Tasty toddy blocks stroke damage

Take this as a fact: Aging causes blood to thicken. Right now, if you are past age 35, your blood is beginning to sludge or get thicker. Oh, you don’t feel anything so why worry about a blood clot from thick blood?

Because a stroke is a blood clot that lodges in your arteries and blocks your oxygen to the heart or brain.

The risk is great, and you definitely want to do preventive maintenance by taking nutrients like the b-vitamins, and vitamin A.

The real question is, do you know what to do if someone you know is suffering from a stroke?

Neurologists state that if they can get to a stroke victim within three hours, then they can totally reverse the effects of a stroke. The trick is recognizing, diagnosing, and getting to the patient within three hours, which is tough in many cases.

A True Story: Susie is recuperating at an incredible pace for someone who suffered a massive stroke. This is because Sherry saw Susie stumble and asked Susie three key questions — so simple that it literally saved Susie’s life.

When asked the questions, Susie failed all three, so Sherry called 911. Even though she had normal blood pressure readings and did not appear to be having a stroke, as she could converse to some extent with the paramedics, they took her to the hospital right away.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now, doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking these three simple questions:

  1. Ask the individual to SMILE.
  2. Ask the individual to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
  3. Ask the individual to SPEAK A SIMPLE COHERENT SENTENCE.

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(Also 4. Ask the person to STICK OUT THEIR TONGUE. According to one study, a crooked – going to one side or the other – could be an indication of a stroke.

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions listed above. They presented their conclusions at an annual meeting of the American Stroke Association. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of a stroke and prevent brain damage.

Stroke damage protection

You all know how long it can take to get emergency aid in the event of a stroke or heart attack — probably at least an hour even if the stroke is recognized very quickly. So how do we protect the brain from stroke damage?

At a meeting of the American Neurological Association, Dr. James Grotta reported that a shot of alcohol followed by a cup of coffee might be as effective in limiting stroke damage to the brain as some of the drugs now being used in emergency rooms.

Dr. Grotta and his colleagues tested common substances like alcohol and caffeine on stroke-induced laboratory rats. Alcohol alone made the stroke worse. Caffeine alone didn’t seem to do anything. However, when the two were combined, the brain was protected from stroke damage.

As strange as it may seem, if you or someone you love suffers from a stroke, a viable emergency treatment might just be an Irish coffee.

Traditional Irish coffee:

The old-fashioned drink has some whipped cream on top, and a little brown sugar in it, but you don’t want sugar after a stroke, you just want it straight up, so all you need is:

■ 2 cups strong black coffee

■ 2 oz. Irish whiskey

Alcohol opens up blood vessels, and caffeine is known to increase blood flow, which may be why they work synergistically.

Strokes happen at all ages but everybody over age 60 would do well to keep a small jar of strong black coffee brewed at all times. If trouble comes, it’s ready to heat in the microwave in about a minute and then just add 2 oz. of Irish whiskey that you bought for the emergency. Or drink it cold. Heading off stroke damage is high priority.

Oxygen therapy

After a stroke, it’s imperative that you or your loved one get yourself a hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) chamber treatment.

Cells in the brain tissue of stroke victims are oxygen deprived, as we mentioned above, and become traumatized. Yet despite what most doctors think, oxygen-starved brain cells don’t die after a stroke. New studies show brain cells can be rejuvenated with doses of concentrated oxygen.

HBOT can save cells but more importantly, causes angiogenesis, which is the creation of new blood vessels, healing the brain. How soon after the stroke will this still work? The sooner the better, even though pioneers in the field have healed people many years after they suffered a stroke.

Bob Livingston

By Bob Livingston

Bob Livingston has been writing most of his adult life on matters of health, nutritional supplements, natural alternatives and social importance.

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