“Studies show heart attacks and strokes can increase this time of year which can make the holiday season an especially dangerous time of year for the millions of Americans with heart disease. Holiday stress, combined with cold weather, increases the risk of heart attacks.”

Source: CBS Philly December 21st, 2016

80-90% of strokes are preventable!

Hold on to that thought.

Know when you are at greatest risk – and why.

Then take action.

Arm yourself with the knowledge – then reduce your risk. Control the controllable factors. Take the tests. Monitor the results.

Christmas can be a time of stress. Over-consumption of fatty, sugary food and alcohol. weight gain. Increased blood pressure. All of these are stroke risk factors. This course concentrates on alcohol and stroke risk. Odd though this may seem – this course (which will always be free!) makes the ideal Christmas present for everyone. Anyone can get a stroke – and at Christmas, your risks just might increase. This course will help prevent such an awful event happening – and applies equally to ALL holiday times!

Strokes maim, strokes kill – all year round.

80-90% are preventable remember, through diet, exercise, fitness, nutrition, quality sleep, etc.

This course focuses in particular, on alcohol.

The course includes a workbook:

Chapter 1 What causes TIAs?

What is TIA?

Why it is important

What are the causes of a TIA?

How is a TIA diagnosed?

Treatment for a TIA

Symptoms of a ministroke

Reducing the risk

Medication and side effects

Chapter 2 Studies

Studies

Residual symptoms of a TIA

Role of brain imaging in TIA

TIA and common mimics

Chapter 3 Return to TIAs

TIA facts

Symptoms of a stroke

How a TIA is diagnosed

Therapy

Chapter 4 Stroke quiz

(A link to a site that has a) stroke quiz

Chapter 5 Comments

Comments about TIAs

Chapter 6 Return to risk factors

Risk factors

Chapter 7 Chameleons, panic attacks and TIAs

Could the TIA be a panic attack?

Anxiety or mini-stroke

Panic attack v heart attack

Chapter 8 Food

Foods increasing stroke risk

Chapter 9 Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Very interesting extracts from his blog, about strokes

Chapter 10 Risk calculator

Links and explanations about various stroke risk calculators

In conclusion

Stressing that this is a WORKBOOK

PS