Preventing Strokes with Diet [JYgKG7gHHHo]

Preventing Strokes with Diet [JYgKG7gHHHo]

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New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: DESCRIPTION: Increasing the intake of potassium-rich foods is associated with a significantly lower stroke risk. Very few people are eating enough plants—see yesterday's NutritionFacts.org video-of-the-day 98% of American Diets Potassium Deficient (The banana listing reminds me of a similarly humorous finding about the levels of eyesight-saving nutrients. See Egg Industry Blind Spot (Bananas are also kind of pitiful antioxidant-wise (Is a fruit a fruit or should we really go out of our way to eat plants with the most antioxidants? See Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants (Tomorrow I'll end this three part video series with a surprising twist—the anti-inflammatory effects of potassium? Stay tuned for Potassium and Autoimmune Disease ( Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia. • Subscribe: • Donate: • Podcast : • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books: • Shop: #diet pills and bipolar #weight loss diet pills