There are some people who are intolerant of aspirin - not least people who
tend towards ulcers.
There are also discoveries almost daily of other "techniques" for helping
reduce likelihood of stroke. There's the "glass of red wine a day" theory,
the Vitamin E theory, the green tea theory, the "any source of tannic
acid" theory, the "omega-3 fatty acid" theory (from eating actual fish,
NOT from supplements), the garlic theory, the "garlic and onions"
theory, and for cholesterol lowering, the "non-flush niacin" theory, the
"no fat" theory, the "only monounsaturates (and lots of 'em)" theory.
There's also the "exercise moderately every day" theory, the
"exercise moderately three days a week" theory, and the "exercise your
butt off 20 minutes a day" theory, and the "do anything you can to be more
active than a total couch potato" theory.
For low blood-pressure, there's also the "ginko biloba" theory - this
herbal combination has been observed to raise blood pressure - a main
contraindication against use among people who tend to have high blood
pressure, but I have a friend with low blood pressure who started taking
it specifically BECAUSE of this problem. Is this a good idea?
Your doctor is the person with which to discuss all the other possible
alternatives to aspirin as an anti-stroke prophylactic. If your doctor is
unable to come up with alternatives - or nay-says alternatives that you
suggest without providing credible scientific evidence for his position,
you may wish to consult with another doctor - particularly one who is
expert in cardiovascular medicine.
Of course there's a ton of stuff to read on the Internet - and you may be
able to discover some POSSIBLE alternatives to aspirin among them. But the
Internet is merely an information source (and one of very uneven
reliability at that), and should be used only to discover what is out
there that MAY be of use - never to determine what you SHOULD use. But it
can't hurt to go to your doctor with a short list of the most
credible-sounding alternatives to see what he/she thinks.
Karen Mercedes
http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
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the rest are details.
- Albert Einstein
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