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Tips to Help PREVENT Strokes
Up to 80% of first strokes may be
prevented by following these healthy
lifestyle tips.
Stroke is often thought of as some-
thing that happens to older people,
but more people under 50 are having
strokes due to increased risky behav-
iors, such as smoking and untreated
high blood pressure. offers these tips to help reduce your
risk of stroke:
Strokes don’t discriminate, accord-
ing to the American Stroke Associ-
ation. They can happen to anyone,
at any age, at any time. About 1 in 4
people worldwide will have a stroke
in their lifetime. Excercise. Getting active activates
brain cells, encouraging them to
grow and connect more efficiently.
Aerobic exercise also gives your
arteries a workout and makes your
brain more resilient to reductions in
blood flow that can cause strokes.
The American Stroke Association
Keep blood pressure in mind and
under control. Eat colorful fruits and
veggies. Rest up, getting 7-9 hours
of quality sleep each night.
Celebrate DRY January
The term“Dry January” has been
growing in popularity in recent years.
Going “dry” is a trend that encour-
ages it’s participants to abstain from
alcohol for the month of January.
Well known in the UK, there are two
main benefits for participating.
The first benefit is to save a little
extra money after the holidays. Every
time you find yourself going to buy
a bottle of wine or enjoying a cock-
tail, save the money instead. If your
wallet didn’t feel the holiday pinch,
you could donate all of the savings to
your favorite charity. If you don’t reg-
ularly partake in alcohol, you could
substitute for your favorite coffee.
The second benefit is to detox
your system after some holiday over-
indulgence. Many people already
feel inspired to hit the gym and eat
healthier this time of year. Abstain-
ing from alcohol for the month can
also provide positive returns on your
health such as more energy and
better sleep.
Participating in Dry January may
also help kick-start any weight loss
New Year’s resolutions.
Home ORGANIZATION Tips
A good strategy to eliminate clutter
is to create piles of items: keep,
sell, donate and discard.
Start the new year off by recommit-
ting to an organized household to
keep your family’s chaos contained.
These small changes can help you get
organized and stay that way.
Embrace routines. The idea of
spending large chunks of time orga-
nizing and tidying can be overwhelm-
ing. However, making time to clean
as you go through the day can help
control clutter and keep the time com-
mitment more manageable. Commit
to cleaning up the kitchen after dinner
each night. Clean up bedrooms
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before bed. Before long, routines
become productive habits that make a
visible difference.
Purge the excess. Nearly everyone
collects too much stuff, and clutter is
often more an indication of too much
volume and not poor organization.
Be mindful about use. When you’re
on a mission to eliminate clutter, it
can be tempting to go overboard. Be
realistic about where you store the
things you need and err on the side of
keeping the things you use regularly
within reach.
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