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> My dad had good health except for knee problems. Just recently he was in
the
> hospital for 8 weeks for multiple knee surgeries. Sadly, he just had a
small
> stroke.
>
> How would paleo prevent strokes?
Blood thinner due to better w-3/w-6 fat ratio. High vitamin level lowers
homocysteine and this helps prevent cholesterol oxidation which is useful.
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> He also told me before this latest stroke, when he was on a "rehab" ward
> for the knees, that he saw many, many women in their 40s with stokes.
Would
> that be from the "low fat" craze? Or what?
The oral contraceptive pill is a risk factor.
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> And, could his stroke be related to having all these surgeries and
spending
> all those weeks in the hospital?
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> Mary
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> ps Paleo thinkers , do you think a thyroid can be restored without
> medication?
NOPE
I am not asking for medical advice, only, do you have any
> anecdotal evidence of where a thyoid gland has returned to normal
> functioning with time on a paleo diet? One of my friends with a vaccine
> damaged child had great results on thyroid meds. But the child was more
> obviously low thyroid than my son. His basal temp is around 96.8. So I am
> wondering what I should do. I hate to get him on any prescription drug.
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