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Self-Help for Strokes
Most strokes are due to clots in the blood vessels of the brain and
head. Studies have shown that if we eat foods that help keep blood
vessels flexible and unclogged, then we can help prevent strokes. The
top foods to keep away strokes are fruits and vegetables that are high
in potassium. Potassium helps keep artery walls elastic and
functioning normally.
Each of the following
foods provides at least 400 milligrams of potassium, According to
Jean Carper, author of Food Your Miracle Medicine,
studies have shown that eating a serving of at last one of these
foods each day slashes the odds of having a fatal stroke by 40
percent:
1/2 cup cooked fresh spinach (423
milligrams)
1/2 cup cooked fresh beet greens (654 milligrams)
1 tsp blackstrap molasses (400 milligrams)
1 cup tomato juice (536 milligrams)
1 cup fresh orange juice (472 milligrams)
1/4 cantaloupe (412 milligrams)
1/2 cup acorn squash (446 milligrams)
10 dried apricot halves (482 milligrams)
2 carrots (466 milligrams)
1/2 cup cooked sweet potato (455 milligrams)
1/2 cup cooked green lima beans (484 milligrams)
1/2 Florida avocado (742 milligrams)
1 banana (451 milligrams)
2 ounces almonds (440 milligrams)
1 7-ounce baked potato without skin (512 milligrams)
1 7-ounce baked potato with skin (844 milligrams)
1/2 cup baked beans (613 milligrams) |
