg.
Yogurt, low-fat, plain, 1 cup: 531 mg.
Halibut, cooked, 3 ounces: 490 mg.
Banana, medium: 451 mg.
Cantaloupe, 1/4 : 412 mg.
Rainbow trout, farmed, cooked, 3 ounces: 382 mg.
Orange juice, 3/4 cup: 355 mg.
Milk, low-fat, 1 cup: 348 mg.
Broccoli, cooked, 1 cup: 332 mg.
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