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So, who is at Risk of
Stroke and Heat Attack?
Stroke and Heat Attack?
After
all we have discussed about the two conditions of stroke and heart attack,
which have been causing death and disability among affluent Nigerians in recent years, the
seriousness of the problem is not in doubt.
Two questions that must be in the mind of virtually every reader are:
all we have discussed about the two conditions of stroke and heart attack,
which have been causing death and disability among affluent Nigerians in recent years, the
seriousness of the problem is not in doubt.
Two questions that must be in the mind of virtually every reader are:
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1. Am I at risk from these two deadly
monsters?
monsters?
2. Is there anything I can do to avoid them?
Unfortunately,
the answer to the first question is yes!
the answer to the first question is yes!
Especially,
if you fall into the group defined at the beginning of this book as affluent;
that is, put simply, you are potentially or already at risk of being
hypertensive with the probability of suffering a stroke or having a heart
attack, if you:
if you fall into the group defined at the beginning of this book as affluent;
that is, put simply, you are potentially or already at risk of being
hypertensive with the probability of suffering a stroke or having a heart
attack, if you:
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1. Are at least 30 years of age.
2. Can afford to eat whatever and how much
you choose to eat.
you choose to eat.
3. Earn your living in some way that may be
psycho-socially and/or physically stressful.
psycho-socially and/or physically stressful.
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Your
chances of having and dying from either stroke or heart attack increase
dramatically if you have any or a combination of the following:
chances of having and dying from either stroke or heart attack increase
dramatically if you have any or a combination of the following:
1. Being overweight or obese
2. Consume plenty of animal protein foods.
3. Have already been diagnosed as being
hypertensive or high blood pressure.
hypertensive or high blood pressure.
4. Live sedentary lifestyle.
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5. Smoke cigarette or use tobacco in some
other form.
other form.
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6. Being diabetic.
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7. Have high blood cholesterol level.
Fortunately,
the answer to the second question is yes; that is, there is a lot you can do to
avoid stroke and heart attack. There are
a number of rather simple actions that you as an individual can take to reduce
your risk level of suffering early and sudden death from a stroke or heart
attack. Those actions are presented in
the following chapters. (Read our next post )
the answer to the second question is yes; that is, there is a lot you can do to
avoid stroke and heart attack. There are
a number of rather simple actions that you as an individual can take to reduce
your risk level of suffering early and sudden death from a stroke or heart
attack. Those actions are presented in
the following chapters. (Read our next post )
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(From the Book; “Early and Sudden Death; the Price of
Affluence among Nigerians”. Read “How
to kill Stroke & High Blood
Pressure before they kill you” in our next post on Asabeafrika)
Affluence among Nigerians”. Read “How
to kill Stroke & High Blood
Pressure before they kill you” in our next post on Asabeafrika)
