10 Causes of Stroke
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #10: Stress
Psychological factors such as stress have a real effect on the body’s functional status. Studies have linked people’s psychological status to their heart functions, blood sugar, and even eating habits. Stress can accelerate the progression of diabetes and hypertension. Also, stress, by interfering with the dietary intake and eating habits, can lead to obesity due to compulsive eating, often of sugary, unhealthy junk foods. These combined factors can provoke the onset of a stroke.
As such, a treatment plan should entail identifying the root cause of the stress and putting measures in place to provide guidance, counseling, and other psychological services to avert the risk for a stroke.
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