April 2011 issue of Consumer Reports has an article titled, Safeguarding Your Brain, that is worth checking out.
Also, the FAST method of checking for signs of stroke. F: Face—Ask the person to smile and look for droop on one side of the face; A: Arms—Raise their arms to see if one drifts down; S: Speech—Repeat a simple phrase, to determine if speech is slurred, and T: Time—Call 911 right away if any such symptoms are observed.
This is important stuff. Pass it on!
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