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Stroke-Free for Life: The Complete Guide to Stroke Prevention and Treatment

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Wiebers provides information of varied quality. Most of his information is typical of oft-repeated advice on how to lessen the risk of being a victim of a stroke. For instance, he suggests that high meat and fat contents in the diet are a major factor leading to stroke.

Unfortunately, Wiebers also repeates some myths about low-carb diets (pp. 189-190). For instance, he suggests that high levels of carbohydrates in the diet are necessary for proper brain function. In fact, as shown by Atkins decades ago, the brain needs only some 15 grams of carbohydrate a day, and this amount is virtually impossible to avoid even in a very strict low-carbohydrate diet, as is typical of the Atkins Induction Phase.

All strokes are not the same. Wiebers tells how different strokes are treated in the hospital. He also points out that about 5% of us have intracranial aneurysms but, fortunately, few of these ever rupture.