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Dr. Russell Blaylock: Stop a Stroke Before It Starts

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CBN.com A stroke occurs when a blood vessel feeding the brain bursts or is blocked by a clot. That causes brain cells to die. What is being done to reduce the risk of this killer? Dr. Russell Blaylock has the answer.

Most people know that the damage from a stroke devastates a person's ability to speak and damages muscle control in different parts of the body.

A surprising number of younger Americans have strokes. Those are often from a malformed blood vessel that breaks open in the brain. Tragically, the outcome of a stroke is usually negative.

Of the 700,000 who have a stroke each year: one-third die within days of the attack; another third are permanently disabled; and one-third will recover.

Preventive cardiologist Dr. Lori Mosca says that prevention could bring an abundance of health.

"Eating a diet that's rich in fruits and vegetables lowers blood pressure, which is good for stroke prevention,” she says. “Also limiting salt intake can be very important for some people. Regular physical activity is important not only because it helps to improve cholesterol and blood pressure levels, but it also actually can cause a natural thinning of the blood. It works almost like aspirin."

Thinner blood is less likely to form the type of clot that blocks a blood vessel in the brain.

Brain expert and physician Russell Blaylock also believes in preventing strokes and other circulatory diseases. He says there are "health and nutrition secrets that can save your life," so he wrote a book about it.

After all, strokes don't only threaten life and health; they're costly.

The estimated total national cost of stroke for 2006 is $58 billion dollars.

The average lifetime cost of the most common type of stroke for one person is $140,000.

Blaylock says to lower those numbers, the nation needs to fight the underlying, subtle inflammation in the bloodstream. He identifies that as the major cause of cardiovascular diseases including stroke.

To fight strokes by fighting inflammation, many doctors like Mosca are recommending a diet high in colorful produce. There are many choices and many varieties.

Blaylock also has a long list of supplements against inflammation and stroke, but his top three are: 1) fish oil high in the omega-3 fat called DHA (a strong anti-inflammatory); 2) vitamin C: crucial for the strength of the blood vessels; 3) magnesium: the number one mineral for protecting the blood vessel linings

He also says better sleep can lower stress and inflammation.

Meanwhile cholesterol-lowering drugs, such as Lipitor, have now been found to be effective largely because they are anti-inflammatory. But Blaylock says natural inflammation fighters are much more effective and have none of the side effects.

In fact over the last few years, medical research has confirmed that antioxidants and other nutrients are the best inflammation fighters -- especially when used in combination.

Once the public hears that, many people may start asking why this isn't one of the biggest medical stories of the new century.

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