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Well, Now: How to Reclaim Your Life After a Health Crisis

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4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Every year, millions of Americans experience a stroke. Though the focus is often on prevention and immediate care, many patients are left with long-term effects for years –or even a lifetime– afterward. On this week’s episode of Well, Now, we dive into new approaches to overcome the cognitive and physical disabilities that often follow a stroke. Dr. Rajiv Ratan, executive director at Burke Neurological Institute, offers his insights. If you liked this episode, check out – Gut Check: How to Master Your Gut Microbiome Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel. Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola and Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected] Want to listen to Well, Now uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Well, Now and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/wellplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And I'm Maya Feller.

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Each year, 15 million people will experience a stroke.

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The event alone is terrifying for a person experiencing it and also for their loved ones.

1:06.0

But the repercussions of the stroke don't end at the stroke itself and its immediate aftercare.

1:12.0

Few talk about this long-term disability that many who have had stroke now live with.

1:16.5

5 million people die from stroke according to the World Health Organization.

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And another 5 million will experience permanent disability as a result of it.

1:25.6

Several health, environmental, and lifestyle factors contribute to cardiovascular health and stroke risk.

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