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Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Prevention
Knowing your risk factors and living healthfully are the best things you
can do to prevent a TIA. Included in a healthy lifestyle are regular
medical checkups. Also:
Don't smoke.
Stopping smoking reduces your risk of a TIA or a stroke.
Limit
cholesterol and fat.
Cutting back on cholesterol and fat, especially saturated fat, in
your diet may reduce buildup of plaques in your arteries.
Eat plenty of
fruits and vegetables.
These foods contain such nutrients as potassium, folate and
antioxidants that may protect against a TIA or a stroke.
Limit sodium.
If you have high blood pressure, avoiding salty foods and not adding
salt to food may reduce your blood pressure. Avoiding salt may not
prevent hypertension. But for some people who are sensitive to
sodium, excess sodium may increase blood pressure.
Exercise
regularly.
If you have high blood pressure, regular exercise is one of the few
ways you can lower your pressure without drugs.
Avoid alcohol.
Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all.
Maintain a
healthy weight.
Being overweight contributes to other risk factors, such as high
blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Losing weight
with diet and exercise may lower your blood pressure and improve
your cholesterol levels.
Don't use
illicit drugs.
Many drugs such as cocaine are associated with an increased risk of
a TIA or a stroke.
Control
diabetes.
You can manage both diabetes and high blood pressure with diet,
exercise, weight control and, when necessary, medication.
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