( Trust me, you DON’T want one! )

Know your blood pressure ~ work with your doctor to keep it under control

Find out if you have AF (atrial fibrillation) again, work with your doctor to control it

If you smoke ~ QUIT

If you drink alcohol ~ MODERATION is the RULE

Know your cholesterol number ~ if it is high, work with your doctor to lower it (lowering your cholesterol may reduce your risk for stroke)

If you are diabetic, follow your doctors orders to control your diabetes

EXERCISE! ~ exercising for as little as 30 minutes a day may reduce your risk for stroke

Work with your doctor to control circulation problems if you have them

There are a few risk factors that are beyond your control such as: your age, being a male, being an African-American, having diabetes, or a family history of stroke

STROKE KILLS

STROKE CAN DISABLE

STROKE CAN HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE

STROKE and its SYMPTOMS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY

WARNING SIGNS OF STROKE

Sudden numbness or weakness in arm or leg, particularly on one side of the body

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or coordination

Sudden severe headache with no probable cause

STROKE IS A BRAIN ATTACK

AND

MEDICAL EMERGENCY

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EVERY minute counts…if you observe ANY of these symptoms, call 911 IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Treatment can be more effective if rendered quickly

It could save your life or that of a loved one

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IMPORTANT: Never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour rest.

Medical investigators in China, Japan and several Asian countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from ‘acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis’ found out that the majority of them had eaten NOODLES as their supper. This was a startling finding.

However, it wasn’t the noodles that caused nightmares but DEHYDRATION. Imbibing even with a few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately before bedtime compound this on an empty stomach will trigger an electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to dehydrate or lose water.

It is therefore advisable for a person to take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or several alcoholic drinks. Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if you can not avoid it, allow at least two hours for the body to digest the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water.

The most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour rest.

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Note: We don’t really know about nightmares causing sudden death while asleep linking it to dehydration at nighttime, as it is not backed with actual medical links to support the claim. We encourage you to investigate the matter yourself should you find this message interesting enough. Then again, we already know the importance of drinking plenty of water regardless of this warning. Can’t hurt to be reminded, can it?

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