Stroke Antioxidant Treatment As a Sensible Preventative Measure

There is continuous mounting evidence that stroke antioxidant treatment makes a lot of sense. It certainly makes sense from a preventative standpoint, and also for anyone that has had a stroke as a measure to help insure against a future stroke.  Antioxidants also help rid the body of free radicals, shown to help reduce the bad cholesterol, LDL or low-density lipoprotein. It should be kept at levels below 100 mg/dL. HDL or high-density lipoprotein is important as it removes or cleanses cholesterol from your body. According to several doctors I have consulted, the best way to raise HDL is through exercise. Levels of HDL of less than than 40 mg/dL for men and less than 50 mg/dL for women could put you at risk for heart disease.

Another main issue with strokes are that they cut off much needed blood supply to the brain which may result in permanent brain damage. Antioxidants can also repair partially damaged cells and repair them to function properly.  It has been said that many doctors are 10 years behind in the area of nutrition and nutritional supplementation, but it appears that in the last few years, that gap is decreasing.

Triglyceride is yet another factor to be considered in heart disease and stroke. It is fat manufactured within the body. If you have high levels of this, it is likely that your balances of LDL and HDL will be out of proper balance. Triglyceride levels should not be higher than 150 mg/dL.

Please consult your trusted physician to have these levels checked. Adding more foods high in antioxidants should be recommended by any good doctor. This may not be enough, especially for people who smoke. Obviously the first serious consideration should be to quit by whatever means are necessary. In the meantime, high quality natural supplements high in antioxidants may help some. I have personally seen  this measured by an Oxi-data test, which measures the amount of free radical damage in your body. Your doctor should be able to administer this simple test, and their are home kits available as well. I can get them for around $20.00 plus shipping if anyone is interested. So in conclusion, yes, stroke antioxidant treatment makes sense, it certainly cannot hurt.

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