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From the Daily Mail: Doctors have released a stroke-prevention guide amid a worrying rise in young people.
Strokes are commonly thought of as an ailment of the elderly, but they have risen by nearly 15 percent over the past decade in people 18 to 44 years old. They are also the fifth leading cause of death in the US, killing nearly 160,000 people every year.
And more than 800,000 Americans a year will suffer one – one every 40 seconds – leaving them at risk for paralysis, seizures, memory loss, and organ failure. While the rise is concerning, new guidelines from the American Heart Association suggest 80 percent of strokes ‘are preventable’ if people follow ‘Life’s Essential 8.’
This is a set of lifestyle factors shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, which includes tips like getting more bananas in your meals and following the diet of an Italian.
The paper, published Monday in the journal Stroke, comes as strokes climb in young people by 14.7 percent between 2011 and 2022.
READ MORE at the Daily Mail.
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The Cleveland Clinic lists numerous health benefits of bananas, including their fiber content, which decreases the risk of the following diseases by 30%:
- Colorectal cancer.
- Heart disease.
- High blood pressure.
- High cholesterol.
- Stroke.
- Type 2 diabetes.
The report lists other main health benefits from eating bananas:
- Vitamin C for better immune health
- Vitamin B6 for improved metabolism, nervous system health and sleep regulation
- Potassium for organ health and lower blood pressure
- Magnesium for improved blood pressure, blood sugar and more
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