Stroke is a medical condition that occurs when blood vessels in the brain are blocked or ruptured. As the fifth leading cause of death in the United States strokes are a major cause of disability. In addition, research has shown that COVID-19 infection can increase the risk of stroke.
Fortunately, there is also growing evidence that combining acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine can offer a new approach to aid in the prevention of strokes and lowering high blood pressure.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that in the United States, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds, and someone dies from a stroke every 3.5 minutes. Every year, more than 790,000 Americans suffer from strokes, with approximately 610,000 of them experiencing a stroke for the first time and about 185,000 of those are experienced by individuals who have had a stroke in the past….