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Walk Faster for Better Health

Walk Faster for Better Health
Walking speed: the sixth vital sign Walking speed predicts a host of health outcomes and it’s easily and reliably measured with minimal equipment and cost. Given the ability of walking speed to predict health, two physical therapy researchers called walking speed the sixth vital sign, accompanying the five routinely measured vital signs of blood pressure,…
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Avoid Stroke with a Better Diet

Avoid Stroke with a Better Diet
Eat more fruits and vegetables Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally. Preventing stroke with better lifestyle choices has the potential to greatly reduce the incidence of stroke over time. The Working Group for Nutrition and Stroke in Italy conducted a systematic review of meta-analyses that evaluated risk of death from stroke…
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Slash Your Risk of Stroke

Slash Your Risk of Stroke
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and poor quality of life Healthy lifestyle choices can largely prevent or postpone stroke You’ve all heard of stroke, but what is it, anyway? Stroke refers to either a clot in an artery in the brain that blocks blood flow (ischemic stroke) or a blood vessel in the…
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Neighborhood Cohesion Predicts Health

Including stroke and heart attack? Use of preventive health services? Neighborhood social cohesion refers to the perceived degree of connectedness between and among neighbors and their willingness to take action for the common good. Greater neighborhood social cohesion predicts better overall health. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the US. Would greater social…
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