👋 Welcome to the Stroke-Proof Community! We’re building something special here — a movement to prevent 1 million strokes. To make this a safe, supportive, and inspiring place, we ask every member to live by this simple pledge: 🫶 Our Community Pledge ✔️ Respect first — we’re survivors, families, doctors, and prevention-minded people. Everyone’s story matters. ✔️Engage with with group. This isn't about one doctor lecturing a group. We all have important information and experience to share. ✔️ Evidence over hype — we share strategies backed by science, not fads or fear. To help others tell the difference we cite our sources, even if the source is just personal experience. ✔️ No diagnoses or prescriptions — support each other, but leave medical decisions to your own doctor or message me for a private consultation. ✔️ Protect privacy — what’s shared here, stays here. ✔️ No spam — we’re here to help, not hustle. ✔️ Stay positive & constructive — we’re here to build each other up and take real action. ✔️ Share the message - If you think this group has the potential to help you or others to avoid having a stroke, please share a link to others to join us.

Hello everyone , Our new challenge starts tomorrow! You don’t need to change everything at once. Pick one simple habit to focus on. At the end of the week, take a moment to reflect on how it went and how it felt. Even tiny progress is worth celebrating ! If you feel comfortable, please feel free to share which habit you chose, how you planned to stick with it, and how it went by the end of the week . Your story might inspire someone else to take a small step too ! This week’s options: 💓 Know your numbers: Check your blood pressure on 5 days this week and calculate your average. Seeing your numbers can help you spot patterns and keep your heart and brain healthy. 🚶 Move after meals: Take a 5–10 minute walk after a meal each day. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, whatever works best for you. Even a short walk helps your blood sugar, circulation, and mood. 🥦 Eat more vegetables: Add an extra portion of vegetables at your meals. Fresh, pre-chopped, or frozen all count, any way that works for you is great. Reflection: How did it feel to practise this habit this week? What worked well, and what was challenging?

I'm writing this post on Sunday which for me is weekly planning day. Most of us don’t fail because we lack motivation — we fail because we don’t have a plan. A planning ritual is a planned period of time when when you pause, look ahead, and set yourself up for success. Think of it as your “control room” for stroke prevention (and other things that are important in your life) — the place where you make sure the important things actually happen, not just sit on your to-do list. For example, this is when I schedule in my runs, gym sessions and grocery shopping. All essential to keep me active and eating a healthy diet. Here’s how to build your ritual: 1. 🕖 Pick your time and day . Morning or evening — whichever you can do consistently. 2. 🪞 Create a cue. Link it to something you already do — like after brushing your teeth or making your first coffee 3. 🥐 Make it desirable. I only allow myself a pastry once a week. During planning time I get to have that pastry with a coffee. For that reason alone, I always want to do my planning session. 4. ✍️ Check your compass. Review your key habits: exercise, sleep, blood pressure, food choices, and stress management. When are you going to do these things or do the things that enable them (e.g. buying healthy groceries). What have you got in the diary this week that you actually don't need to do, or at least not as much as the above? 5. 🔒 Lock it in. Write down on your calendar all the things you need to do and when. Make the invisible visible. 6. 🧩 Reflect on your week. Look back at what worked and what didn’t. Adjust your plans to learn the lessons from the last week. Celebrate every win, no matter how small. I think of this as being in "Commander" mode. The rest of the week your move to "Commando" mode - executing on the plans from the commander while still having some autonomy in the moment. People who consistently protect their brain and overall health and succeed with their life goals don’t rely on willpower — they rely on systems.

Does anyone else have trouble with there nose? Mine is constantly running. But especially after eating and randomly showering. Only thing I can put it down to is the muscles on my left (ny affected side ) have been weakened.