Stroke, contrary to popular belief, has nothing to do with fate or fate, and this applies even when the disease is due to heredity. In most cases, stroke is associated with the way that life leads a person. If you value your life, then a stroke can be avoided, taking for a rule to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes
When stroke is broken blood supply to the brain in different areas. Physicians divide strokes into types - hemorrhagic and ischemic.
The occurrence of an ischemic stroke is due to the formation of thrombi, which leads to the obstruction of blood vessels; In addition, there may also be a strong narrowing of the vessels. In such a situation, the supply of oxygen to some parts of the brain is suddenly blocked, and the cells in these areas begin to die quickly. If you have at least some minimal idea about the structure of the human body, then it will be easy for you to understand that the main cause of such a stroke is atherosclerosis.
The rupture of blood vessels causes a hemorrhagic stroke. The work of the brain is disturbed due to the fact that the damaged vessel is bleeding. The cause of vascular rupture is most often high blood pressure. By the way, that with the presence of atherosclerosis, the vessels are prone to damage more often than without it.
Ways to treat stroke
Everyone knows the fact that nerve cells can not be restored, which is why the process of treating a stroke is extremely difficult. The most important thing for a stroke is to provide first aid and emergency hospitalization. Hospitalization is necessary in order to reduce the damage to the brain tissue to a minimum, and this is most likely to be done during the first hours of a stroke with the appointment of a correct and modern treatment.
With acute impairment of blood circulation in the brain, the patient needs complete rest, especially to be cautious if transportation is necessary.
For people suffering from stroke, the diet should be predominantly dairy-vegetable. Acute, acidic, salty foods that increase blood pressure should be excluded. The use of tobacco products is strictly prohibited. For several weeks after a stroke, bed rest should be observed.
Tea and coffee are also an obligatory ban, except for green tea, if consumed in moderation.
After a sharp period, there is a tense and long period of rehabilitation. During this period, functions that have been lost are fully or partially restored.
Recipes of traditional medicine for the treatment of post-insult conditions
When acute periods are behind, then folk medicine can come to the rescue, which advises the following recipes for the treatment of paralysis:
The roots of the peon dodging. You will need 1 tsp. crushed dry roots, which should be poured with boiling water (1 glass). Insist roots need for an hour in the heat, then drain and take 4-5 times a day for 1 tablespoon.
Tincture of spirituous peony alcohol. In 300 ml of vodka pour 1 tsp. crushed dry peony roots, and insist 7 days in a warm place. Ready tincture should be taken 3 times a day, 25 drops each.
Laurel oil. For this recipe, you will need a glass of vegetable oil and 30 g of bay leaf. Fill the bay leaf with oil and leave to infuse in a warm place for 2 months, shaking every day. Then strain and bring to a boil. Every day this mixture must be rubbed into places that are paralyzed.
Make ointment from laurel leaf - 6 parts, butter - 12 parts and juniper needles (or pine, fir, spruce). To rub it is necessary 2 times a day in paralyzed places.
Also beneficially affects the alcohol tincture from the gardener ("Echinopsy" - the medical name) or chilibuks. Pour 0.5 liters of vodka 1 tbsp. this herb and put on 21 days in a warm place, then strain and let's take the patient 3 times a day for 30 drops.
Green tea. If you correctly brew green tea, then it has a very favorable effect on those who have suffered a stroke. Be sure to monitor the pressure when you give the patient green tea!
It is necessary to cut 2 oranges and 2 lemons into parts, then scroll through the meat grinder, after removing the bones. Mix with 2 tablespoons. honey mixture obtained. Hold one day in a glass jar, the temperature should be room. Then put in the refrigerator. Recommendations for admission: 2-3 times a day for 1 tbsp. together with tea.
Brew 1 tbsp. chistotela chopped with a glass of boiling water, hold 15 minutes, strain and take 3 times a day for 2 tablespoons, before meals. The course of admission is 2-3 weeks.
Take half a lemon, peel, chop and pour a pre-made glass of needles (you need 1 tablespoon of needles, filled with boiling water and infused for an hour, do not forget to strain). Take this mixture on an empty stomach for 2-3 months an hour before meals or an hour after eating.
For patients who have suffered a stroke, sage will be very effective. Beneficially affects the combination of the infusion of salvia infusion inside with the techniques of common baths with this herb. The infusion is prepared as follows: pour 1 tablespoonful of boiling water. sage and insist for 1 hour. A recipe for the bath: for 10 liters of water take 300 g of sage. First pour cold water into the tub, then hot, and then add a decoction of sage.
For the next recipe you will need: 100 grams of St. John's wort, chamomile flowers, birch buds and cumin. At 1 tablespoon. mixture is taken 1 cup of boiling water, add another 300 ml of water and bring to a boil. It is necessary to give to drink the received broth warm, with addition of 1 tsp. spoons of honey. 20 minutes before meals 1 glass in the morning and the same at 21 o'clock. Do not eat or drink anything after taking this medication. The patient should be allowed to drink this broth until it is over. It is necessary to repeat this course in six months and a year.
If a stroke struck the brain: you need 5 pine cones, mature, with seeds; they need to be washed under running water, then pour 70% alcohol (200 ml), insist for two weeks in a cool place. Give the patient 1 tsp. in weak tea after eating 1 time per day.
A recipe for traditional medicine for patients who do not tolerate alcohol: just take 5 pine cones with seeds, mature, pour 0.5 liters of water, bring to a boil. Then it should be poured 5-7 minutes over low heat. Reception: after eating 1/0 cup. You can add honey for taste.
Prevention of stroke
Preventing a stroke is easier than it might seem at first glance. The main factor in this - food. It does not exclude such factors as stress, ecology, motor activity, bad habits, but the regime and composition of food plays a major role.
What prevents the occurrence of a stroke?
For a stroke, many substances that are present in the most common products are an obstacle. For example, Swedish scientists have found that magnesium reduces the possibility of ischemic stroke by 15%.
Magnesium has the property of reducing blood pressure, if it is above normal, it has a beneficial effect on cholesterol levels, and also reduces the susceptibility of cells to insulin - all this together significantly reduces the risk of stroke. Products that contain magnesium: nuts, seeds, whole grains, green vegetables, prunes, sea kale and many others.
When comparing the effectiveness of medicines and whole grain bread as a preventive measure, it was found that whole-grain bread is not inferior in action to medicines. One of the most famous universities in Scotland conducted research and obtained the following result: a diet that contains a large amount of dietary fiber, just as effective as a medicine, is only much more useful and safer.
Sport as a prevention of stroke
Walking, playing sports are extremely useful, both for health in general and for preventing a stroke. You can not think about atherosclerosis, if you walk every day for several kilometers on foot, and periodically do simple exercises. In this case, every cell of your body will be saturated with oxygen, and blood circulation will be much better.
But remember that any physical activity should be selected in accordance with your state of health. According to medical statistics at the beginning and end of the dacha period, when a surge in increased physical activity, strokes are significantly greater. And this applies not only to older people, but also to middle-aged people. The body does not withstand multiple loads, at work and at the dacha, and this gives an excellent soil for a stroke. This is especially true for people with high blood pressure.
Ironically, however, mental stress does not pose a danger to the brain and nervous activity. It can even be said on the contrary, mental activity provokes an improvement in brain function, and also contributes to the improvement of its cells. If you often conduct mental activity, constantly learn something, solve mathematical and logical problems, then such activities contribute to supplying the brain with blood that is saturated with oxygen. This helps the brain to remain active until very old age.
Take into account that loads from the TV or computer do not have a beneficial effect on the brain, it becomes more passive. In order to keep blood pressure under relative control, it is worth giving up alcohol and smoking. But from a good red wine is not recommended to refuse. In small doses, it has a beneficial effect on blood vessels.
Remember that sleep should be timely and full. In addition, it is extremely useful in preventing stroke is finding among pets - this is a great way to relieve stress. And if you have not got a pet yet, now is the time.