Listen to Fitness Rocks Podcast 120
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Primary Prevention of Stroke by Lifestyle
This week on Fitness Rocks I review a study from the journal Circulation that looks at the relationship between lifestyle and the risk of stroke. It’s a good-news/bad-news story. Lifestyle habits can have a huge impact on the risk of stroke, but practically nobody is living the sort of lifestyle that will really reduce their risk of stroke or other chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
This week I am trying out a service called Ning that provides a platform for creating social networks. You can click on the link for the Fitness Rocks Social Network in the right sidebar under the “Pages” heading. Check out the network and tell me what you think. The network allows you to create your own page where you can post photos and videos and write forum posts. I thought it would be a great way for people to inspire one another to live healthier lifestyles by sharing fitness tips, recipes, and inspirations. If it doesn’t work out I’ll take the link down. I hope you’ll give it a try.
Transcript for Fitness Rocks Podcast 120 - Lifestyle and the Risk of Stroke:
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of disability. Doctors use the term stroke to refer to disruption of blood flow to the brain. For clarification, a heart attack is the result of disruption of blood flow to heart muscle. (Continued)
