Strokes affect over 700,000 people every year. We're going to cover what you can do to help prevent yourself and your loved one's from getting a stroke. Or, at least a better chance, than if you did nothing.
As with all organs in the body, the brain needs nutrients and oxygen in order to function properly. These life-sustaining products are delivered to the brain by the blood that travels through our circulatory system. They're a serious health disability that can affect you, regardless of your age.
Some of the leading poor health choices that can lead to getting strokes are: Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption are some poor habits that you must get rid of. Next in line is if you have high cholesterol or diabetes. High blood pressure and blood clots' can lead to a stroke. Obesity...is one of the leading causes that opens doors for you in the stroke department. It doesn't matter if your ten pounds overweight or two hundred pounds overweight, if shedding some pounds is what it takes...then let's attack the problem!
Sticking with a daily exercise habit is a simple matter of commitment. You must develop a daily thirty minutes a day habit, that you do it without thinking. Everyday you brush you teeth, comb your hair, go to work and dozens of other daily activities that you do as a habit. A daily walk as simple as it sounds, will help to prevent you from getting a stroke.
Your blood circulatory system running throughout your body carrying nutrients and oxygen is foremost of importance in our talk on strokes. Lack of proper flow to your brain, possibly a clot--is a cause of a stroke. This is what you can do, starting tomorrow. When you get home from work, slip into some running shoes and running shorts. Turn around and head back out the front door you just came through.
Make this a daily habit. At first you won't be able to jog past...two or three of your next door neighbor's houses. That's ok! Go slow into a walk for a few. Once your breathing returns to normal, step up the pace a bit into your jog once again. Easy does it, all the way around your entire city block. That's if you live in the city. If not...then get into your trusty car and mark off a half of mile, mile marker. Go ahead and mark off another mile or two at half mile, mile markers for in the months ahead, you're going to need them.
As you can see I've led you into a simple run--walk daily habit save-you-a-stroke plan! In time the pounds are going to melt away, because your distance is going to increase another mile or so every month. Yes, in a year you could very well be running twelve miles! I did twenty years ago, when forty-five pounds were melted away and have stayed off ever since. Combine this little stroke prevention plan with some good nutrition habits and you'll be a much healthier person or runner to boot!
Gary Cooper is a writer/runner with tips for runners of all abilities. He's ran in well over 100 races himself & 1,000's of miles logged. Stop by his website for more details & free info! http://runningrunnersrun.com
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