A new study released last week shows that more than 10% of patients are re hospitalized for complications.
Patients with Diabetes are at higher risk of re admission
If you are one of them this study shows you facts to start preventing
Continuing in the Stroke Awareness Month Heart and Stroke Foundation shared this story
Is there a need for a “wake up call” when we have the tools and knowledge to start acting now?
Take good care of yourself, you can start today, we can help when you are ready.
In the Stroke Prevention Month we hear a lot about dietary changes, high blood pressure, exercise requirements but not much about stress. Stress is one of the modifiable risk factors. What that means is that with some effort we can modify or change that risk factor, we can reduce it and with that reduce the risk of stroke.
There are many ways of managing and thus reducing stress however the simplest one consists on listening certain type fo music or sounds. Here is a link to relaxing sounds that you can start choosing to listen right now.
In a recent article from New York Times we learned that a mere 2 percent increase in calories from trans fats can raise the risk of coronary heart disease by as much as 29 percent. Substituting a healthy fat like extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil for those containing trans fats could prevent 30,000 to 100,000 premature deaths a year, the American Medical Association concluded in 2013.
