Stroke prevention and getting enough sleep
Health tips for Wednesday include a healthy diet to prevent stroke, and getting ample sleep for both adults and children! Strokes are probably one of the more debilitating and disabling health downturns we could have, if we survive one at all. Healthy weight and healthy eating lower our risk, but now, one thing we can have in our diet could protect us from stroke, that comes from an encouraging report to be published tomorrow in the Journal of Neurology. The Mediterranean diet is a healthy way to eat and very beneficial for our hearts. It comprises of fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains and includes olive oil. In this study of over 7 thousand people who reported they used lots of olive oil, the researchers also found a 41 percent lower risk of stroke when compared to the people who used no olive oil. So olive oil might be the protector against that awful attack to our brain vessels that's called a stroke. So what I tell people is that olive consumption is good but to keep in min...