14 December 2023

Prevent Stroke Early On

The brain is a vital organ that has an important role in human survival.

Stroke cases at a young age are quite common. Therefore, there are several ways to prevent stroke from an early age to overcome this, including:

1. Eat healthy and nutritious food
The important things to pay attention to when consuming healthy food are:

• Vary foods with complete nutrition, starting from carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, fiber.
• Increase your consumption of vegetables and fruit
• Limit consumption of salty, sweet and fatty foods
• Drink enough water

2. Avoid salty or high-salt foods
Foods high in salt are known to trigger high blood pressure or hypertension. Where, hypertension is a risk factor for stroke. The limit for salt consumption per person is no more than 2,000 mg a day.

3. Stop smoking
Smoking can trigger blood clots and narrowing of blood vessels. This allows disruption of blood flow to the brain.

4. Exercise regularly
Regular exercise, at least 4-5 times a week, will help keep blood pressure stable.

5. Have a healthy diet
Apart from hypertension, obesity is also a risk factor for stroke. Maintain proportional body weight through a healthy diet program.

6. Control Diabetes
High blood sugar levels experienced by diabetes sufferers can trigger blockages in blood vessels.
Therefore, diabetes sufferers need to treat their health problems medically to avoid complications from stroke.

7. Carry out regular health checks
The next way to prevent stroke from an early age is to carry out regular health checks.

8. Controlling Emotions
One of the things that needs to be considered in maintaining mental health is controlling emotions well.
Excessive emotions are known to increase the production of the hormone epinephrine which can trigger an increase in blood pressure in the body and is related to hypertension as a risk factor for stroke.

Reviewed by : dr. Innosensius Ibnu Ishwara, M.K.K.

Source : Siloam Hospital Health Article

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