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Health problems during middle age can speed up the aging process in the brain and increase the risk of stroke in later years, according to the results of a new study. The results, reported in this month's American Heart Association journal Stroke, indicate that routine check-ups in middle age to look for hidden risk factors may be the key to preventing strokes later in life.
"Things like high blood pressure, smoking, drinking excessively -- these are what we call risk factors," says Dr. Ralph Sacco of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. "(Researchers) were able to now find these factors also increase the findings of abnormalities in the brain in later years."
Of all of the risk factors, high blood pressure was considered the strongest. And regular check-ups are key to finding hypertension, because patients often feel perfectly fine and don't know their pressure is elevated.
People can often lower their risk with simple lifestyle changes, including an improved diet and exercise. In some cases, however, medication may be necessary.
QUEEN VICTORIA
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Mixed Raaita
Ingredients
1 small cucumber, peeled 2 tomatoes 1/2 an onion 1/2 tsp. each of whole cumin seed and whole mustard seed, roasted and pounded 1/4 tsp. red chilli powder A pinch of salt 250-300g of natural yoghurt
Method
Chop the vegetables finely and mix everything together. That's it.
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Cucumber and Yogurt Salad
Ingredients
A couple of small cucumbers 1 or 2 cloves of garlic A sprig of fresh mint Salt 250-300g of natural yoghurt
Method
Peel the cucumbers and the garlic. Slice the cucumbers in quarters lengthwise, then slice the resulting pieces thinly. Chop the garlic and mint finely and mix all the ingredients together.
QUEEN VICTORIA
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Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
1 Cucumber 3 tbsp good white wine Vinegar 2 tsp sugar 1 tomato, skinned, seeded and diced 1 small Onion, finely sliced 1 Fresh red chili, seeded and chopped
Method
Trim the ends from the cucumber. Peel it lengthways but leave some of tile skin on, to make the salad look more attractive. Cut it in thin slices and lay them out on a large plate. Sprinkle with a little salt and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse well and dry.
Mix the vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt together. Arrange all the vegetables in a bowl and pour over the vinegar, sugar and salt mixture. Cover the salad and chill before serving.
QUEEN VICTORIA
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Chili and Ginger Raaita
Ingredients
Chopped green chillies Peeled and chopped fresh root ginger Salt Yoghurt Water
Method
Mix the chilli, ginger and yoghurt together, then thin with water to the consistency of milk. Salt to taste. This is a good raita for pouring over rice and goes well with slightly sweet dishes.
