Stroke is also called stroke. There are two types: ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes. Stroke is the collective term for acute cerebrovascular disease in Chinese medicine. It is a type of disease with the main symptom of sudden fainting and unconsciousness, accompanied by the onset of hemiplegia due to distorted mouth and unfavorable speech. Because of its high morbidity, mortality, disability, recurrence and complications, the medical profession has ranked it as one of the three major diseases threatening human health, together with coronary heart disease and cancer. Eight risk factors 1, high blood pressure 2, high blood sugar 3, high blood fat 4, heart disease 5, smoking 6, alcohol 7, sedentary 8, obesity Myth 1: blood pressure misconception. Many people have a stroke is often accompanied by high blood pressure, so it is concluded that as long as the blood pressure is normal or to control the blood pressure at a lower level will not get a stroke. In fact, first, high blood pressure is only one of the factors that cause stroke, in addition to high blood pressure, high blood sugar and other reasons can cause the human carotid artery sclerosis, and finally cause insufficient blood supply to the brain, atherosclerosis can become the cause of brain hemorrhage. Second, low blood pressure may also be one of the causes of stroke, especially in patients with hypertension, blood pressure can not be too low, too low after the blood flow slows down, will cause blood vessel blockage, causing a stroke. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure should always measure their blood pressure to see if it is appropriate and if it is in the normal range, not too high and not too low. For blood pressure situation to consult the doctor can not add or reduce their own drugs. Myth 2: Stroke has no aura. Stroke is mostly sudden onset, but it does not mean that there is no aura. Most strokes are preceded by a transient ischemic attack, which occurs hours, days, weeks, or months before a full-blown stroke and can be characterized by sudden onset of blurred or reduced vision in one or both eyes, numbness, weakness, or paralysis of the face or of one or both limbs, difficulty expressing or understanding speech, dizziness, loss of balance or unexplained falls, difficulty swallowing, headache (usually sudden and very severe), or some kind of unexplained fall. The episodes of these symptoms last for several minutes. Unfortunately, it is the short duration of the attack and the rapid disappearance of symptoms that can be overlooked by patients. Many people still think that stroke is a disease of the middle-aged and elderly, but this view should be changed. From the current statistics, there are eight major risk factors for stroke. Among these factors, the proportion of young people smoking and drinking alcohol is even greater, coupled with the fact that young people now have an unreasonable diet, less activity and a large proportion of obesity, so the risk of stroke is not less than that of the elderly. Of course, the three high (1, high blood pressure 2, high blood sugar 3, high blood fat) is the main cause of stroke. Myth 4: Stroke can not be prevented: stroke prevention actually plays a big role in the treatment of stroke. The prevention of stroke is mainly divided into: 1. the use of anti-platelet aggregation drugs, such as aspirin, such as gastrointestinal reactions or have been repeated strokes can be added clopidogrel 2. the use of lipid-lowering drugs, such as statins. 3. the application of blood pressure / blood sugar control drugs. 4. the use of traditional Chinese medicine or Chinese medicine to dispel wind and pass through the use of drugs. For example, the use of the Great Ligament Dan. Myth 5: You should take supplements after a stroke. Chinese people have a very bad dietary habits is to think of tonic as soon as they get sick, there is a fixed pattern in human thinking, sick is deficiency, so after a stroke is also to tonic, in fact, it is not. Stroke often has a variety of causes, but both Chinese medicine and modern medicine believe that the diet of stroke patients should be light, not too much fat, sweet and thick taste. In other words, a low-salt, low-fat diet. Because too much salt will raise blood pressure, too much fatty food will raise blood lipids, both of which are risk factors for stroke, so second, after a stroke also due to a light diet.